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Cultural Issues, Page 28

Backgrounder on the terrorist group suspected of being behind the Mumbai attacks

Billl Roggio has information you won’t find anywhere else on a terrorist group known as “Lashkar-e-Taiba.” It’s suspected of being behind last week’s Mumbai terror attacks, which killed at least 172 people and injured nearly 300. In his piece, Roggio points out that those who are trying to disassociate Lashkar-e-Taiba from al Qaeda are in error. There are not only ties to AQ, but there are many similarities between L-e-T and AQ … similarities that serve a common purpose. Make sure to read the whole thing......   [Read More]

Meanwhile, back at the UN

If you’re like me, one of the things you enjoyed most about last night’s 24 movie was how it accurately portrayed the UN as inept, selfish, and worthless – especially in times of crises. The only thing they got wrong was in their portrayal of the UN was the claim by the UN worker that the UN sas “neutral in this conflict” – the United Nations likes to play that card time and time again but history shows that when the cards are all out on the table, the UN will side more often than not with rogue nations/groups hell bent on resisting law, order, and democratic rule, and who also show no regard whatsoever for the human rights of innocent people......   [Read More]