South Park Goes Palestinian?

Eric Cartman meets Bart Simpson and goes Palestinian? A political cartoon, not for the easily offended with both an edge and a blast, McClatcchy:

JERUSALEM — Ahmed and Salim appear to be typical teenage brothers.

They spend hours in

Dave Schuler at OTB:

Germany is concerned about the Taliban fighters nearing Pakistan’s Islamabad capital:

BERLIN, April 24 (Reuters) – Germany expressed concern on Friday at the advance of Taliban fighters towards Pakistan’s capital and urged the government in Islamabad

Charming Barry is not charming Raul Castro.   While, Barack Obama has soften United States sanctions on Cuba, Castro is not one bit interested in warming relations with the United States:

HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) — President Obama misinterpreted Cuban

Surber notes:

CQ Politics: Democratic Congresswoman Jane Harman told an Israeli agent that she would lobby for a reduced sentence for a spy for help in getting a committee chairmanship.

And guess what committee chairmanship she wanted…

Intelligence.

The CQ

What is saw on a bumper sticker today:  “End war through world law.”

What I read on the Internet today:

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Dutch commandos freed 20 Yemeni hostages on Saturday and briefly detained seven pirates who had

Barack Obama may think of himself as president of the world.   However Israeli Prime Misister Benajim Benjamin Netanyahu is insisting on acting in Irrael’s best interest, and not Obama’s, McClatchy Newspapers:

ERUSALEM – In a direct challenge to President

Matthew Lee, Associated Press, is no Jan Schakowsky and is unable to shallow all of Mrs. Clinton’s delusions:

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the Obama administration will take the unusual step of trying to

So where is this much promised smart diplomcay the Obama administration has been promising. Al Jazeera:

The United States has said it would welcome dialogue with Iran but has not dropped its demand for it to halt uranium enrichment

Color this blogger stunned.    I come to praise the Frogs, a/k/a the Frencn.    The French Navy is acting with an audacity once reserved for the British  Royal  Navy and the United States Navy, McClatchy .

MOMBASA, Kenya – On another

Memo to The One: Pretty words alone will not do.  Video:

Hat tip: Gateway Pundit

Meanwhile away from Obamaland, back in the real world,

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) – Undeterred by U.S. and French hostage rescues that killed five

It is far too easy to criticize the president for failing to do or say the right thing in regard to these fragile situations. Missteps could prove fatal. But to do and say nothing about Americans being held captive in

Another morning, another paper filled with all talk and no action on the part of the Obama White House.

James makes mention of all of this, under a similar heading, and tries to go halfway with it.

The Frogs act, Shashank Bengali and Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy Newspapers:

[T]he French government said that its navy on Friday freed a yacht that was captured over the weekend, but that one hostage had died in a gun battle

Six members of the  Congressional Black Caucus  traveled to Cuba to kiss Raul Castro’s butt.   In turn, Mona Charen paddles one, Bobby Rush’s butt:

“This is the dawning of a new day,” exclaimed Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill. “In my household

American seized at sea, NBC:

NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a cargo ship with 21 American crew members aboard, a diplomat and U.S. Navy officials said.The Kenya-based diplomat identified the vessel as the 17,000-ton Maersk Alabama.