In the continuing effort to relocate lengthy articles to an attachment so that the hyperlink-structure of

these Blast e-mails persists and can be more easily skimmed, note observations of Jim Geraghty
(regarding the Khorasan Group, Tillis v. Hagan, and Lois Lerner); key-excerpts from an article on
Kurdistan in The New Yorker and from the Republican Jewish Coalition; Rushs comments; and views of a
9-11-truther (with whom I chatted this-a.m.) regarding a fourth branch of US government.

Geraghty is soft-spoken when hes on FNC, but hes anything but when writing of BHOs
hypocrisy, seemingly in four-dimensions; Id drawn comparable conclusions in each of
the three areas that he addressed. The Kurdistan pieces echo points Ive made, although
it seems the GOP understands the forces-at-play while the libs still dont get it. Rush
remains amazingly incisive. I disagreed [citing quickly-acquired references] with
conspiratorial views that, after an initial rejoinder had been provided, were amplified;
he also quoted Hosea 4:6 [claiming that, because key-teachings had been ignored, the
Deity was going to reject not only the Israelites/Hebrew/Jews, but also will forget thy
children+. Still, lots goin on.

Experts concluded Corbett debate showing was strong while Wolf stayed the course; shockingly, a NEW
KEYSTONE REPORT POLL shows: WOLF 48.6% CORBETT 40.0%!

I got into a dialogue with a member of the Iggles administration regarding my having
ordered a Jason Peters jersey; she will report-back regarding whether others have also
expressed that desire, for there had been some talk of making them in-bulk last year
*rather than using the customization process]. I then opined that Sundays scrum was
reminiscent of Flyers History [with the Broad St. Bullies reigning triumphant by using
Fred Shers Russian System]; I then educated her regarding the impact of Kate Smith
[just before suffering her CVA] when she appeared @ the Spectrum during Stanley-Cup
finals [to sing Irving Berlin's God Bless America+ in 1974 and in 1976. To the uninitiated
and/or the non-homer fan, note its being sung in the 1943 flick This is the Army [and
the appearance of Ronald Reagan @ minute-#4+; then stay tuned for additional clips
from this patriotic-Technicolor tearjerker. Indeed, if the Iggles make it to the Super
Bowl, sports-historians may invoke this event as pivotal to recognizing the energies
expended by the TEAM to protect the QB from an injury that could have ended an
increasingly brilliant career. [Remember, the replay undermined the claims by Baker
that he was blocking Foles from tackling a potential Redskin run-back, for Foles was
merely jogging to the sideline and not even watching the play, hit after the Redskin had
already been downed (before the interception had been reversed)+.

My fixation on pushing the need for America to Arm Kurdistan to Defeat the Islamic State...ASAP! seems
to have been noted elsewhere, with the Republican Jewish Coalition corroborating the essence of my
effort, but with lefties still not quite getting-it [as per a piece in The New Yorker]. The Kurds are
portrayed in the latter as self-serving because they are focused on self-survival inasmuch as, for years,
their nationalistic desires have been subsumed with the need *primarily+ to work with Baghdad Shiites
within a unified Iraq. And, regarding Syria they have been taken for granted while America has sought
to support non-Islamists in the Free Syrian Army.

Overnight, it was claimed 'We've killed the worlds most wanted terrorist,' as jihadists
said and American officials believe the leader of the Al Qaeda-linked Khorasan Group
[Muhsin al-Fadhli] died in airstrikes on Syria where he was nearing the 'execution phase'
of a terror plot he had masterminded against the West [toothpaste tube bomb attacks
on US and Europe]. The Khorasan group has specialized in making sophisticated bombs
for attacks against airports and passenger planes. In any case, a fresh wave of airstrikes
hit ISIS targets in northwest Syria; witnesses allege aircraft came from the direction of
Turkey, but Turkey denies its airspace was used for attacks. Meanwhile American forces
carried out separate overnight attacks on ISIS in both eastern Syria and inside Iraq.

BHO is strategizing, as reflected in Dick Morris provocative Power Grab: Obamas Dangerous
Plan for a One-Party Nation which, within 2 days following release, has Sold-Out on Amazon; it
became temporarily out of stock as it shot to the top of the online best-sellers list. Morris
unmasked his plan to make the Democratic Party the dominant political party and to put the
GOP out of business for decades to come; Obama wants to use illegal immigrants who, once on
the voter rolls, will tip the political balance in favor of the Dems. Also, he warned that Obama
Wants to push to get the Muslim-American vote to surpass the numbers and influence of the
Jewish vote, replacing the Jewish vote would make Jews less influential on issues like Israel and
national security.

Remarks by President Obama in Meeting with Arab Coalition Partners were perfunctory,
but [again apologizing for America] he conceded before the United Nations that the
United States has at times not lived up its ideals, including this summer in Ferguson, Mo.

"In a summer marked by instability in the Middle East and Eastern
Europe, I know the world also took notice of the small American city of
Ferguson, Missouri - where a young man was killed, and a community
was divided. {Lawless Ferguson thugs are looting and setting fires
again.} So, yes, we have our own racial and ethnic tensions. And like
every country, we continually wrestle with how to reconcile the vast
changes wrought by globalization and greater diversity with the
traditions that we hold dear. The United States welcomes international
scrutiny because what you see in America is a country that has steadily
worked to address our problems and make our union more perfect.
America is not the same as it was 100 years ago, 50 years ago, or even a
decade ago. Because we fight for our ideals, and we are willing to
criticize ourselves when we fall short. We hold our leaders accountable,
and insist on a free press and an independent judiciary. Because we
address our differences in the open space of democracy - with respect
for the rule of law, with a place for people of every race and every
religion, and with an unyielding belief in the ability of individual men
and women to change their communities and their circumstances and
their countries for the better."

He was +/- on Israel and too-too quiet on Iran. Regarding the former, he averred 'Too
many Israelis are ready to abandon peace' [despite justification, and despite the
absence of a balancing claim regarding the Palestinian Arabsand the Arab World+
because the 'Status quo in the West Bank and Gaza is not sustainable; regarding the
latter, he ignored the fact that Iran is stalling, most recently using the Parchin military
site for testing nuclear detonation technology. OBAMA DEFENDED ISLAM [denying there
is a clash of civilizations], and he SMACKED ISRAEL AND AMERICAN RACISM AT UN.
Essentially, Obama reinforced the administration narrative that America's deadly
enemies are a product of local injustices; furthermore, Obama said, 'When it Comes to
America and Islam, There Is No Us and Them.'

[Obama: America Will Support Ukraine with Collective Self-Defense, whatever that is; meanwhile,
Russian Bill Would Control Media.]

Richard Baehr accrued points that are worth elucidating, to be distilled herein:

1. The work of Tom Lehrer [recalling TW3 from a half-century ago] remains
stellar and unique; many of his songs carry contemporary import, such as how his
elucidation of New Math resaged Common Core and how he drew upon Gilbert &
Sullivan satire *with the Elements song also delivered by Daniel Radcliffe].

2. Regarding Domestic politics, he feels the GOP would have an easier time
winning the midterms if it promoted opposition to amnesty for Illegals; it won't, he
feels, because some of the big money interests in the party are on the same page as is
Obama on this issue (albeit for different reasons). He foresees a slippery-slope from
legalization to path to citizenship to votingrewarding those who entered
the country illegally or overstayed a legal visa illegally, noting that their kids, if born
here, are already citizens (which is far more generous than the treatment in many
Western countries).

3. Regarding the midterms, he feels Dems win elections because they are more
focused on winning them; they use a super-computer [Catalist] database that served as
the theme of my discussion last week with Bob Asher, for the GOP must match this
capability. The implications thereof have been explored by Ed Lasky, J. Christian Adams,
and Scott Johnson. He opined that an impediment could be that, just as may be the case
among pro-Israel groups (that arent as effective in America as they could be), there
may be excess-concern over who takes credit for something the group accomplishes.
{Stu Rothenberg, a Dem, feels the Fight for Senate Control is Down to Five States.}

4. Is it any wonder the military are unhappy about Obama and his ISIS war
strategy? Why would you tell your enemy what you will not do? (boots on the ground).
Does it make sense that we will send 3000 soldiers to fight a virus in Africa, but not to
fight a vicious, well armed military threat? This is not to suggest that I have a strategy to
fight ISIS. I don't. But does the President have one that has any chance to be successful?
Does success for him mean nothing more than halting his slide in the polls? Walter
Russell Mead thinks Obama should invite George W. Bush to the White House to discuss
strategy for dealing with radical Islam. He says that this would require some class on
Obama's part. Reason enough it won't happen.

5. What does the President believe about Islam, and what does he know about it?
You would hope the answer to the second is something, which would inform the answer
to the first. That seems dubious at this point. What he knows is wrong; what he believes
is also wrong. Consider observations by Peter Berkowitz, Bret Stephens, and Victor Davis
Hanson. {The book Hanson refers to in his title, A Confederacy of Dunces, should be
read by everyone who takes things too seriously and needs a good belly laugh, or many
of them; I remember reading it, decades ago, and it was great-fun.}

6. John Kerry's friends in Qatar are getting more honest treatment from
some foreign journalists; FIFA may be rethinking the award of the 2022 World Cup to
Qatar (awarded of course after enough voters were "persuaded" to see the merits
of playing games in 120 degree heat, even before climate change over the next 8 years
brought that up to 120.05). Supposedly the concern is over athlete and fan health. Then
again, haven't we learned that mental illness is also a disease, and subscribing
to radical Jihadist Islam can be a mental health issue?

7. Remember, Fatah are the good Palestinians, interested in peace.

8. The corruption of science in the interest of politics is not limited to climate
change; the British medical journal Lancet dwells in the Jew hating/Israel hating swamp
so popular among British intellectuals. {John Cohn, M.D. advised Taking Action to
Counter the Politicization of this Medical Journal.}

9. Christina Hoff Sommers elucidated the fake war on women.

10. J Street once again showed that it knows nothing about Israeli history,
even recent Israeli history, and that its main purpose is to sit in the PA's corner and
lobby the White House. Pro-Israel? Really? Sort of like Jewish Voices for Peace and
Students for Justice in Palestine are pro-Israel.

11. Are you an anti-Semite? The game version below.

12. The Atlantic has an article on living to 100, and all the things this could mean.
And in the same magazine, the death panel man himself, Obamacare creator Ezekiel
Emanuel, argued for ending life at 75, including his own. [He could set an example and
go earlier.] Add Ezekiel to others on the left like Princeton's Peter Singer who wants
mothers to have the right to kill their infants in the first month of life if they are
unhappy with the "product" (clubs, guns, knives?), or Richard Dawkins who encourages
society to mass slaughter children with Downs Syndrome. The Nazis were in accord
with much of this thinking.

13. The climate alarmists can't make up their mind about what to do with trees. As
is usually the case, when the argument gets weaker, the hysteria gets stronger. There
has been no global warming during the past 18 years despite significant additions to
carbon levels in the atmosphere (10% in just over a decade). Major storms are declining.
The Antarctic ice shelf is at its largest level in recorded history. The Arctic ice cap has
recovered most of its earlier losses.

Regarding Climate-Change:
Climate Summit: UN Exempts World's #1 Polluter [China] from Stricter CO2 Enforcement
MEGHAN MCCAIN THE HANOI JANE OF ENVIRONMENTALISM
MSNBC Guest: Global Warming to Cause the Oceans to Shut Down in 20 Years
PROFESSOR MICHAEL MANN SHOWS HIS TRUE CLASS [still employed by Penn State]
Vatican Secretary of State Blames Human Beings for Climate Change
Activists Prepare for Climate March - Local Jewish environmentalists of all ages wet to New York City to
advocate for action on climate change.
PEOPLE'S CLIMATE MARCH GOT OVER 4 TIMES AS MUCH COVERAGE AS MARCH FOR LIFE

Regarding Midterms:
Obama hit bottom in N.Y. There has been a 6-point drop since July.
House Republicans are eyeing pickup opportunities this cycle in enemy territory the liberal states of
California, Illinois and New York.

Regarding POTUS-16:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg does not wish to retire during the last two years of Obama's presidency;
essentially, despite pressure, she Dissents.
Ann Romney on 2016: If JEB Runs, Mitt Won't; also, Ann Romney: We Never Said No to 2016

Regarding the Culture-Wars:
Gun Control Made England The 'Most Violent Country In Europe'
The gun control group founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [Americans for Responsible Solutions]
will stop airing a controversial TV ad accusing Republican congressional candidate Martha McSally of
opposing legislation to prevent convicted stalkers from buying guns, claiming a statement issued by
McSally on Tuesday made it clear that McSally had changed her position on the issue.
San Francisco Embraces School Choice?
Massive 'Residential Center' to Open in Texas for Illegal Immigrants

Regarding the GOPs Civil-War [and recalling how Boehner is continuing to kiss-up to BHO]:
Conservative Lawmakers have a Secret Plot to Oust Boehner

Regarding the Media:
Media was Silent on Pro-Terror Muslim Day Parade in NYC - Ignored mock hangings/torture, and young
"virgin" girls in cages.
CNN CHIEF ZUCKER HAS 'COMPLETE CONFIDENCE' IN PLAGIARIST ZAKARIA
Pundit Stephen Hayes Added to Terror Watch List
Obama's press aides have demanded - and received - changes in press-pool reports before the reports
have been disseminated to other journalists; the White House has used its unusual role as the
distributor of the reports as leverage to steer coverage in a more favorable direction.
POLITICO STAFFERS BEGIN CIRCLING WAGONS TO ENSURE HILLARY'S NOT VETTED
ROSIE ODONNELL GETS EMOTIONAL BECAUSE OBAMA WENT TO WAR FOR OIL
SHERRI SHEPHERD: ISIS DON'T KIDNAP BLACK AND LATINO PEOPLE

Regarding Islamism:
Obama Forbid FBI to Use Religion in Identifying Terror Threats, as ISIS Recruits Openly in U.S.
MosquesRanking House Armed Services Dem: Congress Could Reconvene for Syria Authorization Vote
The British parliament will be recalled this Friday to discuss whether the UK should join US-led airstrikes
against ISIS; House of Commons Speaker John Bercow approved the request from Prime Minister David
Cameron for the recall.
Britain Recalled Parliament over ISIS War
Philippine Islamist militants threaten to kill German captives
French Hostage Beheaded by Extremists
Turkey Considers Military Role Against ISIS
Who Are Khorasan? The Al-Qaeda Leaders Who May Tie Iran to 9/11
Jordan Acquits Radical Cleric of Terrorism Charges
Venezuela Cozied Up to Iran at UN General Assembly Meeting
Iran Brags that Sanaa, Yemen is the Fourth Arab Capital They Control
US Told Iran it Would Strike in Syria, Vowed Not to Hit Assad's Forces
STOP THE WAR SPOKESPERSON STUTTERS OVER NAZI INTERVENTION QUESTION
Obama Has Become Expert at Evoking War Without Saying 'War'
In government speak, "imminent attack plotting" may not mean an attack is all that imminent
Egyptian President: Obama, Hillary Clinton Failed Thus Far in Libya
New York Times: Obama's Air Strikes in Syria 'Were a Bad Decision'

Regarding the War against Israel by the Arabs:
Martin Indyk discussed his failed efforts, claiming he faced a No-win Situation for America in Mideast
Peace Talks; buried in the piece is the pivotal moment when Bibis having moved was rejected by
Abbas, suggesting *again+ the proper placement of blame for what transpired.
Fatah and Hamas resumed talks in Cairo


"Ketiva ve-chatima tovah"
"May you be written and sealed for a good year"
[likewise]
Le-Shana Tova Tikatevu ve-Techatemu
"May You Be Written Down And Inscribed For A Good Year"