Paris Air Show to Feature Top Israeli Technology
If it’s June, it must be time for La Bourget – the Paris Air Show, one of the most important showcases for military, defense, and aviation products and developments. This year marks the 49th anniversary of the show, which begins June 20, and Israel will, once again, put on display some of the groundbreaking defensive and […]
Terrorists in ‘Country Club Prisons’ Use Internet, Facebook
The term “country club prison” is usually associated with the terms of imprisonment for non-violent white-collar criminals – but in Israel, it’s the hardened terrorists who do “easy time,” at least when it comes to communicating with the outside world. While garden-variety miscreants are isolated from society during their jail terms, Hamas and Fatah terrorists […]
The Lure and Peril of Arab Presidential Dynasties
by Daniel Pipes June 15, 2011 Cross-posted from National Review Online The outsized role of the ruler’s families provides a commonality in many of the Middle Eastern countries experiencing upheavals in 2011. In Tunisia, the dictator’s wife and her brood inspired much anger. But in most cases, rulers wanting sons to succeed them shakes their […]
Majority of Mosques & Imams in the USA Promote Jihad and Violence (Video)
According to a recently-published study, many mosques in the United States do not merely serve as places of worship, but as tools for the promotion of Sharia law and radical Islamic ideology. The study identified dozens of mosques as breeding grounds for jihad, with over 80% of those examined promoting violence. When Rep. Peter King […]
Where Are the Jobs, Mr. President?
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) is convinced that President Obama has no viable plan to revive the economy and reduce unemployment. Two years after the failed stimulus and a year since the administration’s “summer of recovery,” the unemployment rate now stands at 9.1 percent. Without much hope coming from the White House, Hensarling said lawmakers in […]
Leaked: Assad Regime Tied to Israel Border Riots
Leaked: Assad Regime Tied to Israel Border Riots We criticized the media for taking Syrian propaganda at face value in the wake of incidents on the Israeli-Syrian border. Unverified casualty figures were broadcast despite their being based solely on Syrian claims. Despite the media’s romanticism for a story of Palestinian “refugees” attempting to return to […]
What Should Congress Do About Libya?
The President’s actions in Libya have put the U.S., the Congress, and NATO in a bind. The Obama Administration’s failure to include Congress in its Libya deliberations prior to launching the operation and its subsequent refusal to address congressional concerns are inexcusable and have justifiably angered Congress. As frustrating as Obama’s Libya policies are, Congress […]
Will Congress Stand Together on Libya?
After backpedaling on debating S. Res. 194, a resolution on the use of U.S. military force and operations in Libya, Senator John Kerry (D–MA), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has finally decided to hold a meeting this Thursday to mark up the resolution. The House of Representatives took the lead two weeks ago […]
New Bill: Pedophilia as a Legal ’Sexual Orientation’?
(by MARCIA SEGELSTEIN- Christian News) Pedophilia is another “sexual orientation,” comparable to heterosexuality or homosexuality, according to expert testimony recently presented to the Canadian Parliament. The issue at hand was a bill that would either increase penalties or impose mandatory sentences on sexual offenders whose victims are children. According to a report at LifeSiteNews, Dr. […]
Boehner Warned Obama, He Will be in Violation of Congress by Tuesday
(Washington Times) Stepping up a simmering constitutional conflict, House Speaker John A. Boehner warned President Obama on Tuesday that unless he gets authorization from Congress for his military deployment in Libya, he will be in violation of the War Powers Resolution. In a letter sent Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Boehner, the top Republican in the constitutional […]
Progress in Colombia Aids Its FTA Case
June 10 marked an important step forward in Colombia’s efforts to build enduring democratic security and pursue justice: Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, signed the Victims’ and Land Restitution Law. In the past, violence perpetrated primarily by paramilitary groups and guerrillas displaced 4 million Colombians, forcing them off as much as 16 million acres of […]
