Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) A World in Crisis What the thirties tell us about today. Matthew Continetti January 3 – January 10, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 16 On December 13, 1931, there was a traffic accident in New York City. A man exited a cab on the Upper East Side and was crossing […]
MIDDLE EAST NEWS JANUARY 14, 2011 By JAY SOLOMON DOHA, Qatar—Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, adopting a tone reminiscent of the Bush administration, blasted Arab governments for stalled political change, warning that extremists were exploiting a lack of democracy to promote radical agendas across the Middle East. Mrs. Clinton, addressing a conference on democracy as she
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JANUARY 14, 2011 As the South votes to become independent, tens of thousands remain enslaved. By JOHN EIBNER AND CHARLES JACOBS Juba, Sudan On Jan. 9, the people of South Sudan began their week-long referendum to decide whether to separate from the Arab-Muslim North and form an independent country. But Achol Yum Deng didn’t vote.
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December 29, 2010 By Austin Bay Conditions — and human intentions — can change quickly, but creating capabilities takes time. This applies in virtually every realm of human endeavor. The global recession has required painful economic adjustment that in the case of a nation like Greece may take decades to repair. An epidemic can strike,
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The cross is near extinction in the ancient lands of its origin By Jeffrey T. Kuhner The Washington Times December 23, 2010 An Iraqi policeman stands guard at the scene of a car bomb attack in front of a Syrian Catholic Church, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Nov. 1, 2010. Islamic militants held around 120 Iraqi
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This was published in 2006 by Gabrielle Giffords in the Arizona Jewish Post 10.27.06 The title of the article is: “Israel needs U.S. to push the peace process”. > My grandfather, Akiba Hornstein, was the son of a Lithuanian rabbi. My grandfather changed his name to Giff Giffords for reasons of anti-Semitism and moved to
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U.S. business mustn’t fall behind as the world moves forward By Gary Burnison The Washington Times December 23, 2010 Imagine, for a moment, that the United States is a company. Without a doubt, it is an industry leader with a great global (albeit sometimes controversial) brand, ample resources and vast real estate holdings from mountains
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Leading likely to violence. Lee Smith January 12, 2011 6:08 PM As Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri was in Washington to meet with President Obama this morning, Hezbollah and its allies withdrew from the Lebanese cabinet, setting the table for what many fear is an inevitable escalation of violence
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) On eve of presidential summit in Washington. Dan Blumenthal January 12, 2011 4:00 PM What if you could prepare for a state visit in Washington that boosts your public image while at the same time humiliating your rival and intimidating your neighbors? If you are Chinese President Hu Jintao,
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ASIA NEWS JANUARY 10, 2011 By ZAHID HUSSAIN Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesFazalur Rehman, leader of radical group Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam, addresses a rally in favor of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws in Karachi on Sunday. ISLAMABAD—Tens of thousands of Islamists rallied Sunday in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi in support of the nation’s controversial blasphemy laws, and clerics threatened
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