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The Sword of Islam, the Pen of the UN

By Selwyn Duke

If you know anything about “human rights commissions,” you know that never were there entities more  euphemistically named. They have proliferated throughout the Western world and have become tools of the thought police, and whatever rights they purport to protect, the right to speak Truth isn’t one of them. For evidence of this, just ask Canadian Christian Mark Harding, who ran afoul of the Ontario Human Rights Commission for criticizing Islam and was punished by his government. Or ask journalist Mark Steyn (I guess it’s not a good time for Marks to be rendering opinions), whose article “The Future Belongs to Islam” in Maclean’s magazine led to the publication being the target of a “human-rights complaint” in Canada (I guess it’s not a good time for Canadians to be rendering opinions, either).

Now the United Nations Human Rights Council seeks to bring this prescribed placidity to the whole world with a resolution that places religion in general and Islam in particular off-limits for criticism. Not surprisingly, Pakistan put the resolution forward on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. This is much like how the charges against Maclean’s were brought by two members of the Canadian Islamic Congress who claimed that the magazine hurt Muslims' “dignity, feelings and self-respect.” It’s yet another example of a culturally exhausted West’s capitulation to a resurgent Muslim world. Call it Saladin meets Richard the Chickenheart.

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Information Expert Claims to Have Scientific Proof of God's Existence
To say you have scientific proof of God's existence is an amazing claim, I know, but this man, Perry Marshall, may just be right. You'll have to watch at least the first few parts of this to understand his thesis, but if any presentation was ever worth the time, this is it.

If you do watch it, leave a comment and let us know what you think.

The Marine and the Times Reporter

A reader sent me the following little story.  I think you'll enjoy it immensely and appreciate its message.

A Harley rider is passing the zoo, when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion's cage.  Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, right before the eyes of her screaming parents.  The biker jumps off his bike, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch.  Whimpering from the pain, the lion jumps back letting go of the girl.  The biker then brings her to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.

Guest Piece: Finance Capitalists and Scapegoats

By Bruce Walker

The doctored outrage at AIG executives raises one of the ugliest specters in modern political history:  mindless fury directed at “Finance Capitalism.”  The profits of men who create goods and services is easy to defend.  Bill Gates gave us Windows.  T. Boone Pickens and Ross Perot drilled for oil.  Sam Walton retailed consumer goods at very low prices.  People grasp the value to society which these men produce.

Savage Nation Appearance: How We Will Lose Our Freedom of Speech

My appearance on Michael Savage's radio show on Thursday, March 26.

Audio Commentary: Al Gore's Credibility Deficit

It’s Time for a Greed Czar

By Selwyn Duke

With the recent passage of the “TARP bonus” bill, it’s obvious that our politicians are finally serious about tackling the problem of greed.  It’s about time, too.  We’ve long had “hate crime” laws, so one had to wonder when the next deadly sin would make it on the legislative agenda.

Must-hear Speech: Brilliant British Politician Has Choice Words for Statists
This is Daniel Hannan, a British member of the European Parliament, rendering a speech with an eloquence that makes Barack Obama look like an amateur. He is delivering a tour de force, giving leftist British Prime Minister Gorden Brown a tongue lashing he'll never forget. Yet this isn't just a message for Britain's lacking leader — it's a message for statists the world over.

How to Use Your Children to Annoy a Liberal

By Selwyn Duke

Since liberals place a premium on tolerance, the loving and charitable thing to do is help them develop it.  Note here that, unbeknownst to many, tolerance involves enduring something considered to be a negative.  We don’t tolerate a fine meal or a nice car, for instance; we relish such things.  But we might have to tolerate bad weather, a cold or Nancy Pelosi.  Now, since liberals actually perceive a great many positive things to be negative, placing them in situations wherein they may cultivate tolerance is not difficult.

Targeting Guns: Good News, Bad News and Insight

By Selwyn Duke

A federal government action that would have undercut the civilian ammunition supply has been reversed. But since similar threats to Second Amendment rights lie on the horizon, we must remain ever vigilant. And, first and foremost, this means engaging the gun-rights battle on the cultural level.

In Saul Alinsky’s book Rules for Radicals, people such as community agita . . . I mean, organizers are instructed to attack adversaries where they least expect. Alinsky acolyte Barack Obama takes this advice to heart, and this might explain a recently thwarted back-door assault on Second Amendment rights.

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