Blog

My running commentary on events: local, national, and international. Areas of special interest include Israel, Iraq, and dissidents in the Muslim world.

Prisoner Exchange With Hamas: a Necessary Deal with the Devil?

November 24, 2009

It is painful, either way, to consider what may occur in coming days regarding IDF Sgt. Gilad Shalit, the soldier who was kidnapped some years ago by Hamas. Apparently negotiations are underway for his release.

Of course, all...

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A Few Thoughts on Returning from the UK, and Tribute to Neda, an Iranian Patriot

November 18, 2009

Returning tonight from London, I wanted to get down a few thoughts. Overall, I noticed a few things about media coverage across the pond: the war in Afghanistan is being reported with heavy attention to British soldiers’ fatalities and...

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Anti-Jihadist Muslim Featured in Today’s American Spectator

November 10, 2009

Today The American Spectator features on its front page my piece on anti-jihadist Muslim Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury.

Choudhury will appear before a Bangladeshi court tomorrow to defend himself against charges of blasphemy,...

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Major Nidal Hasan and the “Desperation Explanation”

November 8, 2009

I couldn’t help but laugh, bitterly, to hear Anderson Cooper on CNN last week puzzling that Major Nidal Hasan’s power point presentation “justifying suicide bombing” was not regarded by the military as a “red flag” (Hasan is...

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Iranian Protestors Return to the Fight for Freedom and Ask President Obama to Take a Stand

November 7, 2009

This week tens of thousands of green-clad Iranian protestors resumed their struggle for freedom on the streets of Teheran.

An argument can be made that in remaining silent during the initial days of June’s protests, President Obama...

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Republicans Take Two Governor’s Races in What Seems a Reaction to Too Much Change

November 4, 2009

With Republican victories tonight in the two Gubernatorial elections that took place earlier this first Tuesday in November, pundits have been speculating that Virginia and New Jersey voters are handing down a referendum on Barack...

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Muslim Anti-Jihadist Takes New York, New Haven By Storm

October 31, 2009

Yes, there is such a thing as a pioneering Muslim anti-jihadist, and this week I got the excellent opportunity to spend time  with one.

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, editor of The Weekly Blitz, a Zionist and general interest newspaper...

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Bob Trask: an American Thinker

October 28, 2009

Bob Trask is a uniquely American spiritual philosopher and self-help teacher who hails from the Pacific Northwest. For over three decades, he has been spiritual guide, author, and counselor to thousands. In his recently published book,...

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Michael Moore’s “Capitalism, a Love Story” a Refutation of Itself

October 15, 2009

I just saw Michael Moore’s new movie. Moore’s creativity and humor have decreased roughly in proportion to his ever-increasing dogmatism. A good comedian, after all, needs the capacity to step back and lighten up; genuine...

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American Foreign Policy Council’s Ilan Berman Exhorts the West to Find Its Backbone

October 14, 2009

Ilan Berman’s new book,“Winning the Long War, Retaking the Offensive Against Radical Islam,” (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2009) catalogues American successes and failures to defeat radical Islam post-9/11. In its quiet,...

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