I keep revisiting events in Iran in 1979, as a reminder of what can happen in those other countries in upheaval today in the Muslim world (which is not necessarily what will happen, of course). Here are some selected quotes … Continue reading →
US naval ships who were shadowing the Somali pirates who had captured two American couples were negotiating with two of the kidnappers, who had come aboard one of the Navy vessels, when the pirates unexpectedly launched a grenade at the … Continue reading →
We’ve seen such demonstrations before, notably in Iran. But they were brief and flickered out after the government responded harshly. The same may ultimately occur in Egypt, but nevertheless there seems to be something different about the Egyptian demonstrations. The … Continue reading →
Ever since the turmoil in Egypt began, I’ve been saying that no one knows what will happen there. That is still my position. But amidst all the speculation, I think we discount the possibility of an Islamist state at our … Continue reading →
…continues. No surprise who’s behind it: Tensions have been running high between Egypt’s Muslim majority and minority Christians. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in November that 10 Coptic Christian homes and several businesses were burned and looted … Continue reading →
George Monbiot explains how it is that the unusually cold winters in Europe lately are actually consistent with, and probably caused by, global warming. Warm, cold, wet, dry, it’s all fodder for the global warming mill. As John at Powerline … Continue reading →
At this point the Christine O’Donnell First Amendment story isn’t so much about candidate O’Donnell any more. It’s about the press and its agenda for her—because it turns out she was widely misquoted. I wrote, in
Continue reading →If you go to memeorandum right now, you’ll see that their lead story is a bunch of articles on Christine O’Donnell’s alleged ignorant/stupid/shocking faux pas in her debate with Coons, where she allegedly had no idea that the Constitution establishes … Continue reading →
Daisy Kahn, one of the developers of the 9/11 mosque, had this to say in an interview yesterday: Khan said she believed the project would be built. “Of course, it has to go ahead,” she said. “There’s so much at … Continue reading →
A Pew Research poll finds that a growing number of Americans think Obama is a closet Muslim. The figure is now 18%, up from 11% in March of 2009, while the number who believe he’s a Christian has dropped from … Continue reading →
I have no idea whether this report in Haaretz is true; only time will tell. But it’s certainly interesting: Sources in New York said on Monday that Muslim religious and business leaders will announce plans to abandon the [9/11 mosque] … Continue reading →
Here’s the current state of the president’s position on the 9/11 mosque: “Just to be clear, the president is not backing off in any way from the comments he made last night,” [presidential spokesman] Burton said. “It is not his … Continue reading →