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Obama's Bi-Polar Foreign Policy

Obama's Bi-Polar Foreign Policy

The President’s approach to the Middle East over the last three years suggests Obama has a bi-polar foreign policy. He alternates between moments of laying low, as in Iran, and manic energy for change, as in Egypt. The result is

AP Interview: Ahmadinejad Pushes New World Order

AP Interview: Ahmadinejad Pushes New World Order

By CHRISTOPHER CHESTER and MARIA SANMINIATELLIAssociated PressNEW YORKAfter an hour of fielding questions about Syria, sanctions and nuclear weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had enough. Now, he said, it was his turn to choose the topic _ his “new order”

Finders Keepers: Iran Unveils Long-Range Drone

Finders Keepers: Iran Unveils Long-Range Drone

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and NASSER KARIMIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIranian military leaders gave details of a new long-range drone and test fired four anti-ship missiles Tuesday in a prelude to upcoming naval war games planned in an apparent response to U.S.-led

Iran Test Fires Missiles as Obama Speaks at UN

Iran Test Fires Missiles as Obama Speaks at UN

Today, as President Barack Obama spoke at the United Nations, Iran test-fired a series of four missiles specifically created to hit warships in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the Iranian government, the missiles hit a target the size of

Obama on Iran: Time Not Unlimited, But No Deadlines

Obama on Iran: Time Not Unlimited, But No Deadlines

President Obama leveled yet another empty threat at Iran today at the United Nations, explaining that their “time is not unlimited.” However, Obama refused to set any red lines, and instead proclaimed that America still wanted to pursue diplomacy with

Obama: Anti-Islam Rhetoric Must Be Rejected

Obama: Anti-Islam Rhetoric Must Be Rejected

Today, President Barack Obama stated that negativity about Islam was a message that had to be rejected “by all who respect our common humanity.” Even as our ambassador in Libya is murdered by Islamists; even as Islamists in Egypt threaten

Obama to UN: It's Not My Fault Stevens is Dead

Obama to UN: It's Not My Fault Stevens is Dead

Passing the buck in dramatic fashion on the world stage, President Barack Obama told the UN General Assembly this morning that the U.S. government was not responsible for the anti-Islam video that he once again blamed for recent attacks on

Iran Ayatollah is Poster Boy for Influence in Iraq

Iran Ayatollah is Poster Boy for Influence in Iraq

(AP) Iran ayatollah is poster boy for influence in IraqBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and LARA JAKESAssociated PressBAGHDADAfter years of growing influence, a new sign of Iran’s presence in Iraq has hit the streets. Thousands of signs, that is, depicting Iran’s supreme

Obama Vows to Keep Iran from Nuclear Weapon

Obama Vows to Keep Iran from Nuclear Weapon

President Barack Obama will tell the United Nations Tuesday that the United States will “do what we must” to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, according to excerpts from his speech. Obama was also expected to lead calls for

IRGC: We Will Attack U.S. Bases If Israel Attacks Iran

IRGC: We Will Attack U.S. Bases If Israel Attacks Iran

Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh claims an Israeli attack on Iran will lead to attacks on U.S. bases and will result in World War III. In a segment that aired on Al-Alam TV September

CNN's Piers Morgan: Ahmadinejad is Charming

CNN's Piers Morgan: Ahmadinejad is Charming

CNN’s Piers Morgan has now met and interviewed Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and has found himself “fascinated” with the man. He isn’t just fascinated with Ahmadinejad, the man famous for his wish to kill all Jews and for being a

Obama to Address Foreign Policy Troubles in U.N. Address

Obama to Address Foreign Policy Troubles in U.N. Address

President Barack Obama will attempt to answer critics of his foreign policy in his Tuesday address to the United Nations General Assembly. White House press secretary Jay Carney on Monday said Obama would “send a clear message the United States will

Key Jewish NYC Dem Leaders: Don't Trust Obama on Israel

Key Jewish NYC Dem Leaders: Don't Trust Obama on Israel

Last night on 60 Minutes, President Obama asserted that Netanyahu’s call for the US to establish a red line for Iran was just noise to be ignored. Obama, interviewed for Sunday’s edition of “60 Minutes” on broadcaster CBS, said he

Giuliani Blasts Obama Over Israel

Giuliani Blasts Obama Over Israel

Tonight, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani blasted President Obama’s lack of care on Israel, with special attention to Obama’s statements that Israel’s concerns about Iranian nuclear weapons were “noise”: “Relations between the U.S. and Israel under Barack Obama

Canada PM to Meet With Netanyahu, Obama With Whoopi

Canada PM to Meet With Netanyahu, Obama With Whoopi

Even as President Obama avoids meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today to save time for hanging with the ladies on The View, Canadian Prime Minister will be meeting with Netanyahu. Sun News reports that Harper will be in New

Iran Takes Aim at US, Israel at UN Meeting

Iran Takes Aim at US, Israel at UN Meeting

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSIran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is taking aim at the United States and Israel at a high-level U.N. meeting, accusing Washington of shielding what he calls a nuclear-armed “fake regime.” The Iranian leader also alluded to

Iran Blocks Access to Gmail

Iran Blocks Access to Gmail

Iran blocked access to Google’s popular and relatively secure Gmail service Monday amid first steps by the Islamic republic to establish a walled-off national intranet separate from the worldwide Internet. Access to Google’s search page (www.google.com) was also restricted to