Monday, January 24, 2011

01-24-11: "Global Ship" Passengers Don't Share a Common Destination (Plus: Hot Picks & Hot Topics are BACK!)

"Global Ship" Passengers Don't Share a Common Destination

Lt. Colonel James Zumwalt, USMC (ret)

The American notion of the world as a ship headed for a common destination is spoiled by a particular group of passengers who want that ship to turn around and go backwards....

* VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS *

Video: Chinese Pianist Plays Anti-American Anthem at White House State Dinner
Video: Young Communists Launch National ‘Red School-Bus Tour'
Video: Oldest Living Member of WW2 ‘Band of Brothers' Dies
Video: New Congress Forms ‘The Slumber Party'; One-Fifth of House Freshmen Sleep in Offices
Video: So long, Keith.
Muslims of the Americas' New Target: Gullible Christians
Video: Israel Clears Navy in Flotilla Raid
Video: 30-Year Anniversary Of Iran Hostages Release
9/11 Museum Bigs Cash In: Kids' Small Donations Pay For Inflated Salaries



Never Mind the Bomb, Beware of Islamofascism

Amil Imani

Though there is an obvious risk from Mullahs having nuclear weapons, there is a more insidious threat to be worried about - the global spread of Islamofascism...



More Than Meets The Eye

Gadi Adelman

N.J. Governor Chris Christie has been in the news a lot this past week after he nominated Sohail Mohammed for Superior Court Judge. What possible ramifications can this possibly have?



Here Comes the Revolt of Islam

Joel Gilbert

Currently, nations in the Islamic world are undergoing tensions that could soon explode into open revolt...



In The Bleak Midwinter

Extremism Stays the Same

John Miller

Despite extremes of cold in the Northern hemisphere and floods in the Southern hemisphere, the machinations of Islamist terrorists continue apace...



Hezbollah's Coup in Lebanon Targets the Cedars Revolution

Dr. Walid Phares

Six years ago in Lebanon, more than a million people protested against Hezbollah and Syria. Now Hezbollah has again sabotaged the government, America should support democracy.



The Chessboard Series of the Middle East - Update

Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, US Army (Ret)

Iran's hold upon Lebanon, using its proxies in Hezbollah to bring down the government, grows but the main resistance to the regime is weakened by being outlawed in the U.S.A.



Today's Hot Topics

We choose, you peruse.

  • 1. Chinese firm tied to steel used in Iran nukes (WT)
  • 2. Three SEIU Locals--Including Chicago Chapter--Waived From Obamacare Requirement (CNS)
  • 3. The campaign to use the Tucson shootings to silence conservatives continues. (NRO)
  • 4. "Education is Sin" jihadists suspected in murder of soldier guarding church (JIHAD WATCH)
  • 5. Republican-Controlled Congressional Committee Targets United Nations (CNS)
  • 6. Appeasement is the proper policy towards Confucian China (TELEGRAPH)
  • 7. Taliban mentor dies in captivity in Pakistan (AP)
  • 8. Leave the Economy Alone! Thomas Sowell says economic downturn will end faster with less government intervention
  • 9. Postal Service Eyes Closing Thousands of Post Offices (WSJ)
  • 10. China's Stealth fighter 'based on crashed American plane'



Hating Infidels

Alan Caruba

There is a war going on in the world. It is being waged by Islam against all who do not share its ideology.



The Tug of War for Tunisia

Steve Emerson

The removal of the president is not the end of the Tunisian revolution. Secularists and Islamists will fight to wrest control of this small North African state.



When Metaphors Attack!

J. Matt Barber

The recent hysteria over "violent" and "hate-filled" rhetoric has opened up the left and the politically correct to ridicule, and they can blame no-one but themselves...



Daniel Pearl Murder Investigation a Sham, Claims Report

Jim Kouri, CPP

A new report claims that none of the four people convicted of Daniel Pearl's murder was even present when he was killed, though they had assisted in his kidnap.



Our Forgotten Founder

Salena Zito

William Penn is rarely mentioned today. Even though he died 58 years before the Declaration of Independence, he helped to make America what it is today.



Muslim Brotherhood Influence Operations and the Conservative Movement

Frank Gaffney, Jr.

A senior figure within the American Conservative Union has close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Is this appropriate for an American conservative group?



Israel as the Banana Republic

Caroline Glick

As long as Tzipi Livni remains powerful and loyal to their agenda, forces in the US government that despise the Jewish state will be able to rest easy.



Review: Showdown With Evil by Jamie Glazov

Stephen Brown

The new book by Jamie Glazov, managing editor of Frontpage Magazine, gets a thumbs up.



House Health Care Repeal More Reality TV than Theatre

Star Parker

Calling Obamacare -- government mandates, subsidies, price controls, taxes, and rationed care -- "patient protection" and "affordable" is the height of dishonesty...



Iranium: A Film So Damaging Iran Won't Let Canadians Watch It

Chris Carter

Canada is meant to be sovereign territory, but that didn't stop the criminal regime in Tehran using threats and intimidation to prevent screening of a film that is critical of its fascist policies.



Requiem for the American Left

Joan Swirsky

Progressives and leftists in America exploited the Tucson tragedy, unaware that this was a step too far. For many in America, the left's credibility is shot to pieces...



The Delusion Of Peaceful Commerce With China

William R. Hawkins

Hu Jintao left Chicago yesterday after meeting with more "business" friends of China there. The administration is playing commercial ties against national security concerns.



Homer Simpson, Cleavon Little and 'The Debt Ceiling'

Frank Hill

You are going to hear a lot about the so-called ‘Debt Ceiling' between now and April so you might as well try to understand it before some politician tries to trick you...



Germany's Renewable Energy 'Madness' and its Lessons for America

Alex Alexiev

Germany passed "renewable energy" laws a decade ago. Huge amounts of taxpayers' money were thrown away, green energy companies are nearly bankrupt and little energy has been produced.



Can National Cultures Really Change?

Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman

The geography and past political history of regions tends to inform their future. In this sense, it is true that history repeats itself...



The Philadelphia Horror: How Mass Murder Gets a Pass

Michelle Malkin

In the City of Brotherly Love, hundreds of babies were murdered by a scissors-wielding monster over four decades...



Shallow Fallows and the Kennedy Murders

Cliff Kincaid

A former Carter speechwriter wonders if there "was there some connection between the mood of the times and the event," comparing the Giffords shooting to the Kennedy assassinations.



Hospital Emergency Management: Oversight?

To The Rear March

Dr. Jim Blair

Hospitals' ability to deal with emergencies - disasters or man-made scenarios such as terrorism - are still generally ineffective, with no unified policies of preparedness.



About the 'Muslim Problem'

Frank Salvato

For how much longer can we in the West ignore a simple fact: fundamentalist Muslims are waging a jihad against the non-Muslim world? It is time to wake up and face this truth.



Self-Immolation and Suicide Bombings/Martrydom as Copycat Activities

"Look Ma -- I can do it too!"

Nancy Kobrin, PhD, Joan Lachkar, PhD

Tunisia's "Jasmine revolution" was triggered by a street vendor setting himself on fire. After this, there were self-immolations in Algeria, and also Egypt.



Dragon Week: China's Growing Naval Power

Peter Brookes

As China seeks to have more influence in the Pacific, its navy is growing and modernizing. This expansion cannot be ignored.



Women: America's Last Best Hope

An interview with the Author Kimberly Fletcher

Ruth King

The latest subject of Ruth King's Family Security Matters is author, activist and mother, Kimberley Fletcher, founder and president of Homemakers for America.



Funding Terror Through Crime

Michael Cutler

Anwar al-Awlaki has recently written that al-Qaeda needs money, and that supporters should steal to raise funds. Muslim terrorism has long been funded by crime.



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