by Raymond Ibrahim
Jihad Watch
Tunisia, where the 2011 Arab uprisings began, remains an ominous model for where these uprisings will end. Continue reading “Tunisian Election and the Read to Caliphate”
Tag: Mainstream Media
The Pathology of Double Standards
by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
The surreal moral idiocy that characterizes hatred of Israel is illustrated daily by states whose actions are shrugged away by the international media. Continue reading “The Pathology of Double Standards”
Obama’s Empty Apologetics
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
At any time in the 2,500-year history of Western diplomacy, has a head of state been advised by his host not to apologize for a long-ago act? I cannot think offhand of any instance until, apparently, two years ago. Continue reading “Obama’s Empty Apologetics”
The Egyptian Military’s Crimes Against Humanity
by Raymond Ibrahim
Hudson New York
Sunday, the Egyptian military opened fire on thousands of Christiansprotesting in Maspero, Cairo. Continue reading “The Egyptian Military’s Crimes Against Humanity”
Wall Street’s Disgruntles Utopians
by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
The Occupy Wall Street protesters are looking more and more like the shock troops of the Democratic Party’s electoral tactic of class warfare. Responding to a question about the protesters, the President gave an oblique endorsement when he said, “The American people understand that not everybody has been following the rules; that Wall Street is an example of that.” Continue reading “Wall Street’s Disgruntles Utopians”
The Idiotic Corner
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
It is odd for a newspaper in unsigned editorials to go after a writer. But the Monterey Herald has done that on occasion with me, and with the usual ad hominem tactics and failure to offer a rebuttal, which seem at odds with basic journalistic ethics. Here is the latest with brief commentary: Continue reading “The Idiotic Corner”
Myth and Reality After 9/11
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Why did radical Islamic terrorists kill almost 3,000 Americans a decade ago? Continue reading “Myth and Reality After 9/11”
The Cheney Memoir: Hype and Reality
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
I’m about halfway through the new Cheney memoir, In My Time, and it does not at all resemble the media’s description of it — a highly controversial book preoccupied with scoring points against rivals — which suggests that many of those who have written about it have not read it. Continue reading “The Cheney Memoir: Hype and Reality”
Reading Between the Lines
by Raymond Ibrahim
Jihad Watch
When reading Western reports dealing with Islam, one must learn to read between the lines. Many of these reports do state the actual facts; but without providing proper context, Western readers are often left to interpret the information according to their own understandings. Continue reading “Reading Between the Lines”
How Jihad Influenced the Norway Massacre
by Raymond Ibrahim
Hudson New York
In his manifesto, Anders Breivik, the perpetrator of the Norway massacre, wherein some 80 people were killed, mentioned the Crusades and aspects of it as an inspirational factor. Continue reading “How Jihad Influenced the Norway Massacre”