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John B posted a blog entry
Saudi Tanker Apparently Not Freed
After the ruffle of the earlier Reuters story (see below), it appears that the Saudi supertanker seized by pirates in the...
After the ruffle of the earlier Reuters story (see below), it appears that the Saudi supertanker seized by pirates in the...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Conspiracy or conspiracy theory?
Roger KingGuest editorial by Roger KingAlthough the Fannie and Freddie house of cards was sure to come crashing down, why did...
Roger KingGuest editorial by Roger KingAlthough the Fannie and Freddie house of cards was sure to come crashing down, why did...
John B posted a blog entry
Pirates Seize Saudi ARAMCO Supertanker
CNN is reporting that a Saudi supertanker, owned by Saudi ARAMCO, was seized by pirates Saturday. Piracy in the Indian Ocean is...
CNN is reporting that a Saudi supertanker, owned by Saudi ARAMCO, was seized by pirates Saturday. Piracy in the Indian Ocean is...
John B posted a blog entry
“Let’s Take the Religious Police Bowling!”
Thanks to commenter ‘ratherdashing’ for pointing out this article from The Los Angeles Times blogs! As a way to...
Thanks to commenter ‘ratherdashing’ for pointing out this article from The Los Angeles Times blogs! As a way to...
John B posted a blog entry
Historic Parallels for Islamic Reform
There’s an interesting piece over that the Arabic-language Misbah Al-Hurriyah (Lamp of Freedom) website that suggests...
There’s an interesting piece over that the Arabic-language Misbah Al-Hurriyah (Lamp of Freedom) website that suggests...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Clear Channel kills WELI show with Sen. Dodd; conservative host resigns
(Greater New Haven, Conn.)—WELI talk radio host Tom Scott asked Sen. Chris Dodd questions about sweetheart mortgage deals...
(Greater New Haven, Conn.)—WELI talk radio host Tom Scott asked Sen. Chris Dodd questions about sweetheart mortgage deals...
John B posted a blog entry
The Saudi Debate over Freedom of Expression
MEMRI provides an encapsulated look at the arguments raging within Saudi Arabia over the limits of free speech. The piece...
MEMRI provides an encapsulated look at the arguments raging within Saudi Arabia over the limits of free speech. The piece...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudis Seek Improved M1A1 Tank
UPI wire service reports [free registration required] that the Saudi government has contracted with General Dynamics to improve...
UPI wire service reports [free registration required] that the Saudi government has contracted with General Dynamics to improve...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Grand Old Party—anatomy of a down
Effective branding creates an image that lives far beyond conception. A perfect example of successful GOP branding is Theodore...
Effective branding creates an image that lives far beyond conception. A perfect example of successful GOP branding is Theodore...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Why does media exaggerate Obama challenges?
Now that media advocacy helped elect a new U.S. president, pundits, analysts and reporters are already running interference....
Now that media advocacy helped elect a new U.S. president, pundits, analysts and reporters are already running interference....
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi Program to Counter Jihadist Thought
The New York Times Sunday Magazine has an article looking into the Saudi program to rehabilitate extremists. The piece is...
The New York Times Sunday Magazine has an article looking into the Saudi program to rehabilitate extremists. The piece is...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi Hunger Strike Gains International Coverage
The two-day hunger strike by Saudis in support of jailed activists is receiving global coverage. The first of its kind in the...
The two-day hunger strike by Saudis in support of jailed activists is receiving global coverage. The first of its kind in the...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi Journalist: ‘War on Terror Is Won’
Included among the various international reactions to the election of Barack Obama is this, from a Saudi journalist attending...
Included among the various international reactions to the election of Barack Obama is this, from a Saudi journalist attending...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi Hunger Strike for Reformists Today
The Washington Post carries the Associated Press report on the hunger strike taking place in Saudi Arabia today in support of...
The Washington Post carries the Associated Press report on the hunger strike taking place in Saudi Arabia today in support of...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Obama takes White House; GOP supporters go from defense to offense
Most major networks called the presidency for Barack Obama—shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday. His supporters are celebrating...
Most major networks called the presidency for Barack Obama—shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday. His supporters are celebrating...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Memo to media: You don't know squat about the real Great Depression
This morning Howard Wolfson was on Fox News and once again, a Democrat reared his doomsday head, saying these are the worst...
This morning Howard Wolfson was on Fox News and once again, a Democrat reared his doomsday head, saying these are the worst...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Have we forgotten we're at war?
T. Boone Pickens was interviewed by 60 Minutes, and when I visited the website to watch that video, another caught my eye. The...
T. Boone Pickens was interviewed by 60 Minutes, and when I visited the website to watch that video, another caught my eye. The...
John B posted a blog entry
Terrorism Funding Blacklists: Fundamental Flaws
The Washington Post runs an interesting piece on the problems the various blacklists identifying putative funders of terrorism...
The Washington Post runs an interesting piece on the problems the various blacklists identifying putative funders of terrorism...
John B posted a blog entry
About That Saudi ‘Beauty Contest’ for Sheep…
Many blogs have picked up the Associated Press story about a Saudi ‘beauty pageant’ for sheep for its...
Many blogs have picked up the Associated Press story about a Saudi ‘beauty pageant’ for sheep for its...
John B posted a blog entry
Arab-Americans and American Politics
Arab News has an interesting piece on how one Arab-American, John Sununu, is running against Jean Shaheen (married to an...
Arab News has an interesting piece on how one Arab-American, John Sununu, is running against Jean Shaheen (married to an...
John B posted a blog entry
On King Abdullah and Dialogue
Over on the Solomon’s House blog, the writer (who frequently comments here) makes a mistake in interpreting a speech by...
Over on the Solomon’s House blog, the writer (who frequently comments here) makes a mistake in interpreting a speech by...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi Author on Jewish Contributions to Western Civilization
Here’s an interesting review of a book by a Saudi author who writes knowledgeably about Jewish contributions to the...
Here’s an interesting review of a book by a Saudi author who writes knowledgeably about Jewish contributions to the...
John B posted a blog entry
Growing Appeal of Islamic Banking
The Washington Post has this story about how Islamic banking principles are finding favor these days, even in the Western...
The Washington Post has this story about how Islamic banking principles are finding favor these days, even in the Western...
John B posted a blog entry
Whose Fault is Saudi Computer Game Piracy?
Good piece from the Game Culture website noting, with irony, that this may be the first time a Western organization is arguing...
Good piece from the Game Culture website noting, with irony, that this may be the first time a Western organization is arguing...
John B posted a blog entry
American Muslim Women Gain Political Savvy
Here’s an interesting piece from the Associated Press on how American Muslims—and particularly American Muslim...
Here’s an interesting piece from the Associated Press on how American Muslims—and particularly American Muslim...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Join me in boycott on Wednesday; meanwhile, go vote!
I’m asking supporters of the McCain-Palin ticket for president to join me on Wednesday evening (Oct. 29) in a...
I’m asking supporters of the McCain-Palin ticket for president to join me on Wednesday evening (Oct. 29) in a...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Another TV station zapped by Obama-Biden
Oh, what a tangled web media has woven with its Obama-Biden love affair. When journalists ask tough questions, the...
Oh, what a tangled web media has woven with its Obama-Biden love affair. When journalists ask tough questions, the...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Journalist asks Biden real questions, Obama campaign blacklists station
In the video below, WFTV's Barbara West conducts a real interview with Sen. Joe Biden, the first real interview any...
In the video below, WFTV's Barbara West conducts a real interview with Sen. Joe Biden, the first real interview any...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Kiss your 401k tax credit goodbye and enjoy your new 5 percent payroll tax Dems are considering
I’ve said our current Congress is the worst in history and every day my belief is confirmed. The Committee on...
I’ve said our current Congress is the worst in history and every day my belief is confirmed. The Committee on...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
The GOP had Karl Rove; Obama has David Axelrod
David Axelrod is the political strategist behind the success of many Democratic candidates, Sen. Barack Obama foremost among...
David Axelrod is the political strategist behind the success of many Democratic candidates, Sen. Barack Obama foremost among...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Guru of American campaigns: Roger Stone on the art and war of politics
Even some Republicans resort to calling him names, but there’s no dispute between either political party about the breadth of...
Even some Republicans resort to calling him names, but there’s no dispute between either political party about the breadth of...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Powell's endorsement of Obama no surprise to McCain supporters
Most of us anticipated Gen. Colin Powell endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for president; rumors were afloat on the Internet for...
Most of us anticipated Gen. Colin Powell endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for president; rumors were afloat on the Internet for...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
After Democrats attack Joe the Plumber, who's next? Wanda the Waitress.
If you ask me, Joe the Plumber should win the Pulitzer. He did the job mass media has steadfastly refused to do. He actually...
If you ask me, Joe the Plumber should win the Pulitzer. He did the job mass media has steadfastly refused to do. He actually...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Globe says suspend constitution, 'fast track' Obama
I still can't believe what I just read in The Boston Globe. These people are supposed to be educated?We understand...
I still can't believe what I just read in The Boston Globe. These people are supposed to be educated?We understand...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
YouTube pulls McCain ad citing CBS copyright; backstory big dollars for Obama
Sen. John McCain’s campaign protested removal of videos by YouTube because of takedown notices even though the videos did not...
Sen. John McCain’s campaign protested removal of videos by YouTube because of takedown notices even though the videos did not...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
What the plumber didn't have time to tell Obama
A plumber asked Sen. Barack Obama about taxes after an event in Ohio, and it was one of those kernel of truth moments captured...
A plumber asked Sen. Barack Obama about taxes after an event in Ohio, and it was one of those kernel of truth moments captured...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
House Ethics tackles Mahoney; Pelosi to-do list grows
Nancy's To Do List 1. Make calls—Mahoney needs phone etiquette course. Also course in civil rights. Needs...
Nancy's To Do List 1. Make calls—Mahoney needs phone etiquette course. Also course in civil rights. Needs...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Obama's 10 pt. lead on Washington Post poll raises questions, compared with other polls
A 10 pt. lead is definitely impressive for Sen. Barack Obama, so the Oct. 12 results from the Washington Post/ABC News poll...
A 10 pt. lead is definitely impressive for Sen. Barack Obama, so the Oct. 12 results from the Washington Post/ABC News poll...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Hatchet jobs on McCain, Palin and Obama fill pulp and glossy tabloids
It’s that time of the election year again, and reportage sizzles like the video clip of Madonna doing her sexual...
It’s that time of the election year again, and reportage sizzles like the video clip of Madonna doing her sexual...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Newspaper says Troopergate report to be released Friday; commenters say it will be leaked
I’ve been dogging the Anchorage Daily News website today waiting for the so-called 'Troopergate' report from the...
I’ve been dogging the Anchorage Daily News website today waiting for the so-called 'Troopergate' report from the...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Is Democratic Party pushing economy meltdown for political gain?
If the economic news is blowing your mind, rest easy. We’re electing a new president and one candidate’s main focus is the...
If the economic news is blowing your mind, rest easy. We’re electing a new president and one candidate’s main focus is the...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Obama wins final presidential debate before it happens!
A Washington insider known as ‘Deep Tote’ gives us the scoop on who won the final presidential debate to be held October...
A Washington insider known as ‘Deep Tote’ gives us the scoop on who won the final presidential debate to be held October...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Anchor does Rodney King as Townhall Presidential Debate approaches
There’s a wistful tone in an article at the CNN blog by anchor Campbell Brown as she asks our presidential candidates to stop...
There’s a wistful tone in an article at the CNN blog by anchor Campbell Brown as she asks our presidential candidates to stop...
kbdjax1 posted a blog entry
Why ‘How to Manage Savagery’ at Commentary should be required reading
My family says there’s nothing I won’t read, and I guess that’s true. From bluebloods like The Atlantic to the modest...
My family says there’s nothing I won’t read, and I guess that’s true. From bluebloods like The Atlantic to the modest...
