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

Don’t Let Return of Euna Lee and Laura Ling Put Pretty Face on an Ugly Regime

August 19, 2009

Today MomLogic.com features my article, co-written with Jennifer Ginsberg, about the evil of Kim Jong-il’s widespread human rights abuses in North Korea. While Americans are justifiably thrilled that Euna Lee and Laura Ling have...

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Again, Links to Examples of “Feminist” Cruelty Towards Sarah Palin and Her Family

August 12, 2009

I’ve received a few comments and e-mails challenging me to provide concrete examples of the feminist hypocrisy in cruel attacks on Sarah Palin that my co-author Jennifer Ginsberg and I wrote about in our pieces on the media’s...

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Dick Morris: Bill Clinton Gave Kim Jong-il the Most Magnificent Photo Opportunity

August 11, 2009

Monday I had the opportunity to meet commentator Dick Morris, to sit in on his interview with the Washington D.C.-based Center for Security Policy, and ask him a question about his recent polling of American Jewish Democrats who voted for...

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Klein Battles the Left on MsNBC, and Holds Up Mirror to Leftist Hypocrisy

August 9, 2009

On Friday Philip Klein of The American Spectator did a great job of highlighting leftist hypocrisy in his appearance on MSNBC.

Klein was on to discuss Rush Limbaugh’s recent comparison of the Nazi Third Reich eagle logo and the Obama...

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Links to “Feminist” Sexism Towards Sarah Palin

August 6, 2009

Today my co-author Jennifer Ginsberg and I have a piece on the cover page of MomLogic.com about Sarah Palin’s courageous choice to have Trig.

Because links were not included in our piece, I wanted to respectfully respond here...

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Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee Are Coming Home

August 4, 2009

Good news today about journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, as word comes from Pyongyang that the North Korean dictator Kim Jung Il has ordered their release.

As  fellow American female journalist and as a human being I am thrilled to hear...

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The Lady is a Champ

July 30, 2009

Today the much-anticipated beerfest between Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and James Crowley of the Cambridge police department, brokered by President Obama, will take place.

Yesterday, I was blown away by what struck me as the...

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Al Franken Flashback: Controversial Interview With Heeb magazine from 2003

July 20, 2009

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Back in 2003, I had the opportunity to interview then-author, now Minnesota Senator Al Franken. I found his take on America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia to be interesting; likewise he had some provocative things to say...

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A Persian Friend’s Take on Women’s Roles in Iranian Uprisings

July 18, 2009

Recently my close friend, who emigrated from Iran when she was 10, told me what she has learned about the uprisings in that country from speaking with relatives and listening to Persian radio.  She says brave women in particular are playing a...

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That Silly Sarah Just Won’t Stop Makin’ Sense!

July 16, 2009

Well, it’s been a little over a week since Sarah Palin announced she will resign as Alaska’s governor, and to the extent she has sought any coverage in national media, it is to weigh in on a serious issue, which is more than can be...

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