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Archive for November, 2008

Mark Steyn on Islamic ideology

Nov 30

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Mark Steyn’s article Mumbai could happen just about anywhere offers some good insights into recent events in Mumbai and elsewhere.

The Islamic imperialist project is a totalitarian ideology: It is at war with Hindus, Jews, Americans, Britons, everything that is other.

He is right that radical Islam targets everyone who is not Islam. And they are willing to victimize innocent Muslims in the name of jihad. No one is safe. The war on terror is not solely about al Qaeda. It is not about a particular group of individuals organizations. It cannot be defeated by enforcing laws against crimes that are committed by terrorist acts. It is the radical Islamic ideology that must be eliminated.

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Nov 23

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bailout is working, but for whom?

Nov 18

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Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke are defending their administration of the bailout, despite mounting criticism.

The question is, who is this bailout working for? Ask yourself: has the bailout, which you are paying for, been working for you?

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Iraq status of forces agreement

Nov 16

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Iraq’s Cabinet approves U.S. security pact

The agreement sets June 30, 2009, as the deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from all Iraqi cities and towns, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.

The date for all troops to leave Iraq will be December 31, 2011, he said.

Updated 11/22/2008: Iraq warns of consequences of early U.S. pullout. Iraqi Defense Minister General Abdel Qader Jassim said withdrawing before end of 2011 would threaten Iraq’s oil exports, enable neighboring countries to encroach on Iraqi territory, and give free reign to foreign spies. Moqtada al-Sadr, a militia commander, opposes the pact with the US.

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Paulson bait and switch

Nov 12

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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is abandoning his plan for using the $700 billion bailout fund to buy up bad mortgage debt. The entire justification for authorizing the bailout is being replaced at Paulson’s whim. The nation has once again been duped.

Updated 11/13/2008: Three GOP Senators have sent Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson a “joint letter of concern”. The senators are Tom Coburn, Richard Burr, and David Vitter.

Updated 11/14/2008: Michelle Malkin writes Hank Paulson, naked emperor, a scathing roast.

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