Trade Protectionism Is Clogging the World’s Economic Arteries
In its latest joint report with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued sharp warnings on global trade restrictions: The past seven months have not witnessed any slowdown in the imposition of new trade restrictions. And there is no indication […]
EPA Celebrates the ‘Crushing’ of One Million Working Refrigerators
(CNSNews.com) – In a move that recalls the government venture that pulverized 700,000 used cars under the “cash for clunkers” program, the Environmental Protection Agency is now praising a company for “crushing its 1 millionth refrigerator.” EPA hailed Southern California Edison (SCE), a partner in its Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) Program, for reaching the “national […]
Pakistan Takes Short-sighted Approach to Relations with the U.S.
Jamil Afridi (L), the elder brother of jailed Pakistani surgeon Shakeel Afridi who was recruited by the CIA to help find Osama bin Laden, addresses journalists during a news conference in Peshawar on May 28, 2012. Pakistani military officials took serious offense at the U.S. unilateral raid in their country last May to eliminate the […]
McDonald’s Power Ranger Samurai Sparks Muslim Outrage in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabians have expressed outrage over a McDonald’s toy which, they say, mocks the Prophet Muhammad, The Gatestone Institute reported Monday. According to a report that appeared on the Arabic news website, Kermalkom.com, on Sunday, the McDonald’s fast food restaurant “abused the Prophet Muhammad by placing his name at the base of a toy that […]
Israeli DM Barak Foolishly Suggests Unilateral Disengagement in Judea, Samaria
Defense Minister Ehud Barak suggested Wednesday in a speech to the annual conference of the Institute for National Security Studies that Israel consider a unilateral disengagement from Judea and Samaria (Yehuda and Shomron, also called “Yesha“) — similar to that carried out by the Israeli government in the Gush Katif region of Gaza in August […]
Hugo Chavez has Only Months to Live
We may not agree with his politics, but we never wish this terrible disease on anybody. We can say a prayer for Hugo and his family and wish for the best. A high profile Venezuelan reporter has been told that the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has Metastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive cancer that has “entered the […]
Christians Should “Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave,” Says Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Candidate
“They need to know that conquest is coming, that Egypt will be Islamic, and that they must pay jizya or emigrate,” Morsi reportedly said. According to the popular Egyptian website, El Bashayer, Muhammad Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate, just declared that he will “achieve the Islamic conquest (fath) of Egypt for the second time, […]
Even After Walker Reforms, Wisconsin Public Workers Still Overpaid
“What Mr. Walker and his backers are trying to do is to make Wisconsin—and eventually, America—less of a functioning democracy and more of a third-world-style oligarchy.” New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was more theatrical than most in denouncing Act 10, the set of public-sector reforms signed by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) on March […]
Swiss Chain to Label Products from Israeli ‘Settlements’; Boycott Migros Market Instead
Boycott Switzerland’s Migros Supermarket Switzerland’s largest supermarket chain, Migros, announced on Tuesday that it will tell its customers if products have come from Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria (Shomron) and east Jerusalem. According to a report on SwissInfo, the reason for the decision is Migros’ desire to offer customers greater transparency. The report noted that […]
Netanyahu Disappointed by World’s Demands from Iran
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu expressed his disappointment on Tuesday over the way the negotiations between world powers and Iran, over its disputed nuclear program, were going. Speaking at the annual conference of the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu said, “Not only should the sanctions on Iran be increased, the demands for […]
Face Pictures- After Chewing Face Attack in Miami
The name of the homeless man involved in the horrible naked Chewing face attack in Miami Beach has been revealed as that of Ronald Poppo, along with his name come the gruesome photos of Mr. Poppo after the attack. Very graphic, you have been warned! (GRUESOME PICTURE HERE) 65 year-old Ronald Poppo the homeless man […]