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More Secret Service shenanigans

Fox News reports on the latest black eye for the Secret Service, as agents on the President’s security detail are once again in hot water: Three Secret Service agents on President Obama’s detail were sent home from the Netherlands after

US: N. Korea Missile Test 'Troubling and Provocative'

US: N. Korea Missile Test 'Troubling and Provocative'

The United States has said that North Korea’s test firing of two medium-range missiles into the Sea of Japan represents “a troubling and provocative escalation” on the Korean Peninsula. America is closely coordinating with allies and partners, including in the

Group Readies Benghazi Report Based on Witness Accounts

Group Readies Benghazi Report Based on Witness Accounts

A private group of national security officials is preparing to release its own report on the Benghazi scandal, with a top official behind the report saying they have interviewed numerous eyewitnesses from before, during, and after the Sept. 11, 2012

Bill Clinton's Marc Rich Pardon: The Tell-Tale Cable

Bill Clinton's Marc Rich Pardon: The Tell-Tale Cable

For years, there has been conjecture as to why Bill Clinton,in the waning moments of his presidency, suddenly and unexpectedly granted afull pardon to fugitive financier Marc Rich. Even the New York Times, normally ashameless cheerleader for the Clintons, excoriated

Obama Can't Handle Ya'alon's Truth

Israel’s Minister of Defense, Moshe “Bogey” Ya’alon, has been forced to apologize to the U.S. for the second time this year. His crime: telling the truth–again. Earlier this week, he said that Israel would have to face Iran alone because

'It Wasn't a Failure' Claims Obama's Russian Re-Set Architect

'It Wasn't a Failure' Claims Obama's Russian Re-Set Architect

As Europe’s post-cold war architecture crumbles in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the prime architect of President Obama’s “reset” policy still argues it has been a great success.  Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken is quoted

Don't Give Away the Internet

Don't Give Away the Internet

On Friday, March 14, 2014, the Obama administration announced that it was taking a step-without prior notice or evident consultation with Congress-to “support and enhance the multi-stakeholder model of Internet policymaking and governance.” Like so many other of Team Obama’s

National Geographic to Map Crimea as Part of Russia

National Geographic to Map Crimea as Part of Russia

On Wednesday, the National Geographic Society announced that they would be altering the global map to include Crimea in the map of Russia after Crimea’s secession from Ukraine is legally finalized. On Tuesday, National Geographic editorial leadership, led by geographer