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DAYS OF RAGE – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON

PAJAMASMEDIA.COM By Victor Davis Hanson February 13, 2011 In times to come, the period between the failed campaign of John Kerry and the Democratic control of the Congress, coupled with the beginning of the successful surge, should be known as “The Insane Years.” This was the era in which Guantanamo was a gulag, renditions were […]

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THE ABORTIONIST’S HOUSE OF HORRORS – PHILADELPHIA

Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) To Live and Die in Philadelphia The abortionist’s house of horrors. Joseph Bottum February 7, 2011, Dr. Gosnell was a little befuddled at his arraignment on January 20. Indicted for eight murders, the Philadelphia abortionist told the court that he understood the first count, a charge of third-degree murder

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BRING BACK TONY BLAIR

January 31, 2011The Scrapbook intends no disrespect to British prime minister David Cameron. But the more we hear from his predecessor Tony Blair, the more we’d like him back in office, if only to explain the world to Barack Obama. Last week, Blair testified once again before Britain’s Iraq Inquiry commission, which is examining the

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THE DISAPPEARING HELEN THOMAS AWARDS

Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) January 31, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 19 It’s often forgotten​—​although The Scrapbook certainly remembers​—​that Stephen Colbert’s famous excoriation of President Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner was only briefly about George W. Bush. It was actually part of an extended tribute to Helen Thomas, who was still

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UNDERSTANDING THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

FEBRUARY 15, 2011 In 1979, Western thinkers were quick to call the Ayatollah Khomeini ‘moderate’ and ‘progressive.’ By BRET STEPHENS It’s what the good people on West 40th Street like to call a “Times Classic.” On Feb. 16, 1979, the New York Times ran a lengthy op-ed by Richard Falk, a professor of international law

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LOOKING INTO THE EGYPTIAN CRYSTAL BALL

FEBRUARY 14, 2011 Will its new government come to resemble Pakistan? Indonesia? Turkey? Or something entirely different? By MATTHEW KAMINSKI Washington So what’s next for Egypt? When people talk about possible outcomes after the collapse of the Mubarak regime, they usually have other Muslim countries in mind. This crisis has been so unexpected that something

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RUMSFELD WARNS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACK

Newsmax Rumsfeld Warns of Iran, N. Korea Electromagnetic Pulse Attack Sunday, February 13, 2011 09:23 AM By: Ken Timmerman EXCERPT  FROM THIS ARTICLE:    Rumsfeld said he is worried about the threat from an electromagnetic pulse attack from countries such as Iran and North Korea.  “We’ve thrown away the shoeboxes with the 3-by-5 cards,” he

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THE ONE THING YOU WON’T SEE ON TV AT THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH

January 25, 2011By Dennis Prager Tuesday, when you see President Obama give his State of the Union address, you will see four things: the president entering the hall, the president ascending the rostrum to be greeted by the vice president and the speaker of the House, the president giving his speech and the reactions of

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OBAMA – ‘I DIDN’T RAISE TAXES ONCE’

FEBRUARY 8, 2011 Refreshing the President’s memory. Bill O’Reilly’s Fox interview with President Obama on Sunday was fascinating, and not merely because Mr. Obama made clear he’s an ardent fan of these pages. What really caught our attention was the President’s claim that “I didn’t raise taxes once. I lowered taxes over the last two

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WILL CUBA BE THE NEXT EGYPT?

FEBRUARY 7, 2011 The most striking difference between the two countries is Internet access. By MARY ANASTASIA O’GRADY Developments in Egypt over the last two weeks brought Cuba to my mind. Why does a similar rebellion against five decades of repression there still appear to be a far-off dream? Part of the answer is in

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