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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 30, 2013 38 Comments

As critical as I have been and continue to be of Obama's foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East, I have a great unease with the schadenfreude being experienced in many corners over the vote in the British House of Commons refusing to take the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 29, 2013 9 Comments

The House of Commons is debating intervention in Syria right now. Watch LIVE Replay of full debate: Update 5:50 (h/t Drudge): UK Prime Minister Cameron loses Syria war vote: British Prime Minister David Cameron has lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes, a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 17, 2013 3 Comments

Took place today in London. Despite calls for protests, there was little disruption. Via The Telegraph: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 16, 2013 29 Comments

Who is surprised? President Obama's delegation to the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is drawing some flak in London. Two former Republican Secretaries of State -- James Baker and George Shultz -- will lead the U.S. delegation to the Thatcher funeral on Wednesday. Some British...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 28, 2013 39 Comments

Could be either, except that Israel didn't exist in the 1930s. Israel Matzav has the story. Image via CAMERA:   Related: “there is no future for Jews in England”; see also, Melanie Phillips, A LibDem MP gives voice to Britain's national sickness. Update 1-29-2013 -- Rupert Murdoch Apologizes for Netanyahu...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 07, 2012 15 Comments

Jews have been under seige and attack in the Swedish city of Malmö for years as leftist policitians turned a blind eye or cooperated in anti-Israeli agitation by Islamists and other pro-Palestinian groups.  See my prior post, Malmö Syndrome.  It is a phenomenon spreading across...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 6 Comments

Windmills are a centerpiece of Obama's energy plans for the nation. We've already documented how wind power subsidies take from the windless to give to the winded, and some problems when the wind blows too much. Here's another, from Britain, regarding noise pollution: Wind turbines are being turned off...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 10, 2011 21 Comments

A look at our future on the current road to a permanent dependency state where there is little marginal incentive to work, and those who produce and provide jobs are demonized and ridiculed to the point of no return. From Max Hastings of The Daily Mail Online,...

Posted by Matthew Knee on August 10, 2011 11 Comments

As thugs have been burning, beating, and stealing their way through London, citizens of that disarmed society had little to defend themselves with as the police were completely overwhelmed. I have the utmost respect for police officers and the work they do, but they cannot be...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2011 18 Comments

First it was Bibi Netanyahu stating that Israel will not go back to the 1967 borders.Now it is the Queen of England refusing to click glasses.Maybe she was upset that he had to read his toast from index cards, or maybe it was protocol.I don't care. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2010 3 Comments

...for thinking that the election of David Cameron in Britain might make a real difference in the direction of British policy.I was wrong. In a speech in Ankara, Turkey, Cameron did his best imitation of Barack Obama's apology tour:... let me turn to the prejudiced...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2010 2 Comments

All is good. God saved the pubs.Update: Jumping in Pools has more on the beer campaign.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Low-Slung Baggy Pants Are A Human RightWorst. Ever.We Are All Gillian Duffy NowFollow me on Twitter and Facebook...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2010 11 Comments

I was waiting for this ruling, because I could not stand living in a world where it was illegal to wear baggy pants so low that your ass showed.From Britain, our window into the future where underpants get to see the light of day (emphasis...

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