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Obama’s Diplomatic Vandalism

February 26 | Posted by mrossol | Obama

Con Coughlin: Obama’s Diplomatic Vandalism – WSJ.com. Your president… === By CON COUGHLIN Barack Obama has achieved his ambition of making the Middle East the centerpiece of his foreign policy. The problem is that he has done so for all the wrong reasons. In June 2009 the U.S. President took to the stage at Cairo University to revolutionize Washington’s relationship with the Arab world. Except that in his now famous speech, Mr. Obama’s primary intention in pleading for a “new... Read more

The Weather Isn’t Getting Weirder

February 9 | Posted by mrossol | Global Warming

The Weather Isn’t Getting Weirder – WSJ.com. Al? ====== By ANNE JOLIS Last week a severe storm froze Dallas under a sheet of ice, just in time to disrupt the plans of the tens of thousands of (American) football fans descending on the city for the Super Bowl. On the other side of the globe, Cyclone Yasi slammed northeastern Australia, destroying homes and crops and displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Some climate alarmists would have us believe that these... Read more

Blasphemy Sentence Sparks Riot

February 9 | Posted by mrossol | Politically correct, Radical Islam, Religious Persecution

Blasphemy Sentence Sparks Riot – WSJ.com. I don’t hear any voices in the [liberal] West condemning the violence… ====== By ERIC BELLMAN JAKARTA—Hundreds of protesters burned churches and attacked a courthouse in central Indonesia Tuesday after a Christian convicted of blasphemy against Islam was given what they considered a lenient sentence. The rioting was the latest in a string of incidents that’s raising fears about the influence of radical Islamic groups in a country aggressively trying to position... Read more

Cameron’s Multicultural Wake-Up Call

February 9 | Posted by mrossol | Party Politics, Politically correct, Radical Islam

Douglas Murray: Cameron’s Multicultural Wake-Up Call – WSJ.com. I sure hope our leaders are paying attention – and not just our political leaders… =========== By DOUGLAS MURRAY London ‘Multiculturalism has failed,” said British Prime Minister David Cameron last weekend in Munich. If anybody thought they had read those words before, it is because they have. Many times. Last October German Chancellor Angela Merkel (sitting onstage with Mr. Cameron when he gave his speech on Saturday) said the same. Finally,... Read more

Common Cause (Hypocrisy Hub)

February 5 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, The Left

Everybody Does It? Really? – WSJ.com. Links to, and some comments on a number of pieces… The first article on Common Cause… very good. By JAMES TARANTO As we noted yesterday, over the weekend Common Cause held a rally in California at which numerous supporters of the self-styled “grassroots organization” were caught on video advocating violence against Supreme Court justices and media executives–including calls to lynch the high court’s only black member.  (The New York Times lead article…. NOT... Read more

Arab World Built Colleges, but Not Jobs (unless they were Govt)

February 5 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East

Arab World Built Colleges, but Not Jobs – WSJ.com. By DAVID WESSEL in Washington and CHIP CUMMINS in San’a, Yemen Excerpts… Protests erupting across the Middle East are fueled by frustrations ranging from the lack of political freedom to police brutality. But in countries wracked by protest and those that have remained peaceful, a common thread runs: Governments have expanded universities and educated a swelling cohort of youth, without laying the groundwork to employ them. “Surprisingly,” International Monetary Fund economists... Read more

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