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  • Archive for February, 2006

    French Tax Hike: "International Socialism"

    Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

    Today, France embarked on a new scheme I like to call “international socialism”, if you will. France is going to begin taxing airline tickets with the extra revenue to go to “combating AIDS in Africa” and other world aid concerns. Count UN head Kofi Annan as one of the supporters. Mr. Annan had this to [...]

    South Dakota Abortion Ban: The End of the World as We Know It!?

    Monday, February 27th, 2006

    In the wake of two successful conservative Supreme Court nominations, the South Dakota state legislature, right on queue, passed a ban on all abortions, with the exception of those intended to save a pregnant woman’s life. Governor Mike Rounds has stated that he is inclined to sign this bill, which represents a direct challenge to [...]

    UC Irvine Jumps Into Mohammed Cartoon Mess

    Sunday, February 26th, 2006

    I added this to the Country Report Card, but felt it also deserved it’s own post.
    Students at the University of California - Irvine, are planning to unveil the offensive Mohammed cartoons during a panel on Islamic extremism. Of course, the Muslims on campus are angry:
    “To have a negative portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad is [...]

    Arabs Cry "Bigotry!"

    Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

    Arabs are decrying the opposition to the UAE port deal as being driven by bigotry:
    “We’re very concerned about the level of rhetoric and the way that there seems to be the assumption that because a company is Arab it can’t be trusted with our security,” said Katherine Abbadi, executive director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee [...]

    American Law Professor Calls for Punishment of Danish Editors

    Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

    Aside from some obscure and select Europeans, Bill Clinton, and the Muslims torching Burger Kings in the Middle East, I had not seen too many people arguing for punishing the Danish editors and cartoonists criminally. In the United States, even the most uninterested of individuals I have talked to expressed dismay at the mere idea [...]

    Canada to Do US-style Questioning of Justices

    Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

    New Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has outlined some of his reforms, and one of them is to subject Supreme Court nominees to a US-style question session by members of Parliament. After watching the recent nomination of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, I’m not sure why anyone would want to “reform” their system to [...]

    Speech and Press Freedom in Europe

    Monday, February 20th, 2006

    With the publication of the Mohammed cartoons in Denmark and the subsequent rioting and looting that took place in the Middle East, the world has been focused on the Middle East’s failure to grasp fundamental freedoms found in the West. Europe, however, could still learn a thing or two about freedom.
    Today, David Irving, a British [...]

    Cheney Hunting Accident: Who Cares? (Alec Baldwin is an idiot)

    Saturday, February 18th, 2006

    In the midst of two foreign wars, the Olympics, and an enormously violent cartoon scandal, the national media remains gripped by a non-fatal hunting accident involving two friends that took place over a week ago in Texas. Democratic leaders, publicly-elected and self-anointed alike, have taken this little chink in the Cheney armor and run with [...]

    Is It Really About The Cartoons?

    Friday, February 17th, 2006

    Of course not. This blog has made that point on many occasions: The Bush Administration Supports…, Danish Imams to Combat Terrorism, Muslims Are Enraged…, etc. The MSM has finally picked up on it.

    Over the past week, Islam and religious fervor have been fingered as the source of the spreading violence. But to some analysts, [...]

    Iran Meddling in Iraq? No………

    Friday, February 17th, 2006

    If anyone needed proof that Iran was meddling in Iraq, or that they weren’t attempting to influence the situation there, need look no further. The Iranian “government” is calling upon the British to leave Basra, saying they are destabilizing the city.

    “The Islamic Republic of Iran demands the immediate withdrawal of British forces from Basra,” Manouchehr [...]

    New anti-Muslim Cartoon in Germany

    Thursday, February 16th, 2006

    A German newspaper has depicted Iranian soccer players as suicide bombers, according to the United Press International. Death threats and an attack on the German embassy in Tehran have since followed. From the article:
    The caption said: “The real reason why the German army has to be used during the World Cup,” which Stuttman [the drawer] [...]

    The Bush Administration Supports the Iranian People

    Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

    I got this through an email. From the Department of State via Condoleezza Rice:

    Empowering Iranian Civil Society
    The Administration will spend at least $10 million in FY06 funds to support the cause of freedom in Iran this year. These funds will be used to support political dissidents, labor union leaders and human rights activists. We [...]

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