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Dog-Feces Ice Cream
America and Libya are defined by their differences. Continue reading
The Real Face of Leadership
The transcript of an address by Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, delivered to the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2009. Continue reading
Posted in foreign affairs
Tagged ahmadinejad, holocaust, iran, netanyahu, nuclear weapons, racism, terrorism, united nations
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Inhuman Rights
The HRC has no legal authority. It passes nonbinding resolutions on what it decides are human rights abuses and can only make recommendations to the General Assembly. Nevertheless, its resolutions enjoy the UN imprimatur, and it can legitimize barbarities simply by ignoring them. If a dictator can claim in the international media that the HRC has passed no resolutions against him, his job of maintaining the status quo and lobbying against intervention in his country’s affairs becomes that much easier. Continue reading
Posted in current events
Tagged censorship, free speech, islamism, sovereignty, terrorism, united nations
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The U.S. Is Right to Boycott the U.N. Durban II Conference on Racism
The U.S. was right to ignore outside pressure and refuse to grant Durban II the legitimacy that U.S. participation would provide. Continue reading
North Korea Throws Down Missile Gauntlet
North Korea’s defiance represents the first foreign policy test of whether the Obama Administration’s actions will match its strong rhetoric. Continue reading
2009: A year to defend free speech
Participating in public debate is now a dangerous activity. This is the Netherlands today; it could be the entire Western world tomorrow. Continue reading
Posted in current events
Tagged european union, free speech, islamism, oic, united nations
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