THE SUBMISSION OF ISLAM
[The original version of this ran in 2005] Today, September 11, 2012, we commemorate the eleventh anniversary of a day of Islamic infamy. A day that will remain an indelible moral stain on the Islamic religion, and an acute moral embarrassment to all the world's Moslems. The Atrocity of 9/11 was performed in their name, claimed by its perpetrators to be justified by Allah. Imagine if a group of terrorist Christians committed a hideous atrocity of like magnitude upon a Moslem population in the name of Jesus Christ. The entire world Christian community would experience an explosion of revulsion. There would be no dancing in Christian streets, no attempts to excuse or justify it, nothing but a wholesale rejection of the disgusting claim that Jesus would sanction such an act. Christians all over the world would join the hunt to find the Christian terrorists responsible and do all they could to bring them to justice. The world Moslem community has done no such thing with regard to Al Qaeda. There are individual Moslems who have done so, and there are Moslem groups who pretend to, but there has been nothing remotely close in the Moslem world compared to what it would be in the Christian. Yes, there are plenty of "moderate" Moslems. The questions they need to ask themselves are: Why should I participate in a faith that allows its followers such as Osama Bin Laden to disgrace, insult, and humiliate it? Is this a faith that is an impotent loser, or simply doesn't care about its worshippers? How can Islam today be a faith worthy of worship? It needs to be made clear that as presently constituted, Islam no longer has a future. It is finished as a world force capable of challenging the West. That is why most Moslems dream of ancient Islamic glory centuries ago.
HALF-FULL REPORT 09/07/12
The Democrats and Republicans have held their national conventions. The most important election since 1980 - perhaps since 1860 - is now just 60 days away. The polls show a tight race. In the RealClear Politics average of polls yesterday, it was Obama 46.7, Romney 46.7. "It's going to remain tight as a tick," White House Senior Adviser David Plouffe predicted yesterday. The sour mood and the frantic spinning of liberal journalists suggests something different. Only twice in the age of television has a party's national convention actually hurt its electoral prospects. The convention we saw in Charlotte this week may be the third. "Barack Obama leaves the Democratic National Convention here with a commanding position in the race for president," wrote Ben Smith of Buzzfeed. Mr. Smith either is spinning furiously, or is delusional. Among political pros, there is a technical term for an incumbent president who polls in the mid-40s two months before the election. That term is "toast."
TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI
Folks, here I am in the mountains of the Bangladesh-Burma border with Christian tribal people, and I just got word that the permits I've been trying to secure to visit Libya have been approved. This is serious short notice, for the permits allow me to bring a small group of TTPers to Libya for one week next month: Saturday, October 20 to Saturday, October 28. The place is going gangbusters economically, as oil production is now exceeding pre-revolution 2009 levels of 1.6 million barrels a day. Politically, things are still in flux, as many sectors of society are trying to cooperate in thwarting Islamist efforts to hijack the Libyan Spring. It's going to be fascinating to watch this playing out first-hand - and in safety. We'll be well taken care of. We'll see what's happening in both Tripoli and Benghazi; visit Berber villages up in the Nafusa Mountains, the best-preserved Roman ruins on the planet, and the center of the unique form of moderate Libyan Islam; investigate business opportunities, and see what direction post-Gaddafi Libya is heading. The hotels are nice, the food is good, the people are friendly, and we are going to have an extraordinary time. The schedule and details are below. Appended at the end is A Note on the History of Libya - consider it your initial Libya briefing.
ONLY MOONBATS CAN BELIEVE WE’RE BETTER OFF
Are Americans better off now than they were four years ago? "Absolutely," said Stephanie Cutter, deputy campaign manager for President Barack Hussein Obama. "By any measure the country has moved forward over the last four years." She overlooked these measures, which only a true moonbat could:
BANGLADESH IN OUR FUTURE
Bandarban, Chittagong Hills, Bangladesh. It's an interesting geopolitical story what I'm doing here, but that will have to wait until next week. This is a very remote region where Bangladesh, India, and Burma come together, and my internet connection is very iffy, so I have to make this quick. For a backgrounder (up to October 2004) on Bangladesh, see The World's Most Dangerous Cat Fight. Our future is not to be like here. This is the 8th most populous country on earth - over 140 million - squeezed into Iowa. The ubiquity of humanity is overwhelming - and nowhere more so than on the roads. You can't imagine the insanity of it unless you've experienced it, exclaiming Sweet JC! in earnest supplication a thousand times with each time you are sure you'll be in a mangled death-wreck that somehow never happens. Hordes of people walking; rickshaw bikes pedaled by skinny kids carrying people, furniture, sacks of rice, logs, and bamboo poles 50 feet long; motorscooter rickshaws as numerous as ants; motorbikes, cars, huge trucks, and giant buses - all of them frantically trying to pass anything moving slower. In the cities, villages, and towns, every street and alley is choked and clogged with traffic, from rickshaw bikes to buses, beyond belief. It is dystopian beyond any city or country in the world. With one exception. And that exception is what should be - needs to be - in our future.
WHY IS EASTERN EUROPE SUCCEEDING?
Prague, Czech Republic. Year by year, the current nine countries of Eastern and Central Europe that were controlled by the Soviets -- Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia -- become relatively more prosperous in comparison to the richer nations of Western Europe. As a result of the European debt crisis, this trend is likely to accelerate. It has been more than two decades since these countries acquired their freedom. All have become multiparty, largely free-market democracies. What seems normal now was far from a foregone conclusion at the time of the dissolution of the old Soviet Union. In fact, most bets would have wagered that not all these nations would have made it. Today, all nine are doing better, often far better, than the rest of the EU. Here's why.
A BULLY OF WARMISM GETS HIS BLUFF CALLED
We're likely to learn much more about what may be the biggest scam in history because a blustering bully has had his bluff called. Dr. Michael Mann of Penn State University created the famous ‘hockey stick' graph, which purports to show that global temperatures soared in the 20th Century after having been stable for 900 years. According to it, the Medieval Warm Period (about AD 800 to 1400), and the Little Ice Age (about AD 1600 to 1850) never existed. He's a complete fraud, but he's gotten away with it because his threats of lawsuits intimidated those who said what he is. He's not getting away with it any longer.
HALF-FULL REPORT 08/31/12
After such an enjoyable week watching GOP all-stars slap Zero around like a hockey puck, I'm outta here - for I'm sure not sticking around to spend a minute watching Democrat fascisti indulge in lies, rage, and racism in Charlotte. Next week I'll be in Bangladesh - for real. Then I'm spending the rest of September, ah, somewhere in Asia. It's a place I can't write about - I'll have to explain when I get back. Meanwhile, the HFR will be in good hands with Jack Kelly. Thanks, Jack! Tampa. Let's start with Clint last night (8/30). The media moonbats erupted with scorn and mockery. They can't stand it when Zero is made fun of - any more than Zero can. The first time I watched Clint's skit, I was taken aback. By the second and third time, I realized I was watching comedic genius. Now think about the context... The RNC was all about the presidency, but what about the Senate? Let's discuss the prospects. Here's the HFR 2012 Labor Day Senate Sitrep.
ARTUR DAVIS ROCKS
"America is a land of second chances, and I gather you have room for the estimated 6 million of us who know we got it wrong in 2008 and who want to fix it," said Artur Davis, who in Denver in 2008 seconded the nomination of Barack Hussein Obama for president, and served as co-chairman of his campaign. Last night (8/28), Artur Davis spoke again at a national political convention. But this time he was in Tampa with the Republicans, where he explained why he is supporting Mitt Romney for president. His speech was fabulous -- the video of it in full is below for you to enjoy. Mr. Davis said not a word about race. But more than the role he played in the president's last campaign, it is his race that makes Artur Davis the most significant of disillusioned Obama supporters.
TWO AMERICAN HEROS NAMED ARMSTRONG
The memory of exactly where I was remains vividly clear. On July 20, 1969, in the home of Leeds and Linda Davis in Honolulu, Hawaii, I sat transfixed in front of a television with a group of friends - several of whom are TTPers today - and watched the single greatest achievement in mankind's history as it was happening: Neil Armstrong stepping foot on the moon. We all realized we were witnessing an unmatched heroic triumph, but we didn't realize at the time just how heroic. As the Eagle Lunar Lander was on approach to land at a spot NASA dubbed Tranquility Base, its computer malfunctioned, the fuel gauge was flashing red-empty, and the designated landing area was riddled with boulders. The Eagle Lander was about to crash. Armstrong took the controls away from the computer, and smoothly flew the Lander himself to a boulder-free spot, gently set it down on the surface of the moon, and calmly reported to NASA Control and all humanity: "Houston, Tranquility Base here - the Eagle has landed." This great man passed away last Saturday (8/25) at age 82. A Congressman who I talked to observed, "One thousand years from now, the single most remembered name from our times will be Neil Armstrong."