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Obama's Charm Offensive and the Global Jihad By Jeff Jacoby EARLY IN HIS presidency, Jimmy Carter set about to a letter US policy toward the Soviet Union. Six days after his inauguration he sent a letter to Soviet ruler Leonid Brezhnev, hailing the two countries' "common efforts towards formation of a more peaceful, just, and humane world" and saluting Brezhnev's supposed "aspiration for strengthening and preserving. . . peace." In a commencement address at Notre Dame, he declared that Americans had shed their "inordinate fear of communism." In the months that followed, Carter slashed the defense budget, scrapped the B-1 bomber, welcomed the Sandinista coup in Nicaragua, and launched diplomatic relations with Cuba's dictator, Fidel Castro. It wasn't until the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979 that Carter finally woke up to his naiveté. Moscow's brutal aggression "made a more dramatic change in my opinion of what the Soviets...

With my dearest friend up and moving out of the country in which she was born and raised, partly because of the fear of the rise of militant Islam where she is now... I felt this article was particularly timely. by Ruthie Blum 'I always thought I'd be writing novels," says Bat Ye'or, her wistfulness somehow adding an extra touch of class to her thick French accent. "Not such serious work." Given the gravity of her subject matter, and what some might consider her alarmist way with words, this is hard to believe. But then, so is the historian's life story, which is the stuff that sagas are made of. Hers began in Egypt during World War II. The daughter of a middle-class Jewish family named Orebi, Bat Ye'or (her trademark pseudonym, which in Hebrew means "daughter of the Nile") fled with her parents to England in 1957 - after suffering the brunt of the anti-Semitism she claims characterized the entire Arab world. In 1959, she married a Briton - ...

LADIES, STILL THINK APPEASEMENT IS THE ANSWER? A little reading for you to ponder: Western Feminist: At the Service of Radical Islam By Phyllis Chesler Middle East Quarterly Vol.XIV NO.4 Fall 2007 One might expect Western feminists to take the lead in challenging Islamic gender apartheid, but sadly, this is not the case. Rather, they tend to be more concerned with Israel’s “occupation” of Palestine or the U.S. “occupation” of Afghanistan and Iraq than with the Islamist persecution of women. They consider it “racist” to condemn gender apartheid of the most savage sort, and “racism” trumps concerns about gender. Incredibly, those same Western feminists who condemn Western patriarchal institutions of marriage, biological motherhood, heterosexuality, and religion now view Islamic veiling, the hijab (head scarf), purdah, arranged marriage, and polygamy as sacred religious rights. Those same feminists who condemn Christianity and Judaism for more minor (but still serious) misogynist practi...

THIS WEEK'S BOLDFACED-LIAR WRAP-UP We've had a quite a week here. Just one idiot after another on the news. The only thing that bothered me was the MSM making the Ahmadinejad debacle into a Jewish issue - even at the UN rally. Come on people, he wants everyone who's not an ISLAMOFASCIST blown into oblivion - not just the Jews! My favorite blogger, Kathy Krajco wrapped it up perfectly - and I will let her speak for herself: Everyone needs a little respect. by Kathy Krajco Believe it or not, my last two posts ...point up the dilemma. There is real danger in giving these boldfaced liars a pass. For some strange reason, it is viewed as wrong to treat them as having the credibility they have = 0. Not nice, eh? Well then, what is so nice about what THEY do? - narcissists and clowns like Ahmadman ? They mock us with such insults to our intelligence and we must respond by being nice and careful not to offend the offensive jerks? Give me a break. With such whoppers liars l...

BLAME AND THE BBC This is a must read! I took it from the brilliant Kathy Krajco 's site on my pet subject, Narcissism. I use many of her articles in my advocacy for abuse victim's work. This article starts with the BBC's media bullpocky but broadens its reach to so many political & personal areas... well, as I said, I consider it required reading. With Yom Kippur and forgiveness being talked about this time of year I felt this article on BLAME was brilliant and brutally honest. Blaming the victim has become so much a part of our society. Almost no one wants to take responsibility for the horrible things they do to others, it seems. And I, for one, am sick of it. To quote Carey from SEX & THE CITY : "Can we really forgive if we can't forget?" My answer? If the person(s) who harmed you doesn't take the time & energy make amends and shifts blame to you, in a word: NO . Teaching Children to Blame the Victim by Kathy Krajco Via Biased BBC...

THE REASON BEHIND JIMMY CARTER'S STUPIDITY Anyone remember this? CLICK HERE. It explains a lot about this man's state of mind & credibility. Then watch this video CLICK HERE. You'll get the picture of the real Jimmy Carter. Clearly. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO JBLOG ME

BBC 'sanitizes' Bin Laden Not going to say much - because I am posting from my personal blog heroine, Kathy Krajco's site. I see no reason to plaguarize or try to improve on what she's written. Additionally, I didn't know that the BBC was in the business of subtlely changing observable diagnosis of people's mental state. Kathy's being polite terming it "sloppy thinking." More like 'complete bull' to me. But I will add that I saw what the BBC said about Bin Looney-Tunes and frankly I am sickened. And furious that he's still taking oxygen away from HUMAN BEINGS. SLOPPY THINKING by Kathy Krajco This is interesting... the BBC quoting itself.... "Unlike some of the psychopathic adherents of al-Qaeda, Bin Laden has often tried to sway the opinions of the Western public in hopes of driving a wedge between them and their leaders, and between European countries and his most hated enemy, the U.S. government." This statement say...

Muslim Day Parade? Just caught this one in my newspaper today. More Islamic Sanitization and dhimmitude: Mission Statement United American Muslim Day Parade For almost twenty years, the MFA has annually sponsored our biggest event, The United American Muslim Day Parade in Manhattan. It is held on the last Sunday of September each year. (September 9, 2007) The Parade's purpose is to bring communities of various ethnic and religious groups together to promote a better understanding of Islam and to establish interfaith cooperation between Muslims and all other religious/community groups. Each year, the parade grows in size and significance. Each year, we also host a Parade Fund-Raising Banquet to help raise funds for the parade. We welcome and appreciate the participation and support of all people of good will! Want to guess who is helping FUND this shindig? CLICK HERE Here's their press release: We are extremely grateful for the dedicated members of the Board of Trustees who wo...

THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO... KABOOM! A friend told me about this, when I first heard it I was stunned. So I went searching around the web and - there it was!! First it was flight school, then Newsweek trying to sanitize them - now this. Yes I know not all Muslims are bad. So how are we to know who is genuine about dating pretty American girls while going to flight school? And who is o.k. to be driving our most precious cargo to school! (of course this is a perfect cover because many parents can't bear the cost of gasoline it would take to drive their children to school every day or the parents work!) When they lie with dogs... fleas ensue. Destruction from within - at the peril of our children. Let us pray. Terrorists – coming to a school near you Police ill-equipped to defend against an American Beslan Authorities fear the school massacre that shook Russia a few years ago may be a dress rehearsal for what al-Qaida plans to do in America – only on a grander scale, launching m...

TRULY FRIGHTENING Time Out's London Edition this time is really scary. Take a look - do you think this a GOOD THING? Well, its certainly being presented as such. From TIME OUT: THE ISLAMIC ISSUE Is London's future Islamic? Islam is the fastest growing religion in London. Despite benefiting from a mutually nourishing relationship for centuries, a misunderstanding of the Muslim community still lingers in London. In this issue Time Out asks what is the root of this suspicion? What can we learn from Islam? And if the capital becomes a predominately Muslim city in years to come, what would this actually mean? Would you be enriched or enraged? LINK TO THE MAGAZINE HERE PLEASE CLICK HERE TO JBLOG ME

YAHOO GETS DHIMMITUDE On April 10, Yahoo took Join the Boycott offline without notice and without explanation. Join the Boycott is a Yahoo Geocities site which advocates responsible consumer protest as a means to combat anti-Israel bias. Yahoo has violated Join the Boycott ’s fundamental Constitutional Right to Freedom of Speech. Only after many angry emails were sent to Yahoo management was JOIN THE BOYCOTT recently restored. JOIN THE BOYCOTT'S LETTER REGARDING THE TRASHING OF THEIR CIVIL LIBERTIES: May 4, 2007 Join the Boycott , an initiative of the Friends of Israel Community, is a Yahoo Geocities website addressing the serious problem of anti-Israel propaganda in the Los Angeles Times, and anti-Israel bias in general. Join the Boycott has been providing ongoing commentary on this subject for over 5 years. Join the Boycott advocates responsible consumer protest as a means to combat anti-Israel bias. Join the Boycott 's activities are an exercise of the First A...