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Hezbollah Joining Cartels in Mexico's War

Hezbollah Joining Cartels in Mexico's War

The Mexican Drug War has killed an estimated 60,000 people since 2006, but the violence has stayed out of the minds of most US citizens. That is about to change as Islamic extremist groups setting up shop in Mexico. The

Obama Owns Hagel, Nominated or Not

Obama Owns Hagel, Nominated or Not

Rumor has it that President Barack Obama may not have given up his plan to nominate former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense after all, and that Hagel’s nomination may in fact be imminent. The fact that Hagel

Obama signs law against Iran Latin America influence

Obama signs law against Iran Latin America influence

President Barack Obama enacted a law to counter Iran’s alleged influence in Latin America, through a new diplomatic and political strategy to be designed by the State Department. The Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, passed by lawmakers earlier

Egypt: Nobody Gets Out With More Than $10K

Egypt: Nobody Gets Out With More Than $10K

The tyranny is in full swing in Egypt, where the government has now banned anyone wanting to leave the country from taking more than $10,000 with them. This is the same measure used by the government of Iran to prevent

Iran Media Report Renewed Cyberattack by Stuxnet Worm

Iran Media Report Renewed Cyberattack by Stuxnet Worm

(AP) TEHRAN, IranAn Iranian semi-official news agency says there has been another cyberattack by the sophisticated computer worm Stuxnet, this time on the industries in the country’s south. Tuesday’s report by ISNA quotes provincial civil defense chief Ali Akbar Akhavan as

Affleck Won't Run For Senate

Affleck Won't Run For Senate

Benjamin Géza Affleck, famed high school graduate, fan of Howard Zinn, star of Gigli and director of Argo, has decided not to run for John Kerry’s presumably open Senate seat. “I love Massachusetts and our political process,” he posted on

Army Teams Going to Africa as Terror Threat Grows

Army Teams Going to Africa as Terror Threat Grows

(AP) Army teams going to Africa as terror threat growsBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONA U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to train

Hagel Allies Try to Defend Israel Record

Hagel Allies Try to Defend Israel Record

The Chuck Hagel Defense Team™ is reporting for duty. Now that Hagel is considered the leading candidate to be the new Secretary of Defense, Hagel’s former Senate aides have gone on the attack to protect their former boss from criticism

Iran: Israeli Death Squads Responsible for Connecticut Shooting

Iran: Israeli Death Squads Responsible for Connecticut Shooting

On Tuesday, in a baseless and reprehensible accusation, Iran’s Press-TV claimed that the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut was the work of “Israeli death squads.” Part of the report consisted of an interview with conspiracy theorist and former Arizona

Ahmadinejad Criticizes US in Wake of Newtown Massacre

Ahmadinejad Criticizes US in Wake of Newtown Massacre

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, never one to pass up an opportunity to attack Western culture, is offering “advice” to the United States in the aftermath of the Newtown, Connecticut tragedy: Is it not time to seriously and carefully look for the cause of such

Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii dead at 88

Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii dead at 88

(AP) Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii dead at 88By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONSen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, the influential Democrat who broke racial barriers on Capitol Hill and played key roles in congressional investigations of the Watergate and Iran-Contra scandals, died

Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii Dead at 88

Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii Dead at 88

(AP) Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii dead at 88By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONSen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, the influential Democrat who broke racial barriers on Capitol Hill and played key roles in congressional investigations of the Watergate and Iran-Contra scandals, died

Former Senator Hagel's Pro-Iranian Resume

Former Senator Hagel's Pro-Iranian Resume

As I wrote in an earlier post, former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) has a long history of opposing Israel at every turn in the road. But if that weren’t bad enough, his past also demonstrates a soft spot for Iran

HSBC: Too Big to Jail

HSBC: Too Big to Jail

It is not often that I find myself in agreement with the editorial page of the New York Times, but I did on Wednesday. The Times criticized the $1.92 billion settlement agreed to by HSBC as “a dark day for