Iran made significant strides in gaining power in the United Nations Economic and Social Council this week, confirming their place on five sub-committees. Most controversial among these is their appointment to the Commission on the Status of Women, which would give
The United Nations Security Council met on Saturday to vote on a resolution to condemn Crimea’s referendum and declare it invalid. Russia vetoed the resolution and China abstained from voting. Thirteen of the 15 nations supported the resolution, but since
Outrage is growing at U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power’s Sunday night tweet which seemed to suggest that terror victim Daniel Pearl shared some of the responsibility for his own murder at the hands of al-Qaeda terrorist Khaled Sheik Muhammed, who kidnapped,
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power on Wednesday discussed “disturbing” trends in Russia with previously jailed members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, prompting Moscow’s U.N. envoy to ask if she was joining
The Obama administration has strained the U.S. relationship with Israel more than any other. The nuclear deal with Iran is the latest example. Yet Israel might arguably be said to be doing its own part to worsen the relationship, with
Add Susan Rice to the list of top Obama Administration officials who blame Israel for the lack of peace in the Middle East. At the Middle East Institute last week, Rice proclaimed, “We have seen increased tensions on the ground. Some of
On Wednesday, Samantha Power, the new US ambassador to the UN, decided she had license to insult Vietnam veterans by claiming it was a “huge honor” just to share the stage with Jane Fonda. Power was speaking at the United
Over the weekend, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, delivered remarks to an event sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League. Her speech marked the first time that a senior Obama Administration official hinted at the possibility of
FOX NEWS: Syrian President Bashar Assad, in an exclusive interview with Fox News, claimed he is fully committed to carrying out a plan to turn over and destroy his government’s chemical weapons — while continuing to deny responsibility for last
Yesterday, President Barack Obama was preparing to gird the nation for war against Syria. Today, he agreed to let the United Nations decide. Yesterday, UN Ambassador Samantha Power was dismissing the UN for its inaction. Today, the Obama administration is
In a strident exhortation to the New America Foundation on Monday, National Security Advisor Susan Rice reiterated President Barack Obama’s case for a “limited” military strike against Syria in response to alleged chemical weapons use by Bashar al-Assad’s forces. She
In an interview on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition on Monday, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, declined to say whether a U.S. strike on Syria would be legal without the approval of the UN. She was asked
One of the luxuries of being a new administration appointee is being able to duck blame, politely or otherwise, for the mistakes of your predecessor. On Syria, new UN Ambassador Samantha Power does not have that luxury. Yet she continues
U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power spoke on Friday at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. about the necessity for U.S. action in Syria. Power argued that all diplomatic efforts have been “exhausted” concerning Assad’s actions against rebel forces. “What
Former UN Ambassador (now National Security Advisor) Susan Rice was notorious for missing key debates and votes. Now her successor, Samantha Power, is following the same path, missing an urgent UN Security Council meeting on Syria because of a “personal
Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Samantha Power, skipped an emergency U.N. meeting on the chemical weapons attack in Syria and tweeted her opinion on the matter instead. Fox News reported Power’s tweet, sent at 3:09 p.m. on August
On August 1, the Senate confirmed Samantha Power as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. by a vote of 87 to 10. This included the support of Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA). These three Republicans
There is no doubt that Samantha Power turned in a strong performance during her confirmation hearing at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday, and likely secured her confirmation as UN Ambassador. She was as good as Secretary of Defense Chuck
Senator Marco Rubio Grills Obama’s Nomination for New UN Ambassador Samantha Power
The United Nations has long been a cesspool of hostility towards the United States, Israel, and freedom more generally. It is dominated by those who promote and protect our enemies’ interests, while undermining ours. Worse yet, we pay much of
On Monday morning, Anne Bayefsky was one of the few voices to oppose the anti-Israel madness of the execrable Richard Falk, the 9/11 Truther who is a Special Rapporteur at the UN Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council, incidentally,
What do Samantha Power, Obama’s nominee for UN Ambassador, and Richard Falk, UN Human Rights Council “expert” and Boston terror apologist, have in common? They both champion the United Nations’ human rights credentials and denigrate those of the United States.
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) told Fox News host Chris Wallace he would use the nominations of Samantha Power to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland to become the next assistant secretary for European
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Wednesday that he supports Barack Obama’s nomination of Samantha Power as the new U.N. ambassador. McCain stated, “I believe she is well-qualified for this important position and hope the Senate will move forward on her
