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Drawing Down Afghanistan

In the past ten years, we have lost the lives of many of our best and brightest fighting this war. Families have been torn apart, children no longer have the opportunity to grow up with a mommy or daddy, and

Obama Administration Creating 'Shadow Internet' Overseas

From the New York Times: The Obama administration is leading a global effort to deploy “shadow” Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can use to undermine repressive governments that seek to silence them by censoring or shutting down telecommunications

Sean Penn Still Defending the Indefensible

For some reason, some liberals in Hollywood like to give dictators the benefit of the doubt. Their five-decade support for Fidel Castro’s iron rule over 11 million voiceless Cubans is inexplicable. Their “Blame America First” philosophy has brought them into

American Jewish Organizations and Obama

President Obama’s speech on the Middle East at the State Department last week, his icy glares at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office last Friday, his address before the AIPAC conference on Sunday, and his subsequent press

Media Spins Obama's Embarrassing Royal Toast

Obama embarrassed himself (and our nation) once again, this time while toasting The Queen of England. Stranded at a former state dinner setting without his teleprompter, Obama tried to turn a toast into a speech with note cards, talking over

The Mistake of Global Democratization

We are hearing a great deal about a budding “Democracy movement” spreading throughout the Middle East. Many are calling it an “Arab Spring.” The belief is that after centuries of totalitarian oppression, the Arab street is suddenly pining for more

Obama's Next War

Barack Obama’s tenure as Commander-in-Chief has not exactly been characterized by success. What comes next, however, may make his record to date look like the good old days. To be sure, on his watch, an extraordinary intelligence-special forces team liquidated

Israeli Jews Not Nearly As Sick As USA Jews: Poll

Must be something in the water, or maybe it’s something about your kid having to clean up after Obama’s mistakes. JPost, 5/27/2011 Poll: 12% of Israeli Jews consider Obama to be pro-Israel Despite AIPAC speech intended to correct impressions that

Obama Explained By Andy McCarthy

Just brilliant, which seems the norm for this guy. He pulls back the curtain on Obama and reveals what makes the man tick. It should be sent to everyone you know. Let’s keep its lesson in front of us as

Dead Bin Laden: The Ultimate Danish Cartoon

Separated at birth? — I’ve had a sneaking suspicion that the Obama White House would ultimately nix the release of Dead Bin Laden, and here it comes, the prepatory rumblings: Gates and Hillary, ABC’s Jake Tapper reports (via Drudge) are

He's Back! More Mischief from the 37th President

No offense to the classic movie thriller, “Friday the 13th ” but heees baaack! Yes, James Earl “Jimmy” Carter is, once again, sticking his nose and misguided views into international relations and continues, further complicating American policy in the world’s

Uncle Sam (Sucker) Caters Jihad

I don’t know which is more outrageous: the State Department memo claiming that the Libyan “rebels” — sorry, their “political arm” — has “embraced the Geneva Conventions” (death grip?), or that Uncle Sucker (you) will be catering their halal meals