Kentucky Senator Rand Paul covered a lot of ground today in his CPAC speech. He discussed, among other things, the real reason why he filibustered the president’s nominee for Defense Secretary, the absurdity of giving Egypt $250 million in foreign aid (a country known for burning U.S. flags and for its citizens chanting “death to […]Continue Reading
After four months of playing hide and seek with the American people, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honored the Congress with her presence long enough to duck and deceive the American people regarding the worst incident of terrorism against Americans since 9/11. Those who are fans of Mrs. Clinton must have been delighted with her […]Continue Reading
Tuesday, two days after Barack Obama is officially inaugurated for his second term, another world leader will not only return to power, but with a much stronger mandate as well. Fourteen years after he lost Israel’s top job and quit politics, and four years after he recaptured his old post as prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu […]Continue Reading
by Tad Cronn Now that Algerian Special Forces have gone where President Obama feared to tread and ended the hostage standoff at a British Petroleum gas plant, the White House is no doubt resting easier. With Obama’s inaugural party approaching, the last thing the White House crowd wanted was to have a Jimmy Carter-esque hostage […]Continue Reading
Egypt‘s terror-coddling President Mohamed Morsi has repeated his arrogant demand that America free convicted 1993 World Trade Center mastermind Omar Abdel-Rahman. I’d like to report that President Obama repeated his unequivocal rejection of the Muslim Brotherhood leader’s entreaties. But as of this writing, no such public statement or restatement yet exists. That’s right. Obama has […]Continue Reading
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. — It seemed like a good idea at the time. After Christmas, my wife, Betsy, and I planned to head south to this lovely barrier island in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Our plan included celebrating New Year‘s quietly with as many of our kids, their kids and our friends as possible and […]Continue Reading
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt‘s disputed constitution has received a “yes” majority of more than 70 percent in the second and final round of voting on the referendum, according to preliminary results released early Sunday by the Muslim Brotherhood. The results, posted on the Brotherhood’s website, show that 71.4 percent of those who voted Saturday said […]Continue Reading
The leader of an Egyptian terrorist cell that planned attacks in Egypt and may be linked with the storming of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11 has been arrested by Egyptian intelligence officers, according to an official close to Egypt‘s intelligence agency and a senior U.S. official. Mohammad Jamal Abdo Ahmed had […]Continue Reading
It’s starting to look a lot like … Chanukah. That’s the minor eight-day Jewish holiday that’s become a major one in our time, perhaps because of its proximity to Christmas and the demand for some kind of Jewish equivalent. But the same blessings are still recited, the same songs sung. There are latkes to be […]Continue Reading
There was no uncertainty about who won the battle for Constantinople in 1453 (the Ottoman Caliphate), or who lost the battle for Vienna in 1529 (the Ottoman Caliphate). In the Civil War, the North decisively defeated the South. In the Battle of the Bulge, the Allies prevailed, and the Axis never recovered. These days, however, […]Continue Reading
Classical explanations of conventional wars run something like this: An aggressor state seeks political advantage through military force. It has a hunch that the threatened target will likely either make concessions to avoid losing a war, or, if war breaks out, the resulting political gains will be worth the military costs to achieve victory. Wars […]Continue Reading
During the so-called “Arab Spring,” the Obama administration insisted that the United States risked being on the “wrong side of history” if it remained aligned with secular despots like Egypt‘s Hosni Mubarak. Recent events have made clear that there is a wrong side for freedom in the Mideast all right and, thanks to Team Obama‘s […]Continue Reading