The unfolding events in Mali, where a nation is threatened by an insurgency impelled by outsiders, is reminiscent of events that occurred in neighboring Chad thirty years ago. Today, it is a local insurgency supported by Al Qaeda affiliates that is … [Read more...] about Chad 1983 and Mali 2013: A Comparison
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The Jihadist March on Jerusalem
When it comes to publicity stunts designed to demonize Israel and attack the legitimacy of the Jewish state, the Palestinians are the undisputed media manipulators par excellence. Today's "Global March to Jerusalem" (GMJ) is a prime example. Just … [Read more...] about The Jihadist March on Jerusalem
Egypt: Natural Gas, Pipelines, And The Gas Exporting Countries Forum
In mid-November terrorists active in the northern Sinai Peninsula blew up and thus shut down the Arab Gas Pipeline that provides Egyptian natural gas to Israel and Jordan. The saboteurs had been forced to dig a deep hole in order to reach the … [Read more...] about Egypt: Natural Gas, Pipelines, And The Gas Exporting Countries Forum
Time To Reform Denmark’s Anti-Hate Speech Law
Danish reporter Lars Hedegaard was found not guilty yesterday of hate speech charges by the criminal court in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. Hedegaard was prosecuted earlier this year for comments he made in his home in December 2009 about "honor … [Read more...] about Time To Reform Denmark’s Anti-Hate Speech Law
Comment On "Saying The Unsayable: Revisiting International Censorship, By Arch Puddington And Christopher Walker”
Remarkably, the authors neglected to report on important new legislation to protect U.S. writers’ and publishers’ free speech rights from the threat of “libel tourism.” On August 10, 2010, the Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established … [Read more...] about Comment On "Saying The Unsayable: Revisiting International Censorship, By Arch Puddington And Christopher Walker”
Book Review: A New Shoah By Giulio Meotti
Giulio Meotti’s book, A New Shoah, The Untold Story of Israel’s Victims of Terrorism puts human faces on the devastating numbers that would otherwise represent the amorphous Jewish victims of current, rampant anti-Semitism by Muslims against the Jews … [Read more...] about Book Review: A New Shoah By Giulio Meotti
The Speech Act And The Islamic Agenda
Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, is no stranger to the Islamic agenda. As the Quartet's special envoy to the Middle East, his recent statement, "If these people could have killed 30,000 or 300,000 [on 9/11], they would have," should serve … [Read more...] about The Speech Act And The Islamic Agenda
Congress Unites To Pass Bill Protecting American Authors And Publishers
Lightning struck at Congress for a second time last week, when the House of Representatives unanimously passed HR 2765, the Securing and Protecting our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act (SPEECH Act). The Act, which had been … [Read more...] about Congress Unites To Pass Bill Protecting American Authors And Publishers
A Legal Thriller In London
As the old adage goes, books have a life of their own. I learned this firsthand after publishing my third one, Funding Evil , which identified networks of criminals, billionaires, and state leaders who underwrite terrorism and political violence. Six … [Read more...] about A Legal Thriller In London
Saudis Sue For Secrecy
August 8, 2007 -- THE Saudis' efforts to keep a veil of secrecy over their sup port for al Qaeda and Hamas got a shot in the arm last week, as a British publisher opted to suppress a controversial book on the financing of terror. Facing the mere … [Read more...] about Saudis Sue For Secrecy