Monday, February 28, 2011

1. The Main Event - just as a short while ago, Egypt was the dominant story, now there is no question that Libya is dominating the news.

Now I must say that Colonel Gadhafi sets a new high in low for brutality. And whatever planet he thinks he might live on, I don't think that it's the same planet most of the rest of the world lives on. For example - U.S. Exclusive: Moammar Gadhafi Tells Christiane Amanpour that Libya's People Love Him - ABC News.

While I must admit that Ms. Amanpour ranks rather high (for a journalist) on my extremely strongly disliked people list, I do have to admit that the good Colonel has attained far greater heights than Ms. Amanpour - he graduated long ago to the absolute and total waste of a life form list. At least Amanpour is not a delusional mass murdering terrorist - well, she is clearly not a mass murdering terrorist, the jury's out on delusional - though she seems to be quite able to get interviews with guys like the Colonel - see "Arafat, Yassir".

But as much as I extremely strongly dislike Amanpour, when she reports that the Colonel denies that there are demonstrations against him anywhere in Libya, and that his people love him, I'll give her credit for being able to write that down correctly. I guess the Colonel isn't getting the straight news delivered to him - damn you, you Libyan main stream media.......!!

One other report has the Colonel saying that the Libyan people are prepared to die for him (is that better than them loving you?) - but Colonel - you are not supposed to be the one slaughtering them - Dozens wounded as Gaddafi force opens fire: report | Reuters, Libya: 2,000 reported killed in Benghazi, 1,000 in Tripoli and Guns to Gadhafi: Libyan Arms Deals Come Back to Haunt Europe - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International.

And the Colonel must be embarrassed about his son and his democratic tendencies - Saif Qaddafi’s Democracy-Loving Dissertation | Mother Jones - after paying all that tuition, and this is the best he can do? I mean, the boy learned murder, torture, extortion and terrorism at the foot of one of the masters - what is with kids these days?

Anyway - and on a much more serious note, here are some links about this terrible situation:

and many people around the world feel like this:

2. You've Got A Friend - Farrakhan: Libya’s Gadhafi Remains a Friend - Matzav.com - The Online Voice of Torah Jewry. The .000000000000000000000000001% credibility that Farrakhan had (he is shown below holding it between his thumb and his forefinger) is now officially gone "bye-bye".

3. But There's Good News! Mallick: We've found Gadhafi's replacement — Charlie Sheen - thestar.com

4. Speaking Of That Total Moron - these guys qualify in a different way than Gadhaffi for the absolute and total waste of a life form list - How Charlie Sheen and Mel Gibson killed their careers. But never fear - Sheen has now done what all the best antisemites do - come out and said that he is not antisemitic - phew! - Charlie Sheen Is An Odious Degenerate | The Smoking Gun. And further - ComPost - Charlie Sheen is wrong about Thomas Jefferson.

Maybe Sheen and Gibson could form a trio with this idiot - Opinion: John Galliano and his videotaped Holocaust apology rant.

(he's clearly the captain of the Nut Boat......)

5. OK, Let's Get Serious Again (For A Bit) - here are various posts from people brave enough to try to interpret what is going on now, without the benefit of hindsight:

6. Egypt - The situation is Egypt may not be on the front pages these days, but it is very worrisome - Egyptian Armed Forces Demolish Fences Guarding Coptic Monasteries and Sheikh Qaradawi Seeks Total War - Jeffrey Goldberg - International - The Atlantic are but two examples. See also: Bari Weiss: The Weekend Interview With Saad Eddin Ibrahim - WSJ.com, and in particular, this extract:

"When I asked Mr. Ibrahim about the scourge of anti-Semitism in the Middle East generally, he's dismissive. "Have you seen any pogroms in Morocco or Tunisia or Egypt?" he asks rhetorically. As I point out, though, the Arab Middle East has had a negligible Jewish population since 1948, when roughly 800,000 Jews were expelled. It's hard to carry out a pogrom when Jews aren't around." (good point - my emphasis)

7. President Obama - how much more of a clear-cut situation do you need to actually come out and say something strong?

and while I am not a supporter of the President, I do find this a bit hard to believe -Obama's Secret Plot To Bring 100 Million Muslims to the US | Mother Jones.

8. Iran - again, somewhat eclipsed on the front pages by their Arab "neighbors" to the west, but again, serious stuff is going on:

9. And Of Course, Israel Is Not A Disinterested Spectator - several links:

10. More Israel - other Israel related articles and items:

Raw Footage: Israeli Arrow 2 Missile Test Off California

11. Multiculturalism Under Fire - proponents of multiculturalism are having a bad few weeks as pretty much everyone and his dog is throwing it under the bus. Andrew Klavan puts his usual comedic spin on a very serious subject. The report from France is downright alarming - though quite frankly, it is not new news. And you may not like what the speaker says in the last video clip, but I think he's correct.

Finally, this Washington Times editorial makes a good but no doubt unpopular point - EDITORIAL: Mosque surveillance a must - Washington Times

12. Useful Idiot Alert! - as noted on this blog before, the phrase "useful idiots" is usually attributed to that good old home-boy Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov - Lenin himself - but there is doubt whether that attribution is correct (newsflash - Mahmoud Abbas has just claimed that Israel stole that phrase from a Palestinian - well, why not? - he makes up pretty much everything else).

Regardless, the concept certainly worked well before (see Duranty, Walter) as well as in current times - Cheering on the Islamofascists: Inside the Mind of a Code Pinko | NewsReal Blog and Ed Driscoll - Useful Idiots, Then and Now

13. The Jewish World - some links to keep you busy:

14. Wisconsin - the battle rages on

from Victor Davis Hanson's link above:

"There are lots of issues involved in Wisconsin, in the impending financial and fuel crises, and in the sense of American impotency abroad. Yet a common denominator is a national adolescence, in which we want what we have not earned. We demand the world be the way that it cannot; and we don’t wish to hear “unfair” arguments from “bad” and “mean” people."