A victory on the Syrian front in the War of Freedom

The Assyrian Flag

Here, thanks to the YPG, is a victory in the War of Freedom on the Syrian Front: http://www.basnews.com/en/news/2015/05/28/kurdish-forces-free-christian-villages-in-syria/

Islamofascist armageddon approaches (while FIFA considers Israel's status)

The PC brigade plays the cithara while the Middle East burns: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/16989#.VWhEy2SqpBc

Appearance of June 2015 Quadrant Imminent

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Clive James (my second favourite Australian poet) has written a brilliant article - "Les Murray and the Purpose of Poetry" - about my favourite Australian poet for the June 2015 edition of Quadrant magazine.

Wiser Miser men on the Iranian Deal

Here is my article "Wiser men on the Iranian Deal", which appears in the May 2015 edition of Quadrant: http://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2015/05/wiser-men-iranian-deal/

The Age reports: Hamas kills and tortures its captive people

Even The Age newspaper cannot avoid mentioning this truth: http://www.theage.com.au/world/hamas-accused-of-killing-and-torturing-palestinians-20150527-ghajf2.html

"South Vietnam's Journey into Oblivion" translated into Vietnamese by Hong Kelly

"South Vietnam's Journey into Oblivion", is a review I wrote of George J Veith's Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75. It appeared in the December 2012 edition of Quadrant magazine: http://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2012/12/south-vietnam-s-journey-into-oblivion/ I am pleased to post here a translation of the original into Vietnamese by Hong Kelly, which appears in the May 21 2015 edition of the Australian Vietnamese language publication Văn Nghệ.

Miền Nam Việt Nam Và Hành Trình Vào Quên Lãng.

   Đây là bài điểm sách của Daryl McCann về tác phẩm Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975 của tác giả George J Veith.

Nguyên văn Anh ngữ của bài viết tựa đề là South Vietnam’s Journey into Oblivion được đăng trên trang Quadrant.(Dec 2012)

Tác phẩm Black April của George J Veith thuật lại con đường đi vào quên lãng của Miền Nam Việt Nam. Luận cứ của ông cho rằng Quân lực Việt Nam Cộng Hòa có đầy đủ tính chất ngay thẳng và dũng cảm của nó, nhưng đã bị những nhân vật quyền lực đố kỵ bỏ rơi. Quân đội nầy có thể sẽ chiến đấu hữu hiệu hơn vào giai đoại cuối nếu Quốc Hội Mỹ, sau vụ bê bối Watergate, cung cấp đầy đủ các chiến cụ tối cần thiết như đã hứa, bao gồm nhu cầu nhiên liệu cấp thiết và phụ tùng máy bay cho lực lượng Không quân. Đến năm 1975, Cộng sản Việt Nam đã mất đi lý tưởng và cuộc chiến tranh du kích mà họ đã dùng để chống lại nhân dân miền Nam kéo dài hơn 50 năm, và vì thế trận đụng độ cuối cùng giữa Hà Nội và Sài Gòn đã diễn ra đơn thuần chỉ là một cuộc xăm lăng võ trang. Mặc dù phải chịu đựng nhiều sai lầm to tát của những nhận vật lãnh đạo quan trọng, tiền đồn chống Cộng duy nhất ở miền Nam Việt Nam vẫn là một chính nghĩa không thể chối bỏ được, nhưng cuối cùng họ đã bị phản bội.

Palestinian Islamofascists fighting on the side of Syrian-regime fascists against Islamic State fascists - whatever

All freedom fighters, I'm sure: http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/8571.htm

Vale Robert Wistrich: 1945-2015

Here is my obituary for Robert Wistrich, the Neuburger Professor of European and Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: http://quadrant.org.au/opinion/qed/2015/05/vale-robert-wistrich-1945-2015/

Saudi Arabia needs a secular revolution now!

Raif Badawi

Dear Saudi family,
Saudi Arabia could join the good side in the War of Freedom by liberalising the country and freeing its prisoners of conscience now. Otherwise, your kingdom is doomed. Also, Christians, atheists, women, Jews and everybody else must be allowed a public voice. And while you're at it, officially recognise the State of Israel. Also, no more beheadings, thanks very much. And one more thing, let the people enjoy a real drink without fear of retribution. Finally, free Raif Badawi. Do all these things - as well as stop indescriminately bombing Yemen - and we might let you join our War of Freedom team: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-22/explosion-in-eastern-saudi-arabia-kills-hurts-15-activist-says 

Marco Rubio: I'm Listening

Can America (and the Free World) be saved from the catastrophe President Obama inflicted upon it? I don't know...but I am prepared to look into Republican candidates, including Marco Rubio: http://www.thecommentator.com/article/5861/rubio_doctrine_offers_reversal_of_obama_s_dithering

Classical liberals are in the Coalition and not the Labor-Greens Opposition

Malcolm Turnbull

See the link: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/malcolm-turnbull-endorses-changes-to--racial-discrimination-act-20150517-gh3dzd.html

Has Obama lost the Middle East?

This article in the Telegraph echoes some of the pieces I have written over the past number of years: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/11605117/Has-America-lost-the-Middle-East.html
This is something of mine from more than two years ago: https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2014/03/downfall-obamas-middle-east-doctrine/

The future of American Christianity: Evangelical Protestants AND Roman Catholics

There is no mention of Roman Catholics in the following article, but nonetheless the future of American - and let's face it it, Western - Christianity is BOTH Roman Catholicism AND Evangelical Protestantism. Everything else is likely to disappear down the PC manhole (or personhole...okay...perspeoplehole). And I say this as someone who is (technically still) a mainstream Protestant. All right, here is the link: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/12/evangelicals-holding-strong-despite-shrinking-chri/   

"Misreadings": Irreligious Atheist vs Atheist with religion-like leftist ideology

You have to read it to believe it: http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-limits-of-discourse

David P. Goldman writes about Israel

David Goldman (aka Spengler)

David P. Goldman writes about Israel: http://atimes.com/2015/05/post-script-how-could-the-world-have-gotten-israel-so-wrong/

Kurdish protests in North-West Iran (Rojhilat)

Protests in Mahabad (Courtesy of BasNews)

Here is a piece in the BasNews service about the latest protests in Iran: http://www.basnews.com/en/news/2015/05/09/amnesty-international-iranian-police-must-refrain-from-use-of-excessive-force/

The Fourth Australian Labor Party Split

The ALP split in 1916, 1931, 1955 and again today. James McCann explains in the latest edition of The Spectator Australia: http://www.spectator.co.uk/australia/australia-features/9522422/the-ever-greens/

But we had Russell Brand on our side!

Russell Brand - Political thinker

Here is a nice piece by Brendon O'Neil in the Spectator online: http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2015/05/the-biggest-loser-of-the-night-russell-brand/ And here is a little piece I wrote about the Nowhere Men earlier in the year: https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/qed/2015/01/john-lennon-nowhere-man/

O Frabjous Day!

George Galloway: People, where is the Respect in Bradford West?

The end of Western civilisation might still be averted: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/11591124/George-Galloway-reported-to-police-for-breaking-election-law.html

In-Out Referendum in UK on EU by the end of 2017

On January 23, 2013, Prime Minister Cameron promised the people of the United Kingdom an in-out referendum on membership in the EU. He has been re-elected.

The leftist British newspaper the Independent might well have won its battle against Ukip but it has lost the war against the Tories: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/live-general-election-2015-polls-latest-results-vote-10230994.html
See, also, this Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_referendum_on_United_Kingdom_membership_of_the_European_Union

The 'Mastermind' of the Charlie Hebdo massacre killed

Nasser bin Al al Ansi

Thomas Joscelyn on the death of Nasser bin Ali al Ansi in The Long War Journal:http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/05/al-qaedas-deputy-general-manager-killed-in-us-drone-strike.php

Killer Bee Swarm Vs Freedomism

This is one kind of Holocaust Inversion that I support!

The war against pro-Israel academics continues unabated: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/16878#.VUftjdqqpBd

The May 2015 Quadrant is out!

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I have an article in the May 2015 edition of Quadrant titled "Wiser Men on the Iranian Deal" but it is, as yet, behind a subscriber wall. I received my copy of the magazine today and have already read Giles Auty's article titled "Brian Sewell and the Rise of State-Approved Art". Auty is one of my favourite writers on art and his current effort does not disappoint.