Israeli security forces have arrested two men who they say have confessed to carrying out the March 11 massacre of five Israelis in the West Bank settlement of Itamar. Investigators say Ehud and Ruth Fogel and three of their children
I’m realizing how odd it is to complain about the Oscars or to pigeonhole the Academy’s tastes. They can get it astoundingly right (i.e., I can agree wholeheartedly) and wildly wrong (i.e., I disagree) all in the same year in
Vittorio Arrigoni, an Italian pro-Palestinian activist who has been living in Gaza for three years, was abducted and killed on Thursday. A Salafist militant group called Al-Tawhid and Al-Jihad took credit, according to VOA. They offered to spare Arrigoni’s life
In early April (PIT/TIP) Policia International Transfonteriza and The Transborder International Police had their 5th annual Training Conference in Houston, Texas. Few Americans have a full appreciation for the degree of Drug violence along the US Mexican border. The mission
Editor’s Note: John Xenakis will be writing a regular column titled “Word View” to keep you up to date on the news headlines around the world. You can visit his website here. Gaddafi using cluster bombs on residential areas in
It is a felony offense to know or have reason to know that seditious activity is underway and do nothing about it. The term used in the U.S. Code for such a crime is “misprision of treason.” Counterterrorism expert Patrick
Former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney announced on April 11 that he is “formally exploring a presidential bid”. As such, because a 2012 Romney run would be a repetition of his 2008 attempt at presidential power, a look back is
This week, a great movie getting a Blu-ray upgrade is Pixar’s The Incredibles, which is my favorite of the studio’s impressive catalogue. My favoritism towards it is due to the fact that I find the themes delicious, not surprising given
The critical moments of a movie are the first moments, the first few minutes where it either grabs you or loses you for good. That’s what we mean when we talk about the movie experience, the wonder and delight of
The public has a right to know who or what is influencing its government. Open Records and Freedom of Information laws are critical to ensuring a transparent and accountable government. Taxpayers deserve to know how their hard-earned money is being
There are unwritten rules of engagement which create the fragile balance between Israel and Hamas. Over the last few weeks, Hamas has intentionally increased the flames. Little by little with longer range Grad rockets on Beer Sheva or Ashkelon, with
Back in April 2009, I wrote a column, based around an interview with Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely (Ret.), called “Let Afghanistan Go.” Almost two years later to the day, here’s another go. Two more American soldiers were killed this
(Note: this is the first in a series of weekly film reviews I’ll be doing. Every review will be about a documentary that’s available on Netflix streaming, so if you’re interested you can just watch it right away. Just one
Have you ever heard someone say that a rape victim was “asking for it” by dressing a certain way, entering a certain place, or behaving a certain way? You’d rightly dismiss them as sociopaths or enablers or sociopaths. However, a
In April of 2009, the United Nations Human Rights Council commissioned a report on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians that had taken place the previous winter. That report is colloquially known as the Goldstone Report, so named for
Former President Jimmy Carter recently paid a visit to Cuba where he was treated more as a friend than as a former head of state. The Cuban government has now released a translation of his appearance on Cuban television. His
Editor’s note: The following is a speech on freedom of expression given in Copenhagen at the Sappho Award ceremony of the International Free Press Society on April 2, 2011. Congratulations to Rachel for this well deserved award. She is fighting
Last night, Judge Richard Goldstone published a mea culpa in the pages of the Washington Post. He trashed his own report which has been used by Israel’s opponents to delegitimize the Jewish state. “We know a lot more today about
On March 28th, I had a post on the Big Government website that highlighted the details of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF) ‘Operation Gun Runner.’ This operation, sometimes called by the name ‘Fast and Furious,’ entailed selling
At what point does the stress of modern living become too much to bear, so much so that it can cause a perfectly good person to snap? That question has been the focus of two of the most memorable films
Ed. Note: A reader emailed about this specific episode and I asked him if hr would be kind enough to write something up we could use. Many thanks! – J.N. The Chicago Code (Monday nights on FOX) is the latest
At least, it says as much in the headline: Eleven people-including several officials of the United Nations-were killed in Afghanistan today, and ABC News is reporting the killings may have been motivated by the burning of a Koran by Florida
We are drowning in anti-Israel propaganda, and still it never stops coming. Simultaneously, the “Palestinian narrative” appears to us as if in a dream, over and over again, always slightly surreal and yet overly familiar. By now the “Palestinian narrative”
Georgia has some of the worst civil forfeiture laws and practices in the country. This morning, five Atlanta citizens teamed up with the Institute for Justice to change that. Civil forfeiture threatens the property rights of all Americans. These laws
In June 1972, political and covert operatives broke into the Watergate Hotel during President Richard Nixon’s bid for re-election. When it happened, the reasoning behind the crime was unknown but has since become clear: Republicans wanted to uncover dirt on
