The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

‘Mission Creep’ in Libya: Cameron Won’t Rule Out Use of British Ground Troops

The London Telegraph reports: The Prime Minister insisted that there would be no “occupation” of Libya, but repeatedly refused to rule out short-lived ground-level operations by British forces. Mr Cameron’s words, in a television interview, led to renewed warnings of “mission creep” in Libya. . . . It is understood that British Special Forces soldiers […]

London’s Gay ‘Kiss-In’ Protest

This image is from a video posted by the U.K. Guardian: Two poofters got bounced from a Soho pub after they started kissing and — because everything is now political — there was a protest: The pub at the centre of a homophobia row closed its doors, as hundreds of people prepared to attend a […]

‘Arab Savages’ and Other Things No One Can Write About in 21st-Century England

No matter how savage any Arabs may be: A Melanie Phillips blogpost on the [U.K.] Spectator website which referred to the “moral depravity” of Arab “savages” is being investigated by the Press Complaints Commission. The online comment piece, headlined “Armchair barbarism”, focused on media coverage of the murder of five members of a Jewish family […]

A Beatles Lyric Comes to Mind

“Well, she was just 17, you know what I mean …” It takes on a completely different connotation if you think of it in terms of front-page headlines: Prince Andrew risks losing ambassador job as girl in underage sex case reveals meeting him — Daily Mail The lads on Fleet Street know how to play a […]

David Cameron to Brits: ‘They Be Snatching Your People Up Out Here’

The prime minister channels Antoine Dodson: David Cameron has criticised “state multiculturalism” in his first speech as prime minister on radicalisation and the causes of terrorism. At a security conference [Saturday] in Munich, he argued the UK needed a stronger national identity to prevent people turning to all kinds of extremism. He also signalled a tougher […]

VIDEO: British Girl, 13, Says Rape Threats Are ‘Happening to Lots of Girls’ at School

In November, we reported on the shocking story of Muslim rape gangs terrorizing girls in Great Britain Now, Eric Dondero at Libertarian Republican has this video interview with a 13-year-old girl — whose accent indicates she’s from northern England — talking about the intimidation she faces at school: When she reports threats from fellw students […]

The Spy Who Shtupped Me

From Merry Old England comes some interesting news — police spies leading the War on Extremist Nookie: A police spy married an activist he met while undercover in the environmental protest movement and then went on to have children with her, the Guardian can reveal. He is the fourth spy now to have been identified […]

I Bet They Were Named ‘Sven’

Twelve suspected Lutheran extremists arrested in England: LONDON — Police on Monday arrested 12 men on suspicion of plotting an act of terrorism, swooping in major pre-dawn raids across the country. The dozen, aged between 17 and 28, were detained “on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism in the […]

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