Andrew J. McCarthy attempts to figure out why Obama is so very reluctant to call the Taliban terrorists. In his opinion, it seems to boil down to this: Obama wants you to believe that there is just a dizzying array … Continue reading →
…go to Fausta’s blog. I wonder whether anyone believes Kirchner at this point. See also this.
Continue reading →Prior to today I hadn’t followed the rumors about the death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, but recent developments in the case are very alarming: first reported as a suicide, it appears it was far more likely to have been … Continue reading →
In a stunningly offensive bit of timing, President Obama decided to swell the ranks of Yemeni terrorists at large, because we need a few more: The U.S. released five Yemeni prisoners from the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the … Continue reading →
I don’t like this development: France ordered prosecutors around the country to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and those glorifying terrorism… Authorities said 54 people had been arrested for hate speech and defending terrorism since terror attacks killed 20 … Continue reading →
…for the better. This surprises me. I admire and respect Hannan, who is an eloquent man and who represents the Conservative Party for South East England as a Member of the European Parliament. I have never found him to be … Continue reading →
There are an awful lot of French citizens who sympathize with the Muslim terrorist cause, and many of them are known to authorities, like the three terrorists in the Charlie Hebdo and kosher market killings. Some pundits are offering the … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote that the message sent by Obama’s non-attendance at the Paris march was “unmistakeable.” But I guess it wasn’t, because there’s been a lot of chatter about it (see, for example, the long list at memeorandum) and many … Continue reading →
A lot of world leaders attended the largest demonstration in French history, with one conspicuously absent (and no mention of that fact by the Times). Obama didn’t even send a representative such as Biden or Kerry, although the Secretary of … Continue reading →
From France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls, a declaration of war that is surprisingly specific: “It is a war against terrorism, against jihadism, against radical Islam, against everything that is aimed at breaking fraternity, freedom, solidarity,” Mr. Valls said during a … Continue reading →
All three perpetrators in the recent terror attacks in France—the two Kouachi brothers at Charlie Hebdo, Coulibaly at the kosher market—were known to French authorities. And not just known, but well known to be jihadis who supported the Islamic terrorist … Continue reading →
Do you remember the William Styron book Sophie’s Choice? First published in 1979, it was a literary sensation and became a movie starring Meryl Streep. Sophie was a Christian Polish woman who ended up in a concentration camp during World … Continue reading →