Broken Masterpieces

via Egyptology – Clifford D. May – National Review Online. That brings us back to Bush’s democratization policy. It fell short, in my opinion, by emphasizing the holding of elections rather than the process of nurturing democratic habits and building democratic institutions that guarantee basic human rights to all. Recall how Hamas came to power [...]

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via Egypt protests show George W. Bush was right about freedom in the Arab world. “Sixty years of Western nations excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe – because in the long run, stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty,” Bush said. “As [...]

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The WikiLeaks Vindication of George W. Bush – Larry Elder – Townhall Conservative. – Just interesting.

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We might want to listen to Mr. Blair about this: In a speech in New York, the former prime minister said that warnings over the past week of terrorist plots against Europe should remind people that they remained under threat. via Radical Islam has outmanoeuvred West, says Blair – Telegraph.

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Hot Air » Blog Archive » Jimmy Carter’s NSA: Hey, let’s shoot down Israeli jets if they fly over Iraq to attack Iran. HT to InstaPundit

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President Barack Obama is beginning to look out of his depth – Telegraph. Regimes in Moscow, Pyongyang and Tehran simply pocket his concessions and carry on as before. The picture emerging from the White House is a disturbing one, of timidity, clumsiness and short-term calculation. Some say he is the weakest president since Jimmy Carter. [...]

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Pentagon: ‘Major adjustment’ to missile plan – White House- msnbc.com. The Obama administration will make a “major adjustment” to a European missile defense plan that has been a major irritant in relations with Russia, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said early Thursday. An unnamed U.S. defense official told Reuters that the change will include a move [...]

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Clinton, freed journalists arrive in U.S. – North Korea- msnbc.com. “It could provide an opportunity to move forward on the nuclear issue, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing,” said Victor Cha, former Asia chief at the National Security Council. “The history with the North Koreans, as they have just done the past few months, [...]

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Aroldis Chapman, top Cuban pitcher, defects – ESPN. This dude can throw over 100 MPH.  I hope he understands that not only is he able to test himself at the highest levels of baseball (“I wanted to test myself in the highest levels of baseball.”) but now will experience the freedom of speech, movement and [...]

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Journalist Roxana Saberi freed by Iranian appeal court verdict – Telegraph. Lawyers for the 32-year old said the court had reduced the eight-year jail sentence to a suspended two-year term and she would soon be freed. Great news from Iran.

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Lawyer: Iran jails U.S. journalist for spying – Iran- msnbc.com. Roxana Saberi, a 31-year-old dual American-Iranian citizen, was arrested in late January and initially accused of working without press credentials. But earlier this month, an Iranian judge leveled a far more serious allegation, charging her with spying for the United States. Roxana Saberi is a [...]

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Cuban baseball slavery, now playing in San Diego | Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator. Please read as we should all remember that Castro’s Cuba is a horrible place for human rights and that these players are under extensive watch from Cuban security.

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