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MediaAMERICA in Egypt: No More Frankensteins
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 3, 12:50 p.m. PST -- With some 47 million people living in poverty, 50 million without health insurance, millions jobless and millions more underemployed, President Barak Obama could be less circumspect and more passionate about stimulating our economy.
By Victor Davis Hanson Syndicated Columnist Remember when President Obama used to warn Syria's Bashar al-Assad to stop his mass killing and step down? Muammar Gadhafi's dictatorship had then just collapsed under Western bombing.
Weekend Reading: "Egypt's Dystopia," Takbir, and Revolutionary Art
A man takes a picture of a mural of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi and with Arabic words that reads "Leave" on the wall of the presidential palace in Cairo .
The beheading of a British soldier in London and ongoing nightly riots in Sweden suggest the coming of another, but different Arab summer.
Chaos in the Sinai: Will International Peacekeepers Be the Next Casualty?
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Cal Thomas Two Prime Ministers
Following the hacking death of a British soldier by two alleged Islamic extremists, Prime Minister David Cameron said, "There is nothing in Islam that justifies this truly dreadful act." Winston Churchill thought otherwise, but he lived in a time before political correctness ran amok and drew on his personal experiences serving in the Sudan and in ... (more)
Amb. Anne Patterson refuses to take bait on Muslim Brotherhood
Anne Patterson , the U.S. ambassador to Egypt and reported shoo-in for assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs, sat down with the Egyptian English-language news site Ahram Online recently for a wide-ranging discussion on the topics du jour in post-Mubarak Egypt.
President Obama welcomed Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan to the White House last week with warmth appropriate for the leader of a strategically located ally which is NATO's only Muslim member, enjoys a booming economy, and holds elections which appear democratic.
Syrian opposition mulls dialogue with regime
AMMAN: The fractured Syrian National Coalition began a three-day meeting in Istanbul Thursday to discuss its expansion, the election of a new president, and whether it will participate in the dialogue proposed by the U.S. and Russia scheduled to take place in Geneva in the coming weeks.
Full Text of Obama's Speech on War on Terror 'a series of...
The President has decided, five years into his presidency, to finally address the gravest threat to our nation and the West in the wake of a bloody wave jihad attacks under his sloppy and feckless watch.
Savir's Corner: Syrian reconstruction
No Syrian regime can be worse than this one, with the biggest chemical and non-conventional arms arsenals in the Arab world.
President Morsy's actions indicate the Brotherhood hasn't learned from the former regime's mistakes.
I must admit, when Mohamed Morsi was announced as the new president of Egypt, I breathed a sigh of relief.
Egypt's 2011 jailbreaks still a mystery, carry potential embarrassment for Islamist leader
In this Wednesday, April 28, 2010 file photo, relatives of the 26 suspected Hezbollah members, accused of plotting attacks on tourists and shipping in the Suez Canal and sending operatives and explosives to Gaza to help militant groups there, waves to prison vehicles carrying them outside Emergency State Security Court in New Cairo, Egypt.
Tourism in Egypt: A slow recovery
Some worry that the Muslim Brotherhood government will impose strict morality provisions on Egypt's beach resorts, such as Algouna resort on the Red Sea.
2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt
31, 1996 file photo, Islamic militants await their verdict as Egyptian policemen sit on guard in a court in Cairo.
ANALYSIS-Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability
For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian cities.
A phenomenon is sweeping the Middle East. Arabs young and old are voting in record numbers-and this time it's not for the Muslim Brotherhood.
Egypt: Freed Soldiers Arrive in Cairo
Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, extended his greetings to President Mohamed Mursi, the Armed Forces and the Bedouins of Sinai on Wednesday for their efforts in releasing the seven kidnapped security officers.
Egyptian leader appeals for unity
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appealed on Wednesday to the opposition for unity, in the face of criticism he is failing the revolution that brought him to power almost a year ago.
The New Syria: Flogging in the Town Square
The rebellion against Syrian strongman Bashar Assad is turning increasingly Islamist in nature, seeing as the rebel forces are largely affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Qaeda and salafist Islam.