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US Intel Takes Iran and Hezbollah off Terror Threat List
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How Many Sunnis Must See The Tikrit Delay
From a news article: ‘“There is a minimum amount of Daesh fighters in Tikrit,” said Alaa Makki, a former lawmaker and a member of the mostly Sunni Islamic Party, using […]
Keeping Kosher
In the week of deadly attacks by Islamic terrorists in Paris, a heavily-armed 32-year-old Frenchman born of Malian descent, Amedy Coulibaly, on January 9, 2015 stormed the Hyper Cacher kosher […]
Obama And Kerry Don’t Much Care For Congress Or Article II, Section 2
Obama called the letter signed by 47 Senators “outrageous.” And Kerry called it “unconsitutional”: MARGARET BRENNAN, CBS NEWS: So, how do you clear the air? Are you going to apologize […]
Is It Time for the Jews to Leave Europe?
Jeffrey Goldberg asks the question in
In Libya, Tweedledee Fights Tweedledum
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"Look On His Works, Ye Mighty, And Be Dumb"
Now Saddam Hussein’s hometown palace is bullet-ridden, likely to be razed, and even his tomb has been destroyed. His corpse has been spirited away by Sunni loyalists, and no doubt […]
Burak Bekdil: Islam’s Doctrine Of "Expansion And Conquest"
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Bassam Tawil: The Obama Administration Will Not Come To Israel’s Defense, No Matter Who Is Prime Minister
Some Israelis seem to think that a more pliant Israeli prime minister, soft-spoken and eager to please and appease, will find more friends in Washington, and that, in turn, will […]
How Fateful are Israel’s Knesset Elections on March 17th?
Sunday, March 15th, the Voice of Israel (VOI) Global Radio System aired a “National Security” program with Executive Producer and host Dan Diker and guests Dr. Harold Rhode former Pentagon Islamic […]
A Toronto Rabbi Who Sees A Problem But Is Still Impressed By That "Outpouring Of Muslim Support"
“The outpouring of local Muslim support for Jews after the murderous attacks in Paris and Copenhagen by self-proclaimed devout followers of Islam has been heartwarming and greatly appreciated. Jews […]
Nothing Doing: Iraqis Want American Air Support For Iranian-Led Attack On Tikrit
Apparently the Iranians are not enough — it’s that American air support that is needed. Too bad.The Iranians have their air force — let them bomb away, on Sunni Tikrit. […]
The Longer It Takes To Take Tikrit, The More Embarrassing It Becomes
It has taken two weeks for more than 20,000 Shi’a, mainly members of assorted Shi’a militias, but also Iran advisers, and regular Iraqi army units, and about 1,000 members of […]
A Musical Interlude: Oriental Swing (Lil Hardin Armstrong)
Listen here.
Maureen Dowd (America), Writes A Letter To Hillary Clinton
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"Innovation. Self. Voice. Community. Collaboration. Presence. Authenticity".
Edward Harkness, a Standard Oil heir in the pre-income-tax period of our national existence, gave a lot of money to Exeter (Phillips Exeter Academy) to pay for very large oval […]
