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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Do you want to meet a real hero?

‘Hero’ is an overworked word these days, victim of the current belief that adulation must be spread around widely and equally; hell, even dogs, cats and quite possibly the odd hamster become ‘heroes’ and join the army of human ‘celebrities’ crowding our media spaces for their moment of ‘fame’… But I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 1, 2014

Stupidity or lies – which is it?

Just before I left on my trip, I happened to catch Obama’s speech on the occasion of James Foley’s murder at the hands of one of Allah’s soldiers. Some people castigated him for going off to play a round of golf immediately thereafter – tasteless, yes, but I’m not concerned here with matters of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

The ‘War on Terror’ cannot be won…Part XVII (Final)

First a response to our Kabu, who asked a lot of interesting questions in her comments to Part XV of this series. Here’s my answer: Thanks, Kabu, I promise I will do my best to answer those questions, though not today, and probably not for some days to come, since I’ll be traveling a bit… Next, let... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

The ‘War on Terror’ cannot be won…Part XVI

Yesterday I gave you a glimpse of the scaffold upholding the Big Lie that Islam is a Religion of Peace. I can’t give you more than a glimpse, these are just posts, after all, but maybe you have seen enough of it… But what you still have no idea of is the massive reality the Big Lie is covering up –... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 18, 2014

The ‘War on Terror’ cannot be won…Part XV

I’m getting to the end of this series. That does not mean, of course, that I shall be silent about what confronts us – but it does mean that I shall no longer concern myself with developing the ‘beginning of an answer’ (as I had put it, roughly) to the question ‘What can be done?’ Today I shall give... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Beat them – but not too hard…

I’m in the process of doing a little research on Canadian Imams, their views and their preaching, scouring various sources. As so often, FrontPage Mag is a treasure trove for that kind of material! Here’s one example: Muslim Imam Claims Beating Women Isn’t Domestic Violence if it’s Not Agonizing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Inclusivity revisited…

A few days ago I had written about the nonsense of demanding ‘inclusivity’ in Iraq. It’s a country riven by the deep, religiously grounded enmity between Sunni and Shia Muslims, leading the W. H. Amateur to call for an ‘inclusive’ government. As the result of American pressure, the Iraqi president... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

The Aussie Mufti Speaks…

By now just about everyone has read about that Australian Muslim, a Sunni soldier of Allah, who took a picture of his little son holding a severed head and posted it on Twitter with the caption ‘That’s my boy’… The whole thing is just too disgusting for words, and the only reason I am bringing it up... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 8, 2014

The ‘War on Terror’ cannot be won…Part XIV

Today a few ‘theoretical’ thoughts which, I hope, won’t bore you too much. But I’ll keep it short – this ain’t a book, but a post, LOL. Some time ago I came to the conclusion that much of history is a succession of unintended consequences. For an example, let me refer to something highly topical... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

On the peculiarities of contemporary British politics…

Lady Warsi has resigned. Who the hell is Lady Warsi, and why should I care? Both good questions! Lady Warsi was, among other things and until recently, Britain ’s Minister of Faith. A Minister of Faith? What the hell is a Minister of Faith? Puzzling, I understand – another good question, if a more... Sign in to see full entry.

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