Iran State TV station FARS announced Saturday morning that four American dual-nationality prisoners were released from Iranian custody in a “prisoner swap” with the United States.
Translated from the website of Dr. Salah al-Sawy, the secretary-general of the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA), 28 March 2011: Between the Shura and Democracy Q: What is the difference between the Shura and democracy, and which is
When I hear the phrase “rebel fighter” it conjures up images of Star War’s Luke Skywalker fighting the evil empire. So that must mean we are on the right side of this Libyan “kinetic” action, right? Perhaps. In regional conflicts
From the Institute for Energy Research: WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama unveiled his new energy plan to decrease America’s imports of oil by one third over the next ten years. In response, Thomas Pyle, president of the Institute for Energy Research,
While the eyes of the world are focused on Libya, Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have been moving ahead with plans to discuss reconciliation, with the expectation that the United Nations will create a Palestinian state in September. Palestinian president
President Obama addressed the nation the other night about the “U.S. led operation in Libya.” Many Americans were duped by initial comments presented two weeks ago where the Administration led us to believe that the UN “No Fly Zone” was
From the Netherlands, a shot of pure oxygen and a beam of truth from the wonderful Geert Wilders to a world constricted by fear and doubt. Breathe and bask. “Time to Unmask Mohammed” by Geert Wilders, from the Dutch magazine
I recently sat down with Israel’s Vice Prime Minister, Moshe Yaalon, for a wide ranging interview on the latest events in Israel and the greater Middle East. Some highlights from my chat with MInister Yaalon, who is the second-highest ranking
Today, NATO commander Admiral James Stavridis told the US Senate something some of us have been noticing from afar ever since this weirdo-bizarre R2P “humanitarian” assault in Libya on American national interest began: “We have seen flickers in the intelligence
On Monday, more than 100 people were killed, and dozens injured, from an explosion in a weapons factory in Abyan province in Yemen, according to CNN. Yemen (CS Monitor) There is a bizarre story behind this explosion. On Sunday, around
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The conspiratorial minded might be inclined to think this is why liberals like sending soldiers on overseas missions. The Associated Press reports: RALEIGH, N.C. — Most of the military personnel deployed from North Carolina bases during the U.S. Census were
One of the myriad problems the vast majority of Americans have with President Barack Obama’s ridiculous foray into Libyan civil war side-choosing is – we don’t know who it is we’re helping to oust Muammar Gaddafi. With whom are we
Only months after becoming the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama embarked on an “American Apology Tour” in the Middle East. The most publicized stop on this tour was in Cairo, Egypt, where Obama shamelessly cowered before the
The Left often accused President George W. Bush of running an “imperial presidency.” But the label fits Barack Obama much better. When George W. Bush took US forces into Iraq, he received congressional approval. But Barack Obama? He’s engaged in
They spent days trying to drive home the idea that the US was not in charge of what the administration likes to call our most recent “kinetic military action.” President Obama made it perfectly clear that the United States was
Seldom do I waste time with rebutting articles, and especially not from publications like Rolling Stone. Today, numerous people sent links to the latest Rolling Stone tripe. The story is titled “THE KILL TEAM, THE FULL STORY.” It should be
When the Hezbollah and Hamas supporting Professor Bassam Frangieh brought Syrian ambassador to America Imad Moustapha to Claremont McKenna College’s campus in 2009, a student in the Arabic program asked, in all seriousness, what America could do to help Syria
Just in time for the handover to NATO, Britain’s Telegraph reports: Since the conflict began, a squadron of 18 RAF Typhoon pilots has enforced the Libya no-fly zone from an air base in southern Italy. However, a shortage of qualified
Educable? At least by her? Last night for a few brief shining television moments (captured here [3]), Wafa Sultan, courageous author of the indispensable jeremiad “A God Who Hates [4],” strove gamely to educate Bill O’Reilly–often seemingly impenetrable [5] by
This is the latest in a series of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor, professor at Grove City College, on his latest work, Dupes: How America’s Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century, which is based on a remarkable volume
by Steven Emerson This morning Senator Dick Durbin, senior Democrat of Illinois, is holding a Senate Judiciary hearing on ”Protecting the Civil Rights of American Muslims.” Sounds all well and good. Who could be against the civil rights of Muslims
How curious. At the very moment that the threat posed to U.S. interests by the toxic Islamist organization known as the Muslim Brotherhood is becoming ever more palpable, a top Senate Democrat seems determined to suppress Americans’ understanding of that
In a sea of perpetual turmoil that is the Middle East, the US holds few real cards. Our options are few and our choices even fewer. That is why, much to our criticism, we’ve had friendly relations with dictators and
Why the heck was this guy even allowed to stay in the Army? From Wired: A year before he entered the Army, police removed WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning from his father’s home after he allegedly threatened his stepmother with a
Now this is interesting. I suspect there is even more to this story. “One of Colonel Gaddafi’s sons was on a U.S. State Department approved tour of America as the uprising in Libya began, it was revealed today. Khamis Gaddafi,
