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Biden Lies About Libya Consulate Security Requests

Biden Lies About Libya Consulate Security Requests

The biggest lie Vice President Joe Biden told tonight was a whopper. And somehow it like got past moderator Martha Raddatz, who we were told knows everything about foreign policy. Biden made the patently false and outrageous claim that no

Biden Throws Intelligence Community Under the Bus

Biden Throws Intelligence Community Under the Bus

In Thursday evening’s Vice Presidential debate with Republican Paul Ryan, Vice President Joe Biden claimed that the U.S. intelligence community was to blame for the Obama administration’s false stories about the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya–“throwing the

Coca Cola Hellenic Leaving Greece

Coca Cola Hellenic Leaving Greece

Coca-Cola’s second biggest bottler worldwide said on Thursday it was moving its headquarters from Greece to Switzerland and looking to establish a listing on the London stock exchange. With the move, the company joins other businesses based in Greece that

Greek Unemployment Rises Above 25 Percent

Greek Unemployment Rises Above 25 Percent

By NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceUnemployment in Greece hit a record high of 25.1 percent in July as the country’s financial crisis continues to exact its heavy toll, official figures showed Thursday. All indications are that unemployment in Greece will continue

John Bolton: America's Next Secretary of State?

John Bolton: America's Next Secretary of State?

“Radical Islam is a severe threat against America that is growing and the White House doesn’t seem to recognize or understand it because it doesn’t fit with their narrative of the Arab Spring. It is for either ideological reasons or

Egypt Brotherhood Urges Demonstrations After Acquittals

Egypt Brotherhood Urges Demonstrations After Acquittals

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday called for demonstrations demanding the retrial of those responsible for protester deaths during last year’s popular uprising against Hosni Mubarak. A court on Wednesday acquitted 24 stalwarts of the ousted president who had been accused

Gunmen Kill Yemeni Official at US Embassy

Gunmen Kill Yemeni Official at US Embassy

(Reuters) – Masked gunmen shot dead a Yemeni man on his way to work at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa on Thursday, a security source said, the latest in a wave of assassinations in the Arab state where Washington is

Polls Show Netanyahu Poised for Election Victory

Polls Show Netanyahu Poised for Election Victory

(AP) Polls show Netanyahu poised for election victoryJERUSALEMPublic opinion polls by two major Israeli dailies indicate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is poised for a clear victory in the upcoming parliamentary elections, with no serious contenders to replace him. Thursday’s polls

Rep. Mike Kelly: Don't Waste My Time with YouTube Explanations

Rep. Mike Kelly: Don't Waste My Time with YouTube Explanations

At the House Oversight Committee’s Oct. 10 hearing on security in Benghazi, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) said the Obama admin’s attempts to blame the attacks on a YouTube video were ridiculous.  Directing his comments to Deputy Assistant Security of Diplomatic Security Charlene

Turkey Probes Suspected Military Cargo of Syrian Plane

Turkey Probes Suspected Military Cargo of Syrian Plane

(Reuters) – Turkey scrambled fighter planes to force a Syrian passenger jet to land and seized what it suspected was military equipment being ferried from Russia to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. The interception of the Syrian Air plane came

Ex-head of military team in Libya: security weak

Ex-head of military team in Libya: security weak

(AP) Ex-head of military team in Libya: security weakBy LARRY MARGASAK and BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe former head of a 16-member U.S. military team in Libya said Wednesday the consulate in Benghazi, where the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were

S&P Cuts Spain's Rating to Just Above Junk

S&P Cuts Spain's Rating to Just Above Junk

(AP) NEW YORKStandard & Poor’s downgraded its rating on Spain’s debt Wednesday by two notches, leaving it on the cusp of junk status. A grinding recession, high unemployment and social unrest are limiting the government’s options for stemming the country’s financial

Libya Cover-Up Vindicates Bachmann

Libya Cover-Up Vindicates Bachmann

What is the truth about the horrific attack in Benghazi on September 11th, 2012 that killed our ambassador to Libya and three others? And why has it been so hard to get that truth out of the Obama administration? We

Netanyahu Announces Early Election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has chosen to call for new parliamentary elections in early 2013, instead of waiting until October of 2013.  His poll numbers are strong, and the prime minister wants to have more room to pass a