John Rosenthal
Anti-Semitic Imagery at Egypt Protests Draws Yawns from Western Media
Whether or not it represents the advent of freedom for Egyptians, the current protest movement clearly represents the advent of the total banalization of anti-Semitism in the Western media. (Also read Bruce Bawer at the Tatler: "CNN: See no evil")
France’s ‘Far Right’ Gathering Support … on the Left
New National Front leader Marine Le Pen is riding high in the polls. And the French Socialists are concerned.
Roman Polanski’s ‘European Oscar’
German-funded “European” film prize goes to German-funded anti-American film.
German ‘Conservatives’ Find Common Ground with Sharia-Compliant Economics
In a series of seminars sponsored by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, participants examined the “shared values” of Germany’s “social market economy” and “Islamic economics.”
The WikiLeaks Hoax, Part II
Just who or what stands behind the WikiLeaks façade? Some clues are to be found in Germany.
The WikiLeaks Hoax, Part I
On closer inspection, the famous “whistleblower organization” appears in fact to be little more than a front organization. For whom or what is the question…
Berwick-Linked Advocacy Group Spearheaded ‘Torture’ Campaign against American Officials
Obama has appointed Donald Berwick, a board member of Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), to head Medicare. While participating in an EU-funded project on “documenting” torture charges, PHR took aim at America.
Hamburg: See No Terror
The decision to send a Gitmo detainee to the city where the 9/11 plot was hatched displays willful blindness on the part of German authorities, and the Obama administration.
The Trouble with Wikipedia: A Cautionary Tale
In February, PJM published an article on German government subsidies of English-language cinema. Why is an American translator from Berlin not allowing the information to appear on Wikipedia?
Swatting ‘Locusts’: Germany and the EU Take Aim at Investment Funds
A proposed EU directive on hedge funds has more to do with scapegoating than addressing Europe’s economic problems.
‘Brussels, Capital of the Free World!’: Joe Biden at the European Parliament
The vice president chats up the EU ... at the expense of America
Merkel’s Losses in North-Rhine Westphalia: An Anti-Bailout Vote?
The detailed results of elections in Germany’s most populous state do not bear out the MSM narrative that it was the Greek rescue package that doomed the chancellor's party.
‘Don’t Waste the Crisis!’ German President Says
Horst Köhler’s attacks on “international finance” fly dangerously close to some worrisome historical precedents.
German University Name Pays Homage to Inspiration for Nazis
Despite a student protest initiative, the university will continue to bear the name of the 19th century German chauvinist and anti-Semite Ernst Moritz Arndt.
German Court Lets Admitted Nazi Murderer Go Free
Misleading headlines in other media notwithstanding, the SS hitman Heinrich Boere stands a good chance of living out his life in comfortable retirement.
German Court Ruling Strikes Another Blow Against War on Terror
While Germany refuses to save basic communications data in accordance with an EU directive, it keeps tens of thousands of phone numbers under surveillance.
Berlinollywood? New Polanski Thriller Backed by German Government
The Ghost Writer is just the latest in a long line of dubious English-language cinema blockbusters that have received German public funding.
German MEPs Lead Euro-Revolt Against Terrorist Finance Tracking Program
It was not European leftists that killed the SWIFT agreement, but the united opposition of German delegates of all political colors.
After Siemens Departure, German Firms Remain Heavily Involved in Iran
Documents show that 200 German firms are active in Iran — and that the real extent of German-Iranian trade has surely been underestimated.
To Obtain Swiss Bank Data, Germany Breaks the Law
Germany’s purchase of stolen bank data reveals the hypocrisy of years of German criticism of America’s war on terror.
Climategate: WWF, the ‘Para-Governmental Organization’ at the Center of the Storm
This is no NGO. The “conservation organization” is not as independent as you might think.
UN: Human Life Threatens Climate!
A new UN report reveals the fundamentally misanthropic worldview underlying climate alarmism.
Jews in Germany: An Interview with Henryk Broder
The scourge of German political correctness takes on the country’s leading Jewish organization.
Europe’s Selective Outrage about Anti-Semitism
It appears that anti-Semitism is condemned only when it can be pinned on euroskeptics.
Racism or Sociology? A Bundesbank Official Stirs Controversy
The provocative remarks on Turkish and Arab immigrants that are making waves in Germany.
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