Throughout the fight over Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Secretary of Defense, a devoted group of pro-Hagel journalists has been determined not only to defend Hagel, but to attack his critics and their credibility. They have gone beyond the “normal” mainstream
We’ve seen a number of challenges in recent weeks, not the least of which were the Russian bombers intercepted over the island of Guam and the North Korean nuclear test in which some military experts see Iran’s hand. It seems
Last week while in Israel I spoke with Professor Eyal Zisser, Dean, Faculty of Humanities at Tel Aviv University about key national security issues and America’s role in the Middle East. Professor Zisser is one of the foremost analysts on
The snub heard ’round the world might be the best thing that ever happened to Argo. Director Ben Affleck’s Argo, the thrilling tale of the other Iranian hostage crisis, failed to net him a Best Director nomination. Since then, virtually
There were not one, but two Breitbart News stories about the allegation that “Friends of Hamas” had donated to organizations connected to former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE). Both ran Feb. 7, and alongside one another, atop the site. The fact
In a speech to the Cato Institute in July 2007, then-Sen. Chuck Hagel claimed that relations with North Korea were “moving in a positive” direction because of multilateral talks with the regime of Kim Jong-Il, rather than the path of confrontation the
In a Nov. 8, 2007 speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, then-Sen. Chuck Hagel likened the U.S. to a “schoolyard bully,” adding that none of the presidential candidates in the 2008 race were “speaking to the great
On November 8, 2007, then Senator Chuck Hagel spoke to the Center for Strategic and International studies Commission on Smart Power. The topic was about U.S.-Iran relations. “None of us in public office today, the Administration, Congress or Presidential candidates,
House Democrats have put forth a bill to create a “diplomatic envoy” to Iran to try to “convince that country to abandon its nuclear ambitions.” Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) sponsored the legislation, which will require the envoy to pursue “direct,
Even in the Byzantine world of Israeli politics, it came as news that the head of the Hatnua Party, Tzipi Livni, decided to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in its attempt to form a coalition. Livni, who is far
When then-Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) delivered a controversial speech in March 2007 at Rutgers University, he did so at the invitation of Hooshang Amirahmadi, an officially-approved candidate for the presidency of Iran in 2013 and advocate for the Tehran regime,
(AFP) Ben Affleck’s thriller “Argo” scooped up another award late Sunday, receiving the best adapted screenplay prize from the Writers Guild of America just a week before the Oscars. “Zero Dark Thirty” got the best original screenplay prize at the
(AP) Al-Qaida in Iraq claims deadly Baghdad attackBAGHDADAl-Qaida’s local franchise in Iraq has claimed responsibility for car bombings that killed at least 37 people in mostly Shiite areas of Baghdad. The U.S. SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors militant forums, says
(AP) Shiites lash out after Pakistan bombing kills 81By ABDUL SATTARAssociated PressQUETTA, PakistanAngry residents on Sunday demanded government protection from an onslaught of attacks against Shiite Muslims, a day after 81 people were killed in a massive bombing that a
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R) launched a petition drive on Friday that he hopes will turn into a national and international campaign to get wrestling reinstated as an Olympic sport. Calling the surprise announcement by the International Olympic Committee last week
(AFP) – Iran has no intention of developing nuclear weapons but if it wanted to, the United States could not thwart it, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday. “We believe nuclear weapons must be abolished and we have
(AP) – A senior Iranian official has vowed to take revenge on Israel for its alleged involvement in the killing of a commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard. The Guard has accused “mercenaries and supporters” of Israel being responsible for
The United States has not decided whether to put North Korea back on a blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, but its status is regularly reviewed, a top US official said Friday. The comments came as the US House of
President Barack Obama continues to recycle failed ideas — on taxes, spending, climate change, green energy “investments” and stimulus spending on “infrastructure” — and he packages them with re-used rhetoric. So says Cal Thomas, who notes Obama “recycled the idea of spending
Decrying yesterday’s filibuster of the confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense, the White House and the media have decided to target his critics, especially Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Yet they should welcome the extension of
The chief UN atomic inspector said Thursday that talks with Iran had failed again to reach a deal on agreeing enhanced inspections of Tehran’s nuclear programme, and that no new meeting had been set. He declined to comment on whether
(AFP) – The Iranian dissident group MEK on Wednesday accused Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of ordering a deadly attack on its camp in Iraq and said the Iraqi government facilitated the assault. The People’s Mujahedeen of Iran (MEK)
On Tuesday at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the nomination of former senator Chuck Hagel, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) jumped into a heated moment to defend his colleague Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). against Sen. Ben Nelson’s (D-FL) and
On Tuesday night, President Obama gave what will go down as one of the most partisan State of the Union Addresses in American history. In consonance with his favorite tactic – citing widespread but nonexistent consensus in order to press
The 63rd Berlinale premiered Tuesday the latest film by banned Iranian director Jafar Panahi, a haunting lament about crushing state oppression and a tribute to the resilience of the creative drive. The older fugitive owns a dog, banned as pets
