Politico says Charles Freeman will not be the new chair of the NIE. (H/T: Hot Air.) Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair announced today that Ambassador Charles W. Freeman Jr. has requested that his selection to be Chairman of the National Intelligence Council not proceed. Director Blai...

Gentlemen, while I appreciate the spread of the term “Jew cooties,” I think a tip of the hat once in a while to the originator (at least in the blogosphere) of that term would be nice. The category was established here in October of 2005, although I’d been calling it that as early ...

There’s a new paper in town! ONE of the Middle East’s wealthiest ruling families has a new asset: The National, a newspaper that promises independence from its royal owners.The paper, an English-language daily based in Abu Dhabi, published its first issue on April 17, under close scrutiny in...

The New York Times deals with an important issue, that’s slightly masked by the title: Hamas’s Insults to Jews Complicate Peace Effort. The reporter, Steven Erlanger, is actually reporting about incitement not simple insults. Part of the problem is that Erlanger is coming awfully late to the...

I’m coming a bit late to the discussion about Sen. Obama and “Tony” McPeak.For a good background check out memeorandum. Of course McPeak’s assertion that the US government couldn’t achieve peace in the Middle East because of the populations of New York and Miami isnR...

The Paris book fair, which is being boycotted by Our Friends The Saudis™ (among others), was subject to a bomb scare today. Because even Israeli books are fair game for hate, I suppose. Thousands of visitors to the Paris book fair were ordered on Sunday to evacuate the premises during the lite...

A blogger The Sudanese Thinker calls Israel a WMD. Let’s shelter our oppressed Palestinian brothers. Let’s put them first before any of those living a few feet away from us. They deserve more help. The problems in our own backyards don’t matter, and for many they don’t even exist, but those ...

via memeorandum Keith Richburg has a front page report Not Relevant? Sharpton Scoffs at the Idea in yesterday’s Washington Post. Clearly the reporter scoffs too. There’s a sub-head line “Activist’s Busy Calendar and Ringing Phone Speak to His Role in Civil Rights” which...