The Credit Obama Deserves (and Doesn’t) For Killing Osama
The president is due praise, but the self-congratulation reveals a sad truth about the expectations for liberal presidents.
The president is due praise, but the self-congratulation reveals a sad truth about the expectations for liberal presidents.
As Turkey embraces, and attempts to lead, the latest jihad against Israel, Turkey’s Islamic supremacist Prime Minister fulminates about Israel’s acts of defense against the Hamas-linked Jihad Flotilla. “Turkey’s PM says Israel should be punished,” by Pinar Aydinli and Tulay Karadeniz for Reuters, June 1: ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime…
He argues from several angles. One is to denigrate the status of American civilians as “innocent,” which is noteworthy in light of the common apologist tactic of insisting Islam forbids the killing of “innocents,” and leaving the audience to apply their own definition of the term. Another argument he offers…
UC-San Diego student Jumanah Imad Albahri last week, under questioning from David Horowitz, refused to condemn Hamas and Hizballah and endorsed a genocidal statement by Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah. My article about this incident, and how Albahri was merely reflecting mainstream Islamic teachings, is here. Now the UCSD chapter of…
UC-San Diego student Jumanah Imad Albahri last week, under questioning from David Horowitz, refused to condemn Hamas and Hizballah and endorsed a genocidal statement by Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah. My article about this incident, and how Albahri was merely reflecting mainstream Islamic teachings, is here. Now the UCSD chapter of the Muslim [...]
If Israel assassinated the leader of the Hamas military wing, did it have the right to?
In 2003 the Jordanian Parliament voted down on Islamic grounds a provision designed to stiffen penalties for honor killings. Al-Jazeera reported that “Islamists and conservatives said the laws violated religious traditions and would destroy families and values.” “Jordanian jailed for sister’s ‘honour killing,’” from AFP, January 29 (thanks to Maxwell):…
Another Which-Side-Is-Obama-On Update: “Biden vows the US will appeal in Iraq Blackwater case,” from the BBC, January 24 (thanks to Mackie): US Vice-President Joe Biden says the US government will appeal against a court ruling dismissing manslaughter charges in the Blackwater shootings case. Mr Biden was speaking after meeting Iraqi…
Excerpt from the Rosie O’Donnell profile: In a May 2005 interview with Geraldo Rivera, O’Donnell charged that since President Bush had “invaded a sovereign nation in defiance of the UN, he is basically a war criminal.” “Honestly,” she said. “He should be tried at The Hague.” She also used the occasion to defend Jane Fonda‘s decision to visit [...]
Yazid was the killer of Hussein, the son of Ali, whose death the Shi’ites lament on Ashura. That the Iranian crowds would be chanting this suggests that this is a Shi’ite vs. Shi’ite affair — Sharia adherents battling other Sharia adherents and jockeying for the mantle of Islamic purity. Given…