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When In Doubt, Slam Israel
02/17/2011Claudia Rosett, The Rosett Report
For the Islamic despotisms of the Middle East, it’s an old rule of thumb. When things get tough, or confusing, or frustrating, or when you simply want to deflect anger in the direction of a communal...


One Last Patriot Point
02/17/2011Andrew C. McCarthy, The Corner, NRO
Some reader responses and emailers argue that the GOP defectors should be cut slack because they voted against reauthorization not because they opposed the Patriot Act provisions at issue but to defen...


The Patriot Act and the Tea Party, continued …
02/17/2011Andrew C. McCarthy, The Corner, NRO
Our readers’ comments on my post from last evening about the (temporary) defeat of reauthorization for three Patriot Act provisions are, as one expects, well informed. I want to respond in particula...


The Patriot Act and the Tea Party
02/16/2011Andrew C. McCarthy, The Corner, NRO
Sorry for the radio silence. I’ve been on the road for most of the last 10 days.It’s old news at this point that a defection by several Tea Party Republicans to the side of leftwing Democrats resu...


In Libya, Gaddafi Sounds Scared
02/13/2011Claudia Rosett, The Rosett Report
“We need to create a problem for the world,” Libyan tyrant Muammar Gaddafi declared on Libyan state TV Sunday, in what Reuters describes as his first major speech since a popular uprising toppled ...


Never Mind Egypt. What Would We Do Without the UN?
02/12/2011Claudia Rosett, The Rosett Report
History is being made with Egypt’s Lotus Revolution, as President Obama reminded us on Friday, intoning: “This is one of those moments. This is one of those times.” Big things are happening in t...


What Are Iran's Plans Now that Mubarak Is Out? What Are Ours?
02/11/2011Benjamin Weinthal, NRO, The Corner
Berlin — Today marks the 32nd anniversary of Khomeini’s Islamic revolution in Iran, just as the Iranian regime, while falsely claiming to support Egyptians’ right to assemble and protest, employ...


Re: Re: Willful Blindness, Etc.
02/10/2011Clifford D. May, NRO, The Corner
James Clapper is the director of national intelligence, so he must know what he’s talking about.I mean, who are you going to believe? DNI Clapper or the Muslim Brotherhood’s “Supreme Guide,” M...


Mythical Sharia Strikes Again
02/10/2011Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO, The Corner
Read it and weep — and you will want to weep. In Bangladesh a 14-year-old girl named Hena was raped by a 40-year-old man, Mahbub, who is described in a report as her “relative.” [Thanks to John ...


There's Willful Blindness, and Then There's Willful Stupidity
02/10/2011Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO, The Corner
James Clapper, the head of intelligence for the United States of America, has explained to Congress that the Muslim Brotherhood is “largely secular.” It further has “eschewed violence,” decrie...


The Spooks' Black Thursday
02/10/2011Dr. Michael Ledeen, Faster, Please!
An Italian judge ordered a former Guantanamo detainee released from jail on Monday. The former detainee, a Tunisian named Adel Ben Mabrouk, had been convicted of terrorism-related charges.In an interv...


Hosni Mubarak Staying Put - What Now?
02/10/2011Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, The Arena, Politico
Thursday was a tough day for U.S. intelligence on Capitol Hill. First, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called the Muslim Brotherhood a "largely secular" organization. Then, CIA direc...


Has Mubarak Already Won?
02/9/2011Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, The Arena, Politico
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has learned a few things during his 30 years in power. One of them is how to divide those who oppose him. In recent days, he has done this masterfully, and has regaine...


Watch It Now - Iranium
02/8/2011Claudia Rosett, The PJ Tatler
Roger Simon already sent up a flare about an important new documentary on the threat of a nuclear Iran: Iranium. I’ve just watched it, and this is to second Roger’s endorsement — this is one you...


Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian Army remain aloof from protests
02/8/2011Steven Sotloff, Threat Matrix, The Long War Journal
Editor's note: Steven Sotloff is a Yemen-based Adjunct Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies who is currently reporting from Cairo.Ever since protests broke out in Egypt on Jan. 25 calli...


Taliban Mourn Death of 'Eminent Commander' at Gitmo
02/6/2011Thomas Joscelyn, Threat Matrix, The Long War Journal
In a piece last week, I noted that a former Taliban commander, Awal Gul, died of an apparent heart attack at Guantanamo on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The Taliban have now released a statement online concerning ...


A Power Vacuum in Egypt?
02/6/2011Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, The Arena, Politico
After meeting with embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak last week at the behest of President Barack Obama, former U.S. ambassador to Egypt Frank Wisner suggested Mubarak should stay in power as ...


An Immediate Exit for Mubarak?
02/4/2011Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, The Arena, Politico
Over the course of 10 excruciating days, the White House has inched toward calling for the resignation of embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. A likely scenario is now one in which newly-instal...


UN and U.S. Double Standards: Egypt vs. Iran
02/4/2011Claudia Rosett, The Rosett Report
After an initial United Nations response to the mass uprising in Egypt of … well, not much… Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has jumped into the fray. On Wednesday and again on Thursday he called for...


Mubarak v. the Brotherhood
02/2/2011Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO The Corner
It is simply delirious to suggest that we can work with the Muslim Brotherhood, that the Brotherhood has renounced violence, or that a Brotherhood-led government will ultimately be better for the Unit...


The Problem of the Friendly Tyrant
02/2/2011Dr. Michael Ledeen, Faster, Please
We’ve had many alliances with friendly tyrants, from Stalin to Papa Doc, from Mubarak to Pinochet, from the shah to the Saudi royal family.  It’s not an easy embrace.  If you’re the American p...


How Far Will Egypt Tumult Spread?
02/1/2011Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, The Arena, Politico
Immediately after the fall of Tunisia’s 23-year dictator, Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali, analysts warned of a domino effect across the Arab world. Would-be democrats in other Arab countries reasoned that ...


El Baradei and the Al Qaqaa Affair
02/1/2011Clifford D. May, NRO The Corner
I’d all but forgotten this — but Powerline remembered:El Baradei achieved his greatest renown in connection with the pre-war weapons inspections in Iraq, which he headed on behalf of the IAEA. One...


Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther, and the Muslim Brotherhood
02/1/2011Reuel Marc Gerecht, Interviewed by Duncan Currie, NRO The Corner
Like Reihan and Alex Massie, I’ve been curious to know what Reuel Marc Gerecht — former CIA officer, Islam expert, and robust supporter of Arab democracy — thinks about the extraordinary events ...


Mubarak won't run again -- what's the effect?
02/1/2011Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, The Arena, Politico
Hosni Mubarak’s announcement sparked immediate outrage from the Egyptian protestors, who have stated repeatedly over the last several days that they seek nothing less than his ouster.President Obama...


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From The Rosett Report: When In Doubt, Slam Israel by Claudia Rosett, 02/17/2011
For the Islamic despotisms of the Middle East, it’s an old rule of thumb...more

From The Corner, NRO: One Last Patriot Point by Andrew C. McCarthy, 02/17/2011
Some reader responses and emailers argue that the GOP defectors should be cut slack because they voted against reauthorization not because they opposed the Patriot Act provisions at issue but to defend the principle that all bills should make time for debate and for proposed amendments, etc...more

From The Corner, NRO: The Patriot Act and the Tea Party, continued … by Andrew C. McCarthy, 02/17/2011
Our readers’ comments on my post from last evening about the (temporary) defeat of reauthorization for three Patriot Act provisions are, as one expects, well informed...more

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