Of all the Wikileaks revelations, the most captivating may be learning that several Arab leaders have urged the U.S. government to attack Iranian nuclear facilities. Most notoriously, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia called on Washington to “cut off the head
An email received by Swedish news agency TT warned “now your children, daughters and sisters die like our brothers’ and sisters’ children die.” Shortly afterwards, one person was killed and two were injured in Sweden’s first terrorist attack Saturday evening.
The municipal bond market is having a tough time today largely in part of looming rumors concerning the expiration of the Build America Bond or ‘BAB’ program. After all, this program was omitted from Obama’s tax deal with Republicans. As
Breathless scoop from a terrified government source dug up by the intrepid news agency Reuters, virtue of their coveted Havana Bureau, Dec. 6th, 2010: “We estimate the total (visitors from the U.S. to Cuba) for the year will be more
This is just too much. Next in the news? Israel is cloning dinosaurs to destroy Iran’s nuclear program! “Shark attacks on tourists in the Red Sea have triggered a flurry of speculation as to what could have caused them, with
The Chairmen of President Obama’s Fiscal Commission have a new draft proposal that is filled, according to Reuters, with “sharp spending and benefit cuts.” That’s music to my ears, so I quickly flipped to the back of the report in
If there can be any doubt that our enemies are enjoying this fresh round of disclosures by Wikileaks, look no further than this speech a couple of days ago by Hugo Chavez, in which he talks about “bandits” and “fascists”
From Claire Berlinski in City Journal: You see, about a month ago, I asked my mother to bail me out. I knew she’d do it. She’s done it before. She sent me money she’s been saving toward my retirement. I
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is best described as consistent without being predictable. The Republican ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, set to become its chair in January, was a thorn in George W. Bush’s side on Iran (she is more
President Obama has been pushing the U.S. Senate to ratify the START nuclear arms pact with Russia. Now comes Defense Secretary Robert Gates with an ominous warning: failure to sign the agreement might disrupt Russia’s cooperation in areas such as
First it was the clinger who shot his television after Bristol Palin made it to the finals on “Dancing with the Stars.” Now we learn that white powder was sent to Palin at DWTS studios this past week. An FBI
Following in the footsteps of his political predecessors, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is selling the Jewish birthright to the land of Israel for less than a bowl of lentil stew. His willingness to betray the Israeli government’s mandate to
If Keith Olbermann’s viewers know what’s best for HIS show, why don’t you the people know what’s right for America? Less than a month after he removed the benchmark segment “Worst Person In The World” from his MSNBC television program,
European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials flew into Dublin on Wednesday to save the euro and the European Union. Irish Daily Star EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy has warned that the euro and the European Union itself
The fallout from the administration’s two high-profile Asia trips has come starkly into focus: Where President Obama failed with South Korea, Russia succeeded; and Hillary Clinton’s choice of politician to support in Malaysia has strong ties to the Muslim Brotherhood
The US media ignores it and the International media treats it as an oddity, a quirky anecdotal story about those silly Latin Americans arguing over a meaningless border dispute. But here in Costa Rica, the story of their sovereign land
Every now and again I like to play “name that party.” This is the fun parlor game where you read a story about a politician that has either been indicted, arrested, or imprisoned and try to guess by the story
Oh, yes. Elections have consequences and this one is a gem. Rep. Ron Paul, who is extremely critical of the Federal Reserve and has called to abolish it or, at minimum audit it, may get the opportunity to oversee the
While President Obama was watching his party lose control of the House of Representatives in Tuesday’s midterm elections, let’s hope he was planning a response to another vote–this coming weekend’s elections in Burma. The Nov. 7 elections will be held
The Great Recession officially ended way back in June of 2009, so why are so many Americans still out of work? It’s not because politicians were twiddling their thumbs. Indeed, from from bailouts to “Cash for Clunkers” to the massive
From China’s point of view, ceasing exports of rare earth elements (REEs) makes a lot of sense outside of ideology. China needs these minerals for its own manufacturing as much as any other countries do, so the Chinese might well
While the Obama administration worries about security issues half way around the world in such places as Afghanistan, Iran, and North Korea, a serious problem is brewing right on our southern border. Drug-related violence in Mexico has claimed some 29,000
From Reuters: NEW YORK (Adweek) – With double-digit ratings growth this season, Spanish-language broadcaster Univision is off to a better start than any of the major English-language networks, and the future is promising as well. The new census is expected
China is asserting itself on the world stage but with a 21st Century strategy. Striving to resurrect its former glory as a power after a century of foreign domination, World War and Mao’s murderous Cultural Revolution, China’s socialist dictators realize
Why is it that the Democrats are so careful not to speak in sweeping generalizations about Muslims, Blacks, Hispanics, etc… but when it comes to Conservatives and/or Tea Partiers, Democrats know zero boundaries in their hate speech. From a recent
