June 30, 2004
MUST READ
1. Half-Full in Iraq – As sovereignty returns, there’s cause for optimism 2. All in the Family – Domestic hell at U.N. headquarters 3. Americans Are Behind Beheadings – Iran 4. High Noon on June 30? – Victor Davis Hanson…
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Falling on Deaf Ears
“I would like you to please hurry, as NATO, to Afghanistan. Come sooner than September.” – Afghan President Hamid Karzai The United States, responding to Mr. Karzai’s pleas for NATO assistance, proposed a plan that would send the newly created…
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June 29, 2004
MUST READ
1. Coalition Claims Success in Run-Up to Handover 2. The UN: Corruption Junction 3. Saddam’s WMDs are in Syria 4. Iraq’s New History – Fouad Ajami 5. All Hail Moore – David Brooks…
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Spain’s Word
“I said… that in the event of my being elected prime minister by citizens, I would order the return of the Spanish troops from Iraq if the UN did not take charge of the political and military situation.” – Spanish…
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Vindicated?
Writing in the Sunday New York Times’ Week in Review, Public Editor Daniel Okrent appeared to confirm our assertions here last week that Elite Media, and specifically his employer, printed headlines distorting the findings of the 9-11 Commission. Here is…
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June 28, 2004
MUST READ
1. Early Iraq Handover Signals Serious Loss of Ground 2. Danger of Chem-Bio Terror Attacks Peaks This Week 3. Intelligence Backs Claim Iraq Tried to buy Uranium 4. Iran ‘Covered up Nuclear Spill’ 5. Timeout for Imagination – Thomas Friedman…
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Greenwashing RR
Many people, including yours truly, had always been under the impression that trains were one of, if not the most efficient form of transportation available. However, a study in Great Britain found that weight and fuel requirements have increased to…
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Good Luck
“This is a day we are going to take our country back into the international forum. We’d like to express our thanks to the coalition. There is no way to turn back now.” – Iraqi President Ghazi Al-Yawer Al-Yawer, commenting…
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June 27, 2004
Cops and Robbers?
The above photos are taken from a video that surfaced on an Islamic Sheik’s website showing children recreating the recent string of beheadings that have taken place in Iraq and Saudi Arabia. To view the entire video, click here….
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June 25, 2004
MUST READ
1. Year Three – Victor Davis Hanson 2. Tortured Arguments – How to interpret those Bush interrogation documents 3. In Allah’s Name? – Muslims in America react to the recent 4. Volcker Confident About Oil-for-Food Probe 5. Iraqis, Seeking Foes…
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Killing Your Own
Yesterday’s suicide bombings in Iraq killed approximately 100 Muslims while injuring over 300. Once again, it appears that foreign Jihadist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his band of predominantly foreign Jihadists were behind the attacks. Large-scale attacks such as these should…
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June 24, 2004
MUST READ
1. Doing Our Homework – Thomas Friedman 2. U.S. Threatens to Abandon Saudis and Their Oil 3. Unemployment Replaces Terrorism as Main Worry for Spaniards 4. Our Suicide Mission 5. Army Unit Claims Victory Over Sheik…
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Same Old Song and Dance
Last Friday we reported in our “Must Read” section that Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed a report that he provided President Bush with intelligence indicating that Saddam Hussein was planning terrorist attacks against the United States both domestically and abroad…
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RIP, Democrats of Old
Michael Moore, left, and his wife, Kathleen Glynn, center, are greeted by Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe at the Uptown Theatre for the U.S. premiere of “Fahrenheit 9/11.” Anyone looking for confirmation that the party of Wilson, Roosevelt,…
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June 23, 2004
MUST READ
1. If Bush is Another Hitler, What Words are Left to Describe Hitler? 2. Putin Just Stated the Truth 3. Reaping the Whirlwind – Fouad Ajami 4. Do We Really Need More Troops In Iraq? – Victor Davis Hanson…
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An Islamic Paradise?
“We will carry on our jihad against the Western infidel and the Arab apostate until Islamic rule is back on earth.” – Al Qaeda terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in purported tape threatening the new Iraqi Prime Minister. Is anyone still…
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June 22, 2004
MUST READ
1) The Martial Plan 2) Assad Purges Armed Forces, Keeps up Anti-US Terror Front 3) Annan Sees ‘Alarming Resurgence’ of Anti-Semitism 4) Unfairenheit 9/11 5) Sign of the Times…
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Myth or Reality?
“I believe the counterintelligence services more than I believe journalists.” – Czech Interior Minister Stanislav Gross commenting on the media’s repeated attempts to discredit the Atta-Prague connection. On the surface, the 911 Commission appears to have vindicated the media over…
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June 21, 2004
MUST READ
1) Love Our Technology, Love Us – Thomas Friedman 2) Panel: No Major Conflicts with White House on al-Qaeda-Iraq Ties 3) Iraqi Officer Tied to Al Qaeda – 9/11 Commissioner 4) The BBC’s Very Own Mideast Foreign Policy 5) The…
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Uphill Climb
For all those European optimists who envision the EU serving as an economic counterbalance to the United States, their position was dealt a blow after a Swedish Think Tank released a report comparing the economies of the two. A few…
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June 18, 2004
MUST READ
1. Let Europe be Europe- Victor Hanson 2. The Press Ignores the Commission’s Most Interesting Findings 3. U.N. Official Suspended for Probing ’94 Crash 4. UN Official Warns Caterpillar against Selling to Israel 5. Russia ‘Warned U.S. About Saddam’ 6….
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Dishonesty in the Media? Finally the Proof
The press and partisan Democrats are still trying to further the belief that the 911 Commission’s findings concerning connections between Iraq and Al Qaeda are in contrast to the Bush Administration’s previous assertions. As we have mentioned over the past…
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Quotable
“The press, with all due respect, (is) often times lazy, often times simply reports what somebody else in the press said without doing their homework.” – Vice President Dick Cheney commenting on the media’s misrepresentation of the 911 Commission’s findings…
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June 17, 2004
MUST READ
1. Bush and 9/11 Report: Into the Frame 2. Sick Economy, Sick Society 3. Dare We Call It Genocide? 4. Maids vs. Occupiers – Thomas Friedman 5. Wrong Again 6. Why Neo-Conservatism Best Defends America…
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Skewed and Slanted
USA Today, usually one of the more honest large newspapers in the country, used an Associated Press release that falsely portrayed the Bush Administration as having solely believed in an Iraq-Al Qaeda connection. To support this contention, the AP assembled…
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Ripples of Dishonesty
Predictably, most major news organizations yesterday featured a small portion of the 9-11 Commission’s findings regarding Al Qaeda and Iraq as their lead story. Headlines ranging from “No Link Between Al-Qaida and Saddam” to “9-11 Panel Says Iraq Rebuffed Bin…
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June 16, 2004
MUST READ
1. The U.N. Investigates Itself–Again 2. Watching the U.N.’s Watchdog 3. Why Schroeder Lost, and What It Means for America 4. The World Bank Props Up the Iranian Mullahcracy 5. Classes Tain GOP Convention Protesters…
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Quagmire of Progress
One of the enduring enigmas of our time is the growing fixation by the American left and Europe with the United Nations, despite mounting evidence of the U.N.’s inability to handle relatively minor humanitarian tasks. At first glance, the U.N….
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June 15, 2004
1. Go Negative on the Allies 2. Preaching for the Enemy 3. A Majority of Iraqis Now Want Representative Government 4. Feeding the Minotaur – Victor Davis Hanson 5. ‘Zarqawi Note’ Admits Iraq Strife 6. Gradually Iraqis are Waking Up…
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June 14, 2004
1. Coddling the Mullahs – The world shrugs as Iran builds its nuclear bomb 2. How France and Its Allies Liberated Germany, and Other E.U. Fantasies 3. Taking the High Ground – Thomas Friedman 4. Tear Down This U.N. Stonewall…
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France’s National Pass Time
For those few who are still not convinced that France is the leading practitioner of Anti-Americanism outside of the Middle East, consider the actions of French President Jacque Chirac over the last week. First he reiterated his opposition to U.S….
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June 11, 2004
1. The Devil’s Advocate 2. Poles Owe Ronald Reagan Our Freedom – Lech Walesa 3. Good News From a War Zone 4. D-Day in Iraq – Thomas Friedman…
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Intellectual Gulag
One of the many downsides to socialism is that freedom of speech and thought is inevitably restricted, usually under the guise of either protecting minority rights or shielding citizens from “controversial” viewpoints. This occurs because the natural progression of socialism…
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June 10, 2004
1) Next Up, Iraq Elections – The U.N. has some more bad ideas 2) Banned Iraqi Parts Found 3) Dutch Want Return of Powers From Brussels 4) Freedom’s Team – How Reagan, Thatcher and John Paul II won the Cold…
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June 09, 2004
MUST READ
1. The Road Map for A Sovereign Iraq – Paul Wolfowitz 2. Kerry Flip-Flops on Terrorism 3. Europe is Not Working Properly…
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June 08, 2004
1) Reagan Knew Why the EU Won’t Work 2. Freedom’s Beacon – The Bush Doctrine is a Reagan Legacy 3. Attack Spawns anti-French Violence 4. EU Poised For Another Congo Mission…
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If the Media Doesn’t Report Something, Did it Really Occur?
“I would like to record our profound gratitude and appreciation to the U.S.-led international coalition, which has made great sacrifices for the liberation of Iraq… Before I end my speech, I would like us to remember our martyrs who fell…
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June 07, 2004
Faces of the Anti-War Left
Protestors in Paris take to the street last weekend showcasing their solidarity with the foreign terrorists and Bathist remanents in Iraq, or in politically correct terminology, “Iraqi resistance.” UPDATE: This picture originally came from ¡No Pasarán! where their contributors…
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1. Saddam’s Very Own Party 2. Cheap Gas From the War? Only for Iraqis, not Americans 3. Canada on Verge of Adopting Sharia Law 4. Think Global, Act Local – Thomas Friedman 5. US Anti-War Group Supports Palestinian Terror…
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In His Own Words
“How do you tell a communist? Well, its someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? Its someone who understands Marx and Lenin.” – Ronald Reagan, Remarks in Arlington, Virginia, September 25, 1987 “I now…
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Quotable
Although this quote is almost two years old, it deserves to be revisited given the events in Saudi Arabia during the last few weeks: “My message to the families is please convert to Islam as soon as possible.” – Convicted…
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June 06, 2004
Blame Canada
If anybody still wonders why many Western countries focus their environmental attention on the Kyoto Protocol and CO2 emissions, look no further than this report released last week: The NAFTA environmental agency says Canada is moving more slowly than the…
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June 04, 2004
1. The New Defeatism – Victor Davis Hanson 2. A Better CIA – Tenet’s Resignation Gives Bush an Opportunity 3. From Rome to Baghdad 4. France and Germany in Rrace to Land EU ‘Top Cop’ 5. Iraq History Lesson…
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Turning a Blind Eye
Last weekend’s attacks on Western’s in Saudi Arabia provided an excellent opportunity for those still naive about true motives of Al Qaeda and their Islamofascist brethren to correct their misconceptions. Unfortunately, this aspect was widely overlooked in the media. I…
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June 03, 2004
1. The Connection 2. The Roots of Enviro-Hysteria 3. The United Nations International Terrorism Organization 4. The ABC’s of Hatred – Thomas Friedman 5. Liberal Media? I’m Shocked! – John Leo…
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Missed Opportunity?
As we have stated here previously, the United Nations multi-billion dollar Oil for Food Scandal has not been receiving adequate attention from the elite media given the scope and implications of the scandal. Now comes word from Fox News that…
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June 02, 2004
1. A Familiar Place – It Got Ugly in Postwar Germany, Too 2. Rules of War Enable Terror 3. The Ambulances-For-Terrorists Scandal 4. How We Will Lose the Islamo-Fascist War 5. When it Comes to Iraq, the President’s Critics Need…
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Better Late Than Never
The formation of an Iraqi government on Tuesday that will have genuine decision-making capabilities and increased responsibility in Iraqi affairs was long over due. Stated more bluntly, the U.S.-led coalition that toppled Saddam last March has all but wasted an…
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June 01, 2004
1. How the Marines Are Pacifying an Iraqi Hot Spot 2. Khobar Attack Further Divides Saudi Royal House 3. Arab Militia Use ‘Rape Camps’ for Ethnic Cleansing of Sudan 4. Progress in Iraq 5. Tilting the Playing Field – Thomas…
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