More on Obama's Cairo Speech

David Solway takes President Obama's infamous speech to task...and he doesn't mince words.

President Barack Obama’s famous (or infamous) Cairo address of June 4, 2009, has been subjected to the unrelenting scrutiny of many reputable observers and distinguished political scholars — and found egregiously wanting. It is replete with distortions, fabrications, lacunae, misconceptions, inaccuracies, lies, exaggerations, and outright historical fallacies. There is scarcely a passage without its resident howler. I do not have the space to run through this near-interminable list here — anyone with a decent knowledge of history or ready access to a search engine can trawl for himself — but I will provide two exemplary instances of historical error...Read more


From Melanie Phillips:

Among American Jews, a degree of ‘buyers’ remorse’ has been detected recently. Almost 80 per cent of American Jews voted for Barack Obama as President. Those of us who warned that this man would endanger Israel were scorned...Read More


Click HERE for the latest from Joel Rosenberg.


Lori's links and comments:

Soldiers arrest Honduran president, seize palace,

Chavez has threatened military action against Honduras,

Ingushetia president survives assassination attempt,

EU holds breath as German court rules on Lisbon Treaty , "Opponents say the Treaty is the latest in a series of power grabs by Brussels, which seeks to pull influence away from national capitals with the aim of creating a federalist superstate."

Pope signs new globalization encyclical,

Israel’s F-15 Jets Upgraded for Long Distance Attacks,

Israel ‘Fed Up' with US Declarations,

Israel approves 50 new settler homes in West Bank,

Golden Report: Can you hear the Shofar? I can,

Israeli FM, Liberman interview with Radio Reka,

Israel pressures on Russia to stop arms deal with Iran,

Russia starts "Caucasus 2009" games, covers Muslim states,

US, Iraqi experts developing Babylon, build tourism industry,

US grants Jordan extra $150B,Aloha, 'star wars' ,"...missiles now deployed to "protect" Hawaii are not equipped with adequate software and communications to intercept a missile traveling from North Korea to Hawaii"

NKorea: US plots pre-emptive war,

SKorea getting U.S. missiles to boost defenses,

Air Force test fires missile from Calif coast,

Jan Markell interviews Jim Fletcher

Jim Fletcher from Prophecy Matters and Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries discuss BHO's Cairo speech; his agenda, and the Leftist church's attitude to the Middle East...HERE

Jan also interviews Dr Gary Cass of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission...HERE.

I also recommend visiting Joel Rosenberg's weblog for frequent updates on the Iranian election aftermath.


Lori's links and comments:

Ancient Holy Land quarry uncovered, team says,

Dead Sea peril: sinkholes swallow up the unwary,

IDF to Emboss Ten Commandments Emblem on Military Korans,

McCain on Iran: We have to be on the right side of history,

US exports to Iran up in Boo's first months,

Ahmadinejad tells US, UK to butt out,

Democrats urge - to keep 'fingerprints' off Iran crisis,

Bibi: Nuclear Iran could lead to ME tinderbox,

Iranian air force to hold exercise,

Italy calls on Iran to accept G8 invite,

Al Qaeda says would use Pakistani nuclear weapons,

Putin spies in America,

Russia has great credibility in the Middle East,

Russia buys 12 spy drones from Israel,

Israel and Russia to renew, upgrade tourism agreement,

Korean ship with suspicious cargo heads for Myanmar,

Irish PM hails 'successful' EU summit result ,

Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France,

Sarkozy in historic address to French parliament ,

The world will know the Ark? ,

Thanks, Lori!

Joel Rosenberg on the Iranian elections

Joel Rosenberg keeps track of the aftermath of the Iranian elections:

I’ve been tracking events in Iran closely over the past few days. Not since the Islamic Revolution of ‘79 have we seen such ideological ferment and such passion in the streets of Iran. What fascinates me is how hungry the Iranian people are to overthrow their current regime. They want change. They want democracy...A NEW REVOLUTION IN IRAN? Reformers are on the streets


For Zion's Sake Ministries:

Mossad chief Meir Dagan said Tuesday that the Islamic Republic will have a nuclear bomb ready for use by 2014...'Iran will have nuclear bomb by 2014'

Mainline Protestant, Evangelical and Catholic prelates have endorsed a letter to President Obama hailing his Cairo speech to the "Muslim world," lamenting the "dwindling" Palestinian Christian population," and promising to "rally Christians nationwide around robust U.S. peacemaking efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace."...Crocodile Tears for Palestinian Christians


Lori's links and comments:

Israeli PM calls Mubarak to clarify stance,

EU-Israel meeting ends with no progress on 'upgrade' ,

US Administration: Israel is a Jewish State,

U.S. told us don't take Netanyahu seriously' ,

Israel Expands Overtures to South America,

Carter escapes assassination attempt on visit to Gaza,

Jerusalem's Secret Revealed: How They Filled The Sultan's Pool,

Iran rules out annulment, Tehran crowds gatherIran bars foreign media from reporting on streets ,

Iran: Tim Shey on Observing Social Unrest Online at 32,000 feet ,video is plea for help

Massive turnout in Tehran for anti-Ahmadinejad rally,

US, EU condemn violence, deaths in Iran,

Iran summons Czech envoy over EU statements on vote,

Mossad: Iran will have nuclear bomb by 2014 ,

Medevev: World needs new reserve currency,Interesting fellow in the photo with Medevev. It was reported that he canceled that trip. The picture should be titled, "Ahmedinjad's exile to Russia"

Barak meets with Russian chief-of-staff at Paris Air Show,

Russia, China, Central Asian nations hold summit ,Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Russian, Chinese businesspeople sign 40 contracts worth $3 bln,

Shanghai group backs Russian proposal on common currency ,China: Execution Vans To Deliver Lethal Injections,"They would also give the authorities the opportunity to harvest organs of executed prisoners to supply the insatiable demand from the country's growing market for organ transplant."

NKorean leader's son secretly visits China,ugh, it's not a secret anymore...

Smuggled: $134 billion in U.S. bonds,

Shoura chief to head team at interfaith Astana forum,

World "sleepwalking" into disasters: U.N. aid chief,

Italy gov't defends citizen patrols amid outrage over group evoking fascist Black Shirts ,

Iranian elections update from Joel Rosenberg

AHMADINEJAD COULD LOSE ON FRIDAY: WHAT TO WATCH FOR DURING THE IRANIAN “ELECTIONS”


From IFCJ:

Israel Tests Her Defenses in "Turning Point 3"


Moriel Ministries:

President Obama’s Cairo speech was nothing short of an earthquake — a distortion of history, an insult to the Jewish people, and an abandonment of very real human-rights victims in the Arab and Muslim worlds...President yet again makes his intentions clear

A Christian analysis of BHO's speech in Cairo


For Zion's Sake Ministries:

More than 100,000 Arabs living illegally on Jewish-owned land.In an unusual move, Arabs who built illegally on Jewish-owned property in key sections of Jerusalem have been hand delivered eviction notices, WND has learned...Jews working to halt division of Jerusalem


Lori's links and comments:

Joel's post Ahmadinejad could lose his re-election bid in Iran on Friday,

Bye-bye Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, roar Iran crowds,

Ahmadinejad lashes out at rival just before vote ,

Hong Kong: The race for cheerleader-in-chief ,

China calls for 'balanced' UN resolution on N.Korea ,

North, South Korea hold rare talks amid nuclear tension,

Egypt's Mubarak says BO has new approach to Islam&sp=true,

Dark Horse seeks Afghan presidency,

Jimmy Carter hopeful for Mideast peace by 2012 ,

Carter: Mideast peace not possible without Hamas,

Israel Ninth Most Innovative Country,

Likud MKs to Netanyahu: No PA State! ,

Netanyahu's speech: Yes to road map, no to settlement freeze,

Peres calls for Palestinian state with provisional borders,

Turkey Prepared to Mediate between Israel and Syria,

Israel limits military ties with Georgia due to 'Russian pressure,

Solana to EJP: In the Middle East, the EU has to build on the momentum generated by US President ,

Livni to Solana: We expect world to back Israel's stance in peace talks,

EU should play key role in US negotiations with Iran, experts say ,

US Administration Pushes Corporatist Globalization,

Libyan wins post of UN General Assembly president,

Putin could imagine a Russia with no nuclear weapons,

Russia tells US to drop missile shield to help ties,

IS A supervolcano brewing beneath Mount St Helens? ,

PENTAGON LOOKING AT TRANSFORMERS-TYPE TECHNOLOGY,

NOT my pocketknife!!! ,

HEZBOLLAH STRONGER THAN EVER

From Joel Rosenberg:

HEZBOLLAH STRONGER THAN EVER: Pray for Lebanon, and for Israel

ANALYSIS OF THE CAIRO SPEECH: Plus, Lebanon votes today


FrontPageMag:

The best that can be said about Monday’s victory for the moderate, pro-Western March 14 coalition in the Lebanese elections is that Hezbollah was concerned enough to warn, “The majority must commit not to question our role as a resistance party, the legitimacy of our weapons arsenal and the fact that Israel is an enemy state.” The worst that can be said is that few expect Hezbollah and the Iranian-Syrian axis it spearheads to be significantly weakened by the results...Lebanon: Stalemate With Terror


For Zion's Sake Ministries:

Settlements established by Israel in territories captured in the 1967 war have become a matter of great controversy among pro- and anti-settlement advocates who debate the legality of such communities...The Debate About Israeli Settlements

In April 1945 camera crews from the British and American armies entered the Nazi Death Camps and filmed the horror they found there. For decades that film was stored in the archives of the Imperial War Museum in London..."For those who deny the Holocaust"

Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945), Hitler's notorious "Reichsführer SS" (Federal leader of the SS) and chief of the German police, is one of the greatest mass murderers of the 20th century. Not only was he directly responsible for the death of at least six million Jews but also for the death of countless others most of whom belonged to so-called "inferior races" or simply despised Nazism...Heinrich Himmler's Adoration of Islam

Israel voiced concern on Monday that Hizb'allah might try to regain its lost prestige in the Lebanese elections with an attack on the northern border... Israel wary of possible Hizb'allah attack


Lori's links and comments:

Netanyahu plans major policy speech next week,

Israeli Group Offers Alternative to 2-State Solution,

Israel: World can't trust UN to monitor Iran nukes,

Unilateralism,

US envoy: Talks must begin 'immediately' ,.

Clinton says U.S. mulls putting NKorea back on terror list,

Reining In Pyongyang,"The ultimate issue is not regional but concerns the prospects for world order..."

U.S. Weighs Intercepting NKorean Shipments,

Activity picks up at NKorea's missile site ,Although I read today that missile tracking radar hasn't been installed yet... something that would need to be done before launch

NKorea bans ships from coastal waters,

Boo seeks global uranium fuel bank,

Qatar`s ruler arrives in Jordan for official visit,

Iran, Belarus Agree to Promote Commercial Ties,

Belarus Pres. stresses EU partnership,

Chechen gov't official's aide killed in North Caucasus,

Russia "kills" Chechen leader Umarov,

Putin says Russia needs new rockets,

Conservatives sweep European elections,

EU's Solana heartened by Boo's Mideast speech,

In Mideast and Europe,

Boo debuts 'global populism',

Time to end UN's bias,

The Battle Over the Temple Mount

Zec 12:3 "It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it.

One of the main obstacles in previous peace-making efforts has been the issue of dividing Jerusalem and control over the Temple Mount. Muslim denial of Judaism's historical and religious ties to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, the Waqf's illegal construction there, and the violent response to Jewish activities there present an obstacle to peace-making efforts...Read more


For Zion's Sake Ministries:

Axis Of Evil: Did U.S. weakness invite North Korea's nuclear provocations? Like Tehran, Pyongyang has rejected Obama administration diplomatic overtures. Are these rogue states seizing a new opportunity? Talked To Death

Paradoxically, despite the alarming ongoing surge of Islamic religious and political extremism in Europe, the European Union and individual European countries seem poised for what could become the ugliest confrontation with Israel since the creation of the Jewish state. Crude threats are being conveyed to the Netanyahu government, making it clear that unless it capitulates to a series of demands, relations will be downgraded and boycotts may even be instituted. Unconfirmed rumors are circulating that the US State Department does not object to these European initiatives. Ugly vibes from Europe


FrontPageMag:

"In the Obama Administration ... It's Easy Being Palestinian"

North Korea and the Real Nuclear Option

Driving Our Allies into Bomb Shelters


Joel Rosenberg:

WILL AHMADINEJAD STAY?

OBAMA HEADED TO EGYPT, SAUDI ARABIA: Plans to skip Israel


Lori's links and comments:

Boo chose the wrong venue,"By addressing the "Islamic world" from Cairo, Obama lends credibility to the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and other advocates of political Islam who demand that Muslims be addressed globally and on religious terms..... Rather than buttress a loyal ally, Obama's speech undermines him on his home ground. That is a lose-lose proposition. For his trouble, Obama will get more bloodshed in Pakistan, more megalomania from Iran, more triumphalism from the Palestinians, and less control over Iraq and Afghanistan. Of all the available bad choices, Obama has taken the worst. It is hard to imagine any consequence except a steep diminution of American influence.

"NKorea steps up coastal drills amid fears of naval provocation ,

Israeli Reaction To North Korea: ‘We Told You So’ ,

Missing dimension in Middle East peace process,Although I don't agree with the author, he reveals some interesting points: One being... "The current efforts led by President Obama, former Prime Minister Blair, and King Abdullah could hold great new promise in these regards.

"Bibi: Israel won't put settlement life on hold,

Tony Blair flags 'way forward' in Middle East peace process,

Blair: June will be Critical in Arab-Israel Peace,

US administration blocks sale of 6 AH-64D helicopters to Israel - approves 12 to Egypt,

Op Piece: Hillary's Kiss is Still a Kiss, this article doesn't really match the title

'US may reduce Israel support in UN' ,

What will happen if Israel 'defeats' Boo? ,

Boo Backfires: Media Raise Doubts, Egypt Snubs ‘Instant Peace' ,Congress backs Israel

Egypt rejects U.S. plan for Arab-Israel normalization,

Israeli FM To Russia, Belarus Monday,

Russia creates its own version of NATO in Central Asia to be prepared for big war,

What are the powers of the European Parliament? ,"If the EU's stalled Lisbon Treaty is finally agreed on by all 27-member states, the EU Parliament will gain powers over the entire EU budget, many areas of justice policy, and the appointment of the High Representative, the EU's top diplomat."