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Condoleezza Rice: Macedonia is ready, NATO must remain open

There is no longer any sane or valid reason that Macedonia is not a part of NATO. This goes for the rest of the Former Yugoslavian states like Serbia and Bosnia. Rice spoke forcefully during the Bush Administration for integration, and it was through pettiness that certain parties kept the country out. Now is their [...]

Egypt disqualifies top Islamists, Mubarak VP from vote

It’s no surprise that members of the previous regime under Hosni Mubarak will not be allowed to participate in elections. What is a surprise is that some Islamists are being blocked as well. The West and its more liberal and Christian Egyptian allies had much to fear with the Muslim Brotherhood gaining control, ending any [...]

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Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test

Most people not into politics don’t quite understand the magnitude of this admission. It is almost unheard-of for North Korea to admit mistakes. When disaster strikes, the state media organs pump out stories so false that the word ‘Orwellian’ doesn’t do them justice. What is worrying, however, is that the Norks will try yet again, [...]

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Israeli Military Cancels Traditional Passover Break

Rough going this Passover, courtesy of the Washington Times: The Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz announced on Wednesday that all units must be on full alert during the traditional Passover holidays, though officials dismissed the idea that the decision is linked to planned military operations, Xinhua reported. IDF officials said [...]

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Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites

If one doesn’t bother trying to put the pieces of the puzzle that is the Middle East together, one would find the headline counterintuitive. One should read history and learn the theological ties that bind the region. Saudi Arabia considers Israel little more than an irritant and a tool they can use to whip their [...]

Exclusive footage gives rare insight into life in al Qaeda insurgency

Given how grotesquely liberal and crappy the BBC News was when I lived overseas, I wasn’t feeling too keen on giving France24 the time of day. Let’s face it; thanks to toads like Jacques Chirac, a lot of my fellow Americans, expatriates included, considered the French to be, as that lovely sorbiquet goes… ‘Cheese-eating surrender [...]

A shocking story of Israeli survival

Wesley Pruden of the Washington Times nails it today, calling the phony anti-Semitic governments in Europe out for their “shock.” They are, at the very least, so naive as to not be worthy of their government posts, or at worst (such as in Turkey’s case) complicit in helping Hamas try to smuggle weapons into Gaza, [...]

Cuba Bites

As if one needed any more proof, Jay Nordlinger of The Corner at National Review Online write on and links to video showing protester and filmaker Alexandra Joner getting attacked by the Cuban Ambassador’s wife, all while she insulted Joner with names beneath the dignity of her station. Norway should give the biter in question [...]

Go back to Mexico

The disgusting display but on by Mexican President Felipe Calderón raised the ire of many Americans who have tired of the growing lawlessness in the borders of the Southwest portion of the country. I myself live in California, about 1 1/2 hour’s drive from San Diego, where we have our fair share of border-jumping. As [...]

Disrespecting Foreign Allies

Charles Krauthammer rips President Obama for his callous treatment of allies at the expense of coddling rogue regimes.

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