Iran State TV station FARS announced Saturday morning that four American dual-nationality prisoners were released from Iranian custody in a “prisoner swap” with the United States.
In Great Britain, the historic cradle of liberty and sanctum of freedom of expression, it appears that you can no longer refer to Arab depravity in the slaughter of an Israeli family — including a three month-old baby — as
The big question looming since a coalition of UN nations began airstrikes inside Libya last week is, why? While the carefully crafted answer to that question revolves around a concern for the civilian population there, no one has adequately explained
We first reported on this more than a week ago. Now there is even more evidence that the Obama Administration (and Europe) is on the same side as Al Qaeda in Libya. Now comes further evidence, as a Libyan rebel
Two distinct crises in different parts of the world. A natural disaster in Japan that has claimed more than 10,000 and rocked an entire country. And a brewing civil war in Libya that is calling into question the reliability and
What are we to make of the fact that no one has taken credit for Wednesday’s bombing in Jerusalem? Wednesday’s bombing was not a stand-alone event. It was part and parcel of the new Palestinian terror war that is just
In post-revolutionary Egypt, where hope and confusion collide in the daily struggle to build a new nation, religion has emerged as a powerful political force, following an uprising that was based on secular ideals. The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group
Syrian troops opened fire on demonstrators on Friday, as tens of thousands of people poured out of the mosques after midday prayers and staged protests against the government of president Bashar al-Assad, according to the Independent. [youtube 9flGn0y2_d0 nolink] The
Nothing exemplifies the practical merger of the Red Revolution and the Great Jihad better than the issue of “Palestine”. I picked out the images below from various Communist and Anarchist websites, just to give you an idea of the depth
A bomb blast at a Jerusalem bus stop on Wednesday killed one person and wounded dozens others, according to The National (UAE). Nobody has claimed responsibility fo the bombing, but Israeli police suspect Palestinian terrorists. Jerusalem bomb kills one, injures
Remember when the pundits, columnists and the newsrooms in the dinosaur media were practically jumping out of their shoes touting the Egyptian ‘pro-democracy’ movement? How wonderful it all was, and how Egypt was going to be the new liberal paradise
The Associated Press is reporting: SAN DIEGO — At first glance, the white van seemed full of clean-cut Marines in uniform — not necessarily an unusual sight near the Border Patrol’s desert checkpoint along Interstate 8 in eastern San Diego
Our Norwegian correspondent Vikverjer has translated an interesting article about the ascendancy of cultural enrichment in a formerly Norwegian suburb of Oslo. The article below was published today in Aftenposten, one of the major Norwegian newspapers: “It is difficult to
Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad made historic concessions to young protesters on Thursday, in a desperate effort to head off the fate of leaders of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and other targets of “Arab Revolutions,” according to the BBC. Left: Bouthaina Shaaban
From the Associated Press: A crew for Dan Rather was harassed and humiliated by Israeli security officials, a producer for his show has said, accusing them of forcing the staffers to drop their pants for a strip search before seeing
The newspeak is getting to me. “Time-limited, scope-limited military action.” Isn’t that the definition of a drive-by shooting? “But your honor, I was just conducting a “time-limited, scope-limited military action” in defense of my peeps!” Hmmmmm. Mebbe I should be
What Qaddafi has done to his people is morally reprehensible, but why is it any different than events in Sudan, Zimbabwe, Côte d’Ivoire, or Bahrain? More importantly, how does intervention in the conflict meet vital American interests? On the contrary,
There is a point which is being missed in the current Gaddafi-the-tyrant issue. Years ago it was understood Gaddafi was a monster. Our intelligence indicated he gave the direct order to blow up Pan American flight 103 in 1988 killing
The well-intentioned motivation for this seems clear in the wake of the Frankfurt Airport shooting. But would it have made a difference there? They were on a military bus. Maybe we’re painting them over in Day Glo paints and attaching
The allied governments don’t seem to have a common view on what the objectives in Libya might be, and the strategy seems to be one of supporting anti-Gaddafi forces in their plodding war with Tripoli. Does it matter that this
Translated from the website of influential Kuwaiti salafi Shaykh Hamid al-‘Ali, who according to the Jamestown Foundation is designated by the U.S. government as a global terrorism financier and supporter, 20 March 2011: Question: Eminent Shaykh, why does no one
Many of the financial problems that have been getting ignored began to reassert themselves this week. Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Spain 10-year bonds, 1/23/2011 Portugal’s government is close to collapse on Wednesday, after the Parliament rejected an austerity (“stability and growth”)
The latest episode of the Stakelbeck on Terror show aired last night and is now viewable below. Segments featured this week: My exclusive recent report on the terror ties of the Muslim Students Association (top of the show) More on
[The following was excerpted from Rep. Thaddeus McCotter’s book, Seize Freedom: American Truths and Renewal in a Chaotic Age – used with permission.] In 2006 I attended my oldest son’s eighth-grade graduation. Graduating with him was a girl named Jennifer,
A report: Kiss’ Israeli-born singer-musician Gene Simmons is shouting out loud at the string of musicians who refuse to perform in his homeland. “They’re fools,” the legendary bassist told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday, on his first return
