How Deflategate Explains the Iran Deal
If you understand the “Deflategate” football scandal, you understand what is wrong with the Iran nuclear deal.
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World View: Bizarre Mullah Omar Death Announcement Seals Fate of Afghan Peace Talks
Contents: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Malik Ishaq killed in gunfight in Pakistan; Bizarre Mullah Omar death announcement seals fate of Afghan peace talks; Mullah Omar’s impossible conditions for Afghan peace talks
Stein: Obama, Kerry Opening the Door for Most Harm of Jewish People in History
Wednesday on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show,” actor, author and former White House speechwriter Ben Stein said President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have “opened the door to more harm of Jewish people in the history
Netanyahu: John Kerry ‘Has No Reason to Come Here’
Secretary of State John Kerry revealed this week that he will skip Israel on his forthcoming visit to the Middle East, a development some have pointed to as a sign that relations between the Obama administration and the Netanyahu-led Israeli government continue to deteriorate.
Kerry, Moniz: We Haven’t Read the Side Deals With Iran, Not Sure If Any Other US Official Has
Secretary Kerry of State John Kerry and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz stated that they had not read the text of the side deals with Iran and that Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman “may have” before the Senate Armed Services Committee
Trump on Kerry, Obama: ‘Not Bright,’ ‘Something Wrong With Them’
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren,” Republican presidential candidate and billionaire business mogul Donald Trump defended his rival GOP candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee saying the Iran nuclear deal was Obama leading
Dem Rep Grills John Kerry About Iran’s Support for International Terrorism
Republican members of the House made headlines for grilling Secretary of State John Kerry on the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, but Democrat Rep. Ted Deutch landed a solid punch by noting the Administration is absurdly downplaying how much damage Iran can do with all the money Obama wants to give them, long before they detonate a nuclear bomb.
Royce, Sherman Hit Kerry over Iran Deal at Hearing
On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testified on the Iran nuclear accords before the House Foreign Affairs Committee as Congress deliberates whether they will vote to overturn what is largely seen as a “bad deal.”
Kerry Admits: States Can Keep Iran Sanctions
During his testimony on Tuesday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State John Kerry admitted that states may retain their own sanctions against Iran. However, Kerry said, the Obama administration “will take steps” to urge the states “not to interfere.”
How We Got Into Such a Bad Nuclear Deal with Iran
Last week, Congress kicked off hearings for its 60-day review of President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. Despite Administration assurances—given even before the agreement was concluded—Congress would have this review time, Obama rushed the deal to judgment at the U.N. to bind the U.S. internationally before congressional review could be undertaken.
Kerry: We Don’t Have ‘Access’ to the ‘Actual Agreement’ on Iran Side Deals
Tuesday at the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Iran nuclear agreement, Secretary of State John Kerry admitted he does not have “access” to the secret deal between the IAEA and Iran on the enforcement of inspections and has
Kerry on Iran: ‘No Nation is Going to Consider Itself Nuclear Capable with One Bomb’
Secretary of State John Kerry told members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs today that Iran possessing a nuclear weapon would not make it a nuclear-armed nation, because “a country doesn’t think of itself as nuclear armed with only one nuclear bomb.”
Kerry Lies to Congress About Iran Deal & ‘Additional Protocol’
Secretary of State John Kerry misled the House Foreign Affairs Committee in his attempt to defend the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, claiming in his opening statement that Iran had complied with the interim agreement “completely and totally,” and that Iran was “required” by the deal to ratify a key agreement that would prevent it from developing dangerous nuclear technologies in the future. In fact, Iran violated parts of the interim agreement, and there is no guarantee that it will ratify the Additional Protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The Friend of My Enemy is My Enemy — Unless It’s Iran
While it is said the enemy of my enemy is my friend, what status then attaches to the friend of my enemy? If our enemy has a friend who opts to give him shelter and support as well as a mandate to do us harm, does not his friend qualify as our enemy? Apparently not when the friend of our enemy is Iran, a country where the ruling mullahs– in President Obama’s eyes, apparently– can do no wrong.
John Kerry Mocks the Constitution
When he was sworn in as Secretary of State, John Kerry took a solemn oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
U.S., Israel on Collision Course if Iran Deal Goes Through
On his visit to Israel in March 2013, President Barack Obama backed Israel’s right to use force to stop Iran from building a nuclear bomb.
From Bob Corker to Obama, Iran Deal is ‘Failure Theater’ All the Way Down
Secretary of State John Kerry appeared before the Senate on Thursday to defend his administration’s nuclear deal with Iran. As expected, he took a great deal of heat from irate Republicans, plus a few skeptical Democrats, notably Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey. The headline-grabbing moment came when Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said John Kerry had been “fleeced” by the Iranians.
Report: International Inspectors Fail to Stop Syria Chemical Weapons
International inspectors failed to stop Syria from stockpiling chemical weapons, in spite of an international agreement in 2013, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal on Friday. International inspectors were skeptical of Syria’s claims to have disposed of its stockpiles, but were afraid that reporting violations would destroy the overall deal: “Members of the inspection team didn’t push for answers, worried that it would compromise their primary objective of getting the regime to surrender the 1,300 tons of chemicals it admitted to having.”
5 Crazy Facts from Senate Hearing on Iran Deal
Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, and Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew are making the rounds on Capitol Hill in an effort to sell the Iran deal. Their appearance at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday did not go well, as the three men struggled to answer basic questions and objections to the substance of the deal, as well as the process through which it had been rushed to the UN Security Council before coming to Congress. There were several new revelations at the hearing. Here are the 5 most important.
Sen. Risch to Kerry on Iran Deal: ‘You Guys Have Been Bamboozled’
Thursday at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing about the details of the nuclear agreement with Iran, Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) downplayed the agreement with Iran over nuclear weapons and told Secretary of State John Kerry that he and his
Corker to Kerry on Iran Deal: I Believe You Have Been Fleeced
Thursday at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing about the details of the nuclear agreement with Iran, committee chairman Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) told Secretary of State John Kerry he believed that he had been “fleeced” by Iran. Corker said, “From my
Cotton: Kerry ‘Acted Like Pontius Pilate,’ Washed His Hands on Iran ‘Secret’ Side Deals
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) who first discovered the side deals between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency said Secretary of State John Kerry acted like Pontius Pilate washing his hands of it instead of
Kerry, Moniz Lie (Again) About Iran Deal
If the Iran deal were any good, the Obama administration would not have to lie about it. Yet Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz continue to do just that. The latest example is a joint op-ed in the Washington Post, in which the Laurel and Hardy of American diplomacy attempt to defend the nuclear deal using a series of half-truths and blatant lies that is worth decoding concisely, in full.
Congressmen Object: John Kerry, Obama Made Side Deals with Iranians
The government of Iran is presenting its deal with Obama to their people and legislature as a triumph, speaking openly about provisions that have been misrepresented to the American people and Congress by the Obama administration.
Kerry ‘Disturbed’ by Iranian Dictator’s Annihilationist Rhetoric
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that he is “disturbed” by the tone set by Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei in his speech over the weekend to commemorate the end of Ramadan, an Islamic holy month. In his address, the despotic ruler of the Islamic Republic called for the destruction of the state of Israel and asked fellow Muslims to resist the wishes of the “arrogant” world powers.
