Vice Presiden Joe Biden told AIPAC Monday that while the administration wants a diplomatic solution to a nuclear free Iran, the President “isn’t bluffing” and will use military force to keep Iran nuke free. Transcript: “We’re also mindful that pursuing
(AP) – The United States and Saudi Arabia on Monday presented a united front to Iran and Syria. They warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that they will boost support to rebels fighting to oust him unless he steps down and
Vice President Joe Biden will address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference (AIPAC) on Monday. As decorum demands, attendees will welcome him with applause; Democrats in the audience will clap more loudly. AIPAC’s leadership quietly boasts close relations
I’ll be speaking on a panel at CPAC 2013 about “Benghazi and Its Aftermath: U.S. Middle East and Southwest Asia Policy.” My focus will be the great strategic mistake of June 2009, when we could have sealed victory the War
In an effort to justify continuing to approach Iran via talks instead of stepping up the pressure in other ways, Sec. of State John Kerry said: “Iran is a country with a government that was elected and that sits on
On Wednesday evening’s edition of Hardball, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews accused critics of former Sen. Chuck Hagel–now Secretary of Defense–of McCarthyism. He focused on three examples: Ben Shapiro’s Feb. 7 story about Senate rumors that Hagel had received funding from “Friends of
On Wednesday, newly-minted Secretary of State John Kerry continued his tour of blunders with a whopper about the government of Iran. “Iran is a country with a government that was elected and that sits in the United Nations,” said Kerry.
Although it was just weeks ago that Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei rejected the notion of new bilateral talks between the U.S. and Iran, newly confirmed Secretary of State John Kerry has proposed direct negotiations again. This gesture comes
A report indicates that “members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps are currently in the Gaza Strip” helping Hamas and Islamic Jihad develop long-range missiles. Moreover, earlier today, a Grad rocket was fired from Gaza to Ashkelon. The rocket was apparently
(AFP) – Satellite images show that Iran’s Arak heavy-water plant is operational, raising fears that it is trying to produce plutonium for a nuclear bomb, Britain’s Daily Telegraph claimed on Tuesday. The newspaper published images on its website which appear
The Senate voted Tuesday afternoon to confirm former Sen. Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, replacing Leon Panetta. Hagel overcame a contentious confirmation process to win a 58-41 vote largely along party lines. The 41 “no” votes are the largest
US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Tuesday there was a “diplomatic path” to be forged with Iran on its disputed nuclear programme, as world powers and Tehran held crunch talks.
Iran’s state-run news agency FARS altered an image of First Lady Michelle Obama presenting the Best Picture Oscar at Sunday’s Academy Awards. The photo showing Obama on a giant screen hovering over the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood
In a brilliant and concise new video from Prager University, Anne Bayefsky, the director of the Touro Human Rights Institute, lays out the case delineating the nefarious treatment of Israel by the United Nations. Bayefsky begins by noting that there
The big winner of the fight over Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Secretary of Defense is not President Barack Obama, but Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). Democrats have called Paul’s views on Israel “deeply disturbing” because he wants to end foreign aid
A new report by the Government Accountability Institute has discovered that, according to the California Film Commission, Ben Affleck and George Clooney’s Oscar-winning film, Argo, received $6.21 million in California film tax credits. Last October, Affleck, a committed and vocal
Iranian media on Monday scoffed at Hollywood’s awarding of its top honour to Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage drama “Argo”, branding it a “political” win while poking fun at US first lady Michelle Obama’s surprise appearance at the Oscar ceremony. The
(AP) Kerry opens first official overseas trip in LondonBy MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressLONDONU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has kicked off his first official overseas trip by meeting with British leaders in London on the first leg of a hectic nine-day
Presidential leadership is a prominent theme at this year’s Oscars–and a lacking theme in American politics today. Three contenders for the Oscar provide an alternative: Lincoln, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty (Obama). Each was written with a view to current (Democratic) politics. Tony
B’nai Brith International, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, has released a statement on President Barack Obama’s nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) to be Secretary of Defense, asking Senators “to carefully review Hagel’s record and hearing responses
(AFP) “Silver Linings Playbook” won the best film prize at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, as well as best actress for Jennifer Lawrence and best director. On the eve of the Oscars, director David O. Russell received a publicity
Israel warns that Iran is “closer than ever” to building a nuclear weapon based on a U.N. report that shows Iran is installing “next-generation equipment at one of its main nuclear plants.” On Feb. 21, the office of Israeli Prime
The Obama administration is pushing for a meeting with Iranian officials this week at the Almaty talks in Kazakhstan. The U.S. knows they face an uphill battle, as Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayattolah Ali Khamenei has made clear his belief that
Chuck Hagel, stuck in an arduous confirmation battle to become Secretary of Defense, has notably pivoted away from his more controversial foreign policy positions–a move that appears to have validated Senate Republicans’ fierce opposition to a reelected Barack Obama. So
(AFP) Multiple Oscar-winning Hollywood legends Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman were added Friday to the presenting line-up at this weekend’s 85th Academy Awards. The pair will join a star-studded cast on stage Sunday including Michael Douglas, John Travolta, Ben Affleck,
