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Once in a while the Associated Press can still surprise you with good reporting. Here’s an uncharacteristically honest and forthright assessment of the rise of militant Islam in the Middle East; what surprised me the most about this article is that AP writer Paul Schemm doesn’t try to blame it ...
Islam, Militant Islam, Middle East, salafism, Al Qaeda, Terrorism, Extremism
The Islamist government of Turkey continues marginalizing the Kemalist secularists, and although no one has claimed responsibility this is probably an Islamist attack to further intimidate the secularists: Istanbul rocked by bomb attacks. Turkey’s political landscape was plunged further into turmoil last night when two bombs exploded in a ...
LGF, Turkey, Islamic Supremacism, Middle East, Terrorism, Bombings
Jerry Pournelle has some interesting (if not very reassuring) comments on the dangerous situation in Turkey. (Hat tip: Insta P.)
LGF, Turkey, Islamic Supremacism, Middle East, Jerry Pournelle, Pournelle
In Dubai, the Arab country that tried to buy a controlling interest in American seaports and a 20% interest in the NASDAQ stock exchange, slavery is alive and well. To enter Dubai’s most notorious brothel, the Cyclone, I paid $16 for a ticket that the bursar stamped with the ...
LGF, Dubai, Slavery, Islam, Middle East
So what is the British government, or the world for that matter, getting out of this cushy sinecure for Tony Blair? There are only 86 bedrooms at the American Colony Hotel and ten of them – more than an entire floor – have been booked indefinitely by Tony Blair ...
Here’s video of an excellent panel discussion on American Foreign Policy in the Middle East, featuring Mona Charen, John Podhoretz, and Dennis Prager, moderated by Michael Medved. (Thanks to John Podhoretz for the big plug for LGF.)
The foreign minister of the religious apartheid tyranny of Saudi Arabia, Prince Saud al-Faisal, says Israel should commit suicide as a goodwill gesture to Arabs. Israel should stop work on a security barrier in and along the West Bank and halt settlement activity there as a good-will gesture to ...
LGF, Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, Theocracy, Israel, Middle East
At Spiegel Online, a surprising headline: Saudi Arabia Says It May Meet Israel. Surprising, that is, until you read the details. Sure, the Saudis are willing to consider sitting in a room with an Israeli, as long as that Israeli agrees to talk, without pre-conditions, about the possibility of letting ...
LGF, Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, Theocracy, Israel, Middle East
Here’s an open thread to discuss President Bush’s speech on the Middle East (now under way), in which he is promising another $190 million to the “moderate” terrorists of Fatah.
At Iran’s Fars News Agency (where they think nothing of faking photographs for propaganda purposes) we discover that a warm reception awaits House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. No link because the Fars News web site is known to attempt various browser exploits. TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Vice Chairman of the Iranian ...
At Reason Magazine, Michael Young (whose article for the Lebanon Daily Star we linked yesterday) has a look at reactions to Nancy Pelosi’s shadow diplomacy tour of the Middle East: Piling into Pelosi. As part of the article, he cites LGF approvingly: In the Weekly Standard, Fred Barnes got a ...
Nancy Pelosi, Middle East, Terrorism, LGF, Leftists, Moonbats
The Speaker of the House is getting rave reviews for her appearances in the Middle East—from Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Syria Wednesday – in which she called for dialogue with Damascus – was “brave” and “very appreciated” and could ...
Nancy Pelosi, Middle East, Terrorism, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Militant Islam, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
The Associated Press is heralding this as a cave-in to Hamas. And sadly, I’m not certain it isn’t; but I’m skeptical that it’s as significant as they want us to believe, if only because AP writer Mark Lavie is pulling so hard for Hamas: U.S. diplomat meets Palestinian official. JERUSALEM ...
Associated Press, Middle East, Media Bias, Propaganda, Israel, Palestinian
Here’s a perfect example of the twisted, biased reporting that is standard fare for the wire services, especially (but not only) when it comes to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Associated Press writer Karin Laub reports on a terrorist attack against an Israeli civilian, an attempted murder—and all she sees (and all ...
Associated Press, Middle East, Media Bias, Propaganda, Israel, Palestinian
Here’s some ugly news (that unfortunately comes as no surprise after the forced end to the Lebanon War), as Syria deploys thousands of rockets on the border with Israel. When a war ends without one side being thoroughly defeated, it tends to reoccur; and it’s usually worse the second time ...
Here’s a detailed and interesting article at Kommersant.ru on the apparent “forcible suicide” of journalist Ivan Safronov, who was reportedly about to release an exposé on Russian arms deliveries to the Middle East: Ivan Safronov Was Killed. (Hat tip: Igor.) The Taganka prosecutor’s office in Moscow has initiated a criminal ...
Russia, Kommersant, Safronov, Journalism, Middle East, Arms Sales
If you think you’ve seen the mainstream media supporting terrorists, you have another think coming. Because here’s Associated Press writer Karin Laub with a mind-bendingly worshipful puff piece on the leader of a genocidal gang of mass murderers: Hamas’ Haniyeh a popular politician. (Hat tip: WrathofG-d.) This one really breaks ...
Associated Press, Middle East, Media Bias, Propaganda, Hamas, Haniyeh
Rashid Hussein Mohammed, former deputy director of operations for Saddam Hussein’s military, is on trial for crimes against humanity during Operation Anfal, in which more than 180,000 Kurds were murdered. So how does the Associated Press headline their article? Anfal officer wants U.S. to face justice.
The ghouls at the Associated Press continue tallying up their death count; whether US forces actually win these battles is immaterial to the AP, as they lead with US deaths and fail to report the outcomes: Four Marines killed; U.S. toll now 3,114. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four U.S. Marines were ...
Here’s the Associated Press’s latest attempt to quietly correct one of the “Jamil Hussein” stories without really correcting it: Sunni mosques still show damage in Iraq. Complete with an egregious mischaracterization of the US military’s reaction to the AP story. Michelle Malkin responds.
Associated Press, Middle East, Media Bias, Propaganda, Iraq, Jamil Hussein
Bryan Preston looks at the latest example of US mainstream media disseminating the propaganda of Islamic terrorists: Lara Logan and her terrorist footage: It is too important to ignore. If you’re not familiar with it, here’s the gist: CBS News reporter Lara Logan, currently the network’s correspondent in Baghdad, used ...
Media Bias, CBS, Middle East, Media Bias, Propaganda, Iraq, Al Qaeda
In this photo released by the Hezbollah’s media office, green balloons with Hebrew writings were found in the southern market town of Nabatiyeh, Lebanon Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007. Mysterious balloons drifting in from Israel to Lebanon are unnerving people, with some south Lebanon villagers reportedly feeling ill and authorities ...
Associated Press, Middle East, Media Bias, Propaganda, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hezbollah, Balloons
Associated Press analyst Robert H. Reid is greatly mystified by the sudden appearance in Iraq of an apocalyptic cult devoted to bringing about the return of the so-called “12th Imam,” from a well where the little rascal’s been hiding for centuries: Analysis: Najaf battle raises questions. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Accounts ...
Associated Press, Middle East, Iran, Iraq, 12th Imam, Shi'ite, Apocalypse
It looks as if the Associated Press is beginning to quietly backpedal on another rather hot topic, removing the article from their web site that claims to prove the existence of “Jamil Hussein:” Walkback? UPDATE at 1/29/07 12:25:13 pm: Bob Owens updates: AP says technical issues caused the article to ...
Associated Press, Middle East, Media Bias, Propaganda, Iraq, Jamil Hussein
Step right up for yet another almost unbelievable example of Associated (with Terrorists) Press propaganda. In an article on the President’s State of the Union speech, AP writer Melissa Eddy tosses off this final paragraph. (Hat tip: Paul.) The comments also hit a nerve in Lebanon, where lawmaker Nawar Saheli ...