(AP) US hits back at Putin ‘liar’ comment about KerryBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONThe State Department is hitting back at what it calls false accusations that Russian President Vladimir Putin made about Secretary of State John Kerry. The Russian president
In response to Putin: Kerry’s Lying About The Syrian Rebels And He Knows It (Video): The Washington Post called Senator Ron Johnson’s question about the Syrian rebels, and Kerry’s answer (which Vladimir Putin called a huge lie) one of the
A book published this week titled Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi reveals that reports of a “terrorist attack” were sent immediately from a Diplomatic Security agent on site to CIA agents at the Annex and
According to Al Jazeera America, an independent report on the September 11, 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack shows “the State Department’s failure to address serious security concerns at diplomatic facilities in high-risk areas.” The report was conducted by “a panel of
Jen Rubin at the Washington Post highlights another inexplicable bungle to add to the list of our semi-involvement in Syria. As reported by Josh Rogin, Syrian rebels wanted gas masks and were told no: despite more than a year of
As President Barack Obama has outwardly attempted to curtail Americans’ Constitutional Second Amendment right to bear arms, his Administration has approved huge increases in defense spending and export sales. The Administration is now seeking to eliminate stringent State Department controls
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 29 (UPI) — Marriage licenses issued to gay and lesbian couples are as meaningless as those issued to 12-year-olds, Pennsylvania officials said in a legal brief Wednesday. The brief was filed in a lawsuit brought by the
Associated Press reporter Matt Lee poked a little fun at Secretary Kerry’s apparent infinite “focus” on major current events of the day during the State Department press briefing on Tuesday. Lee pointed out that, according to the State Department, Secretary
State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf had a tense exchange with Associated Press reporter Matt Lee about the justification of chemical weapons use as a reason to intervene in a country. Lee asked Harf if she was aware of any previous
CNN foreign affairs reporter Elise Labott challenged State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf on the “political solution” in Syria. Labott challenged the Obama administration’s position contradictory positions that any response to the chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime last
The State Department was mum on Monday on accusations that the NSA had been spying on attendees. The deputy spokeswoman would only say that the U.S. “gathers intelligence” the same way many other countries do and that the U.S. works
TIME Magazine reports that Egyptians “remain convinced that President Obama is backing the Muslim Brotherhood and deposed President Mohamed Morsi.” Speaking on August 22, the head of Egypt’s Social Democratic Party Mohamed Abou El-Ghar said: “America is losing Egypt… There
Delay after delay has kept the Obama administration from giving a final go ahead for construction of the Keystone pipeline and the upwards to 42,100 jobs it would create. Now the State Department is saying the decision will be pushed
Mukwonago is one of many places in Wisconsin with Indian names, but the state has now threatened them to change the nickname “Indians” or face a fine of $1,000 a day. The Marquette Warriors in Milwaukee Wisconsin (photo) backed down
As details unfold pertaining to the Palestinian mass murderers being released as per request of Secretary of State John Kerry, it has been revealed that an American citizen and former US Marine, Steven Rosenfeld, was killed by a now-freed terrorist.
Tuesday, on “The Lead,” CNN’s Jake Tapper reported that, “As of today, it’s official, the Obama Administration is holding no one responsible for what happened before the deadly attacks on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya.” This is a fact
As new details emerge involving intercepted al Qaeda communications that led to the recent closings of several American embassies, sources report that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri opened the so-called conference with what should be a troubling assessment of America’s position abroad
By Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper As of Tuesday, it became official – the Obama administration is holding no one responsible for what happened during the deadly attacks on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya. Last fall it was only
The Saudi government has warned the United States and other western countries that it will remember those who did not back the Egyptian military during its current crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal’s statement read:
According to Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D-VT), the head of the Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, the United States has covertly cut off direct military aid, delivery of weapons and some economic aid to the present Egyptian government in the
By KATHERINE CORCORANAssociated PressMEXICO CITYWith the capture of two top drug lords in little more than a month, the new government of President Enrique Pena Nieto is following an old strategy it openly criticized for causing more violence and crime.
Last month, the FBI was running a terrorism awareness campaign featuring bus ads depicting photos of sixteen of the world’s Most Wanted Terrorists. This was a publicity campaign sponsored by the Joint Terrorism Task Force for the State Department’s Rewards
It is difficult to explain to Americans, particularly young Americans, what was wrong with the Clinton era, and why we ought not want to re-live it. The 1990s are sealed into our national memory as a time of great prosperity
Former State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley says President Obama “should have labeled the July 3 ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi a military coup and cut off aid” from the start. According to The Hill, Crowley said: “I think we
What did I do on my summer vacation? I stayed home. The family went to the country this week but not me. I stayed behind to deal with a white-hot controversy. About what? Me. Thus, I am now engaged in
