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Terror Suspect Arrested Near U.S. Capitol

From the Wall Street Journal:   WASHINGTON–Federal agents on Friday arrested a man who they allege planned carry out a suicide bombing at the U.S. Capitol, part of a sting operation in which undercover agents posing as al Qaeda operatives

Obama Budget Failures Undermine National Security

Obama Budget Failures Undermine National Security

When John Bolton expressed his concern over Obama’s budgeting priorities, it wasn’t merely partisan rhetoric. There are very real examples of how Obama’s mindset undermines national security while bloating the welfare state, similar to what Europe has been doing for

UN General Assembly Condemns Syria

UN General Assembly Condemns Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution backing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemning human rights violations by his regime. The vote in

Thailand: Captured Iranians Planned to Assassinate Israelis

Thailand: Captured Iranians Planned to Assassinate Israelis

BANGKOK (AP) – The Iranians arrested after accidentally setting off an explosives cache in Bangkok were planning to attack Israeli diplomats, Thailand’s police chief said Thursday, the first confirmation by local officials that the group was plotting terror attacks in

Would Obama Go to War with Iran to Win Reelection?

Would Obama Go to War with Iran to Win Reelection?

Since 2008, Barack Obama’s position on Iran has vacillated somewhat, but on the whole remained one of benevolence. During his presidential campaign, he expressed his openness to diplomacy with the nation’s leaders via his willingness to hold talks without requiring

GOP Pushes Back Against Further Nuke Cuts

GOP Pushes Back Against Further Nuke Cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) – Congressional Republicans on Wednesday vowed to block the Obama administration from sharply cutting the U.S. nuclear force, calling potential reductions of as much as 80 percent in the number of deployed weapons “reckless lunacy.” Pointing to the

The Iranian Threat in America's Backyard

The Iranian Threat in America's Backyard

Congressman Jeff Duncan introduces the “Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012” (H.R 3783)  which comes a week after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s five day tour of four Latin American countries. Duncan’s legislation makes it clear that American

China Declares Quasi-Trade War on US via iPad

Chinese customs officers are apparently confiscating iPads in China based on a Chinese company’s claims that it owns the trademark to the term.  That company, Proview Shenzen, is also looking for the government to ban importing and exporting Apple’s iPads.

Iran Aggression Vindicates Bush Doctrine

When President Bush stated the case for pre-emptive war, he was roundly denounced.  That denunciation became full-scale blowback when we failed to find massive rooms full of WMDs in Iraq (although there were clearly WMDs in Iraq in some quantity).