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SWIFT: A New Front in the Economic War on Iran

SWIFT: A New Front in the Economic War on Iran

SWIFT, Society for Worldwide Interback Financial Telecommunications, is the “lubricant that the global financial system rests on.” SWIFT’s function is to allow banks to communicate with one another, allowing bank A to give permission to bank B to offer credit

Andrew Breitbart: A Brother in Arms

Andrew Breitbart: A Brother in Arms

I didn’t want to write this because I didn’t want to believe it. How can a force of such indomitable will be gone? I call Andrew Breitbart a brother in arms, not because he served–he didn’t–but because he fought for

Obama: Apology 'Calmed Things Down' In Afghanistan

Obama: Apology 'Calmed Things Down' In Afghanistan

Yesterday, President Obama fired back at critics who claimed that his apology to Afghans for the military’s accidental burning of Korans was a sop to extremists.Appearing on ABC News, he stated that the apology had “calmed things down.” He continued,

Obama Cedes Terror Cases to Civilian Law Enforcement

Obama Cedes Terror Cases to Civilian Law Enforcement

From the Wall Street Journal:President Barack Obama issued an order Tuesday giving civilian investigators broad power to handle the cases of U.S. terrorism suspects despite a law passed late last year favoring military custody. The decision is likely to raise

Egypt Demands Prisoner Swap: Terrorist Detainees for NGO Civilians

Egypt Demands Prisoner Swap: Terrorist Detainees for NGO Civilians

Are the bitter fruits of Senator John McCain’s “diligent diplomacy” a humiliating prisoner “exchange”–innocent US NGO workers, for hardened jihadists, including the notorious “Blind Sheikh” Umar ‘Abd-al-Rahman, who orchestrated the murderous 1993 World Trade Center bombing? My colleague at Translating

Ron Paul Panders to Anti-Semitism in Michigan

Ron Paul Panders to Anti-Semitism in Michigan

Ron Paul, who has consistently engaged in anti-Semitic nonsense over the course of the past few decades, has largely attempted to hide his anti-Semitism throughout his campaign. No longer. Ron Paul has issued this Arabic-language flyer outside the Islamic Center

29-Feb-12 World View: China's Military Buildup Continues 'Unabated'

29-Feb-12 World View: China's Military Buildup Continues 'Unabated'

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. China’s military buildup continues ‘unabated’ Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez in good condition after surgery France’s Constitutional Council strikes down Armenian genocide law Terror group Jundallah claims credit for attack on Shias in Pakistan Jundallah-linked IMU

Afghans' Koran Desecration Ignored by Obama, Media

Afghans' Koran Desecration Ignored by Obama, Media

If one Googles Afghanistan Koran burning, you’ll find link after link blaming America, reporting new unrest, or simply asking what America should do next to make it better. And while some reports address Afghanistan’s broader problem, one has to read

Greece Approves Salary, Pension Cuts Required for New Bailout

Greece Approves Salary, Pension Cuts Required for New Bailout

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece’s Parliament late on Tuesday approved new cuts in public sector pensions and government spending required to secure a second package of international rescue loans. Lawmakers voted 202-80 in favor of cutbacks worth a total euro3.2

Iran Away with an Oscar

Iran Away with an Oscar

Just in case it was unclear that the Islamic Republic of Iran is striving to defeat the “Zionist Entity,” its leaders decided to let us know by winning an Oscar–or, at least, that’s what they’re claiming now, in one of

Obama Plays Both Sides in Afghanistan

Obama Plays Both Sides in Afghanistan

President Obama is a man who has constantly voted present over the course of his career. He did it in the State Senate of Illinois more than virtually anyone else; in the Senate, he simply didn’t vote that often. As

How Reagan Would Handle Iran

Events with regard to Iran, and the likelihood that the Israelis will soon have to act unilaterally to militarily eliminate the mullahs’ nuclear bomb program, are moving quickly. With the instability this brings to the Middle East, the price of

A SWIFT Iranian Knockout Blow

Last week, one of the most important international banking organizations said it was preparing to ban blacklisted Iranian banks for their role in facilitating illicit financial transactions. Although existing international sanctions have placed significant pressure on Tehran, the United States