IRS Needs $10 Billion to Be Nation’s Health Enforcer
By Matt Cover, Staff Writer IRS income tax forms.(AP file photo) (CNSNews.com) – The Internal Revenue Service will function as the government’s chief enforcer for health care reform, should President Obama sign the bill into law as expected, monitoring both businesses and individuals to certify whether they have the insurance coverage the government requires. […]
Waging Jihad Through the American Courts
by Daniel Pipes The American Spectator March 2010 [Slightly differs from the published version.] On March 20, 2002, officers from the FBI, customs, immigration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), raided nineteen offices and residences in Virginia and Georgia in the largest action against suspected terrorism-financing in American history. One of […]
Special Report: Making Sense of the Jerusalem Crisis
A look at the key context and realities behind a US-Israeli dispute over Jerusalem. The past week has witnessed a flurry of media reports as Jerusalem finds itself in the eye of a diplomatic and political storm. A poorly timed announcement on the part of the Israeli Interior Ministry during US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit has […]
Obama Administration Overreach Has Contributed to Worst Crisis in Arab/Israeli Relations in Twenty Years
LOS ANGELES, /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —-The Simon Wiesenthal Center said today it feared that the Obama Administration contributed to helping cause what has been described as the worst crisis in Arab/Israeli relations in twenty years. “There is no question that Israel made a terrible mistake causing Vice President Biden deep embarrassment by the sudden announcement […]
The Worst Crisis in 35 Years?
by Daniel Pipes March 17, 2010 Cross-posted from National Review Online On the surface, that the Obama administration decided one fine day to pick a fight with the government of Israel looks like an unmitigated disaster for the Jewish state. What could be worse than its most important ally provoking the worst crisis (according to […]
CAIR Attacks the Foreign Policy Research Institute
by Daniel Pipes FrontPageMagazine.com March 16, 2010 The Council on American-Islamic Relations is up to its usual assault on the discussion of Islam. Its Philadelphia chapter is holding a press conference on March 17 at which it plans “to announce the launch of a nationwide campaign to challenge anti-Islam bias in a series of children’s […]
What Really Happened on March 16, 2003?
On March 16, 2003, 7 years ago today an activist with the International Solidarity Movement was run over by an Israeli bulldozer which many claim was trying to dear down a Palestinian house in Rafah, near the Gaza-Egyptian border, a hotbed for weapons smuggling. Her name was Rachel Corrie. Photos of the incident, distributed by […]
UK Muslim Leader: Islam Not a Religion of Peace
If the stakes were not so high, the situation with Islam in the West would be comical. First we hear about Churches in the UK supporting Islam, and now look at this article in which a UK Muslim leader has stated the harsh reality of Islam. That it is not a religion of peace. Unfortunately […]
America’s Shiny New Palestinian Militia
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online March 16, 2010 “The stupidest program the U.S. government has ever undertaken” – last year that’s what I called American efforts to improve the Palestinian Authority (PA) military force. Slightly hyperbolic, yes, but the description fits because those efforts enhance the fighting power of enemies of the United States […]
Roberts: Scene at State of Union ‘Very Troubling’
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts says the scene at this year’s State of the Union address by President Obama was “very troubling,” and he wonders if justices should attend in the future. Obama chided the court during his speech for its decision that corporations and unions could freely spend money to run political […]
Obama Administration Looks for Israeli Concessions After Jerusalem Housing Flap
Monday, March 15, 2010 By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor A construction site in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Sholmo, seen on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reprimanded a top official for announcing new settlement construction during a visit by Vice President Joseph Biden. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty) (CNSNews.com) – Israeli […]
