July 31, 2005
Galileo Isn’t Just a Dead White Guy
Europe has outdone herself, yet again, in mendacity with the Galileo satellite system. Europe is a collection of powers that when they all get together and try really, really hard, can manage a ten thousand man fighting force in Afghanistan…if…
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July 30, 2005
Tsunami Aid Stolen by Islamists
Another tsunami aid controversy is emerging, this time involving Muslim terrorists: CHARITABLE donations to help people affected by the Asian tsunami disaster are falling into the hands of radical Islamic groups linked to terrorists in Indonesia, a leading expert on…
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July 28, 2005
Violence in Southern Thailand Continues
Two Dead, Three Hurt in Thailand’s Restive South Ongoing violence claimed lives of two people working for the authorities in Thailand’s insurgent south in the past two days, the local press reported on Thursday. A railway official was shot dead…
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EU to Provide Iran With Nuclear Fuel
USA Today reports that the EU is finalizing a proposal that would provide nuclear fuel to Iran: The European Union will offer Iran next week a guaranteed supply of nuclear fuel for civilian nuclear power plants and expanded economic cooperation…
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Life After Kyoto Continues
A new climate change pact that is not related to the Kyoto protocol was announced yesterday: The US and five Asia-Pacific states have announced a surprise pact to cut greenhouse gases which falls outside the Kyoto Protocol on climate change….
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July 27, 2005
North Korean Diet: Acorns & Seaweed
The AP reports on the worsening famine in North Korea: “People are gathering wild food, grasses, bracken (ferns), acorns,” Bourke said after returning Monday from a three-week trip to the North. “I’ve seen people going up into the hills with…
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China to Protect Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe’s state-owned newspaper is reporting that China has agreed to thwart efforts by the U.N. Security Council to halt the brutal cleansing of Robert Mugabe’s opposition inside Zimbabwe: China will use its veto to stop the United Nations Security Council…
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U.N. Resoultion Aims to Protect Children in War
The U.N. Security Council has passed a resolution aimed at protecting children involved in war: The council agreed to monitor more than 50 governments and rebel groups accused of violating children’s rights and punish those who did not stop. Abuses…
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EU to Tackle Terrorism Funding
With the London bombings still fresh in their minds, EU member states plan to make it more difficult for terrorist organizations to transfer money: The European Commission has proposed tighter controls on money transfers in Europe in an effort to…
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July 26, 2005
MUST READ
Be sure to read… about Jihadists on welfare. the latest on the sentencing of Theo van Gogh’s killer at Peaktalk. what it will take for the new six-party talks on North Korea to be successful. how Amnesty International (kind of)…
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On Bombing Holy Sites
Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo caused a firestorm recently for suggesting that Muslim holy sights are viable military targets should al Qaeda or her sympathizers detonate a nuclear device in the United States. Somewhat surprisingly, the strongest criticism of Tancerdo’s comments…
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July 25, 2005
MUST READ
Be sure to read… how the Norwegian government is covering up the incredibly high percentage of rapes caused by immigrants. about the spread of Kurdish riots in Iran. how police in the U.S. are preparing for suicide bombers. R.J. Rummel…
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Chavez’s Propaganda TV Station Debuts
In May it was revealed that Venezuelan despot Hugo Chavez was planning to launch a satellite television station as a “Counter-Hegemonic Media Project” to news organizations such as CNN. The station went on air this morning, and Mr. Chavez’s comments…
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Mr. Mugabe Goes to Beijing
African despot Robert Mugabe is visiting long-time ally China to request aid as a result of the self-induced and rapidly deteriorating economic situation in Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is in Beijing to discuss financial aid and trade with Chinese…
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Christianity Spreading in China
A former Time correspondent David Aikman recently returned from a three-month fact finding mission in China and reports that Christianity is spreading across China and playing a significant role in changing the composition of Chinese society. Here is an excerpt…
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July 22, 2005
Zapatero Desperate to Reconcile With the U.S.
In an attempt to repair Spain’s severely damaged image with the United States, their ultra-socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has accepted an offer mediation from Zapatero’s opposition with President Bush: Prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero thanked opposition…
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Iraq Violence Perspective
While researching expert witnesses on the structure of Al Qaeda, I stumbled upon this passage in a report written by terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins that puts the task of defeating the terrorists in Iraq into perspective: Wars against terrorists…
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July 21, 2005
Howard Gives History Lesson on Terrorism to the MSM
Australian Prime Minister John Howard explained today to all those out there who think Iraq is the motivation for terrorism why they are incredibly ignorant (via Instapundit): PRIME MIN. HOWARD: Could I start by saying the prime minister and I…
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Defector: North Korea Tried to Sell Arms to Taiwan
A report by a North Korean defector suggests that China might want to reevaluate their belief that a nuclear North Korea only poses a threat to Japan and/or the United States: A North Korean parliament-arian who defected to the South…
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MUST READ
Be sure to read… a great summarization of the worsening conflict in Thailand. Thursday’s Winds of War. Regime Change Iran’s latest briefing on Iran. why communist murderer Che Guevara isn’t cool. Michael J. Totten discussing the logic of pacifism….
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July 20, 2005
New Beheading Twist in Thailand
The first known beheading of a Muslim in Thailand was reported yesterday: A rubber farmer was beheaded in the first decapitation of a Muslim since unrest broke out in Thailand’s restive south 18 months ago. Sorma Jaehani, 50, was beheaded…
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European Islamist Threat
One of the most important aftereffects of the London bombing earlier this month is that it has caused a greater examination of the security threat posed by European Islamists. The Daily Demarche, a weblog run by anonymous State Department officials,…
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July 19, 2005
Remember the Kursk?
That was the pride of the new Russian fleet, one of the biggest and most lethal submarines in the world. And it sank, sadly, when it fired a new generation of torpedo, the Skvall, a ‘supercavitating’ torpedo. Now the theory…
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Ethanol = Greenwashing
Greenwashing is commonly defined as “disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.” Usually this label is reserved for corporations, but it can also apply to organizations or even countries that put forth a…
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Oil for Food Update: New Bank Accounts Discovered
New bank accounts linked to Benan Sevan have been discoverd: Investigators have discovered overseas bank accounts belonging to disgraced U.N. oil-for-food program head Benon Sevan that could unlock the mystery over whether he profited from dirty deals with Saddam Hussein,…
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July 18, 2005
Border Security, Sea Lions and Sea Turtles
Late last week the United States Senate quietly reneged on a promise to provide additional funding for border support and security. The explanation for defeating the funding amendments and thereby compromising national security was that funding the amendments would divert…
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July 15, 2005
Thailand Approves Emergency Powers
One day after a large scale attack by Muslims in Thailand’s southern provinces, the government approved emergency powers aimed at trying to combat the escalating violence: The royal decree, issued only in emergency situations where the normal law-making process would…
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Strides in the Muslim World
New poll results from the Pew Research Center suggest that the Bush doctrine is reaping dividends in the Muslim world: (via Captain’s Quarters): Osama bin Laden’s standing has dropped significantly in some pivotal Muslim countries, while support for suicide bombings…
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July 14, 2005
New Violence in Thailand
Just days after the Thai government ordered a substantial increase in military spending to combat rising violence in Thailand’s Muslim provinces, the most brazen attack yet transpired. Information on the attack is still developing, but here is what is known…
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EU Economic News
The EU economy is in the news aganin and as is the trend lately, it is for all the wrong reasons: Eurozone Growth Warning From OECD The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has told eurozone policymakers reform is…
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MUST READ
Be sure to read… a discussion at Powerline about “good” leaking and “bad” leaking in the context of the New York Times. Thursday’s Winds of War. about an under-reported march against terrorism in Iraq. (via Media Lies) the latest news…
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July 13, 2005
Belgium Condones Anti-Semitism
Few books can equal the death and hatred caused by the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a fraudulent book written by the Russian Secret Police in the 19th century which portrayed Jews as a secretive enclave bent on world…
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Thailand to Fight “Guerilla War” in South
Thailand is set to upgrade their military capabilities to combat the rise of Islamic inspired violence in their restive south provinces: Thailand will buy seven US-made attack helicopters and more than 24,000 guns to fight a “guerrilla” war in its…
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MUST READ
Be sure to read… the story surrounding the rescue of a Navy SEAL in the mountains of Afghanistan by an Afghan farmer. about the threat maritime attacks pose to Australia’s critical gas exports. Claudia Rosett reexamining the ties between Saddam…
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July 12, 2005
Missile Defense
Missile defense systems are divided into Boost, Mid-Course, and Terminal stages with different systems targeting each phase, separately. This in some ways reminds one of the overlapping and integrated Air Defense networks of the Soviet era. These typically had the…
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“I Would Do It Again”
“I did what I did purely out my beliefs. I want you to know that I acted out of conviction and not that I took his life because he was Dutch or because I was Moroccan and felt insulted…I can…
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Bush “Admits” Global Warming
A piece of news understandably lost among the coverage dedicated to the London bombings last week was that President Bush publicly stated that he believies human activity contributes to global warming: President George W. Bush yesterday acknowledged more openly than…
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July 11, 2005
Better German-U.S. Ties on the Horizon
The German opposition party the Christian Democratic Union is widely expected to gain a majority in the German Bundestag this fall as a result of ever worsening economic conditions in what was not so long ago the world’s premier economic…
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MUST READ
Be sure to read… Chrenkoff’s latest roundup of good news from Afghanistan. Winds of Change’s latest “Winds of War.” Victor Davis Hanson discussing how to lose a war. Amir Taheri explaining in clear and simple terms the motivation for the…
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American “Fundamentalism” and Science
Peter Watson wrote an editorial recently in the International Herald Tribune that discussed how the United States is losing its long held advantage in scientific research. Compelling stats showing a decline in scientific papers published by Americans were cited as…
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July 10, 2005
Book Review: No god but God
Our review of Reza Aslan’s No god but God is now posted on the bookshelf, which you can read here….
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July 08, 2005
London Bombing and Iraq
Shortly after yesterday’s bombings in London, anti-war Leftists predictably blamed Tony Blair and George Bush for the atrocities rather than the Islamofascist perpetrators themselves. This sentiment is best exemplified by terrorism apologist and Saddam Hussein supporter George Galloway: The loss…
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July 07, 2005
Must Read
Mark Stein offers his perspective in the Telegraph and here with Hugh Hewitt at the Radio Blogger. To where do the British turn, Chamberlain or Churchill, Australia-After-Bali or Spain-After Madrid, to the UK that tolerates the IRA or the UK…
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Nuevo Laredo, the Other Quagmire
Mexico should not escape our attention, both for the proximity and the lawlessness of its Northern border. This sweltering city [NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico] just across the river from Laredo, Texas, is at the center of a heated battle between rival…
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Venezuela to Seize Bank
South American despot Hugo Chavez continues the pursuit of his communist-style social agenda in Venezuela by seizing the assets of the country’s central bank: Legislators loyal to Mr Chávez are close to approving a law that will allow the government…
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Belgium Arrogance
A report on Guantanamo Bay commissioned by a Socialist Belgium politician not surprisingly recommends the closure of the prison: A Belgian lawmaker’s report calls for the United States to shut down its detention camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and…
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Terrorist Attack Hits London
An unknown number of bombs exploded today in London: Multiple explosions shook London on Thursday morning, as a series of seven or eight blasts were reported on the city’s subways and buses. At least two people were killed and nine…
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July 06, 2005
Thailand Policeman Beheaded
Muslim “insurgents” upped the anty Wednesday with the beheading of a Thai policeman: Suspected Islamic militants beheaded a policeman in Thailand’s restive Muslim south, officials said on Wednesday, the tenth decapitation in more than 18 months of unrest but the…
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EU Scraps Environmental Strategy to Improve Industry
In an effort to save their dying industry sector, the EU has decided to shelve their Environmental Strategy which hindered economic expansion(via: The Blue State Conservatives): ENVIRONMENTAL groups have been angered by a decision by the European Commission to shelve…
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July 05, 2005
Canadian Terror Groups
With the bulk of border security focused on the Southern border, it is prudent to remember that misguided immigration policies in Canada (especially Quebec), coupled with a porous border, also pose a national security threat to the United States: Though…
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Confronting Farm Subsidies
Ahead of the G8 summit in Scotland, the Times Online reports that President Bush has issued a challenge to Europe to end archaic farm subsidies practiced by both countries: PRESIDENT BUSH yesterday challenged EU leaders to scrap massive subsidies paid…
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Stingy Europe
In the aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami, the West, and in particular the United States, was berated by elites as being “stingy” in terms of foreign aid to poorer countries. Among the many faults with this mischaracterization, the largest…
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Terrorist Sympathizers Crossing Borders
The AP reports on latest piece of evidence concerning how porous borders with Mexico and Canada pose a threat to national security (via LGF): A report released by the Sept. 11 commission staff last year examining how terrorists travel the…
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