By Diana West ~ Four months ago, when “Iraq” first popped up as an presidential campaign prompt, I posted the following essay. Consider it an introduction, or re-introduction, to further commentary on last night’s debate. “Something Is Missing from the Iraq War Story, As Usual” The Iraq debate that has erupted three, seven, eight, twelve years […]
May 7, 2015 by PA Pundits - International
By Diana West ~ Following another recent jihadist effort (thankfully thwarted) to destroy a Christian church in France, the essayist Fjordman commented: “The differences between the Middle East and Europe are growing smaller every day.” Following another jihadist attack (thankfully, only jihadists were killed) on a Texas gathering of courageous artists and other defenders of […]
January 9, 2015 by PA Pundits - International
By Diana West ~ The Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, France is a milestone in the progress of Islamic blasphemy law in the Western world. Magazine editor Stephane “Charb” Charbonnier (pictured) was among the twelve innocents, ten journalists and two policemen, murdered today in the magazine offices by an Islamic military-style assault team. The assassins […]
August 11, 2013 by PA Pundits - International
By Frank Gaffney, Jr. ~ Diana West‘s splendid new book, “American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character,” is an expose of a practice that she persuasively argues has cost us dearly in the past and endangers our future. Former federal prosecutor-turned-pundit Andrew C. McCarthy calls it “willful blindness,” and we indulge in it […]
June 17, 2013 by PA Pundits - International
By Diana West ~ At what point does it become clear that we no longer inhabit America? When we “Press 2,” not “1,” for English? When a national Social Security Number syncs an electronic identity that the government hospital provided us at birth to track us till death? When borders are no more, but the […]
March 22, 2013 by PA Pundits - International
By Diana West ~ Dear Mainstream Media, Back in 2008, candidate Barack Obama went off his teleprompter and added a couple of sentences to the text of a speech about expanding the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps. Over rolling applause, the soon-to-be president of the United States said: “We cannot continue to rely only on our […]
January 14, 2013 by PA Pundits - International
By Diana West ~ Americans, Gallup tells us, admire Hillary Clinton more than any other woman in the world – again. This latest accolade marks the 17th time Gallup has found Clinton to be the Most Admired Woman (MAW?) since she became first lady nearly 20 years ago. Only Eleanor Roosevelt (13 MAWs) comes close. […]
October 4, 2012 by PA Pundits - International
By Diana West ~ If you do nothing else, please watch the video below…..TonyfromOz. “It’s going to spark controversy, obviously, when you deem one side savages and the other side civilized.” That’s what man-on-the-street Colby Richardson says in this news clip, knitting his brows earnestly in the direction of an advertisment (above) posted in the […]
August 31, 2012 by PA Pundits - International
By Diana West ~ This is a particularly current article to post today, as yesterday 5 Australian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, the worst day in combat operations for Australian military forces since the Vietnam era. 3 of those soldiers were killed in a ‘Green on Blue’ attack when an Afghan soldier opened up on […]
June 15, 2012 by PA Pundits - International
By Diana West ~ If Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood candidate for president Mohammed Mursi (pictured at right) wins, Egypt’s capital moves from Cairo to Jerusalem. So stated a leading Islamic leader, Safwat Hagazy, during a recent campaign rally as Mursi and MB head honcho Mohammed Badei looked on. Outrageous? Fantastic? Not in Muslim world. As crack […]
August 29, 2011 by PA Pundits - International
By Diana West Here are three things Americans need to know about the Libyan “rebels” the U.S. government isn’t telling us. One: The inspiration of the Libyan war is as much anti-Western as it is anti-Gadhafi. The “Day of Rage” that kick-started the Libyan war on Feb. 17 marked the fifth anniversary of violent protests […]
September 22, 2015 by PA Pundits - International
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