What the Norway Attack Could Mean for Europe

STRATFOR  "The last scenario is that the attack is linked to Norway's involvement in the campaign in Libya. If the Libyan government is somehow connected to the bombing and/or shooting, the rest of Europe will rally behind Norway and increase their efforts in Libya. This scenario would essentially close off the opening in negotiations prompted by a recent move by Paris and other European governments saying they would be open to Moammar Gadhafi's remaining in Libya."

 

"Global Jihad" group says it's behind Oslo blast 

Norwegian media name bombing and shooting suspect  "Norway's national broadcaster NRK has named the suspect in the Oslo bombing and youth camp shooting spree as Anders Behring Breivik.

"NRK and other Norwegian media also posted pictures of the blond and blue-eyed Norwegian. NRK says police searched the 32-year-old's apartment in Oslo overnight." 

  Norway Attacks: Anders Behring Breivik Reported as Suspect

The official said the attack “is probably more Norway’s Oklahoma City than it is Norway’s World Trade Center.”

The enclosed video is in Norwegian

John Podhoretz:  Evil in Norway  "The monster and his comrades have the passion to commit their foul deeds. If we respond with dispassion, we are ceding to them part of the animating force that makes us human. If we decide to intellectualize our emotions rather than allow them to influence us, we are turning our back on our responsibility to those whose lives were stripped from them."

Witnesses describe scene of terror at Norway camp    "The man in the police uniform shouted for the campers to come closer. When they did, he killed them.

"The gunman who killed at least 80 people at an island youth camp northwest of Oslo used his disguise to lure in his victims, then shot them twice to make sure they were dead, survivors said in the village of Sundvollen, where they were taken after the massacre."

In this photo taken by Vergard M. Aas, a Norwegian crime reporter who responded to the scene of a mass shooting on Utoya Island, Norway, victims lie near the shoreline approximately one hour after police say a man dressed as a police officer gunned down youths as they ran and even swam for their lives at a camp which was organized by the youth wing of the ruling Labor Party, Friday July 22, 2011. Police say the suspect in this shooting set off a fatal explosion hours earlier in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.

Standing With Israel

Peggy Shapiro 

Where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried.

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"This famous pledge by Ruth, a young Moabite widow, to her Israelite mother-in-law Naomi is such a moving declaration of loyalty that it is frequently cited in marriage ceremonies.

It was also frequently repeated at the three-day ...Christians United for Israel...Summit in Washington D.C. When Glenn Beck, the keynote speaker at the culminating Summit banquet, quoted that biblical pledge of friendship, five thousand Christians leapt to their feet in praise and affirmation, and I, a Jew, a child of Holocaust survivors, was moved to tears by this army of unshakeable friends."

Fayyad's summer camp divisions named after terrorists 

Palestinian summer camp



 

"A Palestinian Authority summer camp for children divided its campers into three groups named after the terrorists Dalal Mughrabi, Salah Khalaf and Abu Ali Mustafa.

"Dalal Mughrabi in 1978 led the most lethal terror attack in Israel's history, in which 37 civilians were killed, 12 of them children."....

"And you think that if they become a state they won't attack us?"  Israel Matzav

Life under liberalism: Dark days for America

Tony Gallardo  "It is reported that 80% of us do not trust government. Keep in mind that the Constitution established a republic in which elective representatives are to be servants of the people and the states, and that the individual citizen is to be treated with respect and dignity. The 80% distrust level tells us that our government is an epic failure. Without trust there is no legitimacy."....

• Unemployment and under employment are in the high teens. The end of this tragedy is nowhere in sight. Last year over 1 million homes were repossessed. The housing market remains anemic.
• Billionaires Steve Wynn and Warren Buffet, both originally supporters of Obama, are now blasting his anti-business rhetoric and policies. See here and here.
• Regulations are strangling the private sector.
• America's space program, once a source of pride for all Americans and the envy of the world, has for all practical purposes ended.  

Tunnel Dweller's family visits the White House



Pictured: TD's youngest son and his family along with a White House employee

So while our family tours the Oregon Coast to home town Garibaldi, son number two visits Washington, D.C. in the heat. Meanwhile TD's eldest son, Jeff stays home and enhances photographs.

The White House employee pictured had just returned from escorting the Dali Lama, Bibi Netanyahu and the Queen of England past the trash dumpster.

A grateful nation turns its eyes to Al Sharpton

Hot Air  "This important task reveals a new twist in the plot today, as news leaks out that the unwashed masses, crying out for a savior in the media wasteland, may finally receive an answer to their prayers. Reports are coming in that the Reverend Al Sharpton will transition from his occasional fill-in slot to having his own, regular evening show on the network."  The man Sharpton replaces is...

Cenk Uygur Says MSNBC Fired Him for Being Too Tough on Obama  "Did Phil Griffin relay a message from “Washington” that they didn’t appreciate the tough talk? That sure seems to be the story. Then again, maybe they fired Cenk for taking 17 minutes of air time to tell a simple story at the end of which you still have to refer to the NY Times account to know what happened. That could be it as well."

African American journalists criticize MSNBC for possible Sharpton hire  " In recent months, the NAACP and others have expressed concerns about the absence of African American hosts and anchors on nightly national news shows. While the hiring of Sharpton would change this, “this would still be just another non-journalist media ‘celebrity’ receiving a TV show based upon their name recognition, not their years of experience, training, ability and talent..."

Al Sharpton to Join MSNBC As a Host; He's a Perfect Fit for Network   "The past is prologue, so a look back at Sharpton's wacky pronouncements to date should be instructive. We at NewsBusters have a full archive on Al Sharpton that you can find here, but I thought we'd highlight a few items that stand out."

Ousted MSNBC Anchor Reveals ‘People in Washington’ Influence On-Air Content

Obama DOJ takes elderly pro-life sidewalk counselor to court

Hot Air  "Those who know Dick Retta describe him as a peaceful, prayerful man, who regards his sidewalk counseling outside the Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington as a ministry. Retta even conducts weekend training sessions to encourage other pro-life advocates to stand outside the facility to offer words of hope, encouragement and possibility to the young women who come and go from the abortion center. At these training sessions, one attendee says, he specifically emphasizes that the point of sidewalk counseling is not to block access, but, instead, to remind pregnant women that they do, in fact, have a choice other than abortion..."

....

 "Yet, this man, the Department of Justice describes as “among the most vocal and aggressive anti-abortion protesters outside the Clinic.” In fact, the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ has brought a lawsuit against Retta, alleging that he has repeatedly violated the Freedom of Access to Clinic Act, obstructing entrance to the clinic on at least one occasion."

Debt debate: End of the beginning

Jennifer Rubin  "With apologies to Winston Churchill, “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” That is precisely where we will be tomorrow after the Senate votes on “cut, cap and balance.” "

Obama Writes Empty Op-Ed on Debt Negotiations – Still Has No Plan

"Barack Obama, our leaderless leader, wrote an op-ed on the debt negotiations today at USA Today. Once again, he made it perfectly clear – He still has no plan."  Via USA Today:

Charles Krauthammer: The Half-Trillion Plan  "The House should dare the president to veto this eminently reasonable proposal."  ....

"What to do now? The House should immediately pass the Half-Trillion plan, thereby putting something eminently reasonable on the table that the president will have to address with a serious counterproposal using actual numbers."

Then dare the president to veto it.

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/glennmccoy

QVC cancels Jane Fonda over Vietnam-related boycott threats

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/glennfoden/

"Jane Fonda’s scheduled appearance on QVC to promote her new memoir was canceled after the cable shopping channel got calls threatening boycotts over her Vietnam War protests, the actress wrote Saturday on her blog."  Chicago Sun-Times

Home Depot Co-Founder: Obama Is Choking Recovery (Updated)

Investors.com  "...The company thrived, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs and redefining home improvement retailing. But Marcus says Home Depot "would never have succeeded" if it launched today due to onerous regulation."....

Every day you see rules and regulations from a group of Washington bureaucrats who know nothing about running a business. And I mean every day. It's become stifling.

....

IBD: President Obama has promised to streamline and eliminate regulations. What's your take?

Marcus: His speeches are wonderful. His output is absolutely, incredibly bad. As he speaks about cutting out regulations, they are now producing thousands of pages of new ones. With just ObamaCare by itself, you have a 2,000 page bill that's probably going end up being 150,000 pages of regulations.

....

IBD: If you could sit down with Obama and talk to him about job creation, what would you say?

Marcus: I'm not sure Obama would understand anything that I'd say, because he's never really worked a day outside the political or legal area. He doesn't know how to make a payroll, he doesn't understand the problems businesses face. I would try to explain that the plight of the busi nessman is very reactive to Washington. As Washington piles on regulations and mandates, the impact is tremendous. I don't think he's a bad guy. I just think he has no knowledge of this.

Let me repeat those last words in case you didn't hear them the first time:

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/lisabenson

"I'm not sure Obama would understand anything that I'd say, because he's never really worked a day outside the political or legal area. He doesn't know how to make a payroll, he doesn't understand the problems businesses face. "

American Blacks Cannot Be Blamed For Barack Obama

J.R. Dunn  "These are not black organizations. The system that put Obama into office is a system constructed by white liberals for white liberal purposes. Obama merely learned to create the perfect persona to take advantage of it -- part sophisticated intellectual, part woebegone victim, part street-smart tough. The fact that it was so easy for him is an indictment of the liberal mindset in and of itself.

"Obama has been a disappointment to American blacks along with everyone else. (Proportionally more blacks than whites are suffering unemployment due to the Obama recession, for one thing.) Obama has served as a wakeup call to black America. It's more than possible that Obama, by his very nature, will expose the phoniness of the liberal racial system. We must not let the racist remnant wreck this opportunity."  J.R. Dunn is consulting editor of American Thinker, and author of Death by Liberalism.

Hat tip to Lucianne

No more posturing on the debt ceiling

http://terrellaftermath.com/

Victor Davis Hanson; The Global Fairness Madness

Victor Davis Hanson  "Here in the United States, the 5 percent of the population that pays nearly 60 percent of all the income taxes collected is excoriated as selfish and greedy for not being willing to pay even more. The 50 percent of the population that pays no income tax at all feels that it deserves even more from those who make more."