Kerry to Iraq: Stop Allowing Flights From Iran to Syria

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraq to stop allowing Iranian flights apparently carrying military equipment through its airspace headed to Syria, on a surprise visit to Baghdad on Sunday. AFP reported that Kerry warned Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that Washington was “watching what Iraq is doing,” the highest-level criticism yet of Baghdad for […]

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The Best Part of the Oscars 2013

America has been buzzing about the dresses, the stars, the winners, and the hit films all week. But the most important part of the Oscars is a real-life drama that is still playing out. It is not unusual for Hollywood actors to use their stardom to bring attention to human rights and humanitarian causes. But […]

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Kerry’s First Overseas Trip: It’s Not Where He’s Going; It’s Where He’s Not Going

Patsy Lynch/Polaris/Newscom Secretary of State John Kerry’s first overseas trip began by sending mixed signals before he even left U.S. soil—by not visiting key U.S. allies in Eastern Europe and Israel. Kerry’s first foreign trip commenced on Sunday and began with a stop in the United Kingdom. He will also visit Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, […]

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Afghan War

U.S. Taxpayer Money to Be Spent on Website ‘Offering Messages of Hope’ for Afghanistan

(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. Embassy in Kabul plans to spend up to $250,000 in taxpayer money on the creation of a website that will allow people to show how “the Afghanistan of today has provided opportunities that didn’t exist before.” The stand-alone website — or dedicated YouTube channel — must give people in Afghanistan and […]

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What Planet Does John Kerry Live On?

by Daniel Pipes February 3, 2013 Cross-posted from National Review Online The two-day old tenure of Secretary of State John Kerry got off to a flying start today with an astonishing statement from his ambassador to Egypt, Anne W. Patterson, at a joint ceremony in Cairo to mark the delivery of four American-made F-16 aircraft: […]

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Kerry Confirmed by Senate

Patsy Lynch/Polaris/Newscom The Senate today confirmed John Kerry to be the next Secretary of State by a vote of 94-3. As expected, the former Senator and Foreign Relations Committee chairman had no trouble sailing through his confirmation process. The only three dissenters were Republicans Jim Inhofe (OK), John Cornyn (TX), and Ted Cruz (TX). Kerry […]

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Obama & Israeli Flag

Obama’s Anti-Zionism

by Daniel Pipes The Washington Times January 22, 2013 N.B.: Some small differences from the Washington Times version, which is titled “Obama second term bodes trouble for Israel” Were Barack Obama re-elected, I predicted two months before the Nov. 2012 presidential vote, “the coldest treatment of Israel ever by a U.S. president will follow.” Well, […]

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BENGHAZI SCANDAL CONTINUES: On Payroll After ‘Resignation’, Another ‘Lie in Web of Lies’

The chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee slammed the State Department on Thursday over a report that officials who were said to have resigned over the attacks in Benghazi are still on the payroll. “This is unbelievable, the American people should be outraged at this, because it is pathetic, it is disgraceful, it is purposely […]

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