Archive for July, 2006
Monday, July 31st, 2006
We should not be surprised. Messages sent by the Canadian UNIFIL officer killed in the Israel Air Force attack on a UN post in Lebanon last week indicate that Hezbollah had been firing rockets at Israel from a location near the post “on a daily basis” prior to the IAF attack. . . . The [...]
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
Why do we even argue about this? Why does anyone countenance (and even cheer) a terrorist group that proclaims its goal is to complete what Hilter could not? Are we that morally bankrupt — or confused? We have lost elementary moral distinctions over the last century. As a culture, we pretend we cannot tell the [...]
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
When Prime Minister Fuoad Siniora applauds Hezbollah. The Lebanese prime minister added that he esteems those who fell in “the defense of Lebanon,”‘ and said that his government is doing everything to strengthen its stance. He even expressed his “full admiration for Nasrallah and all those who sacrifice their lives for Lebanon.”
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
Joe Carter argues for truth. As author Michael Crichton notes, “Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you’re [...]
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
It has become very hard to argue otherwise. Given UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is about to retire, Gibson’s timing is impeccable. And Yes, fathers do matter.
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Sunday, July 30th, 2006
More Hezbollah human shields die and the propagandist Kofi Annan and lazy Media blame Israel. Charles Johnson provides the facts as well as asks questions that the Antique Media are not asking — and before we can trust anything from the Antique Media, we must ask Why they are not asking. The facts as reported [...]
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Thursday, July 27th, 2006
If you believe Hezbollah propaganda. Well, try 1%.
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Thursday, July 27th, 2006
As you might surmise from reading my thoughts on the Middle East, I am a staunch supporter of Israel. Much of this support stems from my Faith, but my support also recognizes that Iran is fighting enemies that, left unchecked, the United States will likely have to defeat at the cost of unknown blood and [...]
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Thursday, July 27th, 2006
And more precisely Islamofascists. Eric at Classical Values asks what we would do with people who call for the death of Jews and destruction of Israel — if they were from Germany: Take another look at that picture. If the same people were from Germany and they were wearing Nazi uniforms, wouldn’t there be an [...]
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Thursday, July 27th, 2006
Tough fighting in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah has been well funded and well equipped by Tehran via Damascus. One of the best sources of information for events in Israel and Lebanon is Pajamas Media. Here is an interesting article with interviews from Israeli soldiers. Israeli officials said they plan to form a security zone running the [...]
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