Questions over North Korea’s nuclear capabilities have again skyrocketed into the headlines—not because of another threat by Pyongyang but instead by a U.S. intelligence assessment. The existence of a new classified Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report was disclosed during a congressional hearing by Representative Doug Lamborn (R–CO). According to Lamborn, “DIA assesses with moderate confidence […]
BETRAYAL! 16 REPUBLICANS SELLOUT TODAY! SAVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT! SHOUT AT CONGRESS: SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED! URGENT ALERT: THANKS TO 16 GOP TRAITORS, Obama and Dirty Harry got their cloture gun control victory in the Senate! Cloture by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) on the gun grab package means he and Obama’s other minions – including […]
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik Following Palestinian Media Watch’s bulletin exposing the PA TV broadcast of a girl reciting a poem referring to Jews as “enemies of Allah, descendants of pigs,” Facebook, like YouTube, decided to remove PMW’s post. Facebook: “We removed the following content you posted or were the admin of because […]
April 10, 2013 14:17 by Simon Plosker HonestReporting has long campaigned for the international media to call terrorism exactly what it is instead of using judgment-neutral terminology, such as “militants”,”extremists”, “fighters” or “gunmen.” Yaakov “Jack” Teitel, a US-born Israeli resident of the West Bank was sentenced on Tuesday to two consecutive life terms in prison […]
Tetra Images Tetra Images/Newscom Like past budget proposals, President Obama’s new budget plan calls—again—for lowering the charitable contribution deduction. The current tax code allows individuals to deduct their giving from their overall tax liability at a rate equal to their tax bracket. Obama wants to cap the charitable deduction at what it would be for […]
By Ben Shapiro April 10, 2013 6:57 am For decades, members of the left have insisted that the right is fighting a war on science. But when it comes to the issues of abortion and homosexuality, it is the left that fights a consistent and ridiculous war with reality. This week, Wesley Smith of the […]
by Daniel Pipes March 15, 2013 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner For those of us arguing that there’s no fundamental difference between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, an interview of Mahmoud Abbas today by Salam Musafir of RT, the Russian television network, today comes as useful confirmation. I have bolded three key passages […]
LEO RAMIREZ/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom The situation encountered by Heritage analysts on the ground in Venezuela last week was of a country that has been looted and is falling apart—literally and figuratively. The once thriving nightlife of downtown Caracas is but a distant memory. These days the streets are deserted, surrendered to gangsters and narcotraffickers. People are […]
Amir Taheri (NY Post) accuses Hezbollah of ethnic cleansing in areas of Syria vital for an Alawite mini-state: Since September, Assad’s forces have been trying to expel those Sunnis, replacing them with Nusairiyah and Lebanese Shiite settlers. Hezbollah is giving a helping hand to that sinister scheme and paying the price. Once the Sunni Muslim […]
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has just released the initial findings of its twelfth annual status report on the worldwide investigation and prosecution of Nazi war criminals. The report covers the period from April 1, 2012 thru March 31, 2013 and awards grades ranging from A (highest) to F, to evaluate the efforts and results achieved […]
