A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
In the News: (Registration may be required to read some stories)
Bungled execution forces delays “Gov. Jeb Bush suspended all executions in Florida after a medical examiner said yesterday that prison officials botched the insertion of the needles when a convicted killer was put to death earlier this week.” (READ MORE)
Hamas, Fatah intensify clashes “Armed clashes intensified between rival Palestinian factions yesterday as Hamas accused Fatah fighters loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas of fomenting civil war and trying to assassinate Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh at a Gaza border station Thursday.”(READ MORE)
Japan retreats from long-held pacifism “Japan's conservative government chipped away at the country's postwar pacifism yesterday by requiring schools to teach patriotism and upgrading the Defense Agency to a full ministry for the first time since World War II.” (READ MORE)
On the Web:
David Limbaugh writing at Townhall.com writes Unauthorized diplomacy -- Where's the outrage? “I suppose certain puffed-up congressmen are feeling their oats since the election, but that’s no excuse for their unauthorized trips overseas to meet with leaders of foreign nations.” (READ MORE)
Mark M. Alexander writing at Townhall.com writes Know thy enemy “’And what is al-Qa'ida," Stein asked? "Al-Qa'ida is the one that's most radical, so I think they're Sunni," Davis decided. "I may be wrong, but I think that's right." Davis then summarized the importance of knowing the difference…”(READ MORE)
Uncle Jimbo writing at Blackfive writes Insurgent TV live from neutral Syria “This is a sign we are not being taken seriously in the Middle East, when a chinless weasel like Assad is willing to rub our noses in it by allowing an Iraqi insurgent TV station to operate from Syria.” (READ MORE)
Chickenhawk Express writes Time to Whip Out the Logan Act “First Senator Bill Nelson, now John Kerry - Jihadists must be ecstatic to see US Senators backstabbing the USA for some face time. Kerry now says that he would have popped in for tea with Allmyjihad but the timing wasn't right but... Asked if he planned to make a trip later, he said: ‘At the appropriate time, at some point.’”(READ MORE)
Kobayashi Maru writes We Will Fight Them on the Beaches... “Dean Barnett (aka, Soxblog) has penned a magnificent high-perspective piece over on Hewitt's blog calling for an American Churchill to lead us in facing the dark forces gathering against us:” (READ MORE)
Andi of Andi’s World writes Sitting Down With Kristin Henderson “As I mentioned in this post (which drew some interesting comments), I recently read While They're At War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront by author and journalist, Kristin Henderson. Tuesday evening, some of the SpouseBUZZ authors, including myself, Rachelle and Sarah, sat down with Kristin for a conversation about her book.” (READ MORE)
4 Mile Creek writes Just So We Are Clear On This “The inconvenience of "flying while muslim" isn't even close to the dangers of flying with muslims.” (READ MORE)
Jay Tea writes Time for a Johnson Amendment? “As is often the case, it has taken a tragedy (the sudden incapacity of Senator Tim Johnson) to highlight a problem. In this case, it is how, apart from the Presidency, there is no way to remove (temporarily or permanently) certain high government officials for any reason beyond malfeasance.” (READ MORE)
Jules Crittenden writes Holo-Denial Update “I don't know about you, but I'm really starting to like those genocidal, anti-Semite, nuke-wanting mullahs. I mean, they just let it all hang out there. MEMRI reports: ‘Iran Holocaust Denial Conference Announces Plan to Establish World Foundation for Holocaust Studies…’”(READ MORE)
Grim writes Ashamed of America, II: "Again, this time thanks to Pajamas Media, we have an American ashamed of her country. This time it is Jeralyn Merrit, who also blogs at TalkLeft.
We recently had a long discussion on the subject of whether it was ever proper to be ashamed of America." (READ MORE)
Carl of The World According to Carl writes Carter Can’t (And Won’t) Defend His Book And Subsequent Views Not surprisingly, Jimmy Carter is unwilling to answer critics for errors in his latest best-selling book, 'Palestine: Peace not Apartheid.' In the latest incident Carter was invited to speak at Brandeis University if he were willing to debate one of his most outspoken critics, Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz." (READ MORE)
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