Daily Archives: 09/25/2007

Waiting for Assad

Back in 1996, the New York Times had some surprisingly kind words for President Assad of Syria. In Closing Ranks against Terror the editors of the Times fretted that the senior Assad wouldn’t attend the “Summit of the Peacemakers” but … Continue reading

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IDF to create an Israeli West Point

One of the most fearsome armies in the world is about to get a little more fearsome: The IDF plans to establish a military academy, a senior army source revealed Monday. The institution of higher education, to be modeled after … Continue reading

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Saudi ERA Watch: Women must stand to eat

Ah, those wacky Wahabbis! You just can’t beat the misogynistic regime of Saudi Arabia. Every time someone tries to tell me how free and liberated Muslim women are, compared to Western women, I have to laugh. Because Iranian women aren’t … Continue reading

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Tip of the desert iceberg?

via memeorandum Jules Crittenden, Elder of Ziyon and others noted this story from Saudi Arabia. Members of Khobar’s Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice were the victims of an attack by two Saudi females, Asharq Al-Awsat … Continue reading

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When the free speech denier gets a platform

Helene Cooper of the NY Times reports on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech yesterday at Columbia University. Mr. Bollinger praised himself and Columbia for showing they believed in freedom of speech by inviting the Iranian president, then continued his attack. He … Continue reading

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Weighing the aftermath of Ahmadinejad’s Columbia speech

I am beginning to think that the positive propaganda moments that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were looking for are being outweighed by the negatives. When the AP leads with this: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended Holocaust revisionists and raised questions about who … Continue reading

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How much do we hate Neturei Karta?

More than the heat of the raging sun. They vilify Israel, and honor Iranian madmen. Natorei Karta spokesman Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss on Tuesday called Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “an advocate of peace,” on the eve of the group’s meeting … Continue reading

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