By Ralph H. Sidway, guest contributor Perhaps there really is a “colonial mentality” afflicting the Western Powers after all. How else to explain the succession of disastrous foreign policy choices by Barack Obama, David Cameron, and the NATO alliance regarding the “Arab Spring,” which are not merely ill advised, but downright immoral. It’s one thing to put forth a … [Read more...]
Egypt to Pro-Brotherhood Obama Admin: ‘Stop Meddling in Our Affairs’
The blatantly pro-Muslim Brotherhood Obama administration, once again in the person of ambassador Anne Patterson -- widely known in Egypt as the "Brotherhood's Stooge" -- "has been trying to communicate with Gen. Sisi, demanding dialogue with the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, and concessions to them," to which Sisi reportedly retorted: "Stop meddling in our affairs... the … [Read more...]
Obama Doctrine Makes U.S. a ‘Sinister Bystander’
By Ralph Sidway, guest contributor My late grandmother used a clever turn of phrase to describe shady characters who, while protesting their innocence, somehow seemed linked to the crime in question. Today, my grandmother’s expression — “sinister bystander” — seems the most apt way to describe the global perception of the Obama administration and its failed policy towards … [Read more...]
U.S. Will ‘Pressure’ Egypt on Behalf of Brotherhood, Says U.S. Ambassador
Evidence that the Obama administration is unhappy with the Egyptian people's liberation from Muslim Brotherhood rule continues to emerge. As reported today by Youm 7, according to Muhammad Heikal -- "the Arab world's most respected political commentator" and for some 50 years a political insider -- soon after the overthrow of Morsi, U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson assured … [Read more...]
Copts under the Gun: Religious Freedom in Egypt
National Review Online [Note: the following is an interview that NRO editor Kathryn Lopez conducted with Raymond Ibrahim, first published July 2, 2013 ] As Mohamed Morsi faces the prospect of an imminent military coup, Raymond Ibrahim, the American son of two Egyptian parents and author of Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians, talks about the situation in … [Read more...]