Putin's Russia: A Lesson in Perspective for the Liberal Media

I wonder how the far loony left, many of whom will be on display tonight for the academy awards, would deal with the sort of dominating corruption that has taken over Russia the past five years. I wonder how long Keith Olbermann would last if he pulled his self-serving, self-righteous crap out of Moscow on Putin? My answer is that he'd end up worse than when ESPN dumped him.

Who's killing Putin's enemies?
Sunday February 25, 2007, The Observer

Saturday 7 October was a marathon of disheartening tasks for Anna Politkovskaya. Two weeks earlier her father, a retired diplomat, had died of a heart attack as he emerged from the Moscow metro while on his way to visit Politkovskaya's mother, Raisa Mazepa, in hospital. She had just been diagnosed with cancer and was too weak even to attend her husband's funeral. 'Your father will forgive me, because he knows I have always loved him,' she told Anna and her sister, Elena Kudimova, the day he was buried. A week later she underwent surgery, and since then Anna and Elena had been taking turns helping her cope with her grief.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,2019157,00.html

The U.N. versus Israel: The Never Ending Threat

It is interesting to note that on the same day it is forced to deal with a defiant Iran over it's continued enrichment of nuclear material, the U.N. (obviously taking a step out of the Middle Eastern Dictators deflection notebook) decides to release a statement that once again spotlights Israel as the world's number one bad guy.

Is there any wonder that in this self serving, corrupt international community the Bush Administration at times was forced to go it alone to protect America's best interests? The U.N. is worse than a bad joke. It is a reflection of how illegitimate and ineffective the concept "allies" really is.

Jews Seek Racial Domination!
The latest report from the U.N.
By Anne Bayefsky

A newly released United Nations report epitomizes the foul anti-Semitism which has overtaken the U.N. human-rights machinery. In language reminiscent of Nazi Germany, John Dugard, the U.N.’s “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967,” has announced that Jews seeks racial domination.

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MmRlYzUwZjk3OTI4ZjIwYmYzZWY4MWVhMzgzOWJmZWU=

Keith Olbermann's Show: Al Qaeda to Detonate a Nuclear Device in the United States

In his column in today's New York Times, Frank Rich reports that a terrorism expert predicted on the Keith Olbermann show last week that Al Qaeda is close to setting off a nuclear bomb in the United States. If this is the case, why have they not flagged this story constantly or at least 10% as often as their lone coverage of the Libby Trial?

For more see Rich's column

Where Were You That Summer of 2001?

By FRANK RICH
Published: February 25, 2007
“UNITED 93,” Hollywood’s highly praised but indifferently attended 9/11 docudrama, will be only a blip on tonight’s Oscar telecast. The ratings rise of “24” has stalled as audiences defect from the downer of terrorists to the supernatural uplift of “Heroes.” Cable surfers have tuned out Iraq for a war with laughs: the battle over Anna Nicole’s decomposing corpse. Set this cultural backdrop against last week’s terrifying but little-heeded front-page Times account of American “intelligence and counterterrorism officials” leaking urgent warnings about Al Qaeda’s comeback, and ask yourself: Haven’t we been here before?

http://select.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/opinion/25rich.html

The Hypocrisy of The New York Times (III)

Playback Editor on 02/25/07

I remain so disgusted by The New York Times' adolescent, irresponsible behavior that I feel compelled to memorialize my feelings of their actions for the historical record. In today's lead editorial they call out all the things the Bush Administration have not done and need to do regarding the current status of Al Qaeda. Despite the fact again they make claims without any quotable sources, they make suggestions as if they know the administration is not exceptionally well aware of current situations. The worst part is the demands they make of a man to perform in the international when they have been perhaps the driving force in compromising his credibility on the worldwide stage. Their relentless campaign to undercut his integrity at home and abroad has not helped the international perception of his strength in representing the American people's will.

It is fortunate that of all recent presidents, President Bush will do what he feels he must regardless of public opinion polls.

Editorial
Al Qaeda Resurgent
Published: February 25, 2007

Almost five and a half years ago, America — united by the shock of 9/11 — understood exactly what it needed to do. It had to find, thwart and take down the command structure of Al Qaeda, which was responsible for the deaths of 3,000 innocent people on American soil. Despite years of costly warfare in Afghanistan and Iraq, America today is not significantly closer to that essential goal.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/opinion/25sun1.html?_r=1&oref=slogin