Whenever there is talk of an “open letter” circulating among academics, you can be sure the issue is serious enough to involve some aspect of U.S. foreign policy, usually Israel. (Remember the push for “divestment”?) And in that case it’s safe to assume that the vile creature from M.I.T. has been roused from his reptilian [...]
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Robert Wargas | January 31, 2011 | Posted in
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Protesters at prayer in Cairo today The Islamic supremacists didn’t initially take a leadership role in the Iranian revolution of 1979, either. "Egypt’s opposition calls for 1 million on streets," by Maggie Michael and Hamza Hendawi for the Associated Press, January 31: [...] In Cairo, the coalition of groups, dominated…
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Robert | January 31, 2011 | Posted in
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This report says that Coptic Christians are defying Pope Shenouda and participating in demonstrations; on the other hand, however, a source on the ground in Egypt tells me that the news reports are wrong, and that Copts are not participating. Whatever may be the truth of the matter, it is…
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Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Qur’an is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope. — motto of the Muslim Brotherhood The Muslim Brothers "must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad…
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I put "Islamist" in quotation marks because Ghannouchi has reportedly stated his opposition to the imposition of Sharia in Tunisia, or at least has appeared to do so. How an advocate for political Islam can oppose Sharia is unclear. In any case, there are no heroes in this story: one…
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Americans must realize that what makes the NFL so great is socialism. Such is the thesis of Bill Maher’s most recent “New Rule” on HBO’s Real Time, and a companion column in the Huffington Post. As is so often the case with Maher’s superficially sound arguments, this latest exercise in carnival cognition unravels upon cursory examination.
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Walter Hudson | January 31, 2011 | Posted in
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In a featured article at Human Events this morning, I discuss the Muslim Brotherhood’s press for power in Egypt and its implications for the U.S.: A group dedicated to "eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within" is poised to take power in Egypt. After days of riots in Egypt…
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Robert | January 31, 2011 | Posted in
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The contrast is noteworthy: recently, after local protests over its proximity to the battleground of the Civil War Battle of the Wilderness, Wal-Mart abandoned plans to build a new store in the Orange, Virginia area. Pamela Geller has the details here, and comments: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has abandoned plans…
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Robert | January 31, 2011 | Posted in
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Last Friday night I debated the imam Moustafa Zayed on ABN TV. Zayed is the author of a book that he claims is a refutation of my book The Truth About Muhammad. His is entertainingly entitled The Lies About Muhammad — and his book is indeed full of lies…
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Robert | January 31, 2011 | Posted in
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This was just another story about just another interfaith gathering in which just another imam explains that terrorism and violence have nothing to do with Islam, and that only greasy Islamophobes think otherwise: "Faith symposium promotes peace: Religious leaders meet to discuss building bridges to understanding," by Bryan Fitzgerald for…
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