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  • The Chosen One (Who is Obama Really?) - Must Read

    07/13/2011 12:27:41 PM PDT · by mojito · 155 replies · 1+ views
    Claremont Review of Books ^ | July 1, 2011 | Angello M. Codevilla
    ...But there was never anything silly, nor light-hearted, nor casual, about Barack Obama's efforts to keep the public's eyes from the basic facts of his life, from birth to his candidacy for president. On the contrary, this opacity is a deliberate policy. Why? The presumptive answer, absent testimony from those involved, is to ensure that real facts interfere as little as possible with the image and narrative that he and his associates have carefully crafted for him. Distinguishing between reality and that narrative would require above all a skeptical attitude, sure to be characterized by Democrats and the media in...
  • Hawaii’s East-West Center Responds to Criticism

    11/16/2010 12:03:51 PM PST · by LeoWindhorse · 9 replies
    Hawaii Reporter ^ | Monday, November 15th, 2010 | Karen Knudsen
    An East-West Center program, “Legacies of the Pacific War,” which EWC co-sponsored in July with the USS Arizona Memorial Museum Association and the National Park Service World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, has been the subject of some critical attention because of one complaint that the program was anti-veteran. [snip] The program in question was a workshop for college instructors which examined multiple perspectives on the impact of World War II in the Pacific. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funded the workshop, which was attended by college professors from nine nations. One of the participants...
  • Visiting Professor Says East-West Center Was Most Disturbing Experience of her Academic Career

    11/15/2010 2:09:07 AM PST · by LeoWindhorse · 39 replies
    Hawaii Reporter ^ | Friday, November 12th, 2010 | BY POWERLINEBLOG.COM
    In July 2010 the NEH sponsored a workshop for college professors at the East-West Center, University of Hawaii. The title of the conference was “History and Commemoration: The Legacies of the Pacific War.” As one of the 25 American scholars chosen to attend the workshop, Professor Penelope Blake anticipated an opportunity to visit hallowed sites such as Pearl Harbor, the Arizona Memorial and the Punchbowl Cemetery and engage with scholars who share her interest in studying this often neglected part of World War II history. Instead, Professor Blake was treated to the most disturbing experience of her academic career, a...
  • Kim Jong Il’s Health Declines as Report Shows He’s Losing Grip

    03/24/2010 10:19:38 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 8 replies · 470+ views
    Buisness Week ^ | 3/25/2010 | Bomi Lim
    North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is suffering from chronic kidney failure and receiving dialysis treatment every two weeks, the head of a state-run research center said. Kim also has diabetes and high-blood pressure, Nam Sung Wook, head of the Seoul-based Institute for National Security, said at a seminar yesterday, according to the organizer. Given his age, 68, it may difficult for Kim to fully recover, Nam was quoted as saying on the Web site of the Headquarters of National Unification Movement of Young Korean Academy. The comments came as a report suggests more North Koreans are questioning their leader’s...