08-22-11: For Israel, It's Only the Beginning [PLUS: Create Jobs by Allowing Illegal Immigrants to Flood the Country]

Women's Worth in Islam by Amil Imani Those who insist that Islam is compatible with the modern world should look closely at how Islam treats women, where Sharia law expressly forbids equality with men. **VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS ** 1. VIDEO: Mayor [I] Says the "Single Biggest" Thing Obama Can Do to Create Jobs Is Allow Illegal Immigrants to Flood the Country 2. Christian family held slave to a Muslim landowner for 30 years 3. Friends revulsion at film that portrays Lady Thatcher as 'granny going mad' 4. ‘Supercommittee' members get plenty of funds from lobbyists 5. VIDEO: CNN Host: Forget Debt - U.S. Credit was Downgraded Because We Have a President, Not a Prime Minister 6. VIDEO: Rep. Maxine Waters [D]: ‘Tea Party Can Go Straight To Hell' 7. VIDEO: Backdoor Amnesty for Illegal Immigration? 8. Facebook ‘Sorry' For Censoring Gov. Brewer [R] and her comments about President [D] 9. VIDEO: FOX's Kirsten Powers: Maybe MSNBC's Ed Schultz is the racist 10. VIDEO: Tea Partier Pushes Back at Sharpton's Obnoxious Interview For Israel, It's Only the Beginning Gadi Adelman Israel suffers terror attacks from Egypt. The Arab Spring is in full swing and there is the upcoming vote on Palestinian Statehood. Libya and Syria are killing their own and it's not even September. Sharia and Western Compliance Leslie Sacks The Muslim nations of the OIC chose to substitute the values of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a Sharia-compliant version. Sharia cares little for human rights. History, Hardliners, and Humility Western culture has changed, and Islamic culture can, too. Andrew McCarthy It is too easy to use the past against Islam. Whatever ideas we have about liberty today, we have not always had them. And Islam could potentially develop a peaceful worldview. 9 11 - Tenth Anniversary Approaches Adrian Morgan, The Editor Family Security Matters announces a new video to commemorate the upcoming anniversary of 9 11, and we invite readers to submit their own personal opinions of 9 11. The War with Syria Dr. Michael Ledeen President Obama eventually said the mass-murdering leader of Syria must "step aside," but there is no chance of him ever trying to enforce that statement. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. Heavy Clashes Near Qaddafi Compound as Rebels Overtake Most of Tripoli [FOX] 2. Egypt: Police arrest man for posting Facebook comments "that were insulting to the Koran and the Prophet Mohammed and Islam and Muslims" [JIHAD WATCH] 3. Russia in talks to build more nuclear plants in Iran: report [BREITBART] 4. Historic British battalions could be lost in cuts, warns general [TELEGRAPH] 5. 'I want to serve my country': Deaf man locked in ongoing battle to join the Army [DAILY MAIL] 6. Social Security disability on verge of insolvency [YAHOO] 7. Syria's Assad warns against military intervention [FORBES] 8. Archbishop: New York Times, Newsweek, CNN, MSNBC Not ‘Trustworthy' on Religion [CNS] 9. Iran Sentences 2 American Men to 8 Years in Jail [CBN] 10. Israel Arrests 120 Hamas Members in West Bank [FOX] Could the UN Vote on Palestinian Statehood Start a Sandstorm of Anti-American Terrorism? Darlene Casella Palestine has never existed previously as a "country," but in September the United Nations will vote on establishing a "Palestinian" state. Will it trigger anti-U.S. terrorism? Smacking Down Progressives of Pallor Michelle Malkin What should be done about porcelain-skinned liberals attempting to show their allegiance to "diversity" by attacking "people of color" who happen to disagree with their radical politics? Iraqi Drug Gang Smashed by Cops in California Jim Kouri, CPP Federal authorities are concerned about the increased drug trafficking activity of Iraqi nationals now living in the United States. U.S. Foreign Aid to PA is Counterproductive Yoram Ettinger While it is illegal for Congress to appropriate funds for hate education in the U.S., Congress has annually funded the Palestinian Authority leader's hate education. Blacks' Dilemma with Obama Star Parker When Barack Obama was elected POTUS, an important point was made - that skin color should not prevent a person reaching the top. But beyond that, are black people benefiting? Taiwan Enters Terrible Twos under Obama James Carafano, PhD The Administration's Taiwan policy increases the probability of political miscalculation that could create a disastrous situation that could lead to war with China. Some Questions for Warren Buffett Frank Hill Superbillionaire Warren Buffett has done much for America, but are his notions of higher taxes for the wealthy really as positive as the New York Times suggests? Investigating the Mystery of TWA 800 Roger Aronoff Fifteen years on, there are still too many unanswered questions surrounding the explosion of TWA Flight 800, which killed 230 people. Syria: Taking the Wrong Fork in the Road Lt. Colonel James Zumwalt, USMC (ret) Today we suffer the consequences of members of Congress acting independently to make foreign policy rather than trying to influence the direction in which the President seeks to take it. Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!