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Hillary Clinton’s People Covered Up Al Qaeda Role in Benghazi to Avoid Blame
FRONTPAGEMAG.COM 6 May 2013
By Daniel Greenfield
Accountability is not a word that the Clinton clan believes in; as the Weekly Standard documents how the CIA talking points were reduced to mush and blame was redirected away 
Al Jazeera America's Doha Rose
dianawest.net 6 May 2013
By Diana West
"Unbiased"? The Muslim Brotherhood Channel? Are they kidding?
How does Qatar do it? How does Vogue let Qatar do it to it? "Playing it straight?" The Qatari Sharia Muslim Brotherhood Revolution? And who is this Lisa "Playing It straight into MB hands" Fletcher? To be sure, she got the glossy treatment in Vogue, swanning amid a Marc Jacobs' perfume ad (Daisy), breast cancer awareness, and Van Cleef & Arpels.
"Al Jazeera America" is thrilled to bits.
But what price Glossywood?
From an earlier post:
Qatar, after all, is a country Freedom House deems "not free" where, as reported in Freedom House's the 2012 Freedom of the Press Report, it is against the law for journalists to "criticize the Qatari government, the ruling family or Islam."
Justin Bieber attacked by male fan who storms onstage and grabs him midway through Dubai concert
Daily Mail 6 May 2013
By Paul Chavez
A crazed fan stormed onstage and grabbed singer Justin Bieber from behind on Sunday in Dubai during the middle of a piano performance. The 19-year-old Canadian pop star was
When Christians become a 'hated minority'
CNN (blog) 6 May 2013
By John Blake
When Peter Sprigg speaks publicly about his opposition to homosexuality, something odd often happens. During his speeches, people raise their hands to challenge his
Syria Learns: Don’t Cross Israel’s ‘Red Line’
FRONTPAGEMAG.COM 6 May 2013
By Joseph Klein
Israel’s air force is reported to have attacked last Thursday a shipment of advanced surface-to-surface missiles from Iran that were believed to be on their way to Hezbollah in
Israel hits Syrian missiles again as explosions rock Damascus
AmericanThinker 6 May 2013
By Rick Moran
Pretty impresive video footage below from the Syrian opposition that shows huge explosions on Qasioun Mountain just outside of Damascus. Apparently, there is some kind of
Iran/Hizballah’s Global Shi’ite Terror Network
Algemeiner 6 May 2013
A deadly bus explosion in Bulgaria targeting Israeli tourists, a bomb plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington, and a ship carrying large quantities of arms to
Video: What Went Wrong With Bernard Lewis?
americanthinker. 30 April 2013
By Andrew G. Bostom
- I spent an hour with my colleague, the prolific author Robert Spencer, discussing Bernard Lewis, nonagenarian doyen of Islamic Studies
The entire interview, conducted as a segment for Robert's outstanding weekly series of Jihad Watch programs on the Aramaic Broadcasting Network, is embedded at the bottom of this posting. Please read the summary assessment of my concerns before watching the interview. A more detailed analysis of Lewis's analytic pitfalls can be read here.
Al-Qaeda chief’s brother warns France of retaliation for Mali
Al Arabiya News 30 April 2013
France is "playing with fire” in Mali, the brother of Al-Qaeda’s chief said in an interview published Monday, warning that Islamic fighters would retaliate in the African
Time to Confront Obama on Radical Islam
RealClearPolitics 30 April 2013
By Caroline Glick
The time has come for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to confront US President Barack Obama. A short summary of events from the past three days:
On Tuesday morning, the head of the IDF's Military Intelligence Analysis Division Brig. Gen. Itay Brun revealed that the Syrian government has already used "lethal chemical weapons," against Syrian civilians and opposition forces. Brun described footage of people visibly suffering the impact of chemical agents, apparently sarin gas.
Islamist Sheikh al-Qaradawi to Visit Gaza
israelnationalnews 30 April 2013
Ahram.org reports influential Islamist cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who supported suicide bombings against Israeli civilians in the past, said he will lead a delegation of clerics
What is the Motivation Behind Erdogan Visiting Gaza and Snubbing Kerry?
Algemeiner 30 April 2013
By Ben Cohen / JNS.org
Of all the half-truths and misconceptions that mar the American debate over the level of influence exercised by Israel on U.S. Middle East policy, the most irritating has to be
AFDI Calls for Closure of Mosques That Breed Jihad Terror
PR Newswire 30 April 2013
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The human rights organization American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) has called upon government and law enforcement authorities to close three U.S. mosques that have been established as breeding grounds for jihad terror
The call follows the issuance last week of AFDI's 18-point Platform for Defending Freedom, which offered practical steps to protect the nation from jihad terror in the wake of the Boston jihad bombings.
Aafia Siddiqui: Repaying Opportunity With Terror
FRONTPAGEMAG.COM 30 April 2013
By Mark Tapson
One of the more jaw-dropping excuses that the news media have concocted in defense of the Boston Marathon bombers’ murderous evil is that America herself failed the two
Video: US Confirms Chemical Weapons Used in Syria
danielpipes.org 30 April 2013
By Sun News Network
Al-Qaeda's Inspire magazine editor sought over Boston marathon bombing
Telegraph.co.uk 30 April 2013
By Jon Swaine
The CIA is believed to have stepped up efforts to find Yahya Ibrahim, a jihadist who has edited Inspire since the magazine's founding editor-in-chief was killed by a US drone
Qatar Hints at Support for 'Swaps' as Part of Israel-PA Peace
israelnationalnews 30 April 2013
By Elad Benari
The Prime Minister of Qatar indicated on Monday that he supported an American proposal for a change in the pre-1967 borders as part of a future peace agreement between Israel
Israel lawmaker: Hezbollah getting chemical arms
Yahoo! News 30 April 2013
By IAN DEITCH
A former Israeli defense minister alleged Monday that Syria's chemical weapons are "trickling" to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. It was the first such claim by a senior
Hezbollah targets Israeli tourists
Salon 30 April 2013
By Sebastian Rotella
A rare inside look at Hezbollah during a recent terror trial in Cyprus portrayed a militant group with the prowess of an intelligence service: meticulous overseas
Saudi Cleric Calls for Murdering Women and Children in Iraq
FRONTPAGEMAG.COM 30 April 2013
By Daniel Greenfield
And he’s not exactly a fan of America either, declaring on Twitter, "O Allah, humiliate America and make them prey to your followers.” Dr. Saad al-Durihim is a faculty
