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Dhimmicrats or Democrats?

Despite what you may think, Dhimmicrats are not Democrats. A dhimmicrat is a Western official who uses his position of power and influence to clear the pathway for the spread of shariah–the law they have in Saudi Arabia. Dhimmi is

Ground Zero Mosque: Let 'Em Build It….

I may be a little off from other conservative voices on the question of an alleged radical Muslim cleric building a mosque near Ground Zero but I say; let ’em! I don’t know the exact number of feet away from

Are You a Chamberlain or a Churchill, Mr. Cameron?

The annals of English history shall record you in one light or the other. You have snatched back a rudderless country out of the hands of directionless leftists – and for this, we across the Atlantic are thankful. But don’t

Yet Another Terror Jailbreak

Proud, unrepentant Puerto Rican terrorist Carlos Torres was quietly released on probation from federal prison this week after serving 30 of a 78 year sentence and reunited with his fellow convicted terrorist mother, Alejandrina Torres and convicted terrorist wife, Haydee

The Mosque At Ground Zero, The Day After

I may not have been here to write this today if it wasn’t for Abdi: a young Kenyan ranger, who happens to be Muslim. In 2002, I was arrogantly stalking a young bull elephant in pursuit of the perfect video.

START: A Treaty in Trouble

Chairman John Kerry wrote his colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today advising them that he was postponing for at least six weeks the panel’s “mark-up” of the resolution of ratification of the so-called New START Treaty. This is

Measuring WikiLeak's Assange for an Orange Jumpsuit

Time to scarf up head WikiWanker, the excremental Julian Assange. Fire up the black helicopters, fit him for an orange jumpsuit and put him on the Rendition Express. He is now responsible for the deaths of brave Afghans and there

The Destiny of the West is Tied to Israel

Last winter Gates of Vienna featured an op-ed by the Danish writer Jeppe Juhl. The author has returned with a new essay, which was originally published in 180grader on July 22. Many thanks to Anne-Kit of Perth, Australia, for translating

Afghanistan dénouement

Those closely involved with operations in Afghanistan have known since 2008 that there was a better than average chance that our very good allies, the Dutch, were going home in 2010. It was also known that the Canadians were looking

Ground Zero Mosque a Go….

So reports Bloomberg: “Plans to build an Islamic cultural center near the World Trade Center site moved forward after New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to allow the demolition of a building that would be replaced by a mosque.

The Islamic Enemy We Won't Identify

After Pearl Harbor was attacked, the United States declared war on Japan within hours. The enemy was demonized and vilified; it served to channel this nation’s collective anger in the most productive direction. Ultimately, it paid off in victory. Another

Afghanistan: Counterinsurgency v. Counterterror

A NY Times story about successes we have had making dead tangos( i.e. counterterrorism) has a bunch of people scrambling to use this to justify all kinds of nonsense. Let’s clarify a few things so that when the punditocracy commences

Voting Rights: For Felons But Not Soldiers?

I know the issues involved with trying to improve the ability of deployed soldiers and civilians to actually get an absentee ballot in sufficient time to vote it and return it are multi-jurisdictional, cost money, require civil servants at the

'Defend New York'–Ground Zero Mosque Vote Tomorrow

The following ad as been released by the Rick Lazio campaign concerning the pending vote tomorrow (August 3) on the Ground Zero Mosque. It contains the phone number for the Landmarks Preservation Committee if you are interested in letting them

Allen West Fights the Smears

“If It’s About the Lives of My Men and Their Safety, I’d Go Through Hell with a Gasoline Can” Today Congressional candidate Allen West released a biographical video– setting his distinguished record straight– in response to a nasty campaign of

Why We're Screwed in Afghanistan

I badly want our project in Afghanistan to go well. My son is there as I write this. Over this past eleven months of his deployment, I’ve gotten to know his fellows, their families, and the widows and parents of

What It Takes to Wage War

Ben Stein recently made a useful point about the difference between Americans — and especially the media — during WWII and now. A few weeks ago, I bought a book of front pages of newspapers from World War II. I

Dutch Government Denies Funding Ground Zero Mosque

As a follow-up to his earlier post on the topic, our Flemish correspondent VH has translated an article from the July 29 issue of Trouw about the Dutch government’s denial that it is helping to fund the mosque at Ground

Lt. General Jerry Boykin Takes on the Ground Zero Mosque

[youtube MvfB6Jq0bmA nolink] With Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin and “Son of Hamas” author Mosab Hassan Youssef all voicing strong public opposition recently, momentum continues to build against the proposed erection of an Islamist victory arch, er, mosque, near Ground Zero.