On Wednesday, another Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated–this time with a magnetic bomb that was attached to the car in which he was traveling by a passing motorcyclist. Israel’s left-wing daily, Ha’aretz, provided a timeline of similar attacks–largely successful–on key
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton, known for his fearless defense of American interests, has just endorsed Gov. Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential primary. [youtube ax5U-v6yLhA] Speaking to host Greta van Susteren on Fox News’s On the Record, Bolton gave
Defying the Obama administration’s emphasis on defense cuts, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) urged the U.S. Navy to build more large warships today, saying that they are necessary to maintaining American defenses against new threats. Building too few large ships, at
This story makes one wonder if Vice President Biden’s remark that “the Taliban is not our enemy” was really a gaffe after all. If “the opening of a Taliban office” in Afghanistan really is on the table, what role does
Late-night host Conan O’Brien takes aim at President Obama’s plans to “streamline” the military through reduced defense spending while the rest of the Congressional budget inflates. From Team Coco: Which begs the question: if they’re telecommuting anyway, how long til
Jackson Diehl of the Washington Post has a devastating take down of Obama’s failures in foreign policy. An excerpt: Peace Prize winner, foreign policy failure? Here again there appears to be a disconnect between Obama’s 1970s-vintage ideas and the real
From the Associated Press: TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday, in a case adding to the accelerating tension between the United
(AFP) The United States will respond if Iran tries to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Gulf, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Sunday, saying such a move would cross a “red line.” “We made
(AFP) The head of Nigeria’s Christians has warned that deadly attacks on churches and faithful suggest “religious cleansing” and compared the violence to the run-up to the 1960s civil war. Ayo Oritsejafor, head of the Christian Association of Nigeria, also
MEMRI reports that U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman published an op-ed in the English version of Al-Hayat last week, pledging the Obama administration’s commitment to reach out to Islamist political parties coming to power
From the Army Times: “Young veterans continue to have problems finding jobs even as the overall economy is improving, according to Friday’s employment situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent in
Fresh off his impressive finish in the Iowa caucuses on Tuesday, Rick Santorum criticized Obama’s foreign policy with some of the harshest words we’ve heard this entire campaign season: You could certainly go down the route that he’s intentionally trying
A spate of attacks against Shiite pilgrims and neighbourhoods in Iraq killed at least 53 people on Thursday as the country grapples with a weeks-long political row that has stoked sectarian tensions. The violence, which wounded more than 100, was
From today’s speech by President Barack Obama on the Defense Strategic Review: Some will no doubt say that the spending reductions are too big; others will say that they’re too small. It will be easy to take issue with a
From Army Times: The National Guard Bureau’s top officer is now a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A provision in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law Dec. 31 by President Obama, adds the Guard leader
From the Stonegate Institute: At year end, 2011, as Americans emptied their wallets at the gas pump and crude oil reached almost $100 a barrel, OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia reported an $81.6 billion 2011 budget surplus. The White House action
Finally, some honesty. LONDON (AP) – Prime Minister David Cameron issued a blunt message to Britons on Monday, saying that though the Summer Olympics and the queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration will raise the country’s profile 2012 will still be a
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi said on Monday that snipers and gunfire remain in Syrian cities and called for an immediate halt to the shootings, in his first remarks since Arab monitors were deployed. “There are still snipers and gunfire.
From Reuters: Iran will fire long-range missiles during a naval drill in the Gulf on Saturday, a semi-official news agency reported, a show of force at a time when Iran has threatened to close shipping lanes if the West imposes
BEIRUT (AP) — In the largest protests Syria has seen in months, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Friday in a display of defiance to show an Arab League observer mission the strength of the opposition movement.
PARIS (AP) – Just three years ago, the euro was being praised as the can-do currency that had delivered unprecedented prosperity in Europe. Now, it’s widely derided as a hugely flawed experiment in the wake of a debt crisis that’s
Without a legal foundation akin to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing the rights of the minority and a separation of powers (and a predominance of the Western political philosophies that inspired the Constitution), will the results of the “Arab Spring” in
From Reuters: The line dividing Christians from Muslims that runs along a rocky valley in the central Nigerian town of Jos may not be visible to the eye, but it burns in the minds of local people. The mosque lies
Just in time for the Thatcher biopic “The Iron Lady,” Big Peace contributor Charles C. Johnson has an article in Tablet Magazine discussing why Margaret Thatcher was one of the Jews’ greatest friends. When asked about her most meaningful accomplishment,
From Reuters: Vladimir Putin softened his tone towards the protesters who have staged the biggest political rallies of his 12-year rule, saying on Wednesday he was ready for dialogue with Russia’s opposition but was at a loss for a leader
From the Washington Post: Lake Forest, Calif. — In 1980, Abraham Karem, an engineer who had emigrated from Israel, retreated into his three-car garage in Hacienda Heights outside Los Angeles and, to the bemusement of his tolerant wife, began to
Andrew Roberts (www.andrew-roberts.net) The mistake that the liberal media constantly make, especially for some reason in America, is assuming that when Britons are isolated in Europe, they are also uncomfortable. Yet since the 16th century it has almost always been
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An American man accused by Iran of working for the CIA could face the death penalty, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported Tuesday. In a closed court hearing, the prosecution applied for capital punishment, the report
MOSCOW (AP) — A ballistic missile that is to be a cornerstone of Russia’s nuclear arsenal has completed its rocky test program and will be commissioned by the military, President Dmitry Medvedev announced Tuesday during a meeting with military officers.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — When convoys of soldiers or federal police move through the scrubland of northern Mexico, the Zetas drug cartel knows they are coming. The alert goes out from a taxi driver or a street vendor, equipped with
Twenty-seven people were killed in terror attacks at churches across Nigeria on Christmas Day. Photo source: Reuters Reuters reports: Five bombs exploded on Christmas Day at churches in Nigeria, one killing at least 27 people, raising fears that Islamist militant
Merry Christmas to all! Peace on Earth, especially to the men and women in the U.S. and allied armed forces who protect it. May you return home in victory, safety, and honor.
(AP) PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea hailed Kim Jong Il’s son as “supreme leader” of the 1.2-million strong military, ramping up its campaign to install the young man as the next leader of the communist nation even as millions
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs and world leaders paid emotional tribute to Vaclav Havel on Friday at a pomp-filled funeral ceremony, ending a week of public grief and nostalgia over the death of the dissident playwright who led the 1989 revolution
After a U.S. troop withdrawal some criticized as premature, could Iraq experience the kind of instability and violence seen in South Vietnam in 1973? Or is this a last, desperate show of strength from a fading Al-Qaeda? BAGHDAD (AP) —
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s mercurial and enigmatic leader, has died. He was 69. Kim’s death was announced Monday by state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. Kim is believed to have suffered a
Playwright, president, and pundit Vaclav Havel died peacefully this morning at his home in the Czech Republic. He was a leading dissident in Soviet-dominated Czechoslovakia, a leader of the Velvet Revolution, and a founding father of the post-communist Czech democracy.
From Agence France–Presse: A US soldier accused of giving classified documents to WikiLeaks appeared in court Friday for the first time, with the defense immediately calling for the presiding officer to step down. Bradley Manning, a former intelligence analyst, is
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From McClatchy Newspapers: WASHINGTON — With Dakota Meyer standing at attention in his dress uniform, sweat glistening on his forehead under the television lights, President Barack Obama extolled the former Marine corporal for the “extraordinary actions” that had earned him