Terrorists, described in foreign media as “armed gangs,” attacked the Egyptian-Israeli gas pipeline early Wednesday, halting supplies to Israel. It was at least the third attack on the pipeline this year. The blast, near El-Arish and approximately 30 miles south of the Israeli border, forced the evacuation of nearby residents from their homes. Unlike the […]
The Palestinian Authority has carried out Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s threat to “wipe Israel off the map” and literally has done so by displaying maps of “Palestine” covering all of Israel at the same time its leaders talk about “two states for two people.” PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Fatah movement that controls […]
Iranian civil defense commander Gholamreza Jalali said Monday the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program has fallen prey to a computer virus called “Stars,” Reuters reports. The Stars virus is the second in the cyber war against Iran’s bid for nuclear capability, following after the much-reported Stuxnet virus, Jalalai said the introduction of the new virus is […]
Today’s Wall Street Journal carries a stunning piece about a meeting that took place on April 16 in Kabul between Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The article asserts that Gilani sought to convince Karzai to break relations with the U.S. and instead seek an alliance with Pakistan and China, […]
Yesterday, the Supreme Court denied Virginia’s motion to bypass the appellate court and go directly to the Supreme Court in its challenge to the Obamacare litigation. The Court’s decision not to hear the case, delivered in an order without comment, was not surprising. While the procedure exists for the Court to hear cases after a […]
In a recent piece for The Wall Street Journal, Daniel Kessler, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, describes how the new health care law’s subsidy program to help low- and middle-income Americans purchase health insurance will have severe economic consequences. These will include discouraging work for qualifying individuals and other taxpayers, disrupting America’s labor […]
On Sunday, April 24, the team at Heritage Libertad hosted their monthly talk show on WEBR Fairfax public radio covering topics including the economy, the debt ceiling, and Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget. It also featured an interview with Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who gave an update on the status of the case against the federal government regarding […]
There are an estimated 27 million barrels of oil waiting to be tapped in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of Alaska. But after spending five years and nearly $4 billion, Shell Oil Company has been forced to abandon its efforts to drill for oil in the region. With gas at $4 per gallon and […]
Virginia residents witnessed a significant victory for religious liberty this week. On Wednesday, Virginia’s State Board of Social Services voted 7–2 to reject a controversial policy that could have forced faith-based institutions to abandon their beliefs and cost Virginia many effective adoption agencies. Governor Bob McDonnell (R) is expected to approve the regulations. The proposed […]
What is the “debt failsafe” trigger that the President rolled out in his speech on April 13? This is an idea that may be introduced into the debt limit increase debate next month, and it is a dangerous idea. If the Senate’s “Gang of Six” (a bipartisan group working to reduce the deficit) or the […]
