Tag: Iran

Author David Wise spends time with Frank to explain a recent article of his pertaining to Chinese spies. China has been scarily successful in their intelligence operations against the United States. China has been able to gather the blue prints

Professor Kori Schake at West Point has a devastating piece on President Obama’s declaration of “victory” in Iraq. As she points out, much of the heavy lifting was done by President Bush, not by Obama. And since he has become

The Tehran Times reports: TEHRAN – The director of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization said on Wednesday that security considerations may necessitate the relocation of the uranium enrichment facilities. “Our vulnerability in the nuclear area has reached the minimum level,” Gholam

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. It’s as if last week’s Euro Zone summit had never happened Lone gunman kills four people, wounds dozens in Liège, Belgium American troops said to be massing in Jordan on Syria’s border Iran threatens

If you worry about the growing influence of Iran in neighboring Iraq, look no further than the delegation that visited the White House to proclaim the end of the Iraq War. Standing with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki during the

It’s been mentioned here before that foreign policy has largely taken a back seat during the GOP debates. To a certain degree, it is understandable. Our nation is currently facing dire domestic problems from the economy, unemployment, political paralysis, and

This Sunday morning, on CNN’s State of the Union, Candy Crowley attempted to “fact-check” Sen. Rick Santorum for his statement to the Republican Jewish Coalition on Dec. 7 that President Barack Obama had pursued a foreign policy of “appeasement.” Her

Excerpt from “The Persian Night: Iran Under the Khomeinist Revolution,” by Amir Taheri: Mohammed Mossadeq By 1953, it had become clear that Mossadeq had reached a political impasse of his own making. He had rejected every offer extended to him

This week, Egyptian political activist Cynthia Farahat testified before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the House of Representatives. Reps. Frank Wolf and James McDermott presented Under Threat: The Worsening Plight of Egypt’s Coptic Christians. Ms. Farahat spoke about

A drone on a CIA mission crashed landed in Iran a few days ago. Not just any drone, but one described as jet-powered and bat-winged (no joke!), full of super secret stealth technology. Yup, the RQ-170, one of our military’s

Does anyone still remember when the proponents of the “Arab Spring” erupted with glee over the prospect of a “blossoming democracy” in the midst of tyranny in Egypt? How about the thunderous applause and shrieks of adulation when the “rebels”

Fire rages throughout the Middle East. Uprisings have occurred, leaders have been ousted, Syria’s Assad is struggling to remain in power, and Israel remains in a state of unease. The region has become ideologically war-torn, greatly exacerbated by xenophobic language

No preconditions, indeed. From Reuters: WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – The Obama administration is urging U.S. lawmakers to soften proposed sanctions targeting Iran’s central bank, Senator Mark Kirk said on Tuesday. Kirk, a Republican, is the co-author along with Democratic

Now that the circus has returned to try and take down another one of our serious candidates (Unless, as Rush pointed out, you’re Romney and the regime/media wants to run against you, or you’re Ron Paul because, as he once

With vote tallies in for Egypt’s first round of parliamentary elections in, it is abundantly clear that Egypt is on the fast track to becoming a totalitarian Islamic state. The first round of voting took place in Egypt’s most liberal,

In recent years, the United States has imposed punishing sanctions on Iran’s financial sector. Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department announced new measures intended to hamper Iran’s ability to raise and move funds internationally. Several Western allies have followed suit

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Senior Chinese official warns of increased social unrest * Motley Fool’s Sean Williams says that he was wrong about China * Merkel and Sarkozy kick the can down the road to March *

Democrats and certainly liberals have always held a healthy disdain for Israel. That is no great revelation on my part. We have seen that disdain at center stage since Obama won the presidency. The US-Israeli relationship has taken a turn

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Iran claims to have shot down a U.S. spy drone * Egypt’s two Islamist winners now become arch foes * Depletion of Egypt’s foreign reserves will be critical by January * What looks

TEHRAN, Iran–Iran’s armed forces shot down an unmanned U.S. spy plane that violated Iranian airspace along the country’s eastern border, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday. An unidentified military official quoted in the report warned of a strong and

Over the last year we have seen our government sell out Hosni Mubarak, the key leader who has brought relative peace and stability in the region. Instead, we have jumped on board with the “Arab Spring” which has led to

PARIS (AP) – France is temporarily downsizing its embassy in Iran and will bring some employees and their families home, a French official said Saturday. The move is the latest fallout from protesters’ storming of the British embassy in Tehran