04-20-11: Don't Politicize Terror Designations (Plus:Stephanopoulos grills Trump)

Anti-Semitism as Thick as a London Fog Janet Levy In London, the branch of an Israeli cosmetic company was targeted by pro-Palestinian activists and eventually forced to close because British justice is also anti-Semitic. * VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * 1. Video: Stephanopoulos grills Trump 2. Border Governors Not Invited to White House Meeting on Immigration Reform 3. Video: Glenn Back: Kickball, Tag & Capture the Flag Labeled ‘Risky' Sports by NY State 4. Video: Pelosi Leads "Hands Off Our Medicare" Chant (Juan Williams Responds) 5. Video: MSNBC guest warns: Paul Ryan's appreciation for Ayn Rand makes him pro-terrorist? 6. Video: White House Uses Untruthful Bridge-Collapse Argument To Make A Case For More Taxes 7. Video: Lady Gaga to Unveil Controversial "Judas" Video on Easter Sunday 8. NANNY STATE: Ice Makers Are Destroying the Planet - Feds Consider Regulation 9. Audio: RUSH: Our Problem Is Not Just A Spending Problem It's A Redistribution Problem 10. Video: CNN Guest Calls Out Host's Bias: How Can You Deny it With a ‘Straight Face?' 11. Video: Leftist Interrupts Reporter To Accuse Her Of Bias And Hostility Don't Politicize Terror Designations Fred Gedrich The opposition to the Iranian regime was designated as a terrorist group in 1997. That decision has been reversed in Europe. Strategists think the U.S. designation should also be lifted. Woodsman Spare That Tree (Otherwise It's Gonna Sue Ya) Peter Gadiel Bolivia's plans to give bugs and trees the same "rights" as people is not just ludicrous - it is also part of a global political ploy to demonize of capitalism and enterprise... Reason and Faith Ronald Cherry, MD Are religion and science incompatible? Is it possible to be a scientist and to have faith? Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. Brutal Mexican drug gang crosses into U.S. (WT) 2. 'Gang of Six' Senators Under Pressure to Strike Budget Deal After Credit Rating Warning (FOX) 3. The Latest Enemies of Iran: Dogs and Their Owners (TIME) 4. As Fidel Castro steps down, a political shakeup in Cuba? (CSM) 5. New Black Panthers to protest ‘non-blacks' (DAILY CALLER) 6. An Airline Pilot And A Yemeni Student Should Not Be Subject To The Same Airport Security Checks (FT) 7. Bill would require parental consent for TSA pat-downs of minors (HERALD EXTRA) 8. A grim Easter for the U.S. presidency: Washington Post/ABC News poll delivers another blow to the White House (NILE GARDINER) 9. Trump Won't Release Tax Info Unless President Provides Birth Certificate (CNN) 10. Libya rebels will receive $25 million from U.S. (WT) From the Battle of San Jacinto to the Bay of Pigs Military History, W. Thomas Smith, Jr. Commemorating this week's anniversaries of defining events in American Military History. French Ruling Party Discusses Separation of Church and State Nidra Poller For two centuries, France has segregated church from state, under the principle of laïcité. Political Islam and its anti-Semitic doctrines pose a stumbling block to this principle. Covert Operations Necessary to Combat Terrorism, Say Security Experts Jim Kouri, CPP Previous presidents have engaged in covert operations, and the current administration claims that covert actions must be consistent with specific U.S. foreign policy objectives. Republican Ties to Al-Jazeera Ignite Firestorm Cliff Kincaid A lobbying firm connected to the Republican party has been accused of working on behalf of Al-Jazeera, the Qatar channel with an ant-Semitic host, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who supports terrorism. Syrian Government Torturing Protesters, Journalists Jim Kouri, CPP Syria has removed its fifty-year state of emergency, but its practices of oppression continue, with dissidents being shot and tortured. Caption Contest: Top Entries â€" April 20, 2011 And the winner is... Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!