Putin tries to make nicey-nice.

As much as I’d like Bush to tell ole Vlad to shove it where the sun don’t shine. Keeping Russia talking for now is the smart move. Well played, George. Your winner are few and far between lately, but I’ll give you this one.

ROSTOCK, Germany –
Vladimir Putin, bitterly opposed [...]

U.K. ends use of phrase ‘war on terror’

More newspeak from Eurabia… 
U.K. ends use of phrase ‘war on terror’ – Europe – MSNBC.com
LONDON – The British government has stopped using the phrase “war on terror” to refer to the struggle against political and religious violence, according to a Cabinet minister’s prepared remarks for a Monday speech.
International Development Secretary Hilary Benn, a rising star [...]

Stalked by family honor, some Muslim women hide

I guess we’re supposed to be tolerant of this because it’s just a ‘religious’ and ‘cultural’ difference. 
Stalked by family honor, some Muslim women hide – Yahoo! News
BERLIN (Reuters) – Fidan, her hair dyed blonde, is in hiding from her husband, who she says beats and rapes her. She is terrified her family will kill her [...]

50% Good News Is the Bad News in Russian Radio

Gee!  Can anyone say “fairness doctrine’?  It’s nice when your government decides what is offensive, fair, extremist, etc..
First they take your guns.  Then they take your voice.  It’s all downhill from there. 
Remember, the term “Political Correctness” originated in the former Soviet Union. 
50% Good News Is the Bad News in Russian Radio – New York Times
MOSCOW, [...]

Turnout unusually high as France votes

Good News from France.  A borders and culture conservative is actually fourth in the voting.   
Turnout unusually high as France votes – Yahoo! News

PARIS – French voters turned out in force Sunday to choose a new president in one of the country’s most suspense-filled elections in recent times, after a frenzied campaign by a dozen [...]

Polygamous husbands entitled to welfare for all spouses in UK

OK. Now you know why there is a Europe Sucks category on this blog. First Britain is going to stop teaching the Crusades and the Holocaust because that might offend ‘Muslims’. Now they are going to support the wives of bigamists. Now, they’ll only support the wives of bigamists who originate [...]

Moscow Police Beat Anti-Putin Protesters

Moscow Police Beat Anti-Putin Protesters | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited
MOSCOW (AP) – Riot police beat and detained protesters as thousands defied an official ban and attempted to stage a rally Saturday against President Vladimir Putin’s government, which opponents accuse of rolling back freedoms Russians have enjoyed since the end of Soviet communism.
A similar [...]

Russia points it’s crooked finger at US/Israel, while Nancy shakes it’s hand.

The Russian pot stirring continues with respect to US involvement in the Middle East. It should be obvious at this point that Russian motivation revolves around garnering favor and peddling influence. And that is to be expected given the new US presence in the oil rich region. But let’s not take the Russian [...]

Britons: Iran bound, threatened captives

The highlighted sentence is the operative one.
Britons: Iran bound, threatened captives – Yahoo! News
ROYAL MARINE BASE CHIVENOR, England – British sailors and marines held for nearly two weeks in

Iran were blindfolded, bound and threatened with prison if they did not say they had strayed into [...]

Video: The sailor who didn’t smile; Update: One sailor was held in solitary confinement

Great video and links to the release of the British hostages from Allahpundit and Hot Air. 
Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: The sailor who didn’t smile; Update: One sailor was held in solitary confinement
Video: The sailor who didn’t smile; Update: One sailor was held in solitary confinement
posted at 9:00 am on April 5, 2007 [...]