Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
From BNO News: Roxana Saberi has been freed after a court suspends her prison term.about 1 hour ago from web Roxana Saberi, sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran on charges of spying for the US, will be freed in less than two hours.about 3 hours ago from web
Continue readingThose of us who were paying attention knew that Obama was lying during the campaign season when he claimed that he was Israel’s best friend. The words sounded pretty, but we knew about (a) his nonexistent track record supporting Israel in the Senate and (b) his affiliations with people (Wright,
Continue readingOne of the things I periodically try to do at this blog is get away from political labels and focus on the core difference between governments: lots of government control versus less government control. I prefer the latter, although I’m not foolish enough to crave absolute anarchy. Iran is an
Continue readingReading this, it makes you think that if, God forbid, Iran truly gets the bomb (although I place faith in Israel to prevent that), those at the epicenter might be the lucky ones: An Iranian-American journalist — held in Tehran in solitary confinement now for 47 days — has reportedly
Continue readingI ended up watching the Rick Steves travel show from Iran. My husband was bound and determined to watch it, and my choice was exile in the other room. Steves was upfront about a few things (he had to have a guide with him at all times (shades of the
Continue readingRick Steves is a charming and interesting travel writer, who also does hugely popular travel shows for NPR. His most recent show is a one hour travel special about Iran. My question for you: Is it morally wrong for an American travel writer to promote Iran? And is it morally
Continue readingI never thought I’d find myself in agreement with the Iranian government, but pigs are flying, and wisdom emanates from Tehran: US President Barack Obama’s offer to talk to Iran shows that America’s policy of “domination” has failed, the government spokesman said on Saturday. “This request means Western ideology has
Continue readingIt’s been an incoherent day, one that never gave me the opportunity for contemplation and writing. Instead, I’ve been bopping here and there, and dealing with one thing and another. Nevertheless, I have been tracking the news, so I thought I’d just write up a mish-mash of thoughts about current
Continue readingThe inimitable Mark Steyn: A couple of days after Hamas voted to restore crucifixion to the Holy Land, their patron in Teheran (and their primary source of “aid”) put in an appearance on British TV. As multicultural “balance” to Her Majesty The Queen’s traditional Christmas message, the TV network Channel
Continue readingThe head of the UN General Assembly just called Israel an “apartheid” state. In other words, Israel is emblematic of evil in the world. I’ve finally realized what the problem is: Israel has a mixed population. Think about it: Iraq expelled her Jews and hounded her Christians into obscurity. Saudi
Continue readingAbe Greenwald looks at the vast differences between the values of America’s enemies and semi-enemies (such as Iran, North Korea, and Russia), as well as Obama’s naive and dangerous inability to understand that the leaders and fanatics in those nations are not like us.
Continue readingWith regard to Iran, Israel is currently facing two options. It can launch a preemptive strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, which will allow Israel to survive intact while inflicting minimal loss of life or property against Iran. Alternatively, it can allow Iran to take a preemptive strike against Israel (which
Continue readingNews from Iran (emphasis mine): “Thirty people convicted of murder, drug trafficking, illegal relationships… will be executed on Sunday at dawn,” the Aftab newspaper quoted Tehran’s prosecutor office as saying. Illegal relationships would be rape, adultery or homosexuality.
Continue readingObama’s getting the press, but McCain’s saying the important stuff, at least to those who believe that Israel, as the sole liberal democracy in the Middle East, deserves our support: American presidential candidate John McCain told Israel’s Channel 2 News station that stiffer sanctions might stop Iran’s threats against Israel.
Continue readingWe all know the story: Adolf Hitler planned for the 1936 Olympics to showcase Aryan supremacy, only to have his little race-building effort destroyed by the great Jesse Owens. Iran, apparently, isn’t taking any chances. It’s decided that it simply cannot afford to risk having one of its athletes race
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