Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace. Amelia Earhart
From Global Security Newswire:
The U.S. Navy would outfit its entire cruiser and destroyer fleets with Aegis ballistic missile defense technology under a proposal announced earlier this month by the service’s surface warfare director, Inside Missile Defense reported (see GSN, Nov. 29, 2007 ).
Rear Adm. Victor Guillory praised Aegis defenses as “the next big thing” in [...]
From Global Security Newswire:
By Jon Fox
Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON — The 2007 U.S. National Intelligence Estimate on Iran, an assessment that appeared to contradict months of aggressive Bush administration rhetoric on Tehran’s nuclear program, was a “sloppy” document that could have been drafted by a less-than-stellar graduate student, nonproliferation experts said yesterday (see GSN, Jan. 29 [...]
From ICEJ:
by David Parsons
One year ago, a team of diplomats, international jurists and other luminaries, led by Amb. Dore Gold of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, launched a global initiative to indict Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for incitement to genocide under a UN treaty. The campaign drew media interest, was taken up by the [...]
From the Counterterrorism Blog (Hat Tip: Rocket’s Brain Trust):
By Andrew Cochran
The SITE Intelligence Group reports that, “Al-Ekhlaas, a password-protected Al-Qaeda-affiliated forum, today, January 31, 2008, (announced) the death of Abu Laith Al-Libi, an Al-Qaeda leader who was also the head of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG). Media reports earlier indicated that the deputy of [...]
From Human Events:
by Brett Winterble
With John McCain’s all-too-easy road to the nomination paved through Florida and now nearly complete one thing is clear: The Republican Party has been hijacked. Over the past month a new Axis of Evil has emerged—not one based in Damascus, Tehran or Pyongyang—but instead in Cedar Rapids, Charleston, South Carolina, Derry, [...]
From Fox News:
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — About 100 people who came from Nepal to work at a north Alabama factory seemingly vanished from a pair of apartment buildings, along with a lot of furniture and appliances, and can’t be located, officials said Tuesday.
Immigration agents are trying to determine what happened to the Nepalese workers, among [...]
From Fox News:
By Julie Kirtz
WASHINGTON — Two months into an arranged marriage, Fozia Sadiq, a young Pakistani immigrant, found herself trapped in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, with a violent husband.
She says he routinely beat her and intimidated her into never going anywhere in public without him.
“My neck had so many bruises, and I [...]
Another terrorist taking a dirt nap – good times… If I weren’t so bummed about the election I’d be doing the snoopy dance. From Fox News:
CAIRO, Egypt — One of Al Qaeda’s top commanders in Afghanistan, Abu Laith al-Libi was killed according to a Web site used by militant groups, reported the Washington-based SITE [...]
From The Loft:
Posted by Bobby Eberle
With little debate in the U.S. House of Representatives, a bill was passed to “stimulate” the economy. Nevermind the fact that jobs continued to be created in January and that the so-called stimulus package simply shifts money from one taxpayer group to the other (not a conservative position), but there [...]
From Phyllis Chesler:
By: Phyllis Chesler
My headscarf is giving me a headache! What I mean, is that the issue of the Islamic headscarf is a tricky, thorny one with no hard-and-fast solution in sight precisely when one is required. Just yesterday, a dear friend challenged me on this very subject.
She said: “How can you favor the [...]
From Pajamas Media (Hat Tip: Rocket’s Brain Trust):
The UK’s Sunday Times recently broke the story of an FBI whistleblower kept from speaking publicly about a State Department official suspected of selling nuclear secrets. Annie Jacobsen digs a bit deeper into this shadowy tale and wonders why American media outlets have greeted the revelations with stunning [...]
From Debbie Schlussel:
By: Debbie Schlussel
**** EXCLUSIVE: Must Cite Debbie Schlussel and/or DebbieSchlussel.com ****
Responding to criticism by Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen, Barack Obama declared his strong opposition to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan:
I decry racism and anti-Semitism in every form and strongly condemn the anti-Semitic statements made by Minister Farrakhan.
Obama also went on to [...]
From Romney for President:
Fox News’ Frank Luntz: FOX NEWS’ FRANK LUNTZ: “First off, who won the debate tonight? I always begin that way.” VOTER: “Romney.” LUNTZ: “Who says John McCain won the debate tonight raise your hands, 3, only 4 of you. Who says Mitt Romney, about half of you.” (Fox News’ “Hannity & Colmes,” [...]
From Romney for President:
National Review’s Jim Geraghty: “When Romney takes his shots at McCain, it’s both strong and fair – he acknowledges that McCain has some areas in which he’s a conservative, but he takes several fair shots – McCain Feingold; voting against the Bush tax cuts twice (McCain noted earlier that he had voted [...]
From American Congress for Truth:
It is virtually an article of faith of the “politically correct” in government, media and academia, that the dramatic upsurge in Islamic terrorism against the United States over the past 25 years is a response to American “interventionist” foreign policy (such as the War in Iraq) and/or other grievances the Muslim [...]
From Citizen Outreach:
By: Chuck Muth
SAVE THE DATE FOR CLC ‘08
Sorry to have been gone the past couple of days, but I was in Las Vegas nailing down the final details for the 2008 Conservative Leadership Conference. Details coming soon, but for now, just put these dates on your calendar: September 18-21. Tentative schedule:
Thursday: [...]
From Fax DC:
Tell the U.S. Senate No Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Aliens.
FAXDC.com wants to send this urgent and personalized Blast Fax message to all 535 members of the House and Senate for YOU.
Alert: Sen. Barack Obama easily won the African American vote in South Carolina, but to woo California Latinos, where he is running 3-to-1 [...]
Europeans Think Islam is Dangerous
comment by Jerry Gordon
A report based on a poll of 21 countires in the EU revealed that Europeans don’t want Muslim immigration and believe that it has disrupted their lives. The report was released at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last weekend. One of the authors of the report [...]
From Romney for President:
Senator McCain Flip-Flops On His Support For McCain-Kennedy
Tonight Sen. McCain Said He Would Not Vote For McCain-Kennedy Amnesty Legislation:
McCain Said He Would Not Vote For His Own Immigration Bill If It Came To The Senate Floor Again. QUESTION: “At his point, if your original proposal came to a vote on the Senate [...]
From Romney for President:
In 2007, Sen. McCain Suggested Setting Benchmarks In Iraq Which, If Not Met, Might Mean The End Of Our Mission In Iraq:
In January 2007, Sen. McCain Suggested Setting Benchmarks For Success In Iraq. “Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., one of the most stalwart supporters of the war in Iraq, said Thursday that he [...]
From JammieWearingFool:
Deal with Serbia gives Russia victory in ‘pipeline war’ with EU
Russia won the right Friday to direct a major supply route for natural gas through its ally Serbia to Europe, a deal that analysts described as a Kremlin victory in a “pipeline war” with the European Union.
The agreement, signed in the Kremlin before President [...]
From Romney for President:
The Associated Press’ Libby Quaid: “Romney Never Called For The Kind Of Public Withdrawal Date Or Timeline That Democrats In Congress Sought Last Year.” “Republican John McCain tried to lump Mitt Romney with Democrats who want a timetable for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq. But Romney never called for the kind [...]
From The Radio Patriot:
I watched tonight’s GOP Debate on CNN, and I’m more convinced now of two things:
1) John McCain is not deserving of our vote nor is he qualified to lead this country.
2) Mitt Romney is a gentleman who is going to have to get his hair mussed and well creased cuffs dirty if [...]
From Move America Forward:
City Calls Marines “Unwelcome Intruders”
SAN FRANCISCO – The City of Berkeley, California has passed two resolutions attacking the United States Marine Corps, calling the Marines, “uninvited and unwelcome intruders in the city.”
The Berkeley City Council voted to condemn the Marines on Tuesday night (January 29th) as part of a campaign by anti-war [...]
From Romney for President:
A Look At Why Sen. McCain Voted Against The Bush Tax Cuts
“In 2001, Sen. McCain argued, ‘I cannot in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us at the expense of middle-class Americans who need tax relief.’ That statement is [...]
From Human Events:
By: Ann Coulter
By Ann Coulter
Legal Affairs Correspondent, Human Events
The Democrats are trying to give away an election they should win in a walk by nominating someone with real problems—like, for example, a first-term senator with a 100 percent rating from Americans for Democratic Action and whose middle name is “Hussein.”
But we won’t let [...]
From Romney for President:
http://www.mittromney.com/News/Debates/California/index#McCain_McCain_Lieberman
SEN. MCCAIN: PAY AT THE PUMP
Sen. McCain’s Energy Legislation Would Hit Consumers
“What is not widely understood is that [Sen. McCain] is currently sponsoring legislation that, in the name of fighting global warming, would dramatically raise the tax on all carbon-based fuels, including gasoline, home heating oil, coal, and to a lesser extent, [...]
From Romney for President:
http://www.mittromney.com/News/Debates/California/index#Economy_MA
Governor Romney Helped Turn Around The Massachusetts Economy And Today, The State Is Among The Most Economically Competitive In The Nation:
Because of work done by Governor Romney, Massachusetts is now credited with being one of the most economically-competitive states in the nation.
· The Boston Globe: [...]
From the NRA-ILA:
As the most critical Second Amendment case of our lifetimes is now before the Supreme Court, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is gathering signatures for an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief by Members of Congress. And we need your support to back up this important effort, today.
The case is District of [...]
From WND:
Ready to move with $1.7 trillion in windfall profits from oil-price spike
By Jerome R. Corsi
Sovereign Wealth Funds in six Persian Gulf countries – including Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar – have now amassed $1.7 trillion, positioning them for attempts to control major banks and securities firms in the U.S.
The funds are ready [...]
From JammieWearingFool:
I’m sure you may have heard the latest anti-Semitic outburst from Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He has proclaimed that…
“I advise you to abandon the filthy Zionist entity which has reached the end of the line. It has lost its reason to be and will sooner or later fall. The ones who still support the [...]
From WND:
Search on after Russia warns of increased uranium trafficking
LONDON – British intelligence agents at stations across Europe are spearheading a hunt for enriched uranium that may be missing from Russia’s poorly guarded stockpiles.
The hunt began when a joint Slovak-Hungarian police hunt arrested three smugglers carrying what has been described as “an amount capable of [...]
From WND:
Foundation says ban impacts weapons for citizens, military, law enforcement
By Bob Unruh
A major credit card company has issued a letter to a gun dealer canceling his payment processing services because of corporate concerns firearms were being sold to consumers in other states, in “a non face-to-face environment.” Now the move has raised the ire [...]
From NewsMax:
WASHINGTON —It’s the government’s idea of a really bad day: Washington’s Metro trains shut down. Seaport computers in New York go dark. Bloggers reveal locations of railcars with hazardous materials. Airport control towers are disrupted in Philadelphia and Chicago. Overseas, a mysterious liquid is found on London’s subway.And that’s just for starters.
Those incidents [...]
The arrogance of McCain is breathtaking… From NewsMax:
By: Penny Starr
Juan Hernandez, the man who served in Vicente Fox’s cabinet when the latter was president of Mexico, is now advising Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on reaching out to Hispanics during his presidential bid.Hernandez is the son of a Mexican father and American mother and has [...]
Yesterday, major undersea Internet lines were cut that supported the Middle East, now this… From BREITBART.com:
A crucial part of a tsunami detection system placed in Indonesia’s busy Sunda Strait has gone missing amid indications that it was deliberately removed, an Indonesian official said Thursday.
The device is one of just four installed off Indonesia so far [...]
Just a note folks. If this race comes down to McCain and Clinton, I will vote for neither. I will either vote for a third party or no one at all. The aforementioned selection is nothing less than a political 9-11 for this country – adios to our sovereignty… Yes, I’m depressed over this. I’ll [...]
From WND:
5-year-old girl in serious condition, charges considered as food recalled
In the latest scare from Chinese exports, dumplings containing insecticide have made 10 people in Japan ill, including a girl in serious condition, according to police who warn they could press criminal charges.
In a live press conference broadcast nationally last night, distributor JT foods announced [...]
From Reuters:
By Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chosen successor Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday his refusal to hold television debates ahead of a March 2 election showed the ballot was a farce.
Europe’s leading election watchdog said it would not be able to monitor the presidential poll properly because the Kremlin [...]
From Phyllis Chesler:
By: Phyllis Chesler
I propose that the next American President appoint a Prophet to the Cabinet. We have entered an era where prophetic views and values are sorely required.
Prophets, (Jeremiah, Isaiah, Cassandra), see what is happening but the people and their leaders don’t listen to them. Perhaps if prophets could once again assume official [...]
This is outrageous… Our government is going to shove this down our throat even though Americans have said NO! Same with electing McCain – no true conservative I know will vote for him but he is being shoved into the white house over the wishes of the American people. Our government has decided to push [...]
Sounds more like a declaration of Allāhu Akbar than a ‘breakdown’... Just saying… From This Is London:
The co-pilot of a Heathrow-bound plane was dragged kicking and screaming from the cockpit after suffering a mental breakdown while in control of the flight.
He began yelling and “invoking God” as the Air Canada 767 flew at 37,000 feet [...]
From the Daily Mail:
Russia’s most famous female bodyguard Anna Loginova has been killed after failing to prevent her own Porsche being carjacked.
The glamorous 29-year-old died from head injuries after clinging on to the door handle and being dragged along the street at high speed as the car screeched away.
“She suffered serious injuries and died at [...]
From Reuters:
MUMBAI (Reuters) – A breakdown in an international undersea cable network badly disrupted Internet links to India and Egypt on Wednesday.Egypt’s Telecommunications Ministry said a communications cable in the Mediterranean was cut, disrupting 70 percent of the country’s Internet network.
The ministry said in a statement it was not known how the cable was [...]
First off, the title should say ‘Middle East’ not ‘Mideast.’ Very misleading… I also smell a rat here on this one. From Yahoo! News:
Internet Outages From Damaged Undersea Cable Disrupt Businesses, Personal Use Across Mideast
CAIRO, Egypt (AP)—Internet outages disrupted business and personal usage across a wide swathe of the Middle East on Wednesday after an [...]
From American Congress for Truth:
Last Friday we asked your opinion on the question of whether or not Islamic terrorist websites should be shut down.
Nearly 2,500 of you participated in this survey, and 97.25% of you agreed with the Homeland Security report and congressional leaders like Senator Joseph Lieberman – these websites should be shut down.
The [...]
Hezbollah’s dark hand
comment by Jerry Gordon
Tom Harb is a friend, an ally on ACT issues and a Lebanese patriot. He’s also a successful businessman in his adopted country, America. He, Walid Phares and others in the Lebanese diaspora have been the forefront of actively seeking support for the security of Lebanon and its embattled Christian [...]
From Romney for President:
Tonight, Governor Mitt Romney made a strong showing in the Florida Primary. In St. Petersburg, Governor Romney spoke about the need for change in Washington so that we can build a stronger America for future generations. With the announcement of today’s results, Governor Romney made the following remarks to supporters, [...]
From Fox News:
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — U.S. envoy Jendayi Frazer said Wednesday the violence in Kenya’s Rift Valley was “clear ethnic cleansing,” aimed at chasing out President Mwai Kibaki’s Kikuyu people.
Frazer said she did not consider the eruption of ethnic clashes in Kenya a genocide.
The violence she saw during a visit earlier this [...]
From Haaretz.com:
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on the West Wednesday to acknowledge Israel’s “imminent collapse.”
Speaking to a crowd on a visit to the southern port of Bushehr, where Iran’s first light-water nuclear power plant is being built by Russia, Ahmadinejad further incited his listeners to “stop supporting the Zionists, as [their] regime reached its final [...]
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