Political Correctness Gone Afoul
Judge Rules Drunk-Driving Illegal Alien Incompetent To Stand Trial Due To ‘Unique Cultural Background’ An illegal alien in Massachusetts who was drunk driving when he hit and dragged a Milford, Mass. man to his death has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. Insane? Nope. Mentally handicapped? Not even close. “Unique cultural background”? You got it. […]
Bad Deal for the U.S.: Kerry on Missile Defense
MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA/Newscom U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stated during his recent trip to China that the U.S. would withdraw some of its missile defenses if China can persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program. It is optimistic to assume that China would be interested in persuading North Korea to give up its […]
Egyptian Protesters Operated on Without Anesthetic
Senior Egyptian army doctors were ordered to operate without anesthetic on wounded protesters at a military hospital in Cairo during protests against military rule, according to an investigation commissioned by President Mohammed Morsi. The report into military and police malpractice since 2011, excerpts of which were presented in the British Guardian on Thursday, also alleges […]
Lod Residents of Israel Forced to Endure PLO Flag Flying in Town Center
In the city of Lod, Israelis are subjected to what many consider a nightmarish vision: The flying of the PLO flag in the center of the city, on a regular basis. Speaking to Arutz 7, residents said that they had had enough and were constantly complaining to the authorities – who seemed to be ignoring […]
Obama Sends 140,000 Canisters of U.S. Teargas to Egypt’s Morsi
by Daniel Pipes April 14, 2013 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner The Egyptian publication Al-Masry Al-Youm reports that the U.S. government has supplied five containers carrying 140,000 teargas canisters to Egypt’s Interior Ministry. It further reports that this shipment left Wilmington, Delaware, on Mar. 14 aboard the SS Jamestown and that it has […]
18th Century Advice: Thomas Jefferson on Education Reform
The original “Man of the People,” Thomas Jefferson, was born on April 13 in 1743. Jefferson is best known for drafting the Declaration of Independence, but he also wrote prolifically and prophetically on education. “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never […]
SPAIN: Women are terrified to go out of their houses after 8PM because they fear Muslims will rape them
Public outrage spills out onto the streets of Salt, Spain as citizens vent their anger and frustrations at politicians who have allowed these Muslim good-for-nothing invaders to come into their city to do evil, to rob, to kill, and to destroy their way of life. English subtitles at bottom. [youtube 0rUsJIjm1j8 nolink]
World War III warning just issued: See Iran’s Secret Nuke Site
Iran ratcheted up its vitriol against Israel and the United States over the weekend, warning that an attack on the Islamic regime’s nuclear facilities could lead to global war. The rhetoric eerily matched that currently coming out of North Korea against its perceived enemies. “Iran will not stand by in the face of such aggression,” […]
Cloakroom: Cybersecurity and Guns
House Cloakroom: April 15 – April 19 Analysis: This week, the House will turn its focus to cybersecurity. It will take up a bill that is intended to promote information sharing between private entities to increase their ability to manage cyber threats. The House passed a related piece of legislation last Congress and is renewing […]
Home Depot Co-founder: Obamacare Will ‘Kill Off’ Small Business
Retired Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus declared to Newsmax TV in an exclusive interview that “Obamacare is going to kill off small business.” “If [employees] are thrown out of their medical plans now, where they’re covered in a good plan and thrown under the bus, they’re going to be destroyed,” Marcus said on Thursday. “If, […]
Venezuela Presidential Election: Continuing the Chavez Decline
David Fernandez/Newscom Voters go to the polls on Sunday, April 14, to elect Venezuela’s next president. Snap elections followed the March 5 death of the authoritarian populist Hugo Chavez. It appears likely that voters will choose Nicolas Maduro, interim president, and Chavez’s handpicked successor, over opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. A dying Chavez defeated Capriles on […]
