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by Bassam Tawil
• November 17, 2015 at 5:00 am
- The French and
other Westerners need to wake up to the reality that the
Palestinians who are condemning the terror attacks in Paris are the
same ones who are praising terrorists who murder Jews, and naming
streets and squares after them.
- Once again,
Abbas's Western-funded loyalists are hoping to convince the world
that there are "good" and "bad" terrorists. The
good terrorists are those who murder Jews, while the bad terrorists
are those who target French citizens. In fact, Abbas is doing his
utmost to support the terrorists and their families.
- For the war on
terrorism to succeed, France and the rest of the Western countries
also need to fight those who are harboring terrorists, glorifying
murderers, and to stop financing the practitioners of terrorism who
now regard it as a big, juicy cherished business.
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Spot the difference...
Left: Emergency workers carry the dead body of a victim who was
murdered by Islamist terrorists, who shot and stabbed civilians on a
Jerusalem bus last month. Right: Medics carry a victim who was wounded
by Islamist terrorists, who shot civilians at a Paris theater last
week.
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Only a few hours before the terrorist attacks in Paris last week,
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas appeared at a joint
press conference in Ramallah together with the president of Cyprus, Nicos
Anastasiades.
The press conference was held shortly after a Palestinian terrorist
murdered two Israelis near the West Bank city of Hebron: Rabbi Yaakov
Litman, 40, and his son, Netanel, 18. Five other family members --
Litman's wife, three daughters aged 5, 9, 11, and a 16-year-old son --
suffered minor wounds. The Jewish family was driving to a pre-celebration
of a fourth daughter's wedding when the Palestinian terrorist opened fire
at their vehicle.
At the press conference in Ramallah, however, President Abbas again
chose to ignore the terrorist attack that was carried out by a
Palestinian. Although Abbas knew that a Jewish man and his son had just
been murdered, he refused to condemn the attack.
by Peter Huessy
• November 17, 2015 at 4:30 am
- The nation's media,
who seem to assume that Americans are weary of war, rather than that
they are desperately frustrated at being infantilized and lied to,
rarely discuss what defense programs need more investment. If
anything, they discuss what defense programs should be killed.
- Defense
spending grew from $265 billion in 1996 to $300 billion in 2000, a
13% increase, equivalent to a $76 billion annual increase today. And
the plan to balance the budget reached its goal in 1997. Why can
America not do that again? Reform tax policy. Restore a sound
defense budget plan.
- "You think
defending this nation is expensive; try not defending
it." — Senator Ted Cruz, Nov. 10, 2015.
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An infographic from the AEI report "To rebuild
America's military," charting the shrinking post-Cold War U.S.
military.
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Especially as ISIS, Iran and others openly threaten the United
States, it seems increasingly urgent for this administration and the next
to determine the level of defense spending America should support.
A new study by the American Enterprise Institute, (AEI), authored
primarily by defense experts Tom Donnelly and Mackenzie Eaglen initially
supports using as a minimum baseline the defense five year plan proposed
in 2012, by then Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates.
Unfortunately, too often in Washington a discussion of defense spending
frequently defaults into arguments over whether major tax rate increases
must be part of the bargain. This failure is in part due to policy
proposals to increase defense spending often being linked to with other
proposals -- to cut tax rates, reform entitlements and balance the
budget. Combined, these proposals are often described as unworkable and
radical, and are thus easily dismissed.
by Burak Bekdil
• November 17, 2015 at 3:45 am
- In Erdogan's
Turkey, "protestors" could hold signs honoring the
terrorists who had perpetrated the Paris attacks, as well as Osama
bin Laden. No one was prosecuted under the articles of the Turkish
Penal Code that regulate "praising crime and criminals."
- The two Turkish
leaders do not hide their ambitions of building a "mildly
Islamist" Sunni regime in Syria. Hoping that "mild
Islamists" may one day morph into secular, pro-democracy crowds
is an extremely dangerous deception, designed to advance Islamism.
"Mild Islamists" often morph into jihadists.
- It is the same
Turkey that President Barack Obama said at the G-20 meeting was
"a strong partner" in fighting IS. Have a nice sleep, Mr.
President!
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Protestors in front of an Istanbul mosque hold signs
honoring the terrorists who perpetrated the Paris attacks, as well as
Osama bin Laden, January 16, 2015. (Image source: DHA video screenshot)
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Alain Juppé, former French prime minister (1995-97), once said:
"I would like to stress this point without reservation: France sees
the Arab Spring as auspicious. The Arab Spring holds out tremendous hope
-- hope for democracy and the rule of law, hope for peace and stability,
hope for better future in which every person can pursue goals
commensurate with his or her needs, talents and ambitions."
Ten years ago, in October and November 2005, a series of riots took
place in the suburbs of Paris and other French cities. Rioters burned
cars and public buildings at night. The rioters were mostly young
immigrants from North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa who declared Islam as
an inseparable part of their identity.
The French government declared a state of emergency, but the riots
resulted in three deaths (of non-rioters), many police injuries and
nearly 3,000 arrests.
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