Anyone who watched Chuck Hagel’s lamentable performance before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week had to conclude that the man is inadequate at best and woeful at worst as the choice for the next Secretary of Defense. Here was
DAMASCUS (AFP) – (AFP) – Israel will regret its latest “aggression against Syria”, Iran’s security chief Saeed Jalili told reporters during a visit to Damascus on Monday.
In response to Unlike Ron, Rand Talks Tough On Iran: Larry, I think Rand Paul is indisputably a more serious candidate than his father – as the conventional wisdom has it, Rand is far better at “retail politics.” The challenge
The Iranian currency, the rial, has hit a new low, falling 21% in the past two weeks, according to wire reports. No thanks to former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), of course, who opposed unilateral sanctions and remained skeptical of multilateral
Last week Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he would take no options off the table in preventing a nuclear Iran… including military intervention. With this one simple position, Rand sets himself up as a much more serious candidate than his
“Why shouldn’t Iran have Nuclear weapons?” Those were the disconcerting words from Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) during a 2011 GOP debate in Iowa as the perennial presidential candidate gave Americans reason number one to not take him seriously as a candidate
A ship loaded with rockets and explosives which Yemen said it had intercepted last month came from Iran and the arms were destined for Shiite rebels, a security official said on Sunday. Yemeni coast guard in coordination with the US
Former Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton is urging senators who will consider the nomination of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense to force Hagel to make clear his views about Iran’s nuclear program, claiming Barack Obama and the West have made
(CNN) – Under the right conditions, the United States is willing to hold direct talks with Iran, Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday. The United States “would be prepared to meet bilaterally with the Iranian leadership,” he said during a
By GEIR MOULSON and DAVID RISINGAssociated PressMUNICHThe United States is prepared to hold direct talks with Iran in the standoff over its nuclear ambitions, Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday _ but he insisted that Tehran must show it is
Iran’s Press TV has written positively of Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) Jan. 26 speech in which he said that if Republicans will restrain what seems at times to be an eagerness for war, they will find more voters supporting the
“It’s somewhere between baffling and incomprehensible,” a cruel partisan hack Republican said of the confirmation testimony by President Obama’s brilliant Secretary of Defense nominee, Chuck Hagel. Oh, wait, sorry, I’ve got the source on that wrong. That comment came from…
Former Senator Chuck Hagel is getting roughed up by Republicans at his ongoing confirmation hearing, today.. Sen. John McCain R-Ariz. blasted him thismorning for his strong opposition to the surgethat brought stability into the region, and wanted to know if
Senator Chuck Hagel before the Armed Services Committee: “I think the President has gone as far as he should go publicly. He has said clearly that in his words, he has Israel’s back. He said his policy is not to
Senator Marco Rubio: Well let me begin by saying that Chuck Hagel’s service to our country, particularly in Vietnam is something all of us admire and I don’t think you will find any debate about that but he is being
Senator Chuck Hagel didn’t have much of an answer concerning unilateral sanctions on Iran. When asked why he opposed them, or if he opposed them, Hagel began discussing multi-lateral sanctions and their benefits.
Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee begins its consideration of the nomination of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. The former Republican Senator from Nebraska is a combat veteran, but has little other experience in America’s national security infrastructure. His
Former Sen Chuck Hagel (R-NE) is testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, hoping to be confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense. He has attempted to address his critics, insisting that he should not be judged by “one vote”
In a coordinated attack on the press, Iranian authorities have arrested between 11 and 14 journalists for “cooperating” with “anti-revolutionary” media outlets. Amnesty International reported that between January 25 and 28, up to 14 journalists were arrested during raids on
As former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) prepares for his confirmation hearing for the job of Secretary of Defense on Thursday, it is important to draw some conclusions from the contentious debate of the past several weeks. We have already considered
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iran announces a new finger-amputating machine for thieves Greek statistics official charged with colluding with EU and IMF Smog smothers Greece as homeowners burn wood to stay warm Egyptian protesters defy president Morsi’s ‘state
Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States with 1.2 million members, is convening an emergency summit meeting Monday in Washington D.C.; over 400 Christian leaders will urge their senators to vote against Barack Obama’s
A report of a massive explosion at Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility, first published by World Net Daily last week and based on an Iranian source, has apparently been confirmed by Israeli officials speaking to the London Times. World Net Daily’s Reza
Israel’s foreign ministry said it was “surprised” by Argentina’s agreement with Iran to create an independent commission to investigate the 1994 attack on a Buenos Aires Jewish centre. Argentine President Cristina Kirchner on Sunday said that her country and Iran
Senator Chuck Hagel’s nomination has already sent an extremely dangerous signal to the Islamic Republic of Iran that President Obama really doesn’t mean what he says when he declares that “all options are on the table”, when dealing with a
