Well, we know that there's at least one person who won't be marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday. "Observe that no one in Europe dares to speak about the Holocaust even though it's not clear what the reality is about it, whether it even has a reality, or how it happened," said Iran's ruling cleric, Ali Khamenei, in a March 21 speech. "Expressing an opinion or doubts about the Holocaust is considered to be one of the greatest of sins [in Europe] where someone can get stopped, arrested, sued or imprisoned for this offense."Keep reading.
The ayatollah's recent comments on the Holocaust were part of a longer speech that was a scorching stemwinder against the West and Iranians who embrace Western ways. Holocaust revisionism is part of Mr. Khamenei's resistance to a world organized around Western norms and history. Other strategies include developing Iran's nuclear program, making its economy more sanctions-proof, and maintaining a religious culture capable of closing the "cracks" opened by the allure of a deviant Occident.
Many observers, including some within the Obama administration, have sought to play down the matter of Iranian Holocaust denial. So have many Iranians and Westerners who sincerely want to get past the nuclear issue and see Iran reintegrated into the world—Holocaust denial is just too awkward and painful to examine. It's an aberration, many insist, nasty insecure rhetoric without roots in Persian culture. In truth it is a symptom of a worldview utterly at odds with our own. It strongly suggests that Mr. Khamenei's republic will endure great economic hardship to realize its dream of becoming a nuclear power.
Holocaust revisionism permeates and defines the Iranian regime. Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad famously supported a research mission to Poland in 2005 to investigate whether millions of Jews could have died at Auschwitz. (Poland's foreign ministry turned down the request.) Today, in addition to Supreme Leader Khamenei, commanders of the Revolutionary Guard Corps—who oversee Iran's nuclear program and terrorist operations—embrace Holocaust-denial with gusto.
Even the "moderate" president elected last year, Hasan Rouhani, danced around the subject of the Holocaust in his interview last September with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, saying it was up to historians to decide—as if they hadn't already—the true "dimensions" of Nazi slaughter. Mr. Rouhani didn't deny that the Germans killed Jews, but he grouped them with other victims of Nazi barbarism.
The Tehran regime's Holocaust reflections spring in great part from two sources...
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Holocaust Denial and the Iranian Regime
From Reuel Marc Gerecht, at the Wall Street Journal (via Google):
#RNC Spokesman Furious GOP Lumped with Cliven Bundy — Furious!!
At Mememorandum, "RNC Spokesman Is Furious the GOP Has Been Lumped With Bundy (VIDEO)."
And one of the things I find amusing is how everyone's tripping over themselves running away from the guy. Myself? I think it's a fabulous story, and Mr. Bundy's tapping into a real sense of federal overreach. But honestly, as I wrote earlier, "Sounds as if the Bundy family may have bitten off more than they could chew." So it's way beyond that now. It's about the real racists attempting to turn an inarticulate old man into a Klansman, when the real Klansmen are in the Democrat Party killing people (and they always have been). Further, you've got stupid race-trading leftists attacking Mr. Bundy as satanic like it's nothing.
But it's understandable, in our PC-drenched culture. Leftists can scream "RAAAAACIST" and instantaneously shut down the discussion. Notice, though, that the idiots progs aren't messing with me, because they know I'll call 'em out on their lies and they know they'll lose. They'll be exposed as the ASFLs they are, everything. F-k 'em.
Bonus: I think Ron Christie's comments just destroy the leftist meme at the clip, and Carol Costello is the most brainless shill for the Democrats it's hilarious.
And one of the things I find amusing is how everyone's tripping over themselves running away from the guy. Myself? I think it's a fabulous story, and Mr. Bundy's tapping into a real sense of federal overreach. But honestly, as I wrote earlier, "Sounds as if the Bundy family may have bitten off more than they could chew." So it's way beyond that now. It's about the real racists attempting to turn an inarticulate old man into a Klansman, when the real Klansmen are in the Democrat Party killing people (and they always have been). Further, you've got stupid race-trading leftists attacking Mr. Bundy as satanic like it's nothing.
But it's understandable, in our PC-drenched culture. Leftists can scream "RAAAAACIST" and instantaneously shut down the discussion. Notice, though, that the idiots progs aren't messing with me, because they know I'll call 'em out on their lies and they know they'll lose. They'll be exposed as the ASFLs they are, everything. F-k 'em.
Bonus: I think Ron Christie's comments just destroy the leftist meme at the clip, and Carol Costello is the most brainless shill for the Democrats it's hilarious.
Doe-Eyed Jen Psaki Works That Hashtag Diplomacy!
Heh, from last year, "Doe-Eyed Jen Psaki Barely Survives Tough @JakeTapper Interview."
And this week at Twitchy, "Jen Psaki: ‘Let’s hope the Kremlin will live by the promise of hashtag’," and "Jen Psaki says Russians not following up their #UnitedForUkraine hashtag with actions."
Also, "State Department’s Jen Psaki triggers fresh round of ridicule after declaring it ‘wacky Friday’."
Jake Tapper is mercilessly easier on the doe-eyed spokewoman:
And this week at Twitchy, "Jen Psaki: ‘Let’s hope the Kremlin will live by the promise of hashtag’," and "Jen Psaki says Russians not following up their #UnitedForUkraine hashtag with actions."
Also, "State Department’s Jen Psaki triggers fresh round of ridicule after declaring it ‘wacky Friday’."
Jake Tapper is mercilessly easier on the doe-eyed spokewoman:
Bill O'Reilly Slams Media Hack Brian Stelter on Ridiculous Cliven Bundy Fox News Smear
O'Reilly takes a lot of heat from conservatives for his alleged "liberalism," but more often than not he's the most balanced commentator on the air. He eviscerates Cliven Bundy's slavery comments, for example, listing point by point the horrors of America's system of chattel slavery. But he's especially good here ripping CNN media hack Brian Stelter, who comes up with an outlandish claim that he's never seen any network run as much supportive issue coverage as Fox News has done on Bundy Ranch. In rebuttal, O'Reilly cites MSNBC's pathetic, month-long attack on Gov. Chris Christie's Bridgegate scandal, although an even better example would be the endless race-pimping coming out of the same network, on any number of stories, but captured particularly well in the Trayvon Martin coverage a couple of years ago. MSNBC's the left's network, pushing a far left agenda and constantly shilling for the White House. Those are simply facts. It's not a fact that Fox News has been endlessly pumping the Cliven Bundy story, although I think Sean Hannity sure got splattered by all this, and he's been doing some serious backtracking.
Harry Reid: A Joseph McCarthy for Our Time
From VDH, at RCP, "Reid Has Become a McCarthy for Our Time":
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PREVIOUSLY: "Harry Reid's Long, Steady Accretion of Power and Wealth — #Democrat #Corruption."
We should ask Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-Nev.) the same question once posed to Sen. Joseph McCarthy by U.S. Army head counsel Robert N. Welch: "Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"He's an abomination. An inhuman wretch. A pile of steaming refuse. And a Democrat (but I repeat myself).
Reid is back in the news for denigrating the peaceful supporters of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, a popular critic of the Bureau of Land Management policy, as "domestic terrorists."
McCarthy in the 1950s became infamous for smearing his opponents with lurid allegations that he could not prove, while questioning their patriotism. Reid has brought back to the Senate that exact same McCarthy style of six decades ago -- and trumped it.
During the 2012 presidential campaign, Reid libeled candidate Mitt Romney with the unsubstantiated and later-refuted charge that Romney was a tax cheat. "The word's out that he [Romney] hasn't paid any taxes for 10 years," Reid said.
Later, when asked for proof, Reid offered a pathetic rejoinder: "I have had a number of people tell me that." One wonders how many names were on Reid's McCarthyite "tell" list -- were there, as McCarthy used to bluster, 205 names, or perhaps just 57?
When asked again to document the slur, Reid echoed McCarthy perfectly: "The burden should be on him. He's the one I've alleged has not paid any taxes."
When the Koch brothers donated money that was used for political ads -- just as liberal political donors George Soros and the Steyer brothers have done -- Reid rushed to the Senate floor to question their patriotism: "These two brothers ... are about as un-American as anyone that I can imagine." The charge of being "un-American" is also vintage McCarthyite slander.
Reid also has a bad habit of racial bigotry. He once praised fellow Sen. Barack Obama because he was, in Reid's words, a "light-skinned" African-American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."
When Reid was worried that he would not get enough Hispanic voters to the polls, he condescendingly lectured the Latino community: "I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican, OK. Do I need to say more?"
Reid once singled out for damnation just one Supreme Court justice -- Clarence Thomas: "I think that he has been an embarrassment to the Supreme Court."
Reid has also brought back McCarthy's custom of vicious and sometimes profane insults.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Reid announced: "I can't stand John McCain." Of then-President George W. Bush, Reid said: "President Bush is a liar." Reid claimed that fellow Mormon Mitt Romney had "sullied" his religion.
When Gen. David Petraeus brought proof to Congress that the surge in Iraq was beginning to work by late 2007, Reid declared, "No, I don't believe him, because it's not happening."
He elaborated on that charge by labeling Petraeus -- at the time the senior ground commander of U.S. forces fighting in Iraq -- a veritable liar. Reid alleged that Petraeus "has made a number of statements over the years that have not proven to be factual."
When an African-American and Democratic appointee to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, William Magwood, opposed Reid on the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste disposal site controversy, Reid called him a "first-class rat," "treacherous, miserable liar," "sh-t stirrer," and "one of the most unethical, prevaricating, incompetent people I've ever dealt with."
Like a pre-reform-era politician, Reid entered public service relatively poor and will leave it as a multimillionaire. He has granted lucrative favors to casinos and rich investors who hired his sons' legal firm. While in office he made considerable profits on private business and real estate deals. Some of those who donated to his campaigns got favorable government treatment.
Reid recently paid his granddaughter thousands of dollars from his campaign war chest to make jewelry gifts for his donors and friends. Only after a storm of criticism did he reimburse his campaign fund.
So how does Reid's reckless career continue with the Senate leader avoiding the sort of congressional censure that finally did in McCarthy? Why is there is no progressive muckraker to take on Reid the way that Edward R. Murrow once exposed McCarthy?
For the left, Reid's utility as an attack dog (like McCarthy's utility to Republicans) outweighs the downside of his crude bombast...
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PREVIOUSLY: "Harry Reid's Long, Steady Accretion of Power and Wealth — #Democrat #Corruption."
Ann Coulter on Cliven Bundy
Hey, careful on those political mascots.
My thoughts on all of this here, "Shiree Bundy Cox, Cliven Bundy's Daughter, Hammers Sean Hannity."
My thoughts on all of this here, "Shiree Bundy Cox, Cliven Bundy's Daughter, Hammers Sean Hannity."
Another 'Uncle Tom' Weighs In on Bundy
It's Derrick Grayson, via iOWNTHEWORLD.
The man nails it.
But you're not supposed to think for yourself these days. And a black man agreeing with Cliven Bundy? RAAAAACIST!!!
And see, "Shiree Bundy Cox, Cliven Bundy's Daughter, Hammers Sean Hannity."
The man nails it.
But you're not supposed to think for yourself these days. And a black man agreeing with Cliven Bundy? RAAAAACIST!!!
And see, "Shiree Bundy Cox, Cliven Bundy's Daughter, Hammers Sean Hannity."
Turn the Tables!
The tables turn, and when they do, show no mercy on the bastards.
RELATED: At the Other McCain, "Totalitarian Terror: Anti-Israel Campus Extremists Target Jewish Students." Show no mercy on these bastards.
RT @HistoryInPix: A liberated Jewish Holocaust survivor turning the tables. pic.twitter.com/kmGtuX3zeD
— Mary Chastain (@mchastain81) April 25, 2014RELATED: At the Other McCain, "Totalitarian Terror: Anti-Israel Campus Extremists Target Jewish Students." Show no mercy on these bastards.
Friday, April 25, 2014
Harry Reid's Long, Steady Accretion of Power and Wealth — #Democrat #Corruption
He's like an old time machine boss.
A two-part report from Adam O'Neal, at Real Clear Politics:
Heh, he's a shady fucker.
One of his the responses goes like this, "Senator Reid is not the first person in America to have made a profitable land sale and I suspect he won't be the last but the last time I checked there's nothing wrong with selling land."
Yep, everybody does it so stfu. Sounds like a two-bit criminal.
And at Part II is here, "Harry Reid's Long Coattails."
Reid is what's wrong with Washington politics. I'm astonished that a corrupt f-ker like this still remains on the public's dime. Damn. Just a disgusting specimen of crass political corruption and social decay.
A two-part report from Adam O'Neal, at Real Clear Politics:
Contrary to popular belief, Reid arrived in Washington wealthy; he had a net worth of at least -- and likely more than -- $1 million, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Although Reid had spent most of the previous 15 years in public office, or pursuing public office, he still proved to be a robust earner. After his term as lieutenant governor ended in 1975, he would not return to public office full time until 1983. (The Gaming Commission is only part-time work.) All told, he worked at least 14 years as a private-practice attorney between 1964 and 1982.Keep reading. It's the part of the story to which Reid's political handlers objected, and RCP's included their objections bracketed in the text, in italics.
As a former public official with strong political connections, he found lucrative work in Las Vegas. It appears his personal boom was simply part of the broader expansion of Nevada’s economy. Some attorneys at the time, particularly those with political networks, would occasionally receive payment in the form of real estate. Given Nevada’s rapid growth, such payments would become extremely valuable over time. It’s unclear if Reid received land as compensation then, but he certainly made good money and invested in real estate early on.
Theoretically, working as a lawmaker should have severely limited Reid’s earning potential. In the early 1980s, members of Congress received a salary of about $70,000 per year. Though pay has generally risen -- and Reid receives more than most lawmakers because of his leadership position -- he has never earned more than $200,000 per year in salary.
Yet, his estimated net worth peaked at around $10 million just a few years ago, and he has remained consistently wealthier than when he entered Congress. (Reid reported that his net worth in 2012 was somewhere between $2.8 million and $6.3 million. His 2013 financial disclosures will be released later this year.) As of 2012, real estate composed about one-third of his portfolio. The rest was made up of government bonds; stakes in energy, electronics, pharmaceutical, and chemical companies; and other investments. He also possesses significant mining claims potentially worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
How did Reid manage to grow his net worth so significantly while raising a large family, on a public official’s salary, and incurring the expenses associated with maintaining two residences on opposite sides of the country? Reid has lived frugally -- before buying a house in recent years, he kept just a trailer in his hometown of Searchlight -- and he has made undeniably savvy investments. More significantly, however, is his willingness to enter political and ethical gray areas to make money.
Reid has walked a fine line over the years, occasionally breaking rules or engaging in brazenly unseemly behavior during his pursuit of wealth. Further, he has also used his position to save money in ways that the general public can’t -- a practice that creates public relations issues and raises questions about the senator’s ethics. As for any illegal behavior or obvious wrongdoing, Jon Ralston told RCP, “There’s been some smoke but there’s never any fire on that.”
There may be quite a bit of smoke.
Heh, he's a shady fucker.
One of his the responses goes like this, "Senator Reid is not the first person in America to have made a profitable land sale and I suspect he won't be the last but the last time I checked there's nothing wrong with selling land."
Yep, everybody does it so stfu. Sounds like a two-bit criminal.
And at Part II is here, "Harry Reid's Long Coattails."
Reid is what's wrong with Washington politics. I'm astonished that a corrupt f-ker like this still remains on the public's dime. Damn. Just a disgusting specimen of crass political corruption and social decay.
33 Photos of Instagram Sensation Ashlyn Coray
At the Chive, "If Ashlyn hasn’t shown you the light, she has now (33 photos)."
Or go straight to Ashlyn on Instagram, here.
Or go straight to Ashlyn on Instagram, here.
Connecticut Teenager Stabbed to Death Over High School Prom Rejection
Now this is senseless.
At NYT, "Connecticut Teenager Is Fatally Stabbed by Fellow Student, Police Say."
So, a beautiful young life cut short, and a family shattered, and you know the progressive "criminal justice" authorities will do everything possible to keep the killer from doing hard time. And don't even think about the death penalty. Not only are minors exempt, but Connecticut banned capital punishment in 2012.
How long will until another beautiful young life cut down? There's simply no deterrent, and victims' families get no justice. But we'll see. We'll see.
A 16-year-old student was stabbed to death by another student in the hallway of a Connecticut high school on Friday morning, the authorities said.The New York Post isn't being so circumspect about the killer's motive, "Teen girl stabbed to death at school after rejecting prom invitation."
The victim, identified as Maren Sanchez, was attacked by a 16-year-old boy at about 7:15 a.m. on the first floor of the Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Chief Keith Mello of the Milford Police Department said at a news conference midmorning. Both Ms. Sanchez and the attacker, who was not identified because he is a minor, were students at the school.
School staff members tried to resuscitate Ms. Sanchez after the attack, Chief Mello said. She was pronounced dead at 7:43 a.m. at Bridgeport Hospital. The attacker was subdued by staff members and taken into police custody, Chief Mello said.
Chief Mello gave no indication of a possible motive, but said investigators were looking into reports that a dispute over the junior class prom, scheduled for Friday evening, could have prompted the attack. School officials canceled classes for the rest of the day and later announced that the prom was canceled as well.
“This is a very raw, a very fresh investigation,” Chief Mello said...
So, a beautiful young life cut short, and a family shattered, and you know the progressive "criminal justice" authorities will do everything possible to keep the killer from doing hard time. And don't even think about the death penalty. Not only are minors exempt, but Connecticut banned capital punishment in 2012.
How long will until another beautiful young life cut down? There's simply no deterrent, and victims' families get no justice. But we'll see. We'll see.
NYU's Students for Justice in Palestine: Israel's Existence is 'Flagrant Violation' of International Law
Follow-up from earlier, "'Manifestation of #BDS Hate' — Hamas-Linked Students for Justice in Palestine Targets Jews for 'Eviction' at NYU."
Remember, SJP's a Hamas-backed student group advocating the extermination of the Jews.
At Truth Revolt, "NYU SJP Denies Israel's Legal Right to Exist."
Also at the Other McCain, "Totalitarian Terror: Anti-Israel Campus Extremists Target Jewish Students."
Remember, SJP's a Hamas-backed student group advocating the extermination of the Jews.
At Truth Revolt, "NYU SJP Denies Israel's Legal Right to Exist."
@Laura_E_Adkins @WildFTracks @MaxBlumenthal The existence of Israel is in undeniably a flagrant violation of UN Resolutions and int'l law
— NYU SJP (@NYUSJP) April 24, 2014@DanielMael We cannot deny Israel is a settler-colonial state that has flourished at the expense of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians
— NYU SJP (@NYUSJP) April 25, 2014Also at the Other McCain, "Totalitarian Terror: Anti-Israel Campus Extremists Target Jewish Students."
Shiree Bundy Cox, Cliven Bundy's Daughter, Hammers Sean Hannity
Well played, leftists. Well played.
As many of have been saying, this whole Cliven Bundy "racist" affair is one monumental distraction. Frankly, as I said from the first get-go, Mr. Bundy's comments were simply inarticulate. But being raw as they were, the left pounced, screaming "racist" to the high heavens. Sadly, some of the biggest voices on the right refused to speak truth to the lies, and have stood down in the face of genuine regressive evil.
Pat Dollard has the comments of Cliven Bundy's daughter, "Bundy’s Daughter Slams Hannity: He’s ‘More Worried About His Ratings’ Than My Dad."
The Hannity clip is here, which aired a couple of nights ago: "Sean Hannity Addresses Cliven Bundy Racist Remarks on Fox News - 'Racist' and 'Bigoted'."
Some conservatives are urging folks to listen to the whole "context." At Truth Revolt, for example, "Unedited Tape of Bundy Emerges, Sheds Light on 'Racist' Remarks." And from top black conservative Bob Parks, "Update: Deceptive-Edit of the Day."
But no, I can't go there. Simply, Mr. Bundy's comments on their own were inflammatory enough for the left to gain traction.
As always, it's the hypocrisy and opportunism that's key here. Leftists will stop at nothing to drive conservative speech from the public square. While Bundy's daughter swears her father's not racist, his comments stand alone as a gift to the despicable race baiters on the left, who won't stop at Bundy. They'll go all the way to the top of the conservative ranks and the GOP to tar the right-wing as irredeemably racist.
As I wrote last night, the race-trading leftist Jamelle Bouie went all out to portray the entire conservative movement as racist, claiming arguments on things like the continuing black Democrat plantation should be banned from the public realm. Typical totalitarian leftists.
For a loser like Bouie, towering intellectuals like Walter Williams are Jim Crow racists whose views are beyond the pale. People like WSJ's Jason Riley, a black conservative, are somehow "white supremacists" to be banished from respectable society.
This is the state of intellectual debate today. Cliven Bundy simply stepped in it. The disgusting leftists picked it up and threw it America's collective face.
As many of have been saying, this whole Cliven Bundy "racist" affair is one monumental distraction. Frankly, as I said from the first get-go, Mr. Bundy's comments were simply inarticulate. But being raw as they were, the left pounced, screaming "racist" to the high heavens. Sadly, some of the biggest voices on the right refused to speak truth to the lies, and have stood down in the face of genuine regressive evil.
Pat Dollard has the comments of Cliven Bundy's daughter, "Bundy’s Daughter Slams Hannity: He’s ‘More Worried About His Ratings’ Than My Dad."
The Hannity clip is here, which aired a couple of nights ago: "Sean Hannity Addresses Cliven Bundy Racist Remarks on Fox News - 'Racist' and 'Bigoted'."
Some conservatives are urging folks to listen to the whole "context." At Truth Revolt, for example, "Unedited Tape of Bundy Emerges, Sheds Light on 'Racist' Remarks." And from top black conservative Bob Parks, "Update: Deceptive-Edit of the Day."
But no, I can't go there. Simply, Mr. Bundy's comments on their own were inflammatory enough for the left to gain traction.
As always, it's the hypocrisy and opportunism that's key here. Leftists will stop at nothing to drive conservative speech from the public square. While Bundy's daughter swears her father's not racist, his comments stand alone as a gift to the despicable race baiters on the left, who won't stop at Bundy. They'll go all the way to the top of the conservative ranks and the GOP to tar the right-wing as irredeemably racist.
As I wrote last night, the race-trading leftist Jamelle Bouie went all out to portray the entire conservative movement as racist, claiming arguments on things like the continuing black Democrat plantation should be banned from the public realm. Typical totalitarian leftists.
For a loser like Bouie, towering intellectuals like Walter Williams are Jim Crow racists whose views are beyond the pale. People like WSJ's Jason Riley, a black conservative, are somehow "white supremacists" to be banished from respectable society.
In fairness to Bundy, he’s repeating some rhetoric pretty common on the Right. Here’s the WSJ! http://t.co/eainBHUVBz
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) April 24, 2014This is the state of intellectual debate today. Cliven Bundy simply stepped in it. The disgusting leftists picked it up and threw it America's collective face.
Crisis! Calamity! Disaster! Lime Shortage Puts Squeeze on Margaritas!
And Coronas as well!
At the Wall Street Journal, "Lime Shortage Drives Up Prices at Bars and Restaurants in U.S.: As Margarita-Fueled Cinco de Mayo Nears, Mexican Restaurants Ask Customers to Harvest From Home":
More at the link.
At the Wall Street Journal, "Lime Shortage Drives Up Prices at Bars and Restaurants in U.S.: As Margarita-Fueled Cinco de Mayo Nears, Mexican Restaurants Ask Customers to Harvest From Home":
FULLERTON, Calif. — When Matador Cantina's general manager Dave Dennis saw recently that a sharp rise in the price of limes was putting the squeeze on this Mexican restaurant, he called his mother.Well, looks like there solid demand for limes, lol.
But the limes on the tree in her yard here weren't ripe. So he asked his staff to hit up their friends for limes. He got just a few. With his cantina in need of 1,000 limes a week to use in cocktails, Corona beer and food, he decided to go public.
"Bring us a bag full of limes and get a crafted cocktail for just 25 cents," Mr. Dennis posted on Facebook and Twitter. He put up a sign in the restaurant: "WE WANT YOUR LIMES."
Bars and restaurants across the country have been affected by what they are calling the "great lime crisis of 2014." And the timing could hardly be worse: It comes just as the fruit's highest-profile day of the year is approaching—the margarita-fueled Cinco de Mayo.
In Mexico, the holiday commemorates the Mexican army's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In the U.S., Cinco de Mayo is a big deal, too. Here it has evolved into a celebration of Mexican heritage, cuisine and drink.
Mexico, one of the world's largest lime exporters, supplies the U.S. with 97% of the limes it consumes, nearly 500,000 tons annually. But this past winter, heavy rains hit lime-growing regions such as Veracruz, said Mexican Agriculture Ministry spokesman Francisco Burguete, delaying the usual harvest and driving prices to an all-time high. A 40-pound crate of Mexican limes has been fetching more than $100 wholesale, four times the typical seasonal price.
By weight, Mexican limes are commanding a higher price than Mexican crude oil. Cruz Sandoval of Ingardia Bros. Produce in Santa Ana, Calif., which sells to U.S. restaurants, said, "All our customers want to know is when the lime price is coming down."
Sensing an opportunity, liquor producer Beam Inc., of Deerfield, Ill., has launched a social-media campaign urging consumers this Cinco de Mayo to "ride out the lime shortage with Hornitos Lime Shot," its tequila "with the flavor of refreshing lime."
"The best way to deal with the lime shortage is to sip lime cocktails," said Jared Fix, vice president of Beam's "mixables."
Mexican limes aren't just used in drinks, of course. Ceviche, a dish made of fresh raw seafood, is cured in lime juice. Limes are also de rigueur in guacamole and fish tacos. Thai cuisine, too, makes liberal use of limes.
In response to the shortage, things are changing north of the border. Alaska Airlines has scrapped limes from cocktails in coach. Mexican restaurants, which depend on drinks like the salt-rimmed, tequila-based margarita to drive traffic, can't take such radical measures.
When limes hit $100, "it was kind of def-con for lime juice," said Mike Barrow, beverage director of the Tacolicious restaurant chain in San Francisco, stressing the urgency of the situation.
More at the link.
Kira Davis: 'This is an issue of freedom, and not racism...'
Oops!
Kyra Davis steps off the plantation, holla!
At Barracuda Brigade, "Kira Davis ~> 'I Don’t Care if Cliven Bundy is a Racist."
Krya's thoughts almost perfectly sum up how I feel at this point. Hers and Dana Loesch as well, who's just been on fire on this issue for weeks.
Enjoy this video. This lady is so well grounded it's ridiculous:
Kyra Davis steps off the plantation, holla!
At Barracuda Brigade, "Kira Davis ~> 'I Don’t Care if Cliven Bundy is a Racist."
Krya's thoughts almost perfectly sum up how I feel at this point. Hers and Dana Loesch as well, who's just been on fire on this issue for weeks.
Enjoy this video. This lady is so well grounded it's ridiculous:
#Ukraine Halts Military Push, Fearing Attack From Russia
At WSJ, "Ukraine Halts Military Push: Moscow's Saber-Rattling Leaves Kiev in Quandary; U.S. Unsure of Putin's Intent":
Ukrainian forces moved in on a pro-Russian stronghold Thursday, killing several militants in a firefight at a roadside checkpoint, but quickly halted their advance after Russia activated the thousands of troops it has massed just across the border.Continue reading.
Moscow's saber-rattling—launching new land and air military drills—left Ukraine's new government in a quandary: whether to risk pressing ahead with what it calls its antiterrorist operation in the restive east, or risk more bloodshed and provoking an invasion.
Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov, who had ordered the military operation to restart on Tuesday, vowed it would continue even as a security official in Kiev said the operation in the eastern city of Slovyansk had been paused for reworking. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry gave Moscow 48 hours to explain the military exercises along the border.
The Pentagon called those drills "exactly the opposite of what we have been calling on the Russians to do."
U.S. officials said they didn't know if the drills meant Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to intervene militarily in Ukraine. Some officials said they think it is a show of strength to reinforce his position before moving to reduce tensions and solidify his gains.
"We see movement, motion and activity," said a senior military official. "It looks like muscle flexing by Moscow. But is it more than that?"
President Barack Obama said Thursday in Tokyo that Russia hasn't been abiding by the spirit or letter of the international agreement reached a week ago in Geneva and intended to reduce tensions. Mr. Obama reiterated warnings that the U.S. is prepared to impose additional sanctions in days. Secretary of State John Kerry said Ukraine was holding up its end of the deal, but that Russia hasn't taken a "single concrete step."
Mr. Putin's tone Thursday was less strident than that of his foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, a day before...
Sick Leftist Jamelle Bouie Attacks Alleged Racist Rancher as Demonic 'Cloven' Bundy
Jamelle Bouie's one of those standard black leftist race-traders who claims moral superiority on the basis of skin color. Seriously, he's been around the leftist fever swamps for sometime now, and very little that he spews is exceptional or original.
But he did go off on a little rant yesterday on Cliven Bundy, slithering down to a pretty sick Biblical attack on Mr. Bundy as some kind of demonic figure of purported boilerplate conservative racism.
Here's his tweet attacking Mr. Bundy as "Cloven," which I forwarded to the editor of Slate David Plotz:
And here's the oh-so tolerant Bouie on Alex Wagner's MSNBC show last night:
As I posted yesterday, Bouie's just a typical leftist hypocrite: "Leftists Shamelessly Exploit Cliven Bundy Comments to Smear GOP as 'Racist'."
And I just love how Bouie's fellow regressive tweeps thought "Cloven" was an "awesome typo," the hacks.
I sent out quite a few tweets to some of the Slate folks. I'll update if I get a response, especially an apology.
But he did go off on a little rant yesterday on Cliven Bundy, slithering down to a pretty sick Biblical attack on Mr. Bundy as some kind of demonic figure of purported boilerplate conservative racism.
Here's his tweet attacking Mr. Bundy as "Cloven," which I forwarded to the editor of Slate David Plotz:
Hey @DavidPlotz, are you down with your writers attacking Cliven Bundy as the devil? https://t.co/G4amPhjMao pic.twitter.com/SMPvEKBfhu
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014And here's the oh-so tolerant Bouie on Alex Wagner's MSNBC show last night:
As I posted yesterday, Bouie's just a typical leftist hypocrite: "Leftists Shamelessly Exploit Cliven Bundy Comments to Smear GOP as 'Racist'."
And I just love how Bouie's fellow regressive tweeps thought "Cloven" was an "awesome typo," the hacks.
I sent out quite a few tweets to some of the Slate folks. I'll update if I get a response, especially an apology.
.@JBouie You attacked Cliven Bundy as "Cloven" Bundy. That's real classy, hack.
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@JBouie So, how's about folks call you Jamelle "Burple" Bouie? Would that be cool? "Burple Boy"? How would you like that?
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@JBouie "In folklore and popular culture, a cloven hoof has long been associated with the Devil." It's personal? https://t.co/G4amPhjMao
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014You know, we have conservatives and Republicans across the board denouncing Bundy, and leftists hacks are getting off with "cloven"? #DEMS
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@RachaelBL You at @Slate spend a lots time on race issues, but attacking purported "racist" ranchers as the devil? https://t.co/G4amPhjMao
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@RachaelBL Your writer doing a character assassination on Bundy is @JBouie:
https://t.co/G4amPhjMao Does he represent @Slate's values?
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@Slate Leftists are supposed to be sophisticated and tolerant, except when it comes to Nevada ranchers I guess: https://t.co/G4amPhjMao …
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@DLoesch Just wanted to share this @JBouie tweet with you, attacking Cliven Bundy as "Cloven" Bundy, the devil: https://t.co/G4amPhjMao
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@DLoesch It's been a big day of leftists attacking #TCOTs as "racist," but leftists attacking Bundy as "Cloven"? https://t.co/3UNyPs6i6c
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@JBouie "Pressure cooker"? Why? Cooking some chitterlings? You know slaves ate chitterlings. Guess old "Cloven" was hitting close to home?
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@JBouie That's why you're attacking him as "the devil," kinda like the massa in the big house, no? I mean ya gotta love those chitterlings?
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@JBouie And how do I know about chitterlings, a.k.a. "chitlins"? My dad used to make 'em. His grandparents were slaves.
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@JBouie I guess you can't attack me as "Cloven" Douglas then, right? Doesn't fit the meme of the evil "demonic" white racist, you hack.
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014Depraved leftists thought that @JBouie "Cloven" attack on Bundy was an "awesome typo"! https://t.co/3UNyPs6i6c #Leftist #Hypocrisy
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@DLoesch Just wanted to share that with you as yet another sick example of #Leftist #Hypocrisy. https://t.co/l7lCOewmOh cc. @DavidPlotz
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014.@DavidPlotz So, looking forward to your response and Mr. Bouie's apology: https://t.co/3UNyPs6i6c
cc. @EmilyBazelon @JDickerson
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 25, 2014Smokin' Dita Von Teese Launches Sexiest Lingerie Collection Yet
She definitely got it going on, heh.
At London's Daily Mail, "'I wanted a bra to create a voluptuous cleavage': Dita Von Teese launches (and models) her sexiest lingerie collection yet. And yes, there is lots of cleavage.
At London's Daily Mail, "'I wanted a bra to create a voluptuous cleavage': Dita Von Teese launches (and models) her sexiest lingerie collection yet. And yes, there is lots of cleavage.
Seattle Mayor Says $15.00 Minimum Wage Won't Fly — Unexpectedly!
Heh, well I'm sure no one could have seen this coming, lol.
At the New York Times, "Seattle Mayor Says Effort to Build Agreement on $15 Minimum Wage Has Faltered":
And that Che-loving socialist Kshama Sawant just doesn't quit does she? Maybe she'll put Mr. Murray up before a firing squad if she doesn't get her way, heh.
At the New York Times, "Seattle Mayor Says Effort to Build Agreement on $15 Minimum Wage Has Faltered":
SEATTLE — Mayor Ed Murray of Seattle said Thursday that his effort to build consensus behind raising the city’s minimum wage to $15, more than twice the federal rate, had faltered amid continuing differences between business leaders and labor unions that had been advising him on the issue.Keep reading.
“We’re stuck at the moment,” Mr. Murray said in a news conference where he had been expected to present a proposal for raising the wage to one of the highest in the country. Instead, Mr. Murray, a Democrat and former state senator who was elected last year on a promise to fight economic inequality, said the negotiations were continuing on a committee of elected officials and business and labor interests that he had appointed to develop a wage plan.
The mayor said that he was as committed as ever to a $15 minimum wage, with a cost of living adjustment mechanism that would push the wage to $17 over time — and that the committee had agreed in principle on that much as well. But after the committee could not reach agreement by a deadline this week, he said that he had decided to let it continue its deliberations to avoid having the issue placed before voters this fall as a ballot initiative, a move threatened by some labor advocates.
A protracted fight over such an initiative might lead to “class warfare,” the mayor warned. “I’m probably less optimistic than I was this morning, but I still remain optimistic. If this fails, we’ll try something else until we get to $15.”
Many owners of restaurants and other small businesses have said in recent days that a $15 minimum wage, especially if tips could not be counted toward that total, would lead to staffing cuts. Meanwhile, a socialist council member, Kshama Sawant — elected last fall on a specific plank to push a $15 wage and appointed by Mr. Murray to his committee — has kept up a constant drumbeat of pressure on the issue, saying she would oppose a gradual increase in the wage or any exemptions that would diminish its impact.
Washington already has the highest statewide minimum wage in the nation, at $9.32...
And that Che-loving socialist Kshama Sawant just doesn't quit does she? Maybe she'll put Mr. Murray up before a firing squad if she doesn't get her way, heh.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Leftists Shamelessly Exploit Cliven Bundy Comments to Smear GOP as 'Racist'
I was getting a kick out of Dana Loesch this morning.
Listening to her radio show she was almost prophetic on the left's shameless hypocrisy. As always, leftists are the biggest racists --- Dana went down the line reciting their racist comments, from Bill Clinton to Harry Reid and then some --- but the lamestream media never misses an opportunity to smear Republicans.
At LAT, "Cliven Bundy's 'better off as slaves' remark about blacks draws fire." And again at Memeorandum.
Listening to her radio show she was almost prophetic on the left's shameless hypocrisy. As always, leftists are the biggest racists --- Dana went down the line reciting their racist comments, from Bill Clinton to Harry Reid and then some --- but the lamestream media never misses an opportunity to smear Republicans.
At LAT, "Cliven Bundy's 'better off as slaves' remark about blacks draws fire." And again at Memeorandum.
Shot: http://t.co/oXDM6LLWOZ
Chaser: http://t.co/gY40mar9oF
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 24, 2014'Manifestation of #BDS Hate' — Hamas-Linked Students for Justice in Palestine Targets Jews for 'Eviction' at NYU
Wow, things are getting really out of hand.
It's not enough to debate your opponents, or even protest them. You've got to intimidate them with totalitarian methods worthy of Hermann Göring's stormtroopers.
At Legal Insurrection, "Dorm storming at NYU targets Jewish students."
Following the links takes us to Laura Adkins at the Times of Israel, also tweeted by CiF Watch:
More from Pamela Geller, "Jewish NYU Students Targeted in Islamic Dorm Storming Attack":
It's not enough to debate your opponents, or even protest them. You've got to intimidate them with totalitarian methods worthy of Hermann Göring's stormtroopers.
At Legal Insurrection, "Dorm storming at NYU targets Jewish students."
Following the links takes us to Laura Adkins at the Times of Israel, also tweeted by CiF Watch:
Manifestation of #BDS hate MT @ad_holland: Jewish students in NYU dorm got eviction notice from pro-Palestinian group http://t.co/gQ3bJzxCGt
— CiF Watch (@CiFWatch) April 24, 2014More from Pamela Geller, "Jewish NYU Students Targeted in Islamic Dorm Storming Attack":
Muslim thugs, like Hitler’s nazi youth, are targeting and tormenting Jewish students in greater number across US college campuses. Under the guise of BDS, or “Israel Apartheid” or other vicious blood libels, these savages are out for Jewish blood.More at Memeorandum.
Every Jewish parent in America who has been ignoring this growing trend or who thinks this doesn’t affect them is gravely mistaken. And they will learn the hard way — through their children.
Leftwing Jews will have much to answer for.
The dorm targeted in this latest attack is very Jewish. It houses the Kcaf (kosher cafe) and it has the only shabbat elevator.
We have seen this happen before. We know what comes nest.
The vicious pro-Hamas Muslim group, “Students for Justice in Palestine frequently is the perpetrator of these dorm stormings, as happened at Northeastern University recently, resulting in SJP’s suspension.”
SJP should be outlawed at NYU as well.
'Bad Teacher' Not So Bad After All
"Bad Teacher" premieres tonight on CBS.
LAT has a review, "Review: 'Bad Teacher' pleasantly softens as a CBS sitcom."
Heh, that Ari Graynor is pretty hot!
LAT has a review, "Review: 'Bad Teacher' pleasantly softens as a CBS sitcom."
Heh, that Ari Graynor is pretty hot!
Governor Rick Perry on 'This Morning' Discusses Property Rights
I'm listening to Dana Loesch on Radio America. She's talking about Bundy Ranch, Cliven Bundy, and the left's despicable race-bait politics. See, "On Cliven Bundy’s Remark *UPDATED: Video Link," and "Politico’s Jonathan Topaz’s Smear Attempt."
Here's the big roundup at Memeorandum, "A Defiant Rancher Savors the Audience That Rallied to His Side."
Here's the big roundup at Memeorandum, "A Defiant Rancher Savors the Audience That Rallied to His Side."
.@DLoesch Bundy's saying that blacks have gotten screwed by the government, in many ways worse than slavery. http://t.co/GJ5p3Bp4GD
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 24, 2014.@DLoesch Frankly, Jim Crow was in many ways worse than slavery, especially the terror used to enforce it. Democrats did that. #Democrats.
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 24, 2014.@DLoesch You nailed it with that analysis. Lefties always smear #TCOTs as "racist," the brainless big gov't shills! #Progs
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 24, 2014Live now. Discussing the Bundy remarks, plus more. Listen live here if I'm not yet on the dial in your area: http://t.co/b7Z1Wsh60Q
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 24, 2014'Forgive me if I have a healthy suspicion of the New York Times..." ~~ @DLoesch
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 24, 2014.@DLoesch Here's Governor Rick Perry on "This Morning," talking about property rights in Texas. "Not about Bundy": https://t.co/MfoG1JMw8T
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 24, 2014Leftists "want to shut down criticism of the BLM, period." ~~ @DLoesch #BundyRanch #PropertyRights
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 24, 2014Sabine Jemeljanova #Rule5
I'm listening to Dana Loesch on Radio America. I'll have more heavy duty blogging later.
Meanwhile, here's Sabine:
Previous Sabine hotness at the link.
Meanwhile, here's Sabine:
RT @puredesignleeds: Great shots this weekend @SabineJofficial pic.twitter.com/5JPeMQDJL8 I loved the shoot! Thank you guys xx
— Sabine Jemeljanova (@SabineJofficial) March 31, 2014Previous Sabine hotness at the link.
Why a Global Tax on Wealth Won't End Inequality
A review of Thomas Piketty's, Capital in the Twenty-first Century.
From Tyler Cowen, at Foreign Affairs, "Capital Punishment."
PREVIOUSLY: "Bill Moyers and Paul Krugman Use Thomas Piketty's Capital to Attack America's 'Ugliness' and 'Racism'," and "Thomas Piketty and the Renaissance of Collectivist Hatred."
From Tyler Cowen, at Foreign Affairs, "Capital Punishment."
PREVIOUSLY: "Bill Moyers and Paul Krugman Use Thomas Piketty's Capital to Attack America's 'Ugliness' and 'Racism'," and "Thomas Piketty and the Renaissance of Collectivist Hatred."
NATO Can't Stop Russia Ukraine Incursion
At the New York Times, "Eastern Europe Frets About NATO’s Ability to Curb Russia":
But keep reading.
PREVIOUSLY: "Ukraine's Loss of Crimea Has NATO Examining Its Core Mission."
OVER CONSTANTA, Romania — High over the Romanian border, a sophisticated NATO surveillance plane kept a close watch on Russian movements below. Its radar screens came alive with a cat-and-mouse game between a Russian surveillance jet buzzing an American guided missile destroyer in the Black Sea and a squadron of NATO fighter jets that chased it away.Yeah, we sent a few hundred troops to Poland, which no doubt has the Kremlin quaking.
It was a scene reminiscent of the Cold War, and NATO’s mission was meant to reassure allies that are feeling newly vulnerable to Russian threats after Moscow’s muscular intervention in neighboring Ukraine.
But it provided little comfort to NATO’s Eastern European members, which are growing increasingly nervous about Russia’s moves and the alliance’s ability, or even willingness, to counter them.
Today’s NATO, hollowed out by years of European military cuts and deployed mostly to help fight far-off battles in places like Afghanistan and Libya, is no longer as prepared to counter a newly assertive Kremlin, its own leaders acknowledge...
But keep reading.
PREVIOUSLY: "Ukraine's Loss of Crimea Has NATO Examining Its Core Mission."
Aborted Babies Burned for Energy Production at Oregon Waste Facility
It couldn't happen here, right?
Remember last month, at Telegraph UK, "Aborted babies incinerated to heat UK hospitals."
Well, now From Steve Ertelt, at Life News, "Energy Plant in Oregon Burning Aborted Babies From Canada to Generate Electricity."
More at NewsBusters, "So Much For 'It Can't Happen Here': Fetal Waste Turned Into Energy in Oregon."
Remember last month, at Telegraph UK, "Aborted babies incinerated to heat UK hospitals."
Well, now From Steve Ertelt, at Life News, "Energy Plant in Oregon Burning Aborted Babies From Canada to Generate Electricity."
More at NewsBusters, "So Much For 'It Can't Happen Here': Fetal Waste Turned Into Energy in Oregon."
Fresno is No. 1 on California's Toxic Hit List
I've blogged Fresno's pollution before, "Menacing Air Quality in California's Central Valley."
But there's a new state pollution study out ranking Fresno as ground zero for environmental danger in the state, and I don't doubt it.
At the Los Angeles Times, "Fresno ranks No. 1 on California pollution list":
But there's a new state pollution study out ranking Fresno as ground zero for environmental danger in the state, and I don't doubt it.
At the Los Angeles Times, "Fresno ranks No. 1 on California pollution list":
FRESNO — The state's new effort to map the areas most at risk from pollution features hot spots up and down California.More.
But nowhere are there more of the worst-afflicted areas than in Fresno — in particular a 3,000-person tract of the city's west side where diesel exhaust, tainted water, pesticides and poverty conspire to make it No. 1 on California's toxic hit list.
"I'm looking at this map, and all I see is red. We're right here," Daisy Perez, a social worker at the Cecil C. Hinton Community Center, said as she located the center of the red areas that represented the top 10% most-polluted census tracts in California. "It's so sad. Good people live here."
Pollution has long plagued the Central Valley, where agriculture, topography and poverty have thwarted efforts to clean the air and water. The maps released this week by the California Environmental Protection Agency show that eight of the state's 10 census tracts most heavily burdened by pollution are in Fresno.
For residents of the state's worst-scoring area, statistics tell only part of the story of what it is like to live there.
It's a place where agriculture meets industry, crisscrossed by freeways. The city placed its dumps and meat-rendering plants there decades ago.
Historically, it was the heart of the city's African American community. The Central Valley's civil rights movement was centered in its churches. People referred to it as West Fresno, which meant a culture as well as a place.
These days, young community workers call it by its ZIP Code — the "93706 Zone."
It's home to a Latino community — the children and grandchildren of migrant workers; to Hmong and Cambodian farmers; and to a minority African American community that includes those desperate to leave, and an old guard of those who say they will never abandon home.
"The voice of the community is still black. Because we're the ones who now have the wherewithal and time to speak," said Jim Aldredge, who took over running the community center when the city cut its budget. "Look, when you're just trying to survive, you don't have time to go before City Council and all that. Pollution data is the farthest thing from your mind when you're looking for your next meal."
Vox 'Explainer' Zack Beauchamp Owned by Free Beacon
This is just wow!
At Free Beacon, "Four Pinocchios for Vox ‘Explainer’ on ‘Everything You Need to Know About Israel-Palestine’."
Via Twitchy, "‘You just got pantsed’: Fact check destroys Vox Israel-Palestine ‘explainer’; Author attacks byline."
Facts are hard. Well, facts are hard for leftists.
At Free Beacon, "Four Pinocchios for Vox ‘Explainer’ on ‘Everything You Need to Know About Israel-Palestine’."
Via Twitchy, "‘You just got pantsed’: Fact check destroys Vox Israel-Palestine ‘explainer’; Author attacks byline."
Motherfucker, you just got pantsed and your reaction is “why didn’t they put a name on it?” @zackbeauchamp
— RB (@RBPundit) April 24, 2014Facts are hard. Well, facts are hard for leftists.
'Because Obama is black and because he's a leftist he's completely protected by the press. Nobody holds him to account. We live in a kind of surreal universe where people will not say the truth. And the truth is that Barrack Obama is a menace to American security...'
It's David Horowitz, via Truth Revolt, "Horowitz: 'Obama is a Menace to American Security'."
Listen at the link.
Listen at the link.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
'Explosive New Controversy' Over al Qaeda Film at National September 11 Memorial Museum
Megyn Kelly has the story at the clip.
I'm simply flabbergasted at this idiot far-left clusterf-k Chloe Breyer, daughter of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. But she's a dyed-in-the-wool terror apologist and al Qaeda enabler. Islam is not a "religion of peace." That's probably the "Big Lie" of the current post-9/11 era. That's the same lie foisted by the Obama administration when it labels Nidal Malik Hasan's Fort Hood jihad murders --- where he screamed "Allahu Akbar" before opening fire --- as "workplace violence." Fanatical liars like Chloe Breyer are what's wrong with this country, and this mendacious evil doesn't stop with the War on Terror. It's an across the board assault of decency, an epic attack on moral standards of right and wrong, good versus evil. There's no excuse nor forgiveness for people who espouse such evil apologies for terror. Listen to that woman. Simply disgusting. Megyn Kelly, God bless her, remains very professional in handling the interview, but thank goodness for Brooke Goldstein, who calls out Breyer's lies as "incredibly intellectually dishonest." Seriously, this is enough to get your blood boiling. But then, we've been subjected to leftist evil as this for over 12 years since the attacks, and then some.
More at the New York Times, "Film at 9/11 Museum Sets Off Clash Over Reference to Islam":
And yes, this whole controversy is rooted in the leftist evil that to speak the truth about September 11 is racist and intolerant. Leftists will bring about the permissive circumstances for yet more attacks on the U.S. and more murders of Americans.
ADDED: From Pamela Geller, at Atlas Shrugs, "Imams and Dhimmi Clergy Condemn Mention of “Jihad” and “Islamist” at 9/11 Museum Exhibit."
I'm simply flabbergasted at this idiot far-left clusterf-k Chloe Breyer, daughter of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. But she's a dyed-in-the-wool terror apologist and al Qaeda enabler. Islam is not a "religion of peace." That's probably the "Big Lie" of the current post-9/11 era. That's the same lie foisted by the Obama administration when it labels Nidal Malik Hasan's Fort Hood jihad murders --- where he screamed "Allahu Akbar" before opening fire --- as "workplace violence." Fanatical liars like Chloe Breyer are what's wrong with this country, and this mendacious evil doesn't stop with the War on Terror. It's an across the board assault of decency, an epic attack on moral standards of right and wrong, good versus evil. There's no excuse nor forgiveness for people who espouse such evil apologies for terror. Listen to that woman. Simply disgusting. Megyn Kelly, God bless her, remains very professional in handling the interview, but thank goodness for Brooke Goldstein, who calls out Breyer's lies as "incredibly intellectually dishonest." Seriously, this is enough to get your blood boiling. But then, we've been subjected to leftist evil as this for over 12 years since the attacks, and then some.
More at the New York Times, "Film at 9/11 Museum Sets Off Clash Over Reference to Islam":
Past the towering tridents that survived the World Trade Center collapse, adjacent to a gallery with photographs of the 19 hijackers, a brief film at the soon-to-open National September 11 Memorial Museum will seek to explain to visitors the historical roots of the attacks.And see Jonathan Tobin, at Commentary, "The Myth at the Heart of the 9/11 Museum Film Backlash":
The film, “The Rise of Al Qaeda,” refers to the terrorists as Islamists who viewed their mission as a jihad. The NBC News anchor Brian Williams, who narrates the film, speaks over images of terrorist training camps and Qaeda attacks spanning decades. Interspersed are explanations of the ideology of the terrorists, from video clips in foreign-accented English translations.
The documentary is not even seven minutes long, the exhibit just a small part of the museum. But it has over the last few weeks suddenly become a flash point in what has long been one of the most highly charged issues at the museum: how it should talk about Islam and Muslims.
With the museum opening on May 21, it has shown the film to several groups, including an interfaith advisory group of clergy members. Those on the panel overwhelmingly took strong exception to the film, believing some of the terminology in it casts aspersions on all Muslims, and requested changes. But the museum has declined. In March, the sole imam in the group resigned to make clear that he could not endorse its contents.
“The screening of this film in its present state would greatly offend our local Muslim believers as well as any foreign Muslim visitor to the museum,” Sheikh Mostafa Elazabawy, the imam of Masjid Manhattan, wrote in a letter to the museum’s director. “Unsophisticated visitors who do not understand the difference between Al Qaeda and Muslims may come away with a prejudiced view of Islam, leading to antagonism and even confrontation toward Muslim believers near the site.”
Can you tell the story of the 9/11 attacks without frequent mention of the words “Islamist” and “jihad?” To anyone even remotely familiar with the history of the war being waged on the United States and the West by al-Qaeda, such a suggestion is as absurd as it is unthinkable. The 9/11 terrorists were part of a movement that embarked on a campaign aimed at mass murder because of their religious beliefs. Those beliefs are not shared by all Muslims, but to edit them out of the story or to portray them as either incidental to the attacks or an inconvenient detail that must be minimized, if it is to be mentioned at all, does a disservice to the truth as well as to the public-policy aspects of 9/11 memorials. But, as the New York Times reports, that is exactly what the members of an interfaith advisory group to the soon-to-be-opened National September 11 Memorial Museum are demanding.Keep reading.
After a preview of a film that will be part of the museum’s permanent exhibit titled “The Rise of Al Qaeda,” the interfaith group is demanding the movie be changed to eliminate the use of terms like Islamist and jihad and to alter the depiction of the terrorists so as to avoid prejudicing its audience against them. They believe that the film, which is narrated by NBC’s Brian Williams, will exacerbate interfaith tensions and cause those who visit the museum to come away with the impression that will associate all Muslims with the crimes of 9/11. They even believe that having the statements of the 9/11 terrorists read in Arab-accented English is an act of prejudice that will promote hate.
Yet the impulse driving this protest has little to do with the truth about 9/11. In fact, it is just the opposite. Their agenda is one that regards the need to understand what drove the terrorists to their crimes as less important than a desire to absolve Islam of any connection with al-Qaeda. At the heart of this controversy is the myth about a post-9/11 backlash against American Muslims that is utterly disconnected from the facts. But by promoting the idea that the nation’s primary duty in the wake of the atrocity was to protect the good name of Islam rather than to root out Islamist extremism, interfaith advocates are not only telling lies about al-Qaeda; they are undermining any hope of genuine reconciliation in the wake of 9/11.
As I first wrote in COMMENTARY in 2010 at the height of the debate about the plans to build a mosque in the shadow of the remains of the World Trade Center, the media-driven narrative about a wave of discrimination against Muslims after 9/11 is largely made up out of whole cloth. No credible study of any kind has demonstrated that there was an increase in bias in this country. Each subsequent year since then, FBI statistics about religion-based hate crimes have demonstrated that anti-Muslim attacks are statistically insignificant and are but a fraction of those committed against Jews in the United States. But driven by the media as well as by a pop culture establishment that largely treated any mention of Muslim connections to terror as an expression of prejudice, the notion that 9/11 created such a backlash has become entrenched in the public consciousness.
While the Ground Zero mosque was never built in spite of the support that the idea drew from most of New York’s elites and political leadership, the narrative that emerged from the controversy in which the need to absolve Islam from any ties to the terrorists or al-Qaeda has prevailed. And it is on that basis that the interfaith group protesting the 9/11 museum film may hope to force the institution to surrender....
But rather than think seriously about the implications of a significant segment of the adherents of a major world faith regarding themselves as being at war with the West and the United States, many Americans prefer to simply pretend it isn’t true. They tell us that jihad is an internal struggle for self-improvement, not a duty to wage holy war against non-Muslims that is integral to the history of that faith’s interactions with the rest of the world. They wish to pretend that the radical Islam that motivated al-Qaeda on 9/11 and continues to drive its adherents to terror attacks on Westerners and Americans to this day is marginal when we know that in much of the Islamic world, it is those who preach peace with the West who are the outliers.
And yes, this whole controversy is rooted in the leftist evil that to speak the truth about September 11 is racist and intolerant. Leftists will bring about the permissive circumstances for yet more attacks on the U.S. and more murders of Americans.
ADDED: From Pamela Geller, at Atlas Shrugs, "Imams and Dhimmi Clergy Condemn Mention of “Jihad” and “Islamist” at 9/11 Museum Exhibit."
#Yankees Pitcher Michael Pineda Ejected for Pine Tar
I was watching the game but had to go pick up my son at his after school program and missed this (hat tip: Becca Lower).
At CBS Sports, "VIDEO: Yankees' Pineda ejected for having pine tar on neck."
At CBS Sports, "VIDEO: Yankees' Pineda ejected for having pine tar on neck."
Yankees pitcher gets caught -- tossed for pine tar in a loss to the Red Sox http://t.co/hNNu7Hoj7A - @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/Mup9FwkdvK
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) April 24, 2014
Edward Snowden: Patriot or Traitor?
I bought a copy of the new Vanity Fair in hard copy last weekend at Harrah's Resort. That Snowden piece is probably 10,000 words. I don't love those long articles, although I'd recommend this one for anyone looking for a decent recap of all that's gone down with this idiot. He's a traitor IMHO.
See, "The Snowden Saga: A Shadowland of Secrets and Light."
They've posted the entire piece, so have at it. I thought it would've been gated, but what do you know?
See, "The Snowden Saga: A Shadowland of Secrets and Light."
They've posted the entire piece, so have at it. I thought it would've been gated, but what do you know?
"Smith matter-of-factly described what happened in chilling detail, telling authorities he finished Kifer off with a shot under her chin because a .22-caliber 'doesn't go through bone very well'..."
From the trial of Byron Smith, in Little Falls, Minnesota, who's accused of lying in wait to murder two teenagers suspected of previously breaking into his home. Prosecutors say after firing the initial shots, the teenagers were no longer a threat. Smith finished them off execution style.
"Kifer" is Haile Kifer, 18, who apparently laughed at Smith as his gun jammed trying to pump off another round.
At London's Daily Mail, "'I don't see them as human': Homeowner who shot dead two teens during Thanksgiving break-in called them 'VERMIN' on audio recording and told himself killing them was his 'civic duty'."
Why were these kids breaking into the guy's house? I mean, yeah, Smith went beyond the level of appropriate force to neutralize the threat. But why were these kids in the house? Teenagers? As bad as this case is, I can't help but thinking the kids were asking for it.
"Kifer" is Haile Kifer, 18, who apparently laughed at Smith as his gun jammed trying to pump off another round.
At London's Daily Mail, "'I don't see them as human': Homeowner who shot dead two teens during Thanksgiving break-in called them 'VERMIN' on audio recording and told himself killing them was his 'civic duty'."
Why were these kids breaking into the guy's house? I mean, yeah, Smith went beyond the level of appropriate force to neutralize the threat. But why were these kids in the house? Teenagers? As bad as this case is, I can't help but thinking the kids were asking for it.
Justin Bieber 'doesn't appear to know what the Yasukuni Shrine is...'
It's a longstanding Shinto shrine memorializing those who fought in Japan's wars since the Meiji Restoration, although it controversially commemorates 14 "Class A" war criminals from World War II. Japanese prime ministers visit regularly, at which countries like China and Korea throw hissy fits. But Justin Bieber? He's just a 20 year-old pop star. But oh boy, don't tell his millions of fans from across Asia, lol.
At the Washington Post, "How Justin Bieber inadvertently stepped into one of the world’s greatest geopolitical controversies":
At the Washington Post, "How Justin Bieber inadvertently stepped into one of the world’s greatest geopolitical controversies":
Justin Bieber has a habit of getting into trouble, but nothing may have quite prepared the Canadian pop star for the scale of the geopolitical situation he just got himself into in Japan.Also at London's Daily Mail, "Now Justin Bieber alienates 1.3 billion people: Teen popstar forced into grovelling apology after he visits controversial Japanese war shrine that is a bone of contention in China."
The problem arose when the 20-year-old posted two photos to his Instagram page that appeared to show his visit to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Both pictures have now been deleted, but not before they spread around the world. For example, the image above was posted to the Beijing-based That's Magazine. The reaction has been largely negative. "Say sorry to Chinese," one user writes in the screen grab above, while others swore at the pop star.
Bieber doesn't appear to know what the Yasukuni Shrine is – he says simply "thank you for your blessings" with the first picture, and in a follow-up post he explained he had been "mislead to think the Shrines were only a place of prayer." But to many of his 16 million Instagram followers in Asia, Yasukuni is perhaps one of the most offensive locations on earth.
Yasukuni is a shrine to the 2.5 million men, women and children who died serving the Japanese Empire between 1868 and 1945. Controversially, those honored include thousands of soldiers from World War II – and, as of 1978, 14 Class A war criminals.
For many in China, Korea and other Asian nations, Yasukuni represents the worst of Japan's imperial militarism...
Leftists Squeal in Delight at Sotomayor's 'Passionate' Dissent in Schuette v. BAMN
Frankly, Sotomayor attacked the chief justice as "racist," but hey, leftists are down with that!
OMG passionate!
At Free Beacon, "The Media Loves Sonia Sotomayor’s Passion."
OMG passionate!
At Free Beacon, "The Media Loves Sonia Sotomayor’s Passion."
Fabulous Tessa Fowler in Green Bikini
Oh my!
What a wonderful little lady.
She's enough to take your mind off the vile collectivists for a few minutes, heh.
At Egotastic!, "Go Big Or Go Home: Tessa Fowler Green Bikini Tease for a Ta-Ta Tuesday."
What a wonderful little lady.
She's enough to take your mind off the vile collectivists for a few minutes, heh.
At Egotastic!, "Go Big Or Go Home: Tessa Fowler Green Bikini Tease for a Ta-Ta Tuesday."
Thomas Piketty and the Renaissance of Collectivist Hatred
From David Harsanyi, at the Federalist, "Pundits of the World Unite! What Thomas Piketty’s Popularity Tells Us About The Liberal Press."
Bottom line: Leftists hate wealth. For them people having lots of money, and especially having money and being able to pass it on to their children through inheritance, is evil.
But what's truly evil is the literally pathological hatred leftists have toward the independent and prosperous. Remember, for leftists a free society is rife with "ugliness" and "racism," simply because the natural diversity of the free market conflicts with the grip-of-steel collectivism of the neo-Stalinist left.
The more your read on this Piketty debate the more you will see how terribly wrong politics has turned during this Obama interregnum. The current collectivism hasn't emerged from a vacuum. The real ugliness today is the vicious partisan class warfare the left has waged from the president on down. And now this Piketty dolt has jumped in with a partisan screed to give present-day Marxists a shot in the arm.
I'll have more, because you can't push back enough against these people.
RELATED: "The Misguided Resurgence of Marxist Collectivism," and "Bill Moyers and Paul Krugman Use Thomas Piketty's Capital to Attack America's 'Ugliness' and 'Racism'."
As I write this, Thomas Piketty’s book “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” is #1 on Amazon. It’s been deemed an “important book” by a bunch of smart people. Why not? It validates many of the preconceived notions progressives have about capitalism: Inequality is growing. Mobility is shrinking. Meritocracy is dead. We all live in a sprawling zero-sum fallacy. And so on.Keep reading.
The book, as you probably know, has also sparked nonstop conversation in political and media circles. Though it’s best to let economists debunk Piketty’s methodology and data, it is worth pointing out that liberal pundits and writers have not only enthusiastically and unconditionally embraced a book on economics, or even a run-of-the-mill leftist polemic, but a hard-left manifesto.
Now, I realize we’re all supposed to accept the fact that conservatives are alone in embracing fringe economic ideas. But how does a book that evokes Marx and talks about tweaking the Soviet experiment find so much love from people who consider themselves rational, evidence-driven moderates?
Put it this way: It’s unlikely that Democrats would have praised a book like this 20 years ago – or even 10. Nowadays, Jack Lew – better known as the Treasury Secretary of the United States of America - takes time to chit chat with the author.
Piketty, a professor at the Paris School of Economics, argues that capitalism allocates resources efficiently but unfairly apportions income. And the excessive accumulation of wealth by the one percent – nay, the .01 percent — is not only corrupt, but an inequality that makes democracy unsustainable. And it’s going to get worse. So only a massive transfer of wealth could make our nation whole again.
Here is his thesis, boiled down:
When the rate of return on capital exceeds the rate of growth of output and income, as it did in the nineteenth century and seems quite likely to do again in the twenty-first, capitalism automatically generates arbitrary and unsustainable inequalities that radically undermine the meritocratic values on which democratic societies are based.Judging from the political rhetoric of the day, liberals already believe that higher taxes on the wealthy can create more opportunity for the poor and middle class. While some of us would argue that the nexus between high taxes and economic growth is tenuous, debating whether the top marginal tax rate should be 25 or 33 or 35 percent is well within the boundaries of a centrist debate. But that’s not Piketty’s position.
I’d ask if there are any historical examples that prove that skewed wealth in a generally prosperous nation is more damaging to its democratic institutions than the reallocation of wealth by a coercive state. But then I realize, as with any Marxist revival, the answer is: This time we’re gonna do it right!
Here’s how Daniel Shuchman put it in a recent Wall Street Journal review:
Mr. Piketty urges an 80% tax rate on incomes starting at “$500,000 or $1 million.” This is not to raise money for education or to increase unemployment benefits. Quite the contrary, he does not expect such a tax to bring in much revenue, because its purpose is simply “to put an end to such incomes.”Imagine there’s no rich people. You can say he’s a dreamer, but he’s not the only one.
Bottom line: Leftists hate wealth. For them people having lots of money, and especially having money and being able to pass it on to their children through inheritance, is evil.
But what's truly evil is the literally pathological hatred leftists have toward the independent and prosperous. Remember, for leftists a free society is rife with "ugliness" and "racism," simply because the natural diversity of the free market conflicts with the grip-of-steel collectivism of the neo-Stalinist left.
The more your read on this Piketty debate the more you will see how terribly wrong politics has turned during this Obama interregnum. The current collectivism hasn't emerged from a vacuum. The real ugliness today is the vicious partisan class warfare the left has waged from the president on down. And now this Piketty dolt has jumped in with a partisan screed to give present-day Marxists a shot in the arm.
I'll have more, because you can't push back enough against these people.
RELATED: "The Misguided Resurgence of Marxist Collectivism," and "Bill Moyers and Paul Krugman Use Thomas Piketty's Capital to Attack America's 'Ugliness' and 'Racism'."
Leftists Spew Hate at Clarence Thomas Following Schuette Decision
It's like a collective pathology. Man, these people are disgusting.
At Twitchy, "‘Worst Negro in history’: Clarence Thomas catches hate after SCOTUS’ affirmative action ruling."
At Twitchy, "‘Worst Negro in history’: Clarence Thomas catches hate after SCOTUS’ affirmative action ruling."
Clarence Thomas can, for the umpteenth time, go f**k himself #SCOTUS
— Yanick Saila-Ngita (@wunderkind87) April 22, 2014Clarence Thomas please retire from the Supreme Court. You are the worst negro in history.
— Gene Lang (@GeneSeoglobal) April 22, 2014Florida Mom Charged With First Degree Murder in Baby-Slamming Death of Six-Week Old Daughter
The baby, Aubrie, had surgeries for a foot deformity, and was in pain. The mom couldn't take it, apparently, and lifted the child up by the feet, high over her head, and slammed the infant down on a dresser. Baby Aubrie died of skull fractures and bleeding on the brain.
I tweeted this to Steve Ertelt last night:
And he's now posted on it.
God help us.
I tweeted this to Steve Ertelt last night:
Inhuman mother pleads not guilty to bashing 6-month-old baby to death: http://t.co/ZEr4lCyeUV @StevenErtelt
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 23, 2014And he's now posted on it.
Mom Grabs 6-Week-Old by the Feet, Slams Her Head Into the Ground Killing Her
http://t.co/q5ZGW9Fm3A ht @AmPowerBlog pic.twitter.com/txuX3PbLIT
— Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) April 23, 2014God help us.
Toss Out Abusive College Administrators
Oh, I wish, heh.
From Glenn Reynolds, at USA Today:
I wish it wasn't so, but my campus is no exception.
From Glenn Reynolds, at USA Today:
Like most professors, I hate doing administrative work. And since somebody has to do it, universities have increasingly built up a corps of full-time administrators. That's fine, but lately, the administrative class has grown too numerous and too heavy-handed. As colleges and universities increasingly face financial pressures, it's time to rethink.Keep reading.
Full-time administrators now outnumber full-time faculty. And when times get tough, schools have a disturbing tendency to shrink faculty numbers while keeping administrators on the payroll. Teaching gets done by low-paid, nontenured adjuncts, but nobody ever heard of an "adjunct administrator."
But it's not just the fat that is worrisome. It's administrators' obsession with -- and all too often, abuse of -- security that raises serious concerns. At the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, Clyde W. Barrow, a leading professor, has just quit, complaining of an administration that isolates itself from students and faculty behind keypads and security doors.
Isolation is bad. But worse still is the growing tendency of administrators to stifle critics by shamelessly interpreting even obviously harmless statements as "threats." A recent example took place at Bergen Community College, where Professor Francis Schmidt was suspended, and ordered to undergo a psychiatric examination over a "threat" that consisted of posting a picture of his 9-year old daughter wearing a Game Of Thrones T-shirt. The shirt bore a quote from the show, reading: "I will take what is mine with fire & blood." Bergen administrator Jim Miller apparently thought the picture, which was posted to Schmidt's Google Plus account, was somehow intended as a threat to him. (Schmidt had filed a labor grievance a couple of months earlier.)
What kind of person claims that a picture of a 9-year-old girl wearing an HBO T-shirt is a threat? The kind of person who runs America's colleges, apparently. And Miller, alas, is not alone in his cluelessness and, apparently, paranoia.
Last year at the University of Wisconsin at Stout, theater professor James Miller had a poster from the television series Firefly on his door. It included a picture of Captain Mal Reynolds, a character played by Nathan Fillion, and a quote from the show: "You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake. You'll be facing me. And you'll be armed."
Campus police chief Lisa Walter removed the poster, regarding it as a "threat." After Stout complained to no avail, he replaced the poster with one reading: "Fascism can cause blunt head trauma and/or violent death. Keep fascism away from children and pets."
This poster, too, was interpreted as a threat, which led to a visit from the campus "threat assessment team." After nationwide mockery (Fillion, and fellow Firefly cast member Adam Baldwin, joined in, as did many of the show's fans), the university retreated, and promised to change its approach in the future. Presumably, Chief Lisa Walter carries a gun, and I wonder if that's a good idea in someone so skittish that she sees a movie poster as a "threat."
Meanwhile, at the University of Colorado, the American Association of University Professors has produced a report on the university's running "roughshod" over academic freedom as part of an anti-sexual-harassment campaign in its philosophy department and -- again -- using campus police to strongarm a faculty member over an obviously bogus threat...
I wish it wasn't so, but my campus is no exception.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Attacks John Roberts as Racist!
Well, not exactly, but she might as well have.
Sotomayor attacked his his legal positions on civil rights, riffing on his famous quote from 2007's Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, "The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race."
At TPM, "Sotomayor Attacks John Roberts' Views On Race As 'Out of Touch With Reality'."
People For the American Way got a kick out of this:
But see Ron Christie, at the Daily Beast, "A Lack of Affirmative Action Isn't Why Minority Students Are Suffering."
Sotomayor attacked his his legal positions on civil rights, riffing on his famous quote from 2007's Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, "The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race."
At TPM, "Sotomayor Attacks John Roberts' Views On Race As 'Out of Touch With Reality'."
People For the American Way got a kick out of this:
Read Justice Sotomayor's dissent in today's #Schuette Supreme Court ruling http://t.co/oh4kk108hJ #AffirmativeAction http://t.co/Nxk0n16KEj
— PFAW (@peoplefor) April 22, 2014But see Ron Christie, at the Daily Beast, "A Lack of Affirmative Action Isn't Why Minority Students Are Suffering."
'CBS This Morning' Gushes Over Elizabeth Warren, Presses Her to Run for President
At NewsBusters.
It's okay to be cordial with your guests, but you've also got to truly interview them. You've got to get down to the controversies, otherwise you're simply giving them free airtime.
Warren's literally a proven liar, and the CBS crew --- whom I admire --- didn't see fit to call her on it.
It's okay to be cordial with your guests, but you've also got to truly interview them. You've got to get down to the controversies, otherwise you're simply giving them free airtime.
Warren's literally a proven liar, and the CBS crew --- whom I admire --- didn't see fit to call her on it.
'Brutally Tortured' Body of Ukrainian Deputy Vladimir Rybak Found Near Rebel-Held Slovyansk
Oh boy, this is getting ugly.
At Toronto's Globe and Mail, "Kiev moves against militants after politician tortured, slain." And Independent UK, "Ukraine crisis: Two bodies found 'brutally tortured by pro-Russian militants' in Slaviansk, says interim President Oleksander Turchinov":
At Toronto's Globe and Mail, "Kiev moves against militants after politician tortured, slain." And Independent UK, "Ukraine crisis: Two bodies found 'brutally tortured by pro-Russian militants' in Slaviansk, says interim President Oleksander Turchinov":
Ukraine’s interim President Oleksander Turchinov has called for an anti-terrorist operation to be re-launched on Tuesday, after he claimed that two bodies were found "brutally tortured by pro-Russian" militants near the eastern city of Slaviansk.Also at Telegraph UK, "Russia 'supported torture of Kiev politician’":
Mr Turchinov said in a statement that one of the bodies was that of Volodymyr Rybak, a member of the ruling Batkivshchyna party, who had recently been abducted by “terrorists.”
Local media said Mr Rybak was kidnapped in Horlivka, a nearby locality, on Wednesday last week.
Police from the regional headquarters in Donetsk said that the body of a man who died a violent death had been found in the Seversky-Donets river and that it resembled Mr Rybak, a local councillor in the town of Horlivka, near Donetsk.
They added that formal identification would require further work...
Ukraine’s acting president calls for 'anti-terrorist operation’ against pro-Moscow separatists after body of a murdered town councillor is found.
The acting Ukrainian president, Oleksandr Turchynov, said on Tuesday that Russia had supported the torture and murder of a local politician in the east of the country loyal to Kiev.Still more at NYT, "At Funeral, Expressions of Grief and Anger Toward Kiev Officials," and at the Times of Israel, "Ukraine relaunches operation after Biden leaves."
The president called for the re-launch of an “anti-terrorist operation” against pro-Moscow separatists that was suspended only last week.
The remains of Vladimir Rybak, a town councillor and member of Yulia Tymoshenko’s Our Ukraine Fatherland party, along with an unidentified body, were believed to have been found in separatist-held Slavyansk.
“These crimes are being carried out with the full support and indulgence of the Russian Federation,” said Mr Turchynov. “I call on the security agencies to re-launch and carry out effective anti-terrorist measures, with the aim of protecting Ukrainian citizens living in east [Ukraine] from terrorists.”
Ukraine’s security forces had largely suspended what was a fairly limited operation to respond to the takeover of the eastern town by pro-Russian separatists after an accord with Moscow last week to try to defuse the crisis...
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