A high-powered Wall St. CEO and early, influential Obama supporter, Donald F. Donahue of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), may be using his significant clout on behalf of the Obama administration and a questionable Iranian-linked strategic partner to stand in the way
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama told Rolling Stone that he gets his news from, among other sources, “Trig Truther” Andrew Sullivan. As Ed Lasky notes at American Thinker, “there is an even more checkered history involving Andrew Sullivan, and
President Obama’s new campaign pitch is that Americans should have his back. He’s released posters via his campaign for African Americans for Obama; campaign email after campaign email has asked Americans to get Obama’s back. The implication in all of
President Shimon Peres on Thursday distanced himself from the Israeli premier’s comparison between the Holocaust and the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear programme. In a speech last week to mark the Nazi Holocaust, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “People who
Powerful Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr arrived in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region on Thursday in what his spokesman said was a bid to resolve a crisis between the region and Baghdad. Sadr arrived at Arbil airport on a private plane
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran should remain under biting sanctions until it halts all uranium enrichment, appearing to exceed UN demands on Tehran. His remarks appeared aimed at stepping up pressure on Iran as it engages in
TEHRAN, IranFour troops from Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards have been killed in clashes with Kurdish rebels in western Iran, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported Wednesday. Eight others were wounded. The fighting erupted outside Paveh, a town near the Iraqi
Turkey has blocked Israel from participating in a NATO summit meeting scheduled for May 20-21 in Chicago. The block was made last week in Brussels by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu. The Turks claim that the move was made in
Back on April 6th, notorious anti-Israel Foreign Policy senior fellow MJ Rosenberg left Media Matters for America because his “Israel firster” language was provoking heat from all ends of the political spectrum. Let’s be clear, though. He didn’t leave because Media
A car bomb on Tuesday rocked central Damascus, a day after nearly 60 were killed across Syria despite a hard-won ceasefire and the upcoming deployment of 300 UN peace monitors. Three people were wounded when the blast went off in
TEHRAN, April 24 (UPI) — The conflict in Syria needs to be resolved internally for the sake of regional security, the Iranian foreign minister said. Syria agreed to the terms of a cease-fire brokered by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
TEHRAN, April 24 (UPI) — Iran is investigating allegations that one of its diplomats fondled several underage girls in a Brazil swimming pool, officials said Tuesday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast (pictured above) said the diplomat had been recalled to
When a U.S. drone went down in eastern Iran last December, President Obama asked the Iranians if they might return it–pretty please–but they just grinned and said “no.” Now, some five months later, they claim not only to have “recovered
By JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama on Monday will announce a plan to impose sanctions against foreign entities and individuals who help authoritarian regimes use technology to crack down on dissidents, an administration official said. Obama signed an executive order
(AP) Iraqi premier starting talks in IranTEHRAN, IranIraq’s prime minister is in Tehran for top level talks, underlining the close ties between governments of the two countries. Nouri al-Maliki is expected to meet Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and
Wealthy Iranians are fuelling an unprecedented luxury car boom despite sanctions hurting their economy, paying up to $360,000 for high-end autos, according to showroom employees and reports on Sunday. A newspaper citing official customs data, Hafte-Sobh, reported that “some 563
US leadership has lost some of its luster abroad, suggesting President Barack Obama can’t count on as much global euphoria as he gears up for a fierce reelection campaign, a new survey found Thursday. The report card was particularly dire
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected criticism of his likening of a nuclear-armed Iran to the Nazi Holocaust as improper, saying in an address to the country on Wednesday that “uncomfortable truths” must be aired. He defended
Millions of Israelis on Thursday stood silently and all road traffic stopped as sirens wailed for two minutes to remember the six million Jews who were killed during the Nazi Holocaust. The annual ritual, which is observed at 10 am
By NASSER KARIMIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIran’s ground forces commander warned that should diplomacy fail, the military is ready for action over a disputed Gulf island controlled by Iran but also claimed by the United Arab Emirates, state TV reported Thursday. Gen.
By JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVAThe Swiss government has extended its financial sanctions against Iran by freezing the assets of 11 more companies and people but decided not to take any action against Tehran’s central bank, officials said Wednesday. The action against
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced Iran’s nuclear programme on Wednesday during a ceremony in Jerusalem to commemorate the Nazi Holocaust that killed six million Jews. Iran must be “stopped from acquiring nuclear weapons. That is the duty of the
By STEVEN R. HURSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONMitt Romney wants the United States to get much tougher with Iran and to end what a top adviser calls President Barack Obama’s “Mother, may I?” consensus-seeking foreign policy. With the presidential nomination all but locked
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Europe fiscal crisis worsens as Spain’s bond yields push through 6% Switzerland’s bonds sell at negative interest rates Plans go forward for Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities Palestinians deliver an ultimatum to Israel
The working assumption, in the modern media, is that Obama simply cannot lose his reelection bid. Obviously, they want “The One” to be around for two. While their ever-present and sometimes intense rooting for him will certainly help Obama, there
