Obama takes the war (somewhat) to IS
…and we should (somewhat) support him.
Iraq: we were right to go in; we should never have left; and now we’ll have to go back
Both al Qaeda and Tehran are threats to American interests and American security. That they are fighting each other should be a small consolation. They both must be defeated.
Obama to Afghanistan: Drop Dead
The Bergdahl-Taliban trade reflects the president’s wish to have us believe the war in Afghanistan is over. It’s not, and the Afghani people were dealt a hammer blow by this deal.
Meanwhile, Cyprus’ bailout cost nearly doubles
What’s that? You thought the crisis in the eurozone was over? Guess again.
Latest from the EU: Dutch Finance Minister defends seizing savings; fear of seizures now reaches Germany
Euros flown to Russia, Germans afraid their savings may be seized, Just another day in Postchristendom…
Cyprus careening toward denouement (UPPERDATED AND BUMPED)
The bank levy is back – but only for high-money deposits – along with capital controls to keep the deposits in place to be seized. German’s PM calls Cyprus’ business model “dead.” All remains well in Postchristendom.
As deposit tax idea leaps to Spain (or was it already there?), Cyprus eyes social security accounts (UPDATED AND BUMPED)
UPDATE: Spain’s Budget Minister is insisting that the tax on deposits is not new for his country. How that is supposed to make his people feel better is beyond me…
The latest from Cyprus: political meltdown, financial chaos, and the Blazing Saddles Maneuver (UPDATED)
The Cypriot parliament was supposed to approve the bank deposit seizure – errrrrrrr, “levy” – today. They’ve decided instead to threaten their own bankruptcy. Just another day in Postchristendom.
The debacle in Cyprus: the euro is saved and the people are ruined (UPPERDATED AND BUMPED)
Cyprus’ president tells an EU functionary: “When I warned you that there would not be a parliamentary majority to pass the agreement, you didn’t want to listen. Give my regards to Mrs Merkel.” Ouch!
Australian government – facing annihilation at the polls – reaches for the press muzzle
Amidst all the arguments about the sequester, Virginia’s Plan ’13 From Outer Space, the fate of the Republican Party, and everything else, we might want to pay more attention to the assault on free speech Down Under.