Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: Policy Director of the Foreign Policy Initiative, Robert Zarate talks budget cuts. This past August, the President and Congress enacted a last minute debt deal where they raised the debt ceiling and called for a
At around 6:15 a.m. ET the owners of Zuccotti Park and the government of NYC gave into the union-supported, trashy homeless people living on private property. The police waited so late to respond and to clear out the protesters that
Somebody in Tehran wants to play Baghdad on the Hudson. Here is what to do, Mr. President. 1. Acknowledge the Obvious. No surprise that the indictment shows links to Qods Force, a special unit of the Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Today’s news that the Department of Justice foiled an Iranian assassination plot against Saudi ambassador Adel Al-Jubeir raises several questions about the Obama administration’s actions regarding this event. First, I find the timing of the release interesting, to say the
– Not to belabor a point, you may recall our recently pointing out how Nancy Pelosi re-started an old lie regarding how Rep. John Lewis was treated by a tea party crowd. Next thing you know, it’s being re-invoked on
8 months ago civilian struggle erupted in Syria and Libya. While so far, western countries were not able to pass any serious resolution about Syria’s civil oppression, Libya is a different story. Concern for Libya’s oil reserves led NATO to
The Red Menace is a throwback to both the hugely popular men’s adventure series of the ’70s and even older pulp fiction heroes like the Shadow and Doc Savage. Part spy, part masked vigilante, the Menace spent the 1950s battling
The president of the Institute of World Politics, John Lenczowski, brings to light the failure of the State Department in properly engaging in the use of soft power and public diplomacy. The Broadcasting Board of Governors has decided to eliminate
Although the revolutionary bloodlust of the Left is never far beneath the surface, sometimes it takes a crisis to bring it out into the open. Take the case of Roseanne Barr, a self-described socialist and proud ACORN member. As part
Many people are confused about the perceived change in Communist China’s attitude toward capitalism and religious worship. How can a country that professes to be communistic, one that sees the proletariat and bourgeoisie as waging an ongoing class struggle, while
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Euro / Greek financial crisis heads for dénouement * Europeans consider ‘Private Sector Involvement’ as ‘haircut’ increase to 50% * Greece rejects any new austerity measures * Italy government bonds downgraded by Moody’s
From the Associated Press: CAIRO — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, America’s former top spymaster, is meeting with Egyptian leaders to urge them to release a U.S.-born man being held for allegedly being an Israeli spy. Egypt has accused Ilan Grapel,
The United States does not now have a defense and national security “vision” for the future appropriate to the threats, challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. What we have is a series of sometimes contradictory tactical strategies that are
As I think about the plethora of international alliances that China is forming, It reminds me of women who are fatally attracted to abusive men. Those men who don’t hesitate to beat any sense of self esteem out of their
Editor’s note: Edward Jay Epstein has been a superior writer on intelligence and espionage for decades. I strongly suggest that anyone interested in intelligence pick up this excellent new work. James Jesus Angleton may have been the CIA’s most extraordinary
In October 1957, author & philosopher Ayn Rand published her last and most ambitious novel. Atlas Shrugged was destined be one of the most popular, influential and controversial books of the twentieth century. Set in what Rand called ‘the day
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * European Commission’s Barroso proposes tax on financial transactions * Violence against Roma Gypsies grows in Czech Republic * Gaddafi suspected to be under protection of Tuareg tribe * Russia’s Putin warns against overuse
Even Dancing is not safe from left-wing attacks on Tea Partiers, sadly. Last night on the venerable dance show, fashion makeover maven Carson Kressley thought it would be a hoot to make fun of over half the voters in America
Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona joins Frank to give his expert opinion on how Putin “ripped the mask off of” the current affairs in Russia. According to Senator Kyl, this is merely a continuation of
For Your Eyes Only is unquestionably the best film in the Roger Moore Bond series. It has just about everything I want in a Bond movie. Despite a few missteps here and there, the film is totally engaging, featuring Mr.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Iran’s Ahmadinejad softens his stance on nuclear program * Iran’s Ahmadinejad takes revenge against supreme leader Khamenei * Tensions growing between Iran and Azerbaijan * Al-Qaeda’s young generation takes over from depleted older
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday announced he will step aside in 2012 polls and backed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to return to the Kremlin for a new stint that could last until 2024.
December means parliamentary elections in Russia, and Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party is campaigning with, well, activists. ACORN, Code Pink, or even the Tea Party they are not. To show their support for the “domestic Russian auto industry,” a group
Guess what? America could have enough oil resources to meet today’s oil demand levels in the future for decades without importing from unfriendly foreign countries. That is the conclusion of a new report from theNational Petroleum Council (NPC).[i] The report
From the Associated Press: RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday he won’t be deterred from seeking U.N. recognition of a state of Palestine, despite what he said was “tremendous pressure” to drop the request and
