Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Yesterday, I wrote about those rare individuals who can rise above fear in a terrorist state to become part of the solution, rather than a mere victim of the problem. With perfect timing, a friend sent me an article from the Times of Israel, about Mosab Hasson Yousef, a young
Continue readingA lot of people have been irritated by the fact that Obama’s campaign created a rejiggered American flag with Obama’s logo replacing the stars: Will I shock you if I say that this redesigned flag doesn’t really bother me? After all, people have been bending and shaping images of the
Continue readingI wonder whether any branch of the military has lost a larger proportion of people than the Navy SEAL in the years since 9/11. Certainly they’ve done their bit and more to fight for American freedoms. We now learn that, in Benghazi, former Navy SEALS Tyrone Woods, 41, and Glen
Continue readingIn war, it’s entirely possible to have battle causalities increase despite the fact that you’re winning. This is because, as with the Surge in Iraq, you are aggressively engaging the enemy. Yes, you are defeating the enemy, decimating his numbers, and driving him back, but the very fact of engagement
Continue readingFirst of all, it appears that the suspicions I voiced yesterday about the film that started it all are, if not true, at least headed in the right direction. Poynter has a post detailing all the peculiarities about the film — the lies, the misdirection, and the purpose behind it
Continue readingGod said of the Jews that they are a stiff-necked (or stubborn) people. They certainly are when it comes to their allegiance to the Democrat party. Despite three and a half years of manifest Obama hostility to Israel, the vast majority of American Jews still support him. I can actually
Continue readingThe story goes that Sam Bacile, an Israeli living in America, created a crude video that so inflamed Egyptian sensibilities that they had to besiege the American embassy in Cairo. I’ve been wondering how they got wind of that silly video in the first place. Now I’m wondering if this
Continue reading“Honor” cultures are incredibly hierarchical. You’re either up or you’re down. And you’re always down if you let your honor go unavenged. Worse than that, if you’re down, you deserve all the abuse and violence that can be heaped upon you. Honor cultures value people higher in the food chain,
Continue readingTwo things from England wandered across my computer screen yesterday. The first was a link to Party Bingo, a fully-licensed online bingo site in England. The second thing that wandered across my monitor was a 1972 informational video for new students attending the University of Manchester Institute of Science and
Continue readingWe all recall how Michael Moore mercilessly savaged George Bush because, when the first reports about the 9/11 terrorist attacks began, Bush was reading a story book to small children, and chose not to run screaming out of the room. Fast-forward eleven years and we have a president who boasts
Continue readingThe situation between Israel and Iran is heating up dramatically. Yesterday, Iran boasted it has a missile that can reach any Israeli city. For years, Iran has been loud and clear about it’s intense desire to incinerate Israel. The IAEA has conceded that Iran is on the verge of having
Continue readingYes, I understand that the embassy in Cairo is besieged but it does strike me as cowardly to abandon core principles as this juncture (emphasis mine): U.S. Embassy Condemns Religious Incitement September 11, 2012 The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to
Continue readingVarious news outlets are reporting that the U.S. is dramatically scaling back joint exercises with Israel, something Israel perceives to be a sign of distrust and an effort (again) to create distance between itself and America: Seven months ago, Israel and the United States postponed a massive joint military exercise
Continue readingMy sister asked me “What do you think about Prince Harry?” For starters, I don’t think about Prince Harry too much, but right now, the front page coverage is making one forcibly aware of him. Frankly, this is how I think of Prince Harry: He’s an Australian sheep dog, and
Continue readingIn the last two weeks, Afghan forces under American mentorship have killed ten NATO troops. Now, you and I might think this is because we are at war with Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, and these enemy forces have had their agents infiltrate the ostensibly American-friendly Afghan forces.
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