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Federal Government Launches Investigation of BP
Eric Holder has announced that BP will be coming under civil and criminal investigations: Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the nation's worst oil spill, and BP lost billions in market value when shares …
Campbell and Fiorina Wage GOP Civil War
The New Yorker has a feature length piece on the GOP senatorial primary between Tom Campbell and Carly Fiorina. Although the piece requires a subscription to read, it is very informative: The national Republican Party has seized upon the race as a bellwether. Tom Campbell, a five-term …
Kay: Israel Worked to Avoid Casualties
Jonathan Kay writes in the National Post about how Israel went to great pains to avoid civilian casualties in the Gaza flotilla incident: If Israel truly had wanted to “massacre” the Hamas sympathizers and fellow travellers aboard a six-ship Gaza-bound flotilla , the operation would not …
U.S. Blocks Investigation of Flotilla by U.N.
The Guardian reports that the United States has blocked the UN from conducting a Security Council investigation into the Gaza flotilla incident: The United States has blocked demands at the UN security council for an international inquiry into Israel 's assault on the Turkish ship …
Mona Charen: How the Media is Manipulated on Palestine
At National Review , Mona Charen explains how the propaganda arm of "Pro-Palestinian" organizations work to manipulate the media and control public opinion: It was the propaganda arm that staged the “Freedom Flotilla.” But there have been many previous productions: The propaganda arm was …
Blago's Trial Takes Center Stage
The Rod Blagojevich corruption trial is set to begin this week and according to reports political fundraiser and real estate developer Tony Rezko may testify as one of the government's top witnesses. It was, at worst, a minor gaffe. Rep. Mark Kirk apologized this weekend for a mistake in his …Stop the Hypocrisy about Israel
My latest CNN column examines the Gaza-bound flotilla raid and the danger that the White House could again focus their pressure on Israel while ignoring the real threat posed by Hamas. Last week, the U.S. signed a UN resolution which criticized Israel for its nuclear arsenal but ignored Iran. My …Anti-Israel Crowd Tries to Hijack Gay Rights Parade
Organizers in Toronto were right to ban a group called Queers Against Israeli Apartheid from marching in this year's gay pride parade. Realizing that in the battle for public opinion, moderation is a virtue, gay rights organizers in Toronto stopped a group called Queers Against Israeli …Leslie Gelb: Israel Was Right
At the Daily Beast , Leslie Gelb defends Israel actions: Israel had every right under international law to stop and board ships bound for the Gaza war zone late Sunday. Only knee-jerk left-wingers and the usual legion of poseurs around the world would dispute this. And it is pretty clear …
The Fantasy of a Deal with Hamas
To much of the liberal blogosphere, the flotilla incident proves that Israel must negotiate a deal with Hamas that will deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza while safeguarding Israel's legitimate security needs. But why on earth would Hamas negotiate such a deal? Friends of Israel have been left …Egypt Opens Up Gaza Border
In response to the fallout from the Israeli raid on the pro-Gaza flotilla, Egypt has opened its border with the Gaza strip: Egypt opened its border with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, letting Palestinians cross until further notice amid a storm of international criticism of Israel's blockade of …
Michael Gove on the Conservative Modernization
Conservative MP Michael Gove has given an interview to The Agenda on Canadian TV. He discuss the modernization process that the Conservative Party went through in the UK, and the prospects for the Republican Party to reach out to moderates: Click here to read more.Tapper: "No Daylight Between U.S. and Israel"
Jake Tapper reports that the administration is currently not planning to condemn Israel: Regardless of the details of the flotilla incident, sources say President Obama is focused on what he sees as the longer term issue here: a successful Mideast peace process. “The president has always …
Will Obama Stand with Israel?
This morning, Jake Tapper reports an unnamed administration official promising, "no daylight" between the US and Israel. But is the news true? A "lynching" - that's what the Israelis call the attack on their commandos by the waiting fighters aboard the Gaza flotilla. But that was only the …Turkey's Moves Against Israel
The Turkish government has escalated the Gaza-bound flotilla raid into a global incident. What kind of a NATO ally is that? Some Israel critics are suggesting that Israel's firing upon a Turkish vessel should be regarded as an Article V attack on NATO itself. That is upside-down. Let's view …Gross: The Real Story Behind the "Peace" Convoy
In his latest Mideast Dispatch , Tom Gross collects videos of Israeli soldiers being attacked by the "peace activists" on the Gaza-bound flotilla and reviews the world's overreaction to the incident. Israeli naval patrol boats intercepted eight blockade-running vessels overnight. The boarding …
Phillips: Convoy's Goal Was to "Incite Violent Uprising"
On her blog at The Spectator , Melanie Phillips argues that the Gaza-bound flotilla was not a peace convoy but an Islamist terror ambush. As the international community rushes to condemn Israel for the violence on board one of the ships in the Gaza flotilla, which left a reported 10 …