Norway’s corrective to our post 9/11 terror myth By Matthew Harwood, Tuesday 26 July 2011 21.30 BST … The first images of the destruction in Oslo’s city centre Friday were reminiscent of New York City’s, Madrid’s and London’s encounters with jihadist terrorism. But Oslo also looked eerily like Oklahoma City in 1995. And as the …
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Jul 27 2011
Alligators in the swamp
MEMO: CNI friends and allies FROM: Phil Giraldi, Executive Director There has been considerable commentary over the possibility that the terrorism in Norway will trigger a reaction against “conservative” websites and will stifle legitimate debate over immigration and asylum policies. But the websites in question are not conservative at all but rather neoconservative, and the …
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Jul 26 2011
We should think more
Is Anders Behring Breivik a Christian terrorist? Let’s not mince words By Sally Quinn, Jul 26, 2011 5:51 PM … Is Anders Behring Breivik a Christian terrorist? Let’s not mince words. When a Muslim commits a terrorist act he or she is labeled a “Muslim terrorist.” The explanation? Well, they are Muslim and they are …
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Jul 26 2011
Bigging themselves up
Fantasy warriors strike again By Joan Smith, Tuesday, 26 July 2011 … One of the most disconcerting things about Friday’s mass murders in Norway is the physical appearance of the man arrested in connection with the killings. Posing for a photograph in a wetsuit, Anders Behring Breivik looks like a male model in a survivalist …
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Jul 26 2011
Into a frenzy
Christian Zionists unite in D.C. to express support for Israel By Natasha Mozgovaya, 03:50 20.07.11 … Over 5000 Christians, mainly Evangelicals, gathered this week at the Convention Center in Washington for the annual conference of the organization CUFI, Christians United For Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Christian Zionist conference via satellite, telling them, …
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Jul 26 2011
Direct challenge
US House Committee saves Israeli aid in foreign aid cut By Ran Dagoni, 21 July 11 12:13 … The US House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday cut the Obama administration’s $51 billion 2012 budget request for the State Department and foreign aid by $6.4 billion, but kept unchanged the $3 billion in military aid for Israel. Commentators …
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Jul 25 2011
It could happen here
Anders Behring Breivik and the influence industry of rage By Eugene Robinson, Monday, July 25, 6:50 PM … The monster who admitted slaughtering at least 76 innocent victims in Norway was animated by the same blend of paranoia, xenophobia and alienation that fuels anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. Yes, it could happen here.One …
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