Palestinians have taken to the streets of Gaza City to celebrate the Hamas kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers on Thursday night south of Jerusalem. The abductions have galvanized Israelis as few events have in recent years, resulting in unprecedented manhunts
On the same day that Palestinians and many of their leaders were shown on televisions celebrating the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers, the pension board of the United Methodist Church USA voted to divest its holdings in a security company
Threats of annihilation from a nuclear Iran, growing tensions with the United States, and a global campaign to isolate them through boycotts and sanctions seem unable to break Israelis’ optimism about their country and their children’s future in it. So
Dayton, Ohio, resident Jeffrey Fowle, aged 56, is reportedly being held in a North Korean prison after leaving his Bible in his Pyongyang hotel room. Japanese news reports allege that Fowle was detained after “authorities” found a Bible during a
Appearing Monday on MSNBC with Andrea Mitchell, Marie Harf, spokeswoman for the State Department, referred to the Taliban terrorist masterminds released from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for suspected Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl as “gentlemen.” Pushing back against Mitchell’s contention that Congress
Almost none of President Obama’s usual media enablers have defended, let alone supported, last week’s Taliban-terror-masters for alleged-army-deserter swap. Surprisingly, the one who has done so most openly is conservative columnist and Fox News analyst Charles Krauthammer. While eviscerating the
In comments first reported in USA Today, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf defended President Obama’s decision to release the world’s five most dangerous terrorist detainees for the return of an alleged army deserter. She stated that Obama did not demand
Nearly missed amidst the mounting outrage against President Obama’s decision to release five dangerous Taliban masterminds held at Guantanamo Bay for the return of alleged Army deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl but no less controversial was President Obama’s decision to “work
After several days of heavy criticism directed against President Obama’s decision to trade five of the world’s leading terror masterminds for a suspected Army deserter, America’s mainstream media, lead by its top daily newspapers, the New York Times and Washington
As the outrage at President Obama’s secret deal that secured the return of suspected army deserter Bowe Bergdahl by releasing five of the world’s most dangerous terrorist masterminds grows, many Obama critics have added his negotiating with terrorists to their
Appearing Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union, US National Security Advisor Susan Rice heralded the release of five terrorist masterminds for the return of an army private whose desertion caused the death of at least six US servicemen killed
On June 21, 2013, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney unequivocally assured reporters at that day’s White House Press Briefing that President Obama “would not make any decisions about transfer of any detainees without consulting Congress and without doing so
Monday’s inauguration of Narendara Modi, India’s new prime minister, at Delhi’s iconic red sandstone palace built for the British Viceroy more than a century ago was filled with the pomp and flourishes more reminiscent of the days of the British
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice is pressuring Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to “step up his pace” in releasing what the White House calls “low level” detainees at the U.S. Naval facility that houses suspected terrorist detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
Less than one day after President Obama proudly boasted that his self-described tough “moral leadership” had succeeded in isolating Russia and its leadership in punishment for its invasion and annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, Russian President Vladimir Putin was invited
This week’s historic $400 billion agreement for Russia to provide China with a guaranteed 30-year supply of safe, reliable, affordably priced Russian natural gas comes as the most dramatic illustration yet of just how rapidly the geopolitical landscape of the
Following the announcement of his election victory in India last Friday, India’s Prime Minister-elect took to his Twitter page to thank the many nations and world leaders who were quick to offer their congratulations on his massive, landslide win. To
Twice in the past two days, President Barack Obama has had the core premise upon which the foreign and national security policies of his administration have been based for nearly six years – that the “tide of war is receding” due
Recently installed FBI Director James Comey tells The New York Times that his plans to refocus the bureau’s attention back toward prosecuting criminals and away from terrorism were made before he realized just how serious the terrorist threat facing the
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has formally approved the request of Pvt. Bradley Manning, convicted for leaking classified documents to Wikileaks, to be temporarily transferred out of military custody in order to undergo expensive hormone therapy and surgery to become a
Narendra Modi, leader of the triumphant conservative Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was proclaimed the winner of India’s 2014 massive election, winning for his party an outright majority of at least 280 seats in India’s next parliament. With more than 550
Leaders of India’s ruling Congress Party conceded defeat a day before the official results are even announced according to the Times of India, and a day after Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi’s image was removed from party headquarters and posters
Much to the shock and horror of Australia’s well-heeled left-wing establishment, the Conservative coalition government of Prime Minister Tony Abbott presented its first budget Wednesday that included the very things Abbott promised his successful “no surprises, no excuses” election campaign
Weeks ago, the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, billionaire friend and top donor to the Clinton Global Initiative, announced the adoption of Sharia law to enable his Southeast Asian Sultanate to “legally” stone gays and behead adulterers. However, officials from
Rejecting appeals for clemency by Western human rights activists, a judge in Sudan sentenced a 27-year old pregnant Christian mother to death “for apostasy.” The woman, Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, brought her punishment of death upon herself, said Judge Abbas
