National Security
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Tweet of the Day: Obama warns of threat of a nuclear Iran to the U.S. and (gulp!) Israel
Maybe the explanation for this seeming blunt self-contradiction is that Barack Obama has “evolved” on the prospect of a nuclear Iran…
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Iran’s anti-nuke fatwa, cited repeatedly by Obama, is non-existent
During his annual statement marking the Persian new year, President Obama referred to the Iran Supreme Leader’s fatwa about producing…
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No, Obama, Iran’s — and U.S.’s — ‘best opportunity in decades’ was 2009 Green revolt, which you sat out
On Thursday, Barack Obama delivered his annual Nowruz message to the people of Iran. The name of the holiday, which marks the…
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Terrorists – including Iran – win: U.S. retreats in defeat from Yemen
Interesting times.
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Straight dope on the Jade Helm 2015 unconventional warfare exercise in the Western U.S.
Less -- and more -- than meets the eye.
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Secret Service requests $8M to build White House replica for training purposes (Video)
He didn’t say whether the mock White House would have break-away security barricades for drunk trainees to crash into. NBC…
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Obama let 40-year-old oil supply guarantee to Israel expire in November 2014
Belgium, Munich: all the analogies are fresh again.
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Iran, Obama, and the UN
The president intends to go to the UN Security Council with the results of his Iran negotiations, looking for purchase…
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Fearing for America
The Boehner invitation to President Netanyahu and the GOP senators’ open letter to the Iranian Supreme Leader are explained by…
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Peace in our time: Russia, NATO approach Black Sea flashpoint without CFE
No trust, less verify.
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Oil man may be the shady bridge between Islamic State and Syrian government
New travel sanctions released by the European Union on Friday point to a shady middleman who reportedly helped the Islamic…
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Tweet of the Day: 47 GOP senators who signed ‘Iran letter’ guilty of treason
On Monday, 47 Republican U.S. senators sent a letter to Iran’s leaders warning them that any deal they cut with the Obama administration on that nation’s…
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Islamic State now recruiting deaf jihadis with new sign language video
Read their lips: The Islamic State wants you! And if you’re not adept at lip reading, the terrorist group will…
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Air Force wants the A-10 gone but has no idea what next-gen aircraft will replace it
Head of Air Combat Command Gen. Hawk Carlisle informed reporters on Friday that, despite a week of deliberation, the Air…
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Should Twitter banish Islamic State supporters or track them? A new study investigates
A new study of online support for Islamic State terrorists contains surprising implications for stopping recruitment, as well as for…
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Fatwa allows Islamic State militants to play foosball as long as the little men are ‘beheaded’
Who knew that the Islamic State had a rec room, much less a foosball table? But as with everything else the…
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The Netanyahu alternative
In yet another attempt to have it both ways, President Obama warned Prime Minister Netanyahu not to disclose “secret” aspects…
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Netanyahu speaks, Obama responds predictably, round and round we go (Video)
If you asked Barack Obama what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech today to a joint session of Congress was…
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Bibi, Iran, and the history of negotiations
At the very least, Mr. Netanyahu’s appearance before AIPAC and a joint session of Congress has elevated the issue of…
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An AIPAC first: Pro-Israel lobby group breaks publicly with administration on Iran negotiations (Video)
Those who are not students of the history of U.S.-Israel relations may not understand the significance of yesterday’s action. As…
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U of Texas frat’s ‘border patrol’ party gets pass from administration, students outraged
Last month the Phi Gamma Delta chapter at the University of Texas threw a party that some students are complaining crossed a line —…
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In updated memoir, Obama expresses compassion for 9/11 terrorists
Let him be clearer. If Barack Obama wasn’t already crystal clear in his views about the identity of America’s enemy, or lack…
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One administration, two radically different reports on the threat of terrorism
Remember the logic problem in which a man visits an island inhabited by two tribes, one made up of pathological…
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Study: Gov’t policies bigger threat to the electrical grid than terrorist attacks
What’s the biggest threat to the reliability of America’s electrical grid? It’s not terrorism or solar flares. It’s actually federal…
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Iran and Israel: Minority of Democrats make America look petty and divided
Such a time as this.
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