Glenn Beck Releases Graphic Video Juxtaposing Media, Obama Administration’s Optimism on Egypt With Horrifying Reality

Erica Ritz The Blaze 8/19/2013

Members of the media and the Obama administration expressed optimism after the “Arab Spring” revolution that ousted former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak in 2011. When concerns about the Muslim Brotherhood taking power were raised, many responded either by saying the Islamist organization had no ambitions to take power, or that […]

Egypt: Islamists hit Christian churches

Associated Press via Yahoo! News 8/17/2013

CAIRO (AP) — After torching a Franciscan school, Islamists paraded three nuns on the streets like “prisoners of war” before a Muslim woman offered them refuge. Two other women working at the school were sexually harassed and abused as they fought their way through a mob.

In the four […]

Friday Night news dump: wind surfing while Cairo burns edition

Poor Richard’s News 17 August 2013

 

 

 

 

 

It was another busy news day with not nearly enough time to cover everything. Here are some of the stories that caught our eye today.

91 more people died in the violent clashes between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian military. The Muslim […]

Jake Tapper: Obama learned extent of Egypt violence Thursday morning

Ashe Schow The Washington Examiner 8/15/2013

CNN host Jake Tapper said President Obama’s decision to speak about the violence in Egypt on Thursday came after a phone call that morning where he was informed about the severity of the situation.

Tapper said the news came from a senior White House official, who said Obama was […]

Muslim Brotherhood Leader’s Son Claims MB is Blackmailing Obama with ‘Evidence That Could Put Him in Prison’

Daniel Greenfield FrontPage Magazine 8/14/2013

This is certainly interesting at any rate. Khairat Al-Shater is at the top of the Muslim Brotherhood pyramid. He was supposed to be the original Muslim Brotherhood president. In the Middle East threats like these are routine. It’s part of the mercantile culture. But it’s an interesting set of allegations.

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First criminal charges filed over Benghazi attack

Allahpundit Hot Air 8/5/2013

Eleven months later, here we go. Good enough for government work, no?

Federal agents and prosecutors investigating the attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi have filed charges against Ahmed Khattalah, leader of a Libyan militia that officials believe was involved in the assault, people briefed on the investigation said. […]

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