Deborah Orr’s obscene abuse of the concept of the “chosen people” in a Guardian commentary deriding Israel’s efforts to bring back Gilad Shalit as motivated by Jewish racism rightly upset many people. Such language is regularly employed by anti-Semites to falsely assert that Jews claim to be superior to non-Jews not only in a theological […]
Recent news reports have highlighted Chinese construction of a system of underground tunnels and raised serious questions about what they might imply regarding China’s nuclear capabilities. One story highlighted that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) may have some 3,000 miles of tunnels, sufficient to move systems underground across the breadth of the country. Much […]
There is a growing risk that the global economy will move from the ‘Great Recession’ into the ‘Great Stagnation’, according to economists at Goldman Sachs. By Angela Monaghan, Stagnations typically mean long periods of sluggish growth of about 0.5pc, low inflation, rising and sticky unemployment, stagnant house prices, and lower returns on shares, they said. […]
On the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001 on the world Trade center and Pentagon Muslims protested in front of U.S Embassy in London 10 years later. Threats of violence and other shocking behavior, plus burning of the American flag all happening just steps from […]
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online August 30, 2011 The world’s longest ruling head of state, Mu’ammar al-Qadhdhafi (the correct transliteration of his name), would have been ruler of Libya for exactly 42 years on Sept. 1. As he leaves the scene, his wretched reign deserves an appraisal. Qaddafi took power at the age of […]
In each century since our nation’s founding, foreign enemies have tested the strength of the American republic, our national security, and our political principles. September 11, 2001 was not the first devastating attack on U.S. territory: in 1814, the British burned Washington, D.C., and, in 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. A look back at […]
(Herbert London) Walls can be used to keep people in and keep people out, as was true of he Berlin Wall erected in 1961 and today of the walls being erected throughout Europe. These contemporary walls operate under the name of “no go” zones, areas that are off limits to non-Muslims. These zones function as […]
When in November 1942 the British Army broke and routed Rommel, and sent him fleeing through Libya, Winston Churchill recognized that it was not the end of the war. But it was, he said, the end of the beginning. We are at the same place in Libya today – not at the end, merely at […]
Headlines often set the entire tone of an article and are the first things that the reader sees. The events of the past few days have generated some horrendous headlines. Here are just a few that we spotted: Perhaps the worst headline belonged to The Independent, which attributed to Israel uniquely malevolent qualities. Was Israel […]
The laughable propaganda coming out of the Iranian regime aimed at the British authorities’ handling of recent riots has descended to even more embarrassing levels. Not content with publicly criticizing UK police “brutality” and “human rights abuses”, Iran has published photos of the riots to illustrate their point. Or have they? The Guardian reports: Iranian […]
