National Security

There has been wall-to-wall coverage about WikiLeaks, but much of the focus has been misdirected. Julian Assange was merely the recipient of the information. It was made allegedly made available by Army Spc. Bradley Manning. With all the attention focused

Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Frank is joined by Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for American Common Culture at Hudson Institute, John Fonte. There is a historical connection between U.S. national security and American sovereignty. John

Lest you think the title is merely posing an easily answered rhetorical question, consider the case of David Ronald Hickson. Mr. Hickson was charged (and later convicted by a jury of his peers) with soliciting the murders of an IRS

Making the rounds on YouTube these days is a film of a group of manly looking women preparing for and conducting a “flash dance” in a Philadelphia food store. The crew of ladies, dressed in tight black clothes and sequined

Finally shining light on one of the most important and most overlooked elements of the Middle East “peace process,” the Israeli government has compiled a new quarterly report that analyzes what its Palestinian counterparts are doing to promote peace —

That’s the implicit message in a new article published in Germany’s Der Spiegel. Looking at the dynamics behind China General Secretary Hu Jintao’s visit to Europe, the author is blunt (and accurate): “China is seizing on Europe’s debt problems to

One day in 2006, Gen. Ali-Reza Asgari was called to a personal meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The president was troubled by a dream he had, which convinced him there was a Western spy working among those involved in

Despite repeated calls for a statement from alumni, from faculty members, from parents, and from students, no one in Claremont McKenna’s administration has spoken out to my Big Peace article about Professor Bassam Frangieh’s support for terrorist groups Hamas and

The National Journal reports: Moore posted $20,000 to help Assange after his bail was set at about $380,000, and strict conditions were set requiring him to surrender his passport, abide by a curfew, and wear an electronic tag. According to

“This is a major arms control agreement and, in my mind, has some very serious flaws and can actually make the world more dangerous if we’re not careful.” – Senator Jim DeMint The Obama administration repeatedly claims that their negotiation

A large Asian aid convoy called the Asia to Gaza Solidarity Caravan left India for the Gaza Strip with about 500 activists from 17 Asian countries. While convoy organizers try to position their action as solidarity with the Palestinian people

Helicopter Rotors glowing due to Kopp-Etchells Effect Ripley’s Believe it or Not has asked to publish one of my photos in their next book. This photo was made in Sangin, Afghanistan during the last time I was with British forces.

A formidable array of current and former leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives, together with top nuclear weapons and arms control experts, came together yesterday to oppose President Obama’s New START Treaty and his insistence that it be

From Sky News: [youtube 4s0R3rfQMOI nolink] Footage has emerged of a woman being publicly whipped in Sudan for wearing trousers. The video offers a rare glimpse of the type of punishment inflicted on women who break the country’s strict morality

[The following was provided to Big Peace by an anonymous source in Poland.] American Congressmen offered help to form international committee for the investigation of Polish plane crash. Such a committee could be formed after newly elected members will take

Reports from the UK: WikiLeaks supremo Julian Assange was granted bail on appeal by a London court this afternoon. After six days in jail he will be released with conditions, including a 240,000 surety. The next hearing in Sweden’s attempt

Of all the Wikileaks revelations, the most captivating may be learning that several Arab leaders have urged the U.S. government to attack Iranian nuclear facilities. Most notoriously, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia called on Washington to “cut off the head

The massive WikiLeaks breaches should prompt Congress to re-examine how the nation guards its secrets and bring its anti-espionage statutes into the Internet age. The First Amendment’s protections for the freedom of the press exist to protect the people’s right

It’s been obvious for a long while that Democrats have little appreciation of the power of incentives and disincentives when it comes to setting marginal tax rates. Democrats refuse to acknowledge, for example, that raising marginal tax rates sends powerful

WASHINGTON (AP) – Richard Holbrooke, a brilliant and feisty U.S. diplomat who wrote part of the Pentagon Papers, was the architect of the 1995 Bosnia peace plan and served as President Barack Obama’s special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, died

There have been many comments about American arrogance. During my travels to 48 United States and over 50 countries — most of those states and countries multiple times — some themes have emerged. There is a pervasive sense in the

There is nothing about President Obama’s negotiated START follow on treaty that even vaguely resembles the principles upon which Ronald Reagan conducted arms control with the Soviets. Further, the full court press by the President and the lame-stream media to

When it comes to criticism of Islam, and its votaries, Europe’s doctrinaire Left has engendered a ruling political class whose legally sanctioned excesses now go beyond what Orwell wrote about the (mere) vilification of critics of the Soviet system. Regarding

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates wants the “Don’t ask don’t tell” (DADT) law repealed, despite the fact that 1,167 retired military leaders including 51 four-star generals signed a letter supporting the law. This open letter was delivered to President Obama

We’ve covered the serious problem of anti-semitism and hatred of Jews on this website, and will continue to do so. But I find it just as offensive when radical Jewish activists try to prevent other Jews from interacting with their