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In a recent interview, Prof. Bernard Lewis, famed historian and leading expert on Islam, warned that "Muslims seem to be about to take over Europe." Was the fall of Europe inevitable? No, according to Prof. Lewis, who says it's coming about because "Europeans have surrendered on every issue regarding Islamic demands, due to political correctness and multi-culturalism." Europe has become woefully secular and its tepid attachment to a forgotten and dismissed Christianity is no match for the zeal of Muslims who remain fervent in their faith. Having been force fed that all cultures are equally valid, Europeans consider it unenlightened...

"The Republicans lost because they were too conservative." "No, not conservative enough." "They lost because they disappointed the religious right." "No, because they are too tied to the religious right." Many of us feel the loss was due to what I call "McCain-Soros." Ever since the passage of McCain-Feingold, money has poured into organizations such as MoveOn.org, which in turn demonizes Republicans, painting a portrait of them as the incarnation of evil. The ads have had as their goal one thing: leaving a sour taste in the mouth of the electorate over anything Republican, conservative or religious. It has worked....

"The Republicans lost because they were too conservative." "No, not conservative enough." "They lost because they disappointed the Religious Right." "No, because they are too tied to the Religious Right." I'll tell you why they lost: <5>McCain/Soros. Ever since the passage of McCain/Feingold, money has poured into organizations such as Move on.org demonizing Republicans, painting a portrait of them as the incarnation of evil. The ads have had as their goal one thing: leaving a sour taste in the mouth of the electorate over anything Republican, conservative or religious. It has worked. The soft Republican, like Chaffe, went down with...

The Republicans lost big. I'm a Republican -- and yet I'm not devastated. For the first time, the loss doesn't feel personal. Why? Because from President Bush on down, no one in the party seems to touch us the way some Republicans previously did. Many haven't gone out on a limb, in our behalf, to champion our causes. Many didn't respond to our offers of help. Many of us who take the issues seriously were sickened every time Beltway Republicans and RNC leaders referred to those Democrats -- who mock us, and our country, and care more about terrorist "rights"...

It appears that political correctness has infected many of our military brass, indeed even instructors in our military academies. It is one thing when politicians and cultural elites force it into our lives; it's quite dangerous, however, when those selected to protect us elevate political correctness over the necessity of vanquishing enemies intent on destroying us. Many of us now believe that a much ballyhooed "higher morality" in the conduct of war is a major cause for America and the West not achieving its goal of destroying jihadist terrorisim. A new "counter-insurgency manual" provides evidence of a military guided not...

Though only a handful of individuals among the 135,000 American soldiers stationed in Iraq participated in the Abu Ghraib incident, the accusatory howls from domestic “humanitarian” groups indicted our entire army and Defense Department establishment. Any objective observer would concede that when measured against normative civilian misbehavior the misconduct of ten out of 135,000 is not bad at all, statistically imperceptible. But, then, the domestic “humanitarian activists” are not objective -- they have an agenda. In truth, Abu Ghraib was for critics on the Left not a reaction caused by a happenstance but an already pre-planned indictment waiting simply for...

November 6, 2004 FLC faculty ask Bartel to reconsider By Mary Ann Lopez Herald Staff Writer The Fort Lewis College Faculty Senate passed a resolution this week seeking the reinstatement of part-time employee Maria Spero, who resigned after an off-campus incident involving a student. Bartel Tina Evans, Faculty Senate president, would not comment on the resolution adopted Wednesday except to say: "We are not as a faculty completely at odds with (xollege president) Dr. Bartel. We are in dialogue with him on this issue and just offering discussion. "The faculty resolution in no way condones physical violence to anybody," Evans...

When Hillary Clinton speaks, Democrats listen. Recently she proclaimed that the upcoming 2004 Presidential election will revolve around the issue of “gay marriage.” Seeing that the economy is rebounding – tax cuts do work – and that Americans, wisely, trust President Bush more than Democrats in our war against terrorism, Democrats are losing the two issues upon which they had hoped to campaign. Enter gay marriage, i.e., the old stand-by social issues favored by Democrats. But why use gay marriage – which is not supported by most Americans – as the wedge issue when for the past thirty years abortion-at-all-costs,...

FRN Columnists' Corner "My Cousins David and Nava: The Latest Victims of Arab Terrorism" By Rabbi Aryeh SperoMany of our family had gathered in Israel to attend a wedding; instead, that day they attended a funeral. On Tuesday, the day before my cousin Nava was to be married, she and her illustrious father, Dr. David Applebaum, became the 850th-851st death targets of Palestinian Arabs bent on methodically killing innocent and productive Jews living in Israel. Having just returned from a short visit to the United States to brief American doctors on how to save the lives of people attacked by...

Tonight on Radio Free Republic:   Caucus for America with Rabbi Aryeh Spero and Beth Gilinsky Guest: Tom Schatz of Citizens Against Government Waste Tonight at 8pm Eastern! Listen Live Click to chat www.radiofreerepublic.com

Tonight on RadioFR, 8pm eastern:CAUCUS FOR AMERICA with Rabbi Aryeh Spero and Beth Gilinsky James Hirsen BIO Dr. James Hirsen will be a guest on this evenings show, discussing his latest book "Tales From the Left Coast"  Click to Purchase "In Tales from the Left Coast, author and political commentator James Hirsen digs deep into the liberal underbelly of Hollywood to reveal how biased politics have corrupted the entire entertainment industry. Hirsen uncovers some of the most ridiculous, infuriating, and damning political stunts pulled by celebrities of yesterday and today, and he traces the tangled web of influence the...

Tonight on RadioFR NEW SHOW HOSTS Rabbi Aryeh Spero and Beth Gilinskey make their debut! Rabbi Aryeh Spero Aryeh Spero has been a radio talk show host on WSNR in New York City, and has hosted a program on WEVD, 1050AM in New York. He has been interviewed on WABC, WLIR and WEVD in New York as well as in Cleveland, Las Vegas, Boulder, Indianapolis, and Washington, D.C. In television he has appeared on CBS, WOR, NET (American Family, Paul Weyrich, Capital Watch) and MSNBC. He has spoken in front of the National Press Club and testified in front of...