Monthly Archives: February 2009

Stealing the stimulus

Why the Democrats’ pork-stuffed stimulus package won’t help the economy By Alyssa A. Lappen FrontPageMagazine | Feb. 6, 2009 When are earmarks not earmarks? When Congressional Democrats add them to New Deal-style legislation. According to Congressional Democrats, “there are no … Continue reading

Investing in Jihad

The hidden perils of shari’a finance By Alyssa A. Lappen FrontPageMagazine | Feb. 4, 2009 Indonesian sukuk buyers may sink in the same ship with the dupes heeding Western headlines and Islamic gurus since the Bernard Madoff scandal broke last … Continue reading

Jihad in Gaza’s history

By Andrew Bostom and Alyssa A. Lappen American Thinker | Feb. 1, 2009 Victor Sharpe’s interesting discussion of Gaza’s history omits any discussion of the impact of its brutal jihad conquest for the native vanquished Jewish (and Samaritan) and Christian … Continue reading