J.E. Dyer

J.E. Dyer is a retired Naval Intelligence officer who lives in Southern California, blogging as The Optimistic Conservative for domestic tranquility and world peace. Her articles have appeared at Hot Air, Commentary’s Contentions, Patheos, The Daily Caller, The Jewish Press, and The Weekly Standard.

Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMarch 19, 2013
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Cyprus: The EU, out of ideas

The Pax Americana continues to disintegrate, and the crack-up continues to circle around the “Great Crossroads,” the junction of Asia,…
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Media

J.E. DyerMarch 18, 2013
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Oops – The IDF didn’t kill Baby Mashrawi (and other things that didn’t happen during Pillar of Defense)

Not killed by the IDF (AP Photo) [Warning: graphic images] Diligent readers of the Washington Post may know by now…
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMarch 18, 2013
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Missile defense mash-up: Reagan’s vision derailed

If you went strictly by the MSM reporting on the Defense Department’s recent announcement about missile defense, the thought in…
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMarch 10, 2013
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Egypt, Cyprus, Turkey: Pax Americana crack-up watch

If you want to know what it will look like for the status quo crack-up to actually happen, as the…
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerMarch 6, 2013
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Mr. Paul goes to Washington

There are a lot of things going on in America today, from inclement weather in northern Virginia to the uneasy…
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Education

J.E. DyerMarch 1, 2013
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Video: Manhattan college students play “baby-killing” game

It turns out that when you insist it’s just a blob of tissue, people do view it without respect. Students in the…
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Economy

J.E. DyerFebruary 27, 2013
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Dead in the water: Obama’s military and the Iran nuclear threat

Two to three years ago, the United States Department of Defense had enough military forces on station in, or readily…
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerFebruary 25, 2013
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Truly creepy moments from the 2013 Oscars (with bonus reviewlet of Les Misérables)

Confessions up front: I rarely watch the Oscars broadcast, and I had to do a search on Seth McFarlane to…
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerFebruary 20, 2013
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Obama and Israel: Community-organizing the planet?

A correspondent of mine expressed some surprise when it was announced yesterday that the new secretary of state, John Kerry,…
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerFebruary 17, 2013
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Russian bombers do Guam

The Washington Free Beacon reports that the Russian Tu-95 “Bear” bomber aircraft operated near Guam on 12 February, a few…
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National Security

J.E. DyerFebruary 8, 2013
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The Civil War is not analogous to the killing-Americans-with-drones problem; UPDATE

Pundits have for weeks been erroneously comparing the issue of “killing Americans” with drone strikes abroad to the brother-against-brother character…
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Economy

J.E. DyerJanuary 17, 2013
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Obama threatens vets’ pensions, Social Security checks

In his quest to get the debt ceiling raised, President Obama issued a threat in his Wednesday press conference that…
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerDecember 21, 2012
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You don’t have to be Jewish to oppose Hagel for Defense

The rightosphere has responded viscerally to Chuck Hagel’s potentially receiving the nomination for secretary of defense. If you didn’t know better,…
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerDecember 14, 2012
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Terrible tragedy in Newtown

Any attempts to explain the horrible event at Sandy Hook Elementary today will – for a long time – come…
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerDecember 7, 2012
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Iran, Syria, and sanctions-busting fakery

Inevitably, Iran and Syria are gaming international maritime communications. Both nations are under sanctions. Both appear to be faking registry…
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerNovember 28, 2012
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Obamacare: The propaganda and lobbying machine revs up

Southern Californians, I need your help here. I’ve been seeing a TV commercial (airing in the greater-LA viewing area for…
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerNovember 24, 2012
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There’s a new Pharoah in town

Eyes on the ball, folks. In strategic terms, the most important thing that has happened in the last 10 days…
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerNovember 20, 2012
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Gaza: Least likely place to use US Marines to rescue American citizens?

Why are we sending an amphibious readiness group (ARG) with a Marine expeditionary unit (MEU) embarked to sit off the…
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Media

J.E. DyerNovember 18, 2012
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Journalists in Gaza working in middle of rocket-launch area

Mainstream media outlets are blaring out the story: “Israel strikes media buildings in Gaza, expanding its range of targets.” (Well,…
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Media

J.E. DyerNovember 18, 2012
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Dead child in Egyptian prime minister’s arms killed by Hamas, not Israel

Elder of Ziyon has the story. The four-year-old boy, whose lifeless body Egyptian prime minister Hesham Kandil was photographed holding…
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerNovember 14, 2012
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14 November 2012: Israel, Hamas, PA encounter the paradigm shift

Not all the news was good today, but some of it was heartening. In response to days of rocket attacks…
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J.E. Dyer

Cyprus: The EU, out of ideas

Oops – The IDF didn’t kill Baby Mashrawi (and other things that didn’t happen during Pillar of Defense)

Missile defense mash-up: Reagan’s vision derailed

Egypt, Cyprus, Turkey: Pax Americana crack-up watch

Dead in the water: Obama’s military and the Iran nuclear threat

Truly creepy moments from the 2013 Oscars (with bonus reviewlet of Les Misérables)

Obama and Israel: Community-organizing the planet?

Russian bombers do Guam

Obama threatens vets’ pensions, Social Security checks

You don’t have to be Jewish to oppose Hagel for Defense

Iran, Syria, and sanctions-busting fakery

There’s a new Pharoah in town

Gaza: Least likely place to use US Marines to rescue American citizens?

Journalists in Gaza working in middle of rocket-launch area

Dead child in Egyptian prime minister’s arms killed by Hamas, not Israel

14 November 2012: Israel, Hamas, PA encounter the paradigm shift

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