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Team Obama: ‘It’s too politically sensitive’ to evacuate the U.S. embassy in Baghdad
Benghazi times 10 to the 23rd power.
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Vatican to host Islamic prayers in ‘non-political’ political event
Church and peace process.
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Team Obama’s obsession: A ‘peace process’ that’s past its shelf life
Stick a fork in it. And get a clue while you're at it, Team Obama.
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Jimmy Carter on NSA: ‘I believe if I send an email, it will be monitored’
Former President Jimmy Carter says he fears his private email is monitored for sensitive information by the government he once led. Carter was speaking to…
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Euphrates corridor: Jihadis, and territorial gains, metastasizing
Geographizing the fight.
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Fleeing the Gulf, aligning with Hezbollah and Iran
You thought Jimmy Carter was bad? Carter at least continued decades-old American policies – if on a sort of “less…
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Missiles for Hezbollah; a dilemma for U.S., Saudis, Israel?
An interesting juncture is shaping up for three national policies: a juncture that will see its interactions played out on…
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The crown in the gutter: Saudis, Lebanon, and Middle Eastern realignment
The end of the year is a hard time to write about developing trends. There’s a lot to say, long-term…
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Taqiyya and Hudaybiyyah: The non-deal Iran ‘deal,’ Week 5
When we left our story last time, Iran hadn’t agreed to anything except further negotiation (if she felt like it),…
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The questionable roots of Islam under the microscope
A smorgasbord religion whose deity demands human blood… Kate Henderson of The GuardianLV.com (of Las Vegas, NV) reported on on…
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Israeli security: ‘War war’ returns to the Middle East
One of the peculiar features of the Obama administration has been its apparent belief that it can maneuver against America’s…
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So, what they’re saying is: We skeptics were right about the Iran ‘deal’
A fresh lament has emerged in the languid saga of the non-deal Iran “deal.” Suddenly the spin is off the…
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Great news: U.S. has security plan for the West Bank!
One has to be sparing with exclamation points, but this one’s a lollapalooza. A dilly! A doozie. A big honkin’…
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Iranian navy takes another big step outward
A couple of years ago, the Iranian navy announced it had deployed a submarine to the Red Sea as part…
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The Geneva deal and triggers for Israeli action (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a two-part post. Part 1 is here. The consequences of Iran getting the bomb are…
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The deal that will launch a thousand attack sorties? (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of a two-part post. Part 2 is here. It’s hard to overstate the concern with which…
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Kerry tries desperately to force deal of century on Iran
Objectively, the deal being offered to Iran in the talks in Geneva is a very good one, for Iran. Iran…
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Obama’s Iran policy: The definition of insanity?
A few days ago, there were shouts of “Vive la France!” as la France Surcouf stepped in to stop the…
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Russian navy: First port visit to Egypt (among others) in 21 years
Suddenly, even Vladimir Putin looks more attractive. He looks, at least, like he actually intends to fight radical Islamism –…
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Yet another reminder: Iran still closing in on bomb
So, who’s up for another round of graphs showing that Western diplomacy, sanctions, and technology have yet to out-maneuver Iran…
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Obama’s Cuban missile crisis
What a coup it would be, for Team Obama to turn two weeks of dithering and squandering American credibility on…
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8-year-old Yemeni bride dies of injuries sustained during wedding night rape
What could be more grotesquely inhumane than forcing a child whose age is still measured in single digits to engage…
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