======= WSJ 8/15/2016 Bret Stephens An Israeli heavyweight judoka named Or Sasson defeated an Egyptian opponent named Islam El Shehaby Friday in a first-round match at the Rio Olympics. The Egyptian refused to shake his opponent’s extended hand, earning boos from the crowd. Mr. Sasson went on to win a bronze medal. If you want the short answer for why the Arab world... Read more
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Obama’s R-Word
August 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Iran, ObamaIf this event and subject even needs to be explained, then we have more basis problems. ========= WSJ 8/19/2016 The Obama Administration’s handling of the Iran ransom-for-hostages story brings to mind the classic Chico Marx line in the movie “Duck Soup”: “Who are you going to believe— me or your own eyes?” After everyone in the Administration from President Obama on down... Read more
Who’s got Moscow’s Back?
August 20 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Middle East, Obama, Russia, The LeftYes, let’s not forget to tell the whole story… ============= WSJ 8/18/2016 By Sohrab Ahmari Donald Trump’s fondness for Vladimir Putin emerged during the GOP primary, when he refused to condemn the Russian dictator for murdering dissident journalists. Since then the New Yorker hasn’t backed away from positions on NATO, Ukraine and Syria that have no doubt gone down well in Moscow. Then again, so... Read more
Europe is Hopeless, No?
July 27 | Posted by mrossol | Europe, Politically correct, The Left, Western CivilizationEurope needs some backbone, or its over. ============== At last count, members of the European Union spent more than $200 billion a year on defense, fielded more than 2,000 jet fighters and 500 naval ships, and employed some 1.4 million military personnel. More than a million police officers also walk Europe’s streets. Yet in the face of an Islamist menace the Continent... Read more
Catastrophe in Syria
June 20 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, Losing Freedom, Middle East, Obama, The LeftNo kidding…. And the Left keeps giving him a “hall pass”. ====== WSJ 6/18/2016 A day after CIA Director John Brennan testified that ISIS now boasts far more fighters than al Qaeda had at its peak, there’s more disagreement in the Obama ranks. Fifty-one State Department diplomats have signed a letter that assails President Obama’s Syria policy—and calls for military strikes and the... Read more
The Bedouin Billionaire for Muslim Integration
June 20 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Europe, Western CivilizationStep up, folks. Most immigrants who have succeeded have had to do it. ============ WSJ 6/18/2016 Monaco Mohed Altrad came into this world after his father raped his mother somewhere in the Syrian desert. He doesn’t know his date of birth or his age. He is likely in his 60s but can’t be sure. He doesn’t know where exactly he was born either. Today... Read more
