It is wonderful to finally get the Americans back, but the terms we know (and the stuff we don’t) should give us pause … Four Americans held in Iran, including a Christian pastor, a former U.S. Marine and a Washington Post reporter, have been freed in a prisoner swap also involving seven Iranians held in the U.S. for violating international sanctions, a U.S. official confirmed Saturday. Pastor Saeed Abedini, Washington
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July 27, 2015
“On Hating the Jews” [Darleen Click]
In the Wall Street Journal in December 2003, Natan Sharansky, a Jewish refusenik who was a political prisoner under the old Soviet regime, wrote this about “the longest hatred”. Over the millennia, anti-Semitism has infected a multitude of peoples, religions and civilizations, in the process inflicting a host of terrors on its Jewish victims. But while there is no disputing the impressive reach of the phenomenon, there is surprisingly little
July 14, 2015
Obama’s tell on unconscionable Iranian “deal” [Darleen Click]
Whenever Obama engages in policies that he knows are not in America’s best interest, he blusters and threatens … Obama said. “I strongly believe that our national security interest now depends on preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, which means that without a diplomatic resolution, either I or a future U.S. president would face a decision about whether or not to allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon or
April 2, 2015
Obama’s #IranDeal [Darleen Click]
Sampling the reaction via social media, the Left cult cheer-leading squad is not citing this as anything like a “Road to Peace” (though it looks more like another exercise of “Peace in our time”). No, The Left is in full, bullying glee mode with nasty rhetoric aimed at Republicans and Israel. That “Death to America” “Death to Israel” is not worthy of their consideration leads the reasonable adult to conclude
March 27, 2015
Remember when Obama vowed “verification” would have to be part of any Iran nuclear deal? [Darleen Click]
Well, that only lasted a few weeks … Obama, March 8: “Over the next month or so,” Obama said, “we’re going to be able to determine whether or not their system is able to accept what would be an extraordinarily reasonable deal, if, in fact, as they say, they are only interested in peaceful nuclear programs. And if we have unprecedented transparency in that system, if we are able to
March 26, 2015
Obama hates Israel … but it gets worse [Darleen Click]
Obama’s DoD is passing information on Israel’s nuclear program to Iran. Our peevish, petulant, and impetuous President has struck again: In a development that has largely been missed by mainstream media, the Pentagon early last month quietly declassified a Department of Defense top-secret document detailing Israel’s nuclear program, a highly covert topic that Israel has never formally announced to avoid a regional nuclear arms race, and which the US until
March 21, 2015
“France Takes Toughest Line at Iran Nuclear Talks” [Darleen Click]
France??!! LAUSANNE, Switzerland—France is again adopting the toughest line against Iran in negotiations aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear program, potentially placing Paris at odds with the Obama administration as a diplomatic deadline to forge an agreement approaches at month-end. President Barack Obama called French President François Hollande on Friday to discuss the Iran diplomacy and try to unify their positions. The presidents “reaffirmed their commitment” to a deal “while noting
March 13, 2015
“Iran is essentially building an arc of dominance from Tehran through Baghdad and Damascus to Beirut on the Mediterranean.” [Darleen Click]
Heck of a job, Barry. While Washington focuses on Iran-U.S. nuclear talks, the Islamic Republic is making a major but little-noticed strategic advance. Iran’s forces are quietly occupying more of Iraq in a way that could soon make its neighbor a de facto Shiite satellite of Tehran. That’s the larger import of the dominant role Iran and its Shiite militia proxies are playing in the military offensive to take back
March 6, 2015
Democrat Senator Menendez to be indicted as he emerges as critic of Obama’s Chamberlainesque Iran plan [Darleen Click]
Wow, the timing! The Justice Department reportedly is preparing to charge New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez with corruption counts over allegations he used his office to help a Democratic donor. CNN and The New York Times reported Friday that the charges are being prepared. The case against the powerful lawmaker, two years in the making, comes at a sensitive time for Menendez — and the Obama administration. Menendez has