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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?

by Admiral James A. "Ace" Lyons23 Jan 2015, 2:46 PM PST0

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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.

by John Hayward23 Jan 2015, 7:22 AM PST0

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Scarborough: Obama ‘Detached from Reality’ on Yemen

On Friday’s “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough pointed out a pattern in President Barack Obama’s rhetoric regarding the Middle East, especially Yemen. Previously, Obama had pointed to Yemen as a foreign policy success story. Scarborough noted that a lot of

by Jeffrey Poor23 Jan 2015, 6:46 AM PST0

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Levin: Obama Must Think Yemen Chaos ‘Swimmingly Good’

Talk radio host and author of “The Liberty Amendments,” Mark Levin argued on Thursday that President Obama must believe that the resignation of Yemen’s pro-American president is “swimmingly good” because Obama painted a rosy picture of foreign affairs during his

by Ian Hanchett22 Jan 2015, 9:45 PM PST0

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Pelosi Slams Boehner’s Invitation of Netanyahu

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi took House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to task Thursday for his unexpected invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before a joint session of Congress. The California lawmaker also expressed concerns about the proximity of the speech to the Israeli elections.

by Caroline May22 Jan 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

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