The Front Page Cover
"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened"
Featuring:
Israel Freezes Funds to 'Palestinians'
Over Application to Hague;
Seeks to Bring War Crimes Prosecutions
Allyn Fisher-Ilan
"Rise up together as one voice"
"Be careful where you stand"
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Jobs Report: Edge of Real Recovery?
Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute says there are two primary indicators that the U.S. economy has turned around and is finally climbing out of nObama's hole: more Americans getting employment, and workers getting increased wages. Unfortunately, neither happened in the month of December, according to the December Jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Oh sure, the headline numbers were good. About 252,000 people joined the workforce and the unemployment numbers declined by 0.2% to 5.6%. But the overall number of people who are in the cubicles, on the job sites, manning the shops, or dishing out the fast food once again declined in December by 0.2%. Now, only 62.7% of American adults are working. And the average wage has hovered at $24.57 an hour. American workers received an average six-cent wage boost in November, but in December, the average wage declined by five cents. The American economy is showing some signs of recovery but in many ways is still sputtering thanks to nObama's policies. It may begin to take off, if nObama doesn't suddenly decide now's the time to put some water in the gas tank. More... -The Patriot Post
Community College Tuition: 'Free' Is Good, Right?
Barack nObama dropped a bombshell on the country from 75,000 feet as he was jetting from Detroit to Phoenix during his pre-State of the Union tour: He's going to give out free college education for anyone who gets at least a 2.50 GPA at community college. "Put simply, what I'd like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everybody who's willing to work for it," nObama said in a video. "That's right, free for everybody who is willing to work for it." The White House Blog said the federal wealth transfer machine will pay 75% of tuition and expect state governments to pay the rest. No word yet on how much it's going to cost or how we're going to pay for it, but we don't doubt that the "wealthy" will be hit up for new taxes to pay for mediocre general education classes. As commentator Mollie Hemingway said, "This six-year high school plan is nObama's totally smartest idea yet." Our question is, why stop at community college? How about all higher education? "Free" stuff is awesome, right? More...
-The Patriot Post
Bible Scholar Perez Wants You to Rip Up the Bible
The only thing the Bible is good for, in Labor Secretary Thomas Perez's estimation, is justifying all the Left's benevolent big-government ideas. At the AFL-CIO's "Raising Wages" summit, Perez insisted that America must raise the minimum wage because the Bible commands taking care of the poor -- as if earning a wage is receiving charity and government compulsion changes people's hearts. "This is really about biblical teachings," Perez pontificated. "This is about what is taught in the Koran and what is in the Torah and what we learn about making sure we 'do unto others.' ... Take the Bible and rip up every page that has a reference to the need to help the poor and the underserved, and the Bible turns into, like, a Newsweek magazine. And that's what this is about. This is about who we are as a nation." Perez apparently fancies himself a scholar of holy texts, and yet he recommends ripping up the Bible to divine its true meaning. (Reader advisory: Results may differ if you do the same with the Koran.) Wonder what he thinks about the passages admonishing Liberty and limited government, like God's warning to Israel about wanting a king. Or did he rip those passages out too? More... -The Patriot Post
Forget Peace, Islam Wants Death
Of all the questions about Wednesday's dastardly terrorist attack in Paris, the one that has the clearest answer regards the motivation: Kill those who oppose Islam in any way. The Religion of Peace™ has now claimed at least 15 victims in multiple attacks -- all in the name of Allah. Even as police have surrounded the suspects, who insist they "want to die as martyrs," the Left is bending over backward to make apologies for them. Sure, victims received an outpouring of support both in Europe and here in America. Reporters, writers, cartoonists and government officials condemned the attack. But if that kind of support existed when the Charlie Hebdo offices were bombed in 2012, maybe Stéphane Charbonnier, his colleagues and the two unarmed police officers who were nearby would still be alive. There is no reasoning with these maniacal and radical Islamic fundamentalists. Our own fearless leader, Barack nObama, has spent much time in his presidency going through linguistic gymnastics to deny that terror attacks like the one in Paris are related to Islam. "Islam teaches peace," he told us. Worse, the lesson nObama drew from the Sept. 11, 2012, murders of American Ambassador Christopher Stephens and three other Americans at the embassy in Benghazi, Libya, was this: "The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam." -The Patriot Post
The Auto Bailout Victory Lap
In advance of his upcoming State of the Union Address on Jan. 20, Barack nObama kicked off a three-state tour in Michigan highlighting what he considers to be some of the accomplishments of his tenure. His Wednesday speech came from a Ford assembly plant near Detroit, touting his auto bailout. The president said he "didn't want to wait for the State of the Union to talk about all the things that make this country great and how we can make it better. ... I thought I'd get started this week." But there was little in the way of new policy discussion. nObama instead filled his speech with pandering to Detroit Lions fans still smarting over last week's controversial playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys, longing for the new Mustang, and doling out his version of our recent economic story -- one which included his auto industry bailout saving the day. Unfortunately, that bailout came at a cost to taxpayers of nearly $10 billion. And while nObama dubiously insisted that doing nothing would have caused suppliers and distributors to go under along with automakers, the resulting bankruptcy procedure enriched the United Auto Workers at the expense of bondholders and non-union pensioners. A typical bankruptcy may have instead allowed GM and Chrysler to cut costs significantly, with any production stoppage being laid at the feet of the UAW's refusal to make concessions in order to save their workers' jobs. What we got instead was a couple years of "Government Motors" ownership and Chrysler being gift-wrapped by the UAW and presented to Italian automaker Fiat. -The Patriot Post
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Navy SEAL's Top Security Advice for 2015
(Jonathan Gilliam) - 2014 was a year full of exploitations of gaps in security and growing threats that face the United States. Looking back at the crisis and incidents of 2014, it’s easy to make educated predictions about what security vulnerabilities are most likely on our enemies’ hit list in the year to come...2014 saw a rapidly scaled back approach to fighting overseas war and a breakdown of proactive military planning. This weakened the already shaky U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security and set the precedence for 2015. Likewise, border security also took an amazing hit in 2014 simply because politics trumped safety, preventing any real effective improvement. This lack of action enlarged the country’s most vulnerable avenues of approach that allows millions of unchecked people to cross into the U.S. every year. As ISIS emerged as the major player in international terrorism with billions of dollars at their disposal, a thirst for nuclear weapons, and a dialogue of direct threats to the U.S., a lack of border security has created 360 degrees of attack possibilities. http://www.hannity.com/articles/news-476261/navy-seals-top-security-advice-for-13129831#ixzz3OLnWAjFH
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FBI and Justice Dept. Said to Seek Charges for Petraeus
(MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MATT APUZZO) - The F.B.I. and Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing felony charges against David H. Petraeus, contending that he provided classified information to a lover while he was director of the C.I.A. ...officials said, and leaving Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to decide whether to seek an indictment that could send the pre-eminent military officer of his generation to prison. The Justice Department investigation stems from an affair Mr. Petraeus had with Paula Broadwell, an Army Reserve officer who was writing his biography, and focuses on whether he gave her access to his C.I.A. email account and other highly classified information. F.B.I. agents discovered classified documents on her computer after Mr. Petraeus resigned from the C.I.A. in 2012 when the affair became public. Why is this coming up after 2 years? http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/10/us/politics/prosecutors-said-to-recommend-charges-against-former-gen-david-petraeus.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1
3. TERRORIST NATION
(TruthRevoltOriginals) - From the murder of the Israeli athletes in the Munich Olympics in 1972, through the murder of 5 rabbis at prayer in 2014...the Palestinian cause has been driven by TERROR. In his latest Firewall Bill Whittle discusses their domestic front -- Students for Justice in Palestine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qFjV9kQ5yQ
4. Al Qaeda turncoat: US nail Al-Awlaki warns of more sleeper cells
(Perry Chiaramonte) - A former Danish motorcycle gangster who joined Al Qaeda, only to become a double agent who claims to have helped the U.S. hunt down one of the terrorist organization's top leaders...said this week's attacks in Paris prove that sleeper cells are positioned around the west, ready to carry out fresh attacks. Morten Storm, who, as an informant for Denmark’s national intelligence agency Security and Intelligence Service (PET), had first-hand dealings with Anwar Al-Awlaki while the U.S.-born cleric was head of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, said western countries must protect themselves by canceling the citizenships of homegrown radicals who travel to the Middle East to fight or train. Once radicalized, homegrown jihadists can easily blend into society until given the signal to strike, he said. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/01/09/al-qaeda-turncoat-who-helped-us-nail-al-awlaki-warns-more-sleeper-cells/
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Zinke: nObama Foreign Policy ‘Provides Fuel for Terrorism’
(Bill McMorris) - Congress’ first Navy SEAL says that President nObama’s “reckless” foreign policy has emboldened Islamic terrorists to carry out deadly attacks in France and Australia...Freshman Rep. Ryan Zinke (R., Mont.), a retired Navy commander, said that the administration’s handling of terrorist threats in the Middle East and the failure to combat the Islamic State (IS or ISIS) in Syria has left Western countries vulnerable to terrorist strikes. “This administration’s inaction and lack of commitment and resolve in fighting ISIS provides fuel for terrorism. It gives them hope that they can win and it has ramifications worldwide.” http://freebeacon.com/national-security/zinke-obama-foreign-policy-provides-fuel-for-terrorism/
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Jay Sekulow on Fox News: Saeed Still in Prison for his Faith
(aclj.org) - This weekend I appeared on Fox News’ Justice with Judge Jeanine alongside Pastor Saeed’s wife Naghmeh...I discussed how the nObama Administration has decreased sanctions on Iran, but the big question remains: what have we gotten in return?. Pastor Saeed is still suffering in an Iranian prison because of his Christian faith. The nObama Administration is sitting across the table from the Iranians as Naghmeh’s husband and the father of her two children remains in a brutal prison – now more than two years. This Administration can and must do more. As I told Judge Jeanine, the nObama Administration must use the opportunity to demand this U.S. citizen’s release. Let Pastor Saeed go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tY29H6Jbsw
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Another Ex-Con, Terrorist Attack - The Danger in Closing Gitmo
(Patrick Dunleavy) - Said Kouachi, Cherif Kouachi, and Amedy Coulibaly, the radicalized Islamic terrorists who brutally murdered police, journalists, and civilians in the streets of Paris share a common theme...with other Muslim terrorists such as Mohammed Merah (Toulouse, France Massacre 2012) Alton Nolen (the Oklahoma beheading), Michael Zehaf Bibeau (Attack on Canadian Parliament) and Carlos Bledsoe (Arkansas Army Recruiting Station). All spent time behind bars. This list would be larger if we included those arrested for plotting terrorist attacks that were thwarted by counter-terrorism officials. Now we are discovering that at least two of the Paris attackers received training in Yemen from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). More disturbing is that while there they met with noted al-Qaida bomb maker Said Shihri. Shihri spent almost six years in prison for terrorism before his release in 2007. His was incarcerated at Camp Delta Detention Center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. U.S. officials released him to a Saudi Arabian rehabilitation program designed to help captured terrorists re-acclimate themselves into society. The program clearly did not work. http://www.investigativeproject.org/4729/guest-column-another-ex-con-another-terrorist
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Reconsidering Islamic immigration in wake of Muslim attack in Paris
(Bryan Fischer) - As Bill O’Reilly pointed out this week, France is now reaping the bitter fruit of virtually unrestrained Islamic immigration...This week, at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, three Muslims took it upon themselves to massacre 10 journalists and two (unarmed) policemen in the name of Allah. The response of our political leaders to the Paris attack has been typically feckless and hypocritical. President nObama has leapt to the defense of the cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo who ridiculed Mohammed, while just two-and-a-half years ago locking up a filmmaker whose movie simply told the truth about the founder of Islam. Were nObama to be consistent with his 2012 self, he would have insisted that any surviving journalists at Charlie Hebdo be immediately imprisoned for a year in the cell next to Nakoula Nakoula for offending the Islamic world. http://sonsoflibertymedia.com/2015/01/reconsidering-islamic-immigration-wake-muslim-attack-paris/
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The Terror Attack In France Is Much Larger Than We Think
(Walid Shoebat) - Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is said to have directed the attack against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris “as revenge for the honor” of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, a member of the group told The Associated Press on Friday...Shoebat.com had obtained yesterday more clues as to the extent of this operation linking it with ISIS as we will shortly discuss. Also Middle Eastern sources stated that ISIS claimed responsibility: “Abu Saad Ansari leader of all ISIS imams and preachers announced in a mosque in Mosul during Friday prayers that the France operations is a message to all the international coalition countries and will be repeated next in Britain and America. Sheikh al-Ansari said, “The operations of France is a message to all countries of the coalition that participated bombed and killed dozens of our organization in Mosul.” He added: “We adopted the operation in France today and tomorrow it will be Britain and the United States and others and we will carry out a decisive response.” http://shoebat.com/2015/01/09/terror-attack-france-much-larger-think-will-get-bloodier-going-streets-america/
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Hilly Clinton Adviser Huma Abedin Magically Escapes Honor Killing
(Ben Barrack) - Saudi Arabia isn’t just governed by a strict interpretation of sharia law. It prohibits the public practice of any other religion; it is also Judenrein. Apostasy is considered much worse than being a Jew and is worthy of death...A Muslim woman marrying a Jew is about the most unspeakable crime a Saudi woman can commit. That is what makes the recent trip of close Hilly Clinton adviser Huma Abedin to Saudi Arabia quite inexplicable if she is not a spy for the Muslim Brotherhood. Joining Huma in what should have been seen as a dishonor to the family was Huma’s sister Heba Abedin. Instead, Huma traveled to Saudi Arabia without fear of death for her crime. Despite being married to Anthony Weiner (a Jew), Huma Abedin (a Muslim) was allowed to travel to Saudi Arabia to witness her mother Saleha being honored by Dar al-Hekma University, where Saleha works as a Vice Dean. As a leader with the Muslim Sisterhood, Saleha should have been dishonored by her daughter’s marriage four years ago. Yet, Huma is permitted to attend the honoring of her Muslim Sisterhood mother at a Muslim fundamentalist University. Once again we see evidence that Huma is an agent of the Brotherhood, not the innocent, moderate Muslim she is portrayed as being. http://shoebat.com/2015/01/08/though-married-jewish-man-hillary-clintons-muslim-adviser-huma-abedin-travels-saudi-arabia-sister-heba-see-mother-honored-islamic-university/
Israel Freezes Funds to 'Palestinians'
Over Application to Hague;
Seeks to Bring War Crimes Prosecutions
Allyn Fisher-Ilan
(jewishworldreview.com) - Israel has decided to withhold critical tax revenue from the Palestinians and is seeking ways to bring war crimes prosecutions in the United States and elsewhere against President Mahmoud Abbas and other senior figures, Israeli officials said on Saturday.
The moves are in retaliation for moves by the Palestinians to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, with the aim of prosecuting Israelis for what they consider war crimes committed on their territory.
On Friday they delivered documents to U.N. headquarters in New York on joining the Rome Statute of the ICC and other global treaties, saying they hoped to achieve “justice for all the victims that have been killed by Israel, the occupying power”.
The ICC was set up to try war crimes and crimes against humanity such as genocide. Israel and the United States object to unilateral approaches by the Palestinians to world bodies, saying they undermine prospects for negotiating a peaceful settlement of the decades-old Middle East conflict.
In a first punitive response to Abbas’ approach to the ICC, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided in consultation with senior ministers on Thursday to withhold a monthly transfer of tax revenue totaling some 500 million shekels ($125 million), an Israeli official said on Saturday.
The funds are critical to running the Palestinian Authority, which has limited self-rule, and paying public sector salaries. Israel took a similar step in December 2012, freezing revenue transfers for three months in anger at the Palestinians’ launch of a statehood recognition campaign at the United Nations.
Under interim peace deals from the 1990s, Israel collects at least $100 million a month in duties on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.
In addition to the revenue freeze, an Israeli official said Israel was “weighing the possibilities for large-scale prosecution in the United States and elsewhere” of President Abbas and other senior Palestinians.
Israel would probably press these cases via non-governmental groups and pro-Israel legal organizations capable of filing lawsuits abroad, a second Israeli official said, explaining how the mechanism might work.
Israel sees the heads of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank as collaborators with Hamas militant Islamists in Gaza because of a unity deal they forged in April, the officials said.
Netanyahu has previously warned that unilateral moves by the Palestinian Authority at the U.N. would expose its leaders to prosecution over support for Hamas, viewed by Israel as a terrorist organization.
Hamas “commits war crimes, shooting at civilians from civilian-populated areas,” one official said, referring to the war in Gaza last summer in which more than 2,100 Palestinians and more than 70 Israelis died.
Palestinians seek a state in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, lands Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East War.
Momentum to recognize a Palestinian state has built since Abbas succeeded in a bid for de facto recognition at the U.N. General Assembly in 2012, which made Palestinians eligible to join the ICC.
The United States, Israel’s main ally, supports an eventual independent Palestinian state, but has argued against unilateral moves like Friday’s, saying they could damage the peace process.
Washington sends about $400 million in economic support to the Palestinians every year. Under U.S. law, that aid would be cut off if the Palestinians used membership in the ICC to press claims against Israel.
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0115/hague_repricussions.php3
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