Presidential Narcissism

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

Former president Bill Clinton just appeared in a reelection television commercial for President Barack Obama. At one point, Clinton weighs in on the potential consequences of Obama’s decision to go ahead with the planned assassination of Osama bin Laden. Continue reading “Presidential Narcissism”

Decline or Decadence?

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

Almost daily we read of America’s “waning power” and “inevitable decline,” as observers argue over the consequences of defense cuts and budget crises. Continue reading “Decline or Decadence?”

The Middle East Mess

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

Most polls show a decided unease to preempt in Iran, at least for now. The nearly inexplicable failure to encourage the 2009 Iranian protests seems more regrettable each month. Continue reading “The Middle East Mess”

The Muslim Brothers Get Paid to Threaten America

by Bruce S. Thornton

FrontPage Magazine

Remember last year’s giddy bipartisan enthusiasm over the “Arab Spring”? Continue reading “The Muslim Brothers Get Paid to Threaten America”

Obama’s Assault on America’s Prestige

by Bruce S. Thornton

FrontPage Magazine

In 1868, a British army led by Sir Robert Napier sailed from India to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) to rescue several English and European hostages from the mentally unstable, sadistic King Theodore. Continue reading “Obama’s Assault on America’s Prestige”

The Final Countdown: Israel vs. Iran

by Bruce S. Thornton

FrontPage Magazine

The 33-year farce of Western appeasement of Iran may be reaching its denouement. For the last few months, the pace of events have quickened as the West sanctions and threatens, and Iran blusters about closing the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off oil to Europe, and unleashing its terrorist proxies. Continue reading “The Final Countdown: Israel vs. Iran”

When Elections Fail, Jihad

by Raymond Ibrahim

Jihad Watch

The Obama administration supports “democracy” and “self determination” in the Middle East — two euphemisms that, in the real world, refer to “mob-rule” and “Islamic radicalization,” respectively. Continue reading “When Elections Fail, Jihad”

The Unlearned Lessons of Daniel Pearl’s Murder

by Bruce S. Thornton

FrontPage Magazine

Ten years ago this week, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped by Islamic terrorists in Pakistan, after he had been lured into what he thought was an interview with Sheikh Mubarak Ali Gilani about the links between al Qaeda and the “shoe bomber” Richard Reid. Continue reading “The Unlearned Lessons of Daniel Pearl’s Murder”

The Perils of Obama’s Foreign Policy

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

The mystery remaining about the Obama administration’s foreign policy is not whether it has worked, but whether its failures will matter all that much. Continue reading “The Perils of Obama’s Foreign Policy”

Muslim Brotherhood Seeks ‘Mastership of World’

by Raymond Ibrahim

Jihad Watch

Although many Muslim leaders openly articulate their efforts as part of a larger picture — one that culminates in the resurrection of a caliphate adversarial by nature to all things non-Muslim — many Western leaders see only the moment, either out of context or, worse, in a false context built atop wishful thinking. Continue reading “Muslim Brotherhood Seeks ‘Mastership of World’”