State Department Blocking Benghazi Committee Access To Witnesses
The State Department won’t allow key witnesses to testify about Benghazi, saying it must protect their safety.
Middle East
Rand Paul: Saudi Arabia Needs to Quit Funding Radical Islam
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Saudi Arabia “needs to be working against radical Islam.” In discussing President Barack Obama’s visit Paul said, “I hope he says to Saudi Arabia that we’d like them to help
Kelly Grills State Dept Spox Psaki on Yemen
Monday on Fox News Channel’s “The Kelly File,” host Megyn Kelly grilled State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki on various topics including the “hot mess,” in Yeman, Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) Netanyahu invite, and if Secretary John Kerry “is just a
O’Reilly: Disengaged Obama White House Afraid of the Muslim World
Monday during his “Talking Points Memo” segment, Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly said President Barack Obama’s White House is disengaged and seemingly “afraid of the Muslim world.” O’Reilly said, “It’s been going on for a long time and we
Iran Kicks Off 2015 Executions at Record-Setting Pace
The Islamic Republic of Iran has executed approximately sixty-four of its own citizens in the first few weeks of January, according to recent reports by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center and Iran Focus.
Rep. Ryan Zinke: Obama’s ISIS Strategy Won’t Recapture Mosul
Montana GOP Rep. Ryan Zinke, a former Navy Seal who was commander of special forces in the Fallujah area of Iraq in 2004 and personally knew Chris Kyle, the protagonist of American Sniper, launched a bitter attack on the Obama Administration’s Middle East policy in an interview with The Missoulian.
EU Is an ‘Islamophobic Christian Club’ If They Refuse Us Entry: Turkish Pres Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded over the weekend that the EU “must admit Turkey” as a member state to prove that it rejects “Islamophobia.”
Kurds Backed by U.S.-Led Airstrikes Push ISIS Out of Kobani
Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led airstrikes drove Islamic State jihadists out of the strategic Syrian town of Kobani along the Turkish border, after months of fighting.
Dem Rep: Boehner ‘Close to Subversion’ on Netanyahu Invite
Friday on the ” Stephanie Miller Show,” Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) said Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, without first consulting the Obama administration, is “close to subversion.” Yarmuth said “I am
Joint Chiefs Chairman Sets up Essay Contest to Honor Late Saudi King Abdullah
A news bulletin from the U.S. Department of Defense announces a “research and essay competition in honor of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz, hosted by the National Defense University.”
Iraq: Our Collaboration With Iran In War Against ISIS ‘Is Not a Secret’
The Iraqi Prime Minister, during the World Economic Forum, declared that his country’s collaboration with the Iranian military in waging war against the Islamic State is no secret.
Angelina Jolie Visits Refugees in Iraq, Asks World Leaders to Step Up Against ISIS
Rather than spend Sunday evening attending the red carpet ceremonies at 2015’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, Unbroken director Angelina Jolie instead opted to visit northern Iraq, where she urged world leaders to take action against ISIS.
South Korean Teen Flees for ISIS after Posting Clues on Twitter
A South Korean teen and known ISIS sympathizer is believed to have defected from his country to join the Islamic militant group after being declared missing in Turkey and following several postings on social media expressing his interest in joining the terrorist organization. If “Kim” has, in fact, joined ISIS, he will be the first person from South Korea to have done so.
Obama to Visit Saudi King Salman After Curbing Domestic Oil Expansion
Barack Obama didn’t have time to travel to France in observance of the Charlie Hebdo massacre. He doesn’t have time to meet with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, either.But it seems Obama is willing to make time to visit Saudi Arabia — and bearing quite a gift in the process.
Netanyahu Says He’ll Go ‘Anywhere’ to Warn About Iran
Israel’s premier says he will go “anywhere” he is invited to speak about the country’s stance regarding Iran’s nuclear program.
Feinstein: ‘Rapid Pull Out’ in Afghanistan Will Cause Al Qaeda Resurgence
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) , Feinstein said she is one democrate who does not support a “rapid pull out of american troops.” from Afghanistan because it will cause the Taliban and al Qaeda to
Krauthammer: Obama ‘Has Less Personal Sympathy for Israel’ Than Any President
Columnist Charles Krauthammer declared that President Obama “has less personal sympathy for Israel” than any president in Israel’s history on Friday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “I think this president has less personal sympathy for Israel than any
Zuckerman: US Credibility in Middle East ‘Virtually Eliminated’
Mort Zuckerman, US News and World Report Chairman and Editor-in-Chief and publisher of the New York Daily News, declared that America’s credibility in the Middle East had been “virtually eliminated” on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” After fellow panelist Tom Rogan argued
Chuck Todd: I’m ‘Embarrassed’ Over Lack of Yemen Coverage
NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd said that was “embarrassed” over the lack of media coverage of the situation in Yemen on Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “I’m a football fan. I enjoy football. But yesterday, I was embarrassed, because
Saudi Arabia’s Next King, Salman, a Wild Card for the Middle East
Salman bin Abdulaziz (estimated age of 79), became King of Saudi Arabia on Friday. He succeeds his half-brother, King Abdullah, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 91. As the new King, the former Crown Prince was chosen by Abdullah out of a potential pool of an estimated 4,000 Saudi Princes who were eligible to replaced the deceased King.
Japan Pledges $100 Million for Gaza Reconstruction
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged $100 million of his country’s money to help reconstruct the Gaza Strip. Abe’s pledge follows this past summer’s 50-day war, initiated by the Hamas terror group, which left much the territory in ruins. As a result of Hamas’s aggression, dozens of Israelis and thousands of Palestinians died in the conflict.
Cotton: ‘The President Threatened the United States Congress More Than he Threatened Iran’
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) declared that, during his State of the Union, “the President threatened the United States Congress more than he threatened Iran” on Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “in the State of the Union speech, the President threatened the
Obama’s Paris No-Show, Snubbing Sisi’s Reforms: Two Messages to the Muslim World
Symbols matter throughout the world, but no more so than in the Middle East. Like it or not, with President Obama’s no-show in Paris, the Ummah (Muslim world) will likely interpret his absence as another subtle message that he stood with the Islamic Jihadis who were defending the Prophet Mohammed. The Obama Administration is now in full damage control mode by admitting it made an “error.” Was it an error or deliberate?
US Envoy: Airstrikes Have Killed More Than 6,000 ISIS Jihadists
The U.S.-led airstrikes have killed “more than 6,000” Islamic State fighters, the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq reportedly said.
Elite French Troops Defect to Join ISIS
French government officials have confirmed to the media that up to ten of its former soldiers “have defected to the Islamic State. Among those defectors is at least one member of an elite fighting unit with advanced training.
