In “For Religious Minorities in the Middle East — With Friends Like Obama, Who Needs Enemies?!” at RedState, February 24 (thanks to John), Rick Santorum says what Barack Obama should be saying about the Muslim persecution of Christians in the Middle East: President Obama has an amazing ability to make Jimmy Carter’s foreign policies look […]
Taliban’s response to Obama’s apology: “Kill them, beat them, take them as prisoners and teach them such a lesson that they never summon the courage to abuse the Holy Qur’an again”
Responding to the apology just as I predicted they would: with contempt for its weakness and a renewed aggressiveness. “Taliban’s Response to Obama’s Apology: ‘Kill Them, Beat Them, Take Them as Prisoners,’” by Patrick Goodenough for CNS News, February 24 (thanks to Pamela Geller): (CNSNews.com) — In the wake of President Barack Obama sending a […]
Senior Pentagon official apologizes to Muslims in Washington area for Qur’an-burning in Afghanistan
And I apologize to free people everywhere for the idiocy of the government of my country. “Pentagon official apologizes for Quran burning,” from AP, February 24 (thanks to David): STERLING, Va. (AP) “” A senior Pentagon official is apologizing to Washington-area Muslims for the burning of Qurans at a military base in Afghanistan. Peter Lavoy, […]
Obama apologizes to Afghans for violating Sharia provisions regarding Qur’an
Obama paused for a moment from trying to force the Catholic Church to deny its teachings to assure the Afghan people that the U.S. would strictly abide by Sharia provisions regarding the handling of the Qur’an. Maybe if Roman Catholics regularly flew into violent rages when their religious sensibilities were insulted, they wouldn’t be in […]
White House apologizes for burning of Muslim holy books in garbage pile at Afghanistan base
This was inevitable. The White House is probably responsible for the embarrassingly abject apology that General Allen issued earlier. Did the White House ever apologize for burning those Bibles in Afghanistan? Sharia Compliance in Washington Alert: “White House apologizes for burning of Muslim holy books in garbage pile at Afghanistan base,” from The Associated Press, […]
Spencer: Obama: Jimmy Carter’s second term
In Human Events this morning I discuss the latest disastrous turn of Obama’s disastrous presidency: Last week the Egyptian Government announced that it intends to put 19 Americans on trial for fomenting anti-government protests — a charge they deny. Protests from the Obama administration have so far been futile, met with sneers of contempt. If […]
Alabama: Misunderstander of Islam guilty of plotting to kill Obama for jihadist group
“Vance said members of the local Muslim community were instrumental in thwarting the threat to the president, but did not give specifics.” That’s good, but why no specifics? And what are the members of the local Muslim community in Birmingham doing to combat this tendency toward “self-radicalization”? What programs do they have in place to […]
Spencer: Jimmy Carter All Over Again
In my FrontPage column this morning I discuss some of the many indications that we are now living through Jimmy Carter’s long-delayed second term: The Egyptian Government has released the names of nineteen American citizens that it intends to prosecute for their role in fomenting anti-government protests — a charge they deny. Protests from the […]
Spencer: Purple Heart for military victims of U.S. jihad attacks
In Human Events this morning I call for the redress of an injustice: The Obama administration’s willful blindness about the jihad threat doesn’t just make for bad policy inimical to the genuine interests of the United States — as is if that weren’t bad enough. It also perpetrates injustices against American heroes who deserved to […]
Obama Administration holds talks with Muslim Brotherhood, speeds pace of aid to Egypt
The Brotherhood and the Salafis don’t even need to collect the jizya from the Copts, as long as they’ve got Barack Obama. “Obama set to speed aid to Egypt: official,” by Warren Strobel for Reuters, January 25 (thanks to Wimpy): (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama plans to accelerate the pace of American aid to […]