The Iconoclast
Obama Administration Rules of Engagement Stymie Air War against ISIS
Refueling F/A-18 Hornet in mid-flight in air war against ISIS Source: US Air Force Without boots on the ground providing intelligence feed, the US led coalition air war is failing […]
A Musical Interlude: Pardon Me, Pretty Baby (Elsie Carlisle)
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"Do You Enjoy Nascar Or Nabokov"?
Here. A friend of mine had a student who, in an exam in a history survey course that included early Christianity, referred to one of the Apostles as “Jewish Nascariot.” […]
Hijab Jihad, Or Aggressive Muslim Behavior In The Workplace Wins One
Here is the story, about the Supreme Court denying a company the right not to employ someone who was well aware of the desire, the business need, of that company […]
Skyping with the enemy: I went undercover as a jihadi girlfriend
An interesting report from Anna Erelle in
Who Promises Money To Gaza, And Who Gives?
From one more sob story about the “poor Palestinians” in Gaza whose “economy” is “close to collapse” mainly, the article insists, because of the permanently awful Israelis, and now the […]
The Half-Baked Politicisation of Christian Cakeries
by Robert Harris (June 2015) Who would have thought cakes, those (preferably) light sweet fragrant confections, would be the cause of abiding social turmoil? The cake shop just around the […]
We Have a Winner!
Once again the extraordinary puzzle solver, Keith Simmonds has won our May competition. He will receive a copy of new puzzle is up. Good luck everyone!
US Asylum Seekers from Cuba, Africa and South Asia Take Perilous Jungle Crossing in Panama
Our June NER article, Trojan Horse Federal Refugee Program Brings Jihadi Threat to America: An Interview with Ann Corcoran noted the increasing numbers of illegal migrants making global treks […]
That Foolish And Dangerous Man, UN Special Rapporteur Francois Crepeau
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For Kerry’s Latest Performance On The World Stage
Even those who deplore his understanding of men and events no doubt wished that his upcoming last-lap performance in Geneva would go well. Merde, in bocca a lupo, break a […]
The Shaving Of Shagpat, And The Re-Taking Of Ramadi
By now, or tomorrow, or perhaps the day after tomorrow, it will all over, or just about, “except for the mopping up.” Here.
Foul Play in Soccer
Soccer is a great sport and the international football competition hosted by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), located in Zurich, every four years is the most watched sporting […]
A Musical Interlude: Egyptian Ella (Ted Lewis Orch.)
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Introducing (One More Time) Taha Husain
Or “Hussein.” Or “Husayn.” Whateverly. Here.
More Evidence that Training and Arming Muslims is a Bad Idea
reported Friday. “From 2003-2014 Colonel Khalimov participated in five counterterrorism training courses in the United States and in Tajikistan, through the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security/Anti-Terrorism Assistance program,” Pooja Jhunjhunwala, […]