Chicago Prepares for Global Warming Apocalypse
The City of Chicago is preparing for the absolute worst. No, it’s not the financial crunch they’re worried about. While cities across the country are considering closing libraries, cutting services and even pleading for bankruptcy in order to avoid economic Armageddon, the Windy City is preparing for a global-warming-induced environmental apocalypse. The New York Times reports […]
Does Obama Think Jerusalem is Outside Israel?
The United States State Department is standing behind the wording of an official statement that implied that Jerusalem – including its western parts – is not a part of Israel. Against the backdrop of President Barack Obama’s speech calling on Israel to return to the 1949 Armistice lines, the statement’s implications appear more alarming. The […]
U.S. and NATO Should Reject Russian Demands on Missile Defense
According to The New York Times, Russia is seeking written guarantees that missile defense systems deployed in Europe by the U.S. and NATO in the future will not threaten Russia. The U.S., NATO, and Russia are in the midst of negotiations regarding the broader topic of missile defense cooperation. On the face of it, it […]
Netanyahu Says No to Obama on ’67 Lines’, Warns Against Illusions
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with United States President Barack Obama on Friday, one day after Obama gave a speech on the Middle East in which he called for a new Arab state in Judea and Samaria “based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed upon swaps.” Netanyahu openly stated his own views on the […]
Palestinian Authority to Pay Salaries to Terrorists in Israeli Prisons
The Palestinian Authority passed a law last month granting all PA residents and Israeli Arabs imprisoned by Israel for terror crimes a monthly salary, Palestinian Media Watch reports. According to PMW, the PA has defined by law which residents and Israeli Arabs would be deemed “prisoners” as “Anyone imprisoned in the occupation’s [Israel’s] prisons as […]
What Will Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Say to the US Congress?
Note: This speech was actually written by MK Yaakov Katz (“Ketsaleh”), head of the National Union party, given to Prime Minister Netanyahu and sent to INN for translation and posting, in the hope that Prime Minister Netanyahu will stand firm and present its message to the government of the United States. Dear Friends, Senators and […]
After bin Laden’s Death, Al-Qaeda Turns to the North Caucasus
After Osama bin Laden’s death, it is clear that the war on terrorism is not over. Ayman al-Zawahiri, the former al-Qaeda’s number two, may take over as bin Laden’s heir, unless the interim operations leader Saif al-Adel, the former Egyptian commando with Iranian ties, gets the job. In the meantime, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula […]
Pakistan is Playing a “Double Game” Supports Terror Camps
GULI BADRAL, Pakistan – In this Pakistani village surrounded by forests and glacial streams just 35 miles from where Osama bin Laden was killed, people become uneasy when asked what goes on up the mountain. It’s where villagers avoid cutting pine trees for firewood. And where they know not to ask questions. When pressed, they […]
What Happens When Greece Defaults
(By Andrew Lilico) It is when, not if. Financial markets merely aren’t sure whether it’ll be tomorrow, a month’s time, a year’s time, or two years’ time (it won’t be longer than that). Given that the ECB has played the “final card” it employed to force a bailout upon the Irish – threatening to bankrupt […]
US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Raises Spectre of Second dot.com Bubble
(By Richard Blackden) His warning came as shares in professional networking site LinkedIn surged for a second day in New York. Shares in LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional networking site, jumped more than 10pc on Friday after more than doubling on their first day of trading on the Nasdaq on Thursday. The flotation of LinkedIn, […]
Good News on Lasting Marriages
While tabloid fare on marital fiascos (such as the recent demise of the Schwarzenegger–Shriver marriage) tends to dominate headlines, breaking news actually bodes well for marriage in America. According to a report based on census data released Wednesday, marriages are lasting longer, with three in four couples who married after 1990 celebrating their 10th anniversary. […]
