This one comes from Michael Gerson at of all places the WaPo. Gerson takes issue with a speech in which ‘the narcissism of a leader has never been quite so pronounced’. On several occasions, Obama attacked American conduct in simplistic caricatures a European diplomat might employ or applaud. He accused America of acing “unilaterally, without [...]
Archive for September, 2009
27 Sep
Muslims Hold ‘Prayer Vigil’ at Capitol
About 3,000 Muslims gathered on 25 September for a first-ever prayer service in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol. I’m surprised none of them had bombs strapped to them. I’m against this little prayer gathering for the same reason I get skittish about Japanese visiting Pearl Harbor; the perpetrator returning to the scene of the [...]
25 Sep
U.S. Delegation Walked out on Ahmadinejad Speech
France on Wednesday led a walkout of a dozen delegations, including the United States, to protest a fiery speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN General Assembly. “It is disappointing that Mr Ahmadinejad has once again chosen to espouse hateful, offensive and anti-Semitic rhetoric,” Mark Kornblau, spokesman to the US mission to the [...]
25 Sep
Al Qaeda Predicts Obama’s Downfall at the Hands of Muslims
Where’s the love? Al-Qaida on Tuesday released a new 106-minute long video predicting President Barack Obama’s downfall at the hands of the Muslim world. The Arabic-language video, entitled “The West and the Dark Tunnel,” is part of series of messages by the organization marking the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Bin Laden released a [...]
