Commentary

Opinion pieces that have appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The American Spectator, and The New York Sun.

Iraqi Liberal Warns of a Fixed Election

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From The New York Post
by HEATHER ROBINSON

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In a phone interview from Baghdad yester day, an Iraqi member of parliament said he believes he and other liberals are being shortchanged votes by an Iraqi Electoral Commission that has been corrupted by Iran.

“The citizens of Iraq …

NYC Trial Of High-level Terror Masterminds Will Violate Civil Liberties — Of Americans

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From The Huffington Post
by HEATHER ROBINSON

Just watched this video clip of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani discussing the impending trial of high level al Qaeda operatives, including 9/11 master planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in New York City.

Giuliani, who in his capacity as a former U.S. attorney prosecuted …

Will $40 Million US Tax Dollars Subsidize UN Agency That Tolerates Teaching Martyrdom to Palestinian Kids?

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From The Huffington Post
by HEATHER ROBINSON

Last week the United States announced an initial contribution of $40 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the UN agency dedicated to providing food, jobs and education in the Palestinian territories. According to a U.S. State Department press release, the …

Maverick Iraqi Politician Claims Iran Could Go Nuclear Within Weeks

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From The Jerusalem Post
by HEATHER ROBINSON

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Iraqi parliamentarian Mithal al-Alusi is warning that Iran is much closer to attaining nuclear capability than most sources, including the International Atomic Energy Agency and the US State Department, believe. In fact, he predicts the Iranians could have a nuclear capability - and …

Abandoned Under Obama

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From The American Spectator
by HEATHER ROBINSON

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Earlier this month, Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, a self-described “Muslim Zionist,” traveled to the U.S. to address audiences in New York City and at Yale University. Publisher of the largest English-language weekly newspaper in Bangladesh, Choudhury has been jailed, beaten, nearly …

Patrick Swayze: This Jewish Girl Will Miss You

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From The Jewish Daily Forward
by HEATHER ROBINSON

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You Are More Than a Ghost to Us

For Jewish women of a certain age, Patrick Swayze will always occupy a special corner of the heart. Tough and tender, he embodied for some of us — ok for me, at least …

What Euna and Laura Faced in North Korea

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From MomLogic
by HEATHER ROBINSON & JENNIFER GINSBERG

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Watching journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee return from North Korea escorted by former President Bill Clinton, no one with a heart could fail to be delighted — and relieved. Mothers across the country were especially moved to …

Sarah’s Smackdown

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From MomLogic
by HEATHER ROBINSON & JENNIFER GINSBERG

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In the aftermath of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s announcement earlier this month that she plans to resign from office, pundits have been scrambling for an explanation.

Personally, the whole matter has left me feeling a little like …

Down Syndrome: Sarah Palin’s Brave Choice

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From MomLogic
By JENNIFER GINSBERG & HEATHER ROBINSON

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When I was four months pregnant with my first baby, I went to my OB for a routine checkup and structural ultrasound. I remember feeling so excited to have the opportunity to see a 3-D image of the …

The Savaging of Sarah Palin

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From The Huffington Post
by HEATHER ROBINSON

In the aftermath of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s announcement last weekend that she plans to resign from office, pundits have been scrambling for an explanation. Personally, the whole matter has left me feeling a little like I did at the end of seventh grade, …