Guest Column

Bringing “Karachi Kids” back home

The Karachi Kids made it all the way to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. “We are grateful for the leadership of Congressman Michael McCaul in bringing much needed attention to this critical issue of national security,” Imran Raza, the director and executive producer of the documentary “Karachi Kids” told Canada Free Press.

The Israeli Connection

Israelis are justifiably proud today to have learned last night that a sizable group of agents from the Mossad and the Shin Bet were involved in the dramatic and successful release of hostages in Colombia who had been imprisoned for five years.

It’s Official Now

Plenty of evidence has existed before, but now the conclusion is inescapable: the Democrats cannot understand the most basic law of economics, the law of supply and demand. Faced with spiraling fuel costs and a demand to act, the Democrat-controlled Congress cannot or will not act.

Gore’s Entourage Lincoln Town Car Outside Global Warming Speech Idles w/ AC Cranking for 20 Minutes!

Ed Frank, americansforprosperity.org We're back from Al Gore's big global warming speech, and boy did we have a great time! ' ' We had a dedicated band of taxpayer advocates out in force, pointing out the high economic cost of global warming alarmism - starting with $8 a gallon gasoline. Of course, we saw plenty of hypocrisy -- especially the fact that Gore didn't ride his bike or take public transporation to the event.

Christians Save Slaves from Muslims

Tamara Banks, DenverPost.com International groups of Good Samaritans travel to the Sudan-Darfur region to offer help to slaves who now have nowhere else to go.

Green Light For Profiling

Stephen Brown, FrontPageMagazine.com Nearly seven years after the 9-11 attacks, the Bush administration is finally reconsidering its opposition to one of the most effective counterterrorism weapons at its disposal. In the months ahead, FBI agents may be able to profile potential terrorists on the basis of suspicious traits and activities, including their ethnic and religious backgrounds. Those most likely to commit acts of Islamic terrorism will no longer be able to hide in plain sight.

Diplomas won’t make jihadis go away

By Michelle Malkin In all the brouhaha over the New Yorker’s satirical cover cartoon of Barack and Michelle Obama, a truly “tasteless and offensive” passage in the magazine’s feature article got lost. The magazine piece quotes Obama’s recommendations for how to stop jihad, which he had previously published in a local Chicago newspaper eight days after 9/11. It’s a self-parody of blind, deaf, and dumb Kumbaya liberalism:

Ralph Klein blows off B.C.‘s new carbon tax

Ralph Klein has some words of advice for his one-time colleague, Gordon Campbell -- axe the carbon tax.

Dr. Joseph Schwarcz Dismisses PVC Shower Curtain Scare

ARLINGTON, VA, JULY 14, 2008...Dr. Joseph Schwarcz criticized the research methodology as well the claims made in "Volatile Vinyl," the report from the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) that alleges vinyl shower curtains are toxic and harmful. His analysis of the study, "Peeking Through the Shower Curtain Scare," appeared in the June 28th issue of "The Montreal Gazette."

Oil is NOT a fossil fuel and AGW is non-science

by Peter J. Morgan We all grew up believing that oil is a fossil fuel, and just about every day this ‘fact’ is mentioned in newspapers and on TV. However, let us not forget what Lenin said – "A lie told often enough becomes truth." It was in 1757 that the great Russian scholar Mikhailo V. Lomonosov enunciated the hypothesis that oil might originate from biological detritus. The scientists who first rejected Lomonsov’s hypothesis, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, were the famous German naturalist and geologist Alexander von Humboldt and the French chemist and thermodynamicist Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac, who together enunciated the proposition that oil is a primordial material erupted from great depth, and is unconnected with any biological matter near the surface of the Earth.

Bush Says Gas Prices Causing Rethinking on Drilling

By Holly Rosenkrantz, Bloomberg.com July 12 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said some opponents of expanded domestic oil drilling and exploration are rethinking their positions amid the rise in gasoline prices.

Former Islamic Extremist: Radical Islam Similar to Marxism, Soviet Union

Matt Purple, Townhall.com A former leader of a radical Islamic organization told Congress extreme Muslims are motivated by an ideology similar to Marxism and that Islamism has much in common with the former Soviet Union.

All is not well in Toronto

By Preston Manning, President and CEO Manning Centre for Building Democracy Editor's note: Originally published in the Globe and Mail How do Canadian cities measure up in terms of quality of life, economic performance, civic governance and leadership capacity? Important questions if Canada as a nation is to achieve high levels of performance in each of these areas. Important questions to you and me personally since more than 25 million of us now live in Canada's cities.

Smog in Beijing five times over safety limit as Olympics nears

Flora Bagenal, Timesonline.co.uk Pollution around the Olympic stadium in Beijing could be five times worse than levels deemed safe by the World Health Organisation.

22 MPs and Counting Publicly Voice Disgust at Morgentaler’s Appointment to Order of Canada

The ever-increasing number of MPs who are speaking out against Dr. Henry Morgentaler's induction into the Order of Canada is up to 22, with eight more having added their names to the list in recent days.

Rally at Rideau Hall sends a strong message to Canada

4mycanada.ca The rally today at Rideau Hall was a tremendous success. After standing on Parliament Hill for Canada Day (prior to the announcement) with our team of interns it was SO POWERFUL to see how much this force has grown in just a week! Thank you to Campaign Life Coalition for their awesome leadership in organizing this rally today! We were thrilled to be a part of it - young and old united for such an amazing cause! We are certain you will be seeing much about it in the news tonight/tomorrow. For now, here are a few photos for you to catch the some of the sights of the afternoon.

Two American Children Escorted from Taliban Madrassa by American Consulate for Flight to NYC

Two American children were escorted by the American consulate officers in Karachi, Pakistan Tuesday night Pakistan time and boarded a flight to Dubai, UAE and then boarded a direct flight to NYC, Noor Elahi Khan and Mahboob Elahi Khan are expected to arrive in Atlanta on a Delta flight this afternoon at 4:30 PM. The two brothers have been in a Pakistani madrassa for four years and are the focus of a newly released documentary entitled "The Karachi Kids". Updated --see end of text

The Tampa Bay Rays Shine Bright So Far in 2008

“You were a year off.” Well, actually it is two years. But this is the constant refrain I have heard from people concerning the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays (formerly known as the Devil Rays).

Getting better grades: Can Canada pull up its socks?

By Dr. Roslyn Kunin, Canada West Foundation There is a story about a Canadian and an American crabbing in the Pacific Ocean just at the international border opposite Peach Arch Park.

A day of shame

Canada Day is supposed to be a day of joy, a day of unity and a day of welcoming for all.