July 26, 2020

New York Times Endorses Genocide

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Oh no! Chuckle. The New York Times now favors the extinction of the Jewish state. Shudder. Let’s see. Sulzburger fought in the Confederate army; then the newspaper virtually ignored the Ukrainian famine and the Holocaust, then reported that Fidel Castro was a moderate, then reported Islamist terrorists are moderates.That’s a pretty accurate record right?The headline of this article is accurateLook, I know the author of the one-state solution article and I can tell you he’s been … [Read more...]

The Truths About Terrorism Whose Names They Dare Not Speak

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The current conventional wisdom about terrorism, Islamism, and the Middle East is being bent, but not broken, by two events. On one hand, there is the Boston bombing; on the other hand, developments in Syria and to a lesser extent Egypt. What’s happening? In the Middle East, the misbehavior of Islamist movements is becoming more apparent. In Egypt, there is the repression of the Muslim Brotherhood regime, which may actually intend to create a non-democratic Sharia state! Parallel behavior … [Read more...]

The Secret Document That Set Obama’s Middle East Policy

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  “We have to confront is violent extremism in all of its forms.… America is not — and never will be — at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security — because we reject the same thing that people of all faiths reject: the killing of innocent men, women, and children. And it is my first duty as president to protect the American people.”  --President Barack Obama, Cairo, June 2009. “The United … [Read more...]

Did New York Times Fall for Obviously Faked Photos of the Syrian Civil War?

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Did the New York Times use obviously falsified photos on its front page? I think so. Look at the case laid out by David Steinberg, who noticed the strange pictures of the Syrian civil war, and myself, here. For those who know about Muhammad Dura case--in which Israeli soldiers allegedly shot a boy in Gaza in cold blood--which attracted international credibility and anger, these photos seem to be modeled on that falsification to a remarkable extent.   … [Read more...]