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Know the Enemy
Pope Francis has said he will not label Islam as ‘terrorism’ because it would be unfair …
And here’s Dabiq Issue 15 Aptly entitled “Break The Cross”…
9:42pm CDT Mon 2016 Aug 1 :MW
Not long after 9/11, one of the smartest men I know told me that, when it comes to Islam’s battle with the West, “it’s all about control over women and access to sex.” That’s a simplification for an existential war that involves fundamental beliefs, rather than mere land borders, but I think he’s on to something.…
9:35pm CDT Mon 2016 Aug 1 :MW
…entered a mosque…
Editorial cartoon
1:15pm CDT Mon 2016 Aug 1 :MW
…the Pope said that every day when he browses the newspapers, he sees violence in Italy perpetrated by Christians: “this one who has murdered his girlfriend, another who has murdered the mother-in-law… and these are baptized Catholics! There are violent Catholics!”
Let me know when Catholics are killing girlfriends shouting “Jesus is the greatest…”
Or where in the Bible it says that's okay to do.
1:13pm CDT Mon 2016 Aug 1 :MW
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Oh! The Irony!
A 15-pound lobster that activists “rescued” from a Florida restaurant last week died during its 1,600-mile journey to Maine State Aquarium.…
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Breitbart is Here
That took some brass ones…
Left nibbles on left. Can't wait until left eats left…
Anyone eat cookie dough over the weekend?…
Oops. Forgot to blog this morning's headline news links.
9:27pm CDT Mon 2016 Aug 1 :MW
Why Verizon wants an ailing Yahoo…
'Green Lives Matter' college course title has some critics seeing red…
Washington Post: Hillary Clinton is an inveterate liar…
News and views headline links
1:20pm CDT Mon 2016 Aug 1 :MW
Syria's civil war: Rebels push to break Aleppo siege…
Taliban claim Kabul bomb attack on compound used by foreigners…
Top Nigerian scammer arrested…
News headline links
1:08pm CDT Mon 2016 Aug 1 :MW
Indian nationals who have been laid off but remain in Saudi Arabia are facing a food crisis. The recent drop in oil prices has caused the Saudi government to cut back on many projects, leaving foreign workers stranded. The local Indian community in Saudi Arabia, with the help of the Indian government, is working to get donated food to people in desperate need.
In other news, two more “Frenchmen” have been arrested in connection with last week’s halal slaughter of a priest in a church in Normandy.…
News summaries and links
1:02pm CDT Mon 2016 Aug 1 :MW
…On this day in 1981 MTV began broadcasting in the United States and aired its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. MTV is now just another shit reality show. And yes, video did kill the radio star and rock music for that matter, especially female music stars. Hawt babe became the draw rather than music talent.…
A new month begins with Vic's links to the same old same old.
11:09am CDT Mon 2016 Aug 1 :MW
US Election 2016
Sleazeball Paki Muslim lawyer Khizr Khan, who Democrats bought off to bash Donald Trump, made his money by selling U.S. citizenship to Muslims…
9:44pm CDT Mon 2016 Aug 1 :MW
Hillary Clinton tells Fox News Sunday she is “not looking to repeal the Second Amendment,” but she does intend to regulate it.…
The phrase "shall not be infringed" is not in her vocabulary.
9:37pm CDT Mon 2016 Aug 1 :MW
…Khan was perfectly positioned to fire at will without any concern that he would take incoming return fire.
Any other election season, the formula would have worked. Against Mitt Romney or John McCain, deploying the electoral version of The Wrath of Khan would have been a success.…
There’s just one problem. Donald Trump isn’t Mitt Romney or Jeb Bush.…
1:23pm CDT Mon 2016 Aug 1 :MW