On 13 May 2013 Nawaz Sharif claimed electoral victory for his Pakistan Muslim League. Described by Sky News as a centre-right part based upon free market economics this obscures the stark reality. Sharif is a steel magnate who is no doubt is likely to pursue privatisation and deregulation to revive growth of a stagnant economy. […]
Robertus Pudyanto/Aflo/Newscom The United States Commission on Individual Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has again rated Indonesia as a Tier 2 country. The Tier 2 designation indicates that “violations engaged in or tolerated by the government are particularly severe.” It means that the country is on the threshold of joining Burma, China, Saudi Arabia, and North Korea […]
May 23, 2013 16:31 by Pesach Benson Today’s Top Stories 1. PA officials told AP they’re already gearing up for “the day after” John Kerry’s peace push goes down the tubes: Palestinians believe the U.S. effort to restart peace talks is doomed, and they’re preparing instead to resume their campaign of seeking membership in key international […]
U.S. President Barack Obama laid out new guidelines for drone strikes on Thursday and launched a new bid to close Guantanamo Bay, warning that a “perpetual” U.S. war on terror would be self defeating, AFP reports. Obama told Americans their country was at a crossroads and must move on from the counter-terrorism policies deployed after […]
There was a major” speech on national security Thursday at the historic National Defense University. In short, Mr. Obama thinks the War on Terror is over, and “he” won it. There may be a few final details to mop about, but it’s time to move on to more important things. The speech was typical of […]
Newscom Iranian authorities on Tuesday announced the approval of eight candidates who will be allowed to compete in the June 14 presidential election. The Guardian Council, which vetted the candidates, made sure that Iran’s next president will be a pliable servant of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The regime hopes to repair its sagging […]
by Daniel Pipes May 23, 2013 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner The gruesome murder yesterday of a soldier outside London by a Muslim convert, Michael Adebolajo, brings to mind that throat slitting and beheading are Islamically sanctioned forms of execution. Although these occur particularly often in the course of family-related crimes – think, […]
Leaders of Jews in Judea have announced an emergency gathering at El Hader junction Friday as Arab chutzpah mounts. Arab rock attacks against Jews have increased threefold in just over a year’s time, and firebomb attacks have increased fourfold, while the military itself has become a target, with soldiers ordered not to fire on the […]
75 terrorists (often mistakenly called fighters in Western media outlets) from the Lebanon-based Hizbullah have been killed in Syria since they first became involved in the country’s war months ago, a source close to the Shiite group said on Thursday. “There have been 57 killed and 18 others who have died of their wounds since […]
Pat Benic/UPI/Newscom Today, President Obama acknowledged the myriad terrorist threats around the world during his remarks at the National Defense University. Yet his description was much rosier than reality: “Today, the core of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan is on a path to defeat.” That point is debatable by itself, but it more importantly glosses […]
