Interesting News From Around the Web - Chrismas Eve Edition

From across the pond, see this wonderful post on George Washington, the founding of our nation, and Christmas.

Saudi money is purchasing influence at Fox News. This is very bad news indeed.

And if they can’t buy the coverage they want, the Saudis are using libel tourism to silence free speech here in America. See this sad update to Rachel Ehrenfeld’s lawsuit to protect her free speech against Saudi assault.

President Sarkozy is about to take on France’s socialist labour laws. One can already hear loud pig-like squeals emanating from Paris - literally.

Robert Novak documents "accusations [that the CIA is a] rogue agency," consciously acting to undermine the President.

"I will not accept if nominated, and I will not serve if elected." General W. T. Sherman, 1864; General David Petraeus, 2007 (The Weekly Standard’s Man of the Year).

The odious Paul Krugman and his revisionist history of a racist Democratic Party.

More criticism of the recently passed energy bill. It certainly seems to have its problems.

Defining "jihad" and assessing its importance. A scholarly article by Menahem Milson, the Chairman of MEMRI.

See this post on one of the countless effects of centralizing power and control in the EU, this time in local bus service. It almost seems like a load of manure – oops, that’s a separate problem, courtesy of the EU concern with nitrate leaching. Do see the comments section from Chris Booker on that post. "Bah, humbug" would seem the only appropriate response to this raft of insane overregulation.

Omar Bakri sends his warm "radical Muslim" Christmas message across the pond. He probably need not be concerned. Aheminejad has stated that he intends to establish a global caliphate and that he expects Europe will become a Muslim continent within 12 years. Hey, let’s hold unilateral talks with these guys. I am sure there is something we can give them to fully placate them . . . Let me just get out my Neville Chamberlin "Peace In Our Time" State Department handbook. While we talk, perhaps Iran can start killing women without veils (not suitable for work).

A Clash of Civilization’s books at the Economist. Marketing and distributing the Bible and the Koran.

And finally, the real health benefits of dark chocolate. I solve the bitterness problem by stirring a big teaspoon full of unsweetened dark chocolate into coffee. Its wonderful. And on that note . . . . a Merry Christmas to all.

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In the little bit of good news to come out of Pakistan of late, the Pakistan military is mounting a major offensive against the radical Muslims. The penultimate Pakistani nightmare is losing control of their nuclear arsenal to the radicals. The US has had ongoing efforts to insure security of those weapons, though the effectiveness of the program is, not suprisingly, coming under scrutiny now.

The problem with overreaching is the little you gain is greatly outweighed by the damage you may do. The Clinton campaign is experiencing more than a little of that right now, after a debate and commentary so rigged in her favor even Kos and CNN are criticizing it. At least it did not rise to the level Scott Ott foresaw, with CNN allowing Clinton additional time to "deliver rebuttals to any statements she makes with which she disagrees." But it apparently wasn't that far off. Instapundit has the roll up of commentary on this here and here. If the Clinton campaign is having to do this at the Democratic debates even while they have a double digit lead nationwide, what tricks are we going to see come the real Presidential race?

In another sure sign of the onset of global warming, South America is experincing its coldest winter in 90 years.

Right Truth is blogging on an extremely important case of a Saudi Sheik using the libel laws of foreign countries to silence authors in America writing about terrorism. Do watch the video:

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