Senators Defy Obama With Bipartisan Iran Sanctions Bill; WH Promises Veto
(CNSNews.com) – Hours after more than two dozen senators from both parties introduced new delayed-trigger Iran sanctions legislation, White House press secretary Jay Carney said Thursday that President Obama will veto it if passed. “We don’t believe this proposal is necessary, as I think we’ve made clear and we have been discussing with members of […]
Q&A on the Trouble in South Sudan, the World’s Youngest Country
Residents of Juba arrive at the U.N. compound, where they sought shelter. (Photo: TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom) South Sudan is dangerously close to becoming embroiled in a civil war. Rival factions within the national army clashed in the capital, resulting in an attempted coup at the beginning of the week. Two Indian U.N. peacekeepers have been […]
Yes, Support the Syrian Terrorist Rebels
by Daniel Pipes December 19, 2013 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner In April 2013, I published an article with the slightly inaccurate title, “Support Assad.” Better would have been “Support Whichever Side Is Losing in the Syrian Civil War.” Back then, it seemed that the regime of Bashar al-Assad was doomed; but already […]
Muslim Cleric: It’s OK to Blow Yourself Up ‘For Allah’
“Blowing oneself up for the sake of Allah is acceptable,” according to a radical Muslim cleric who recently spoke to a Lebanese television network. The comments by Syrian-born Islamist cleric Omar Bakri were made in an interview which aired on the Lebanese Al-Jadid/New TV on November 26. They were translated by the Middle East Media […]
How Privately-Owned Warships Are Combating Piracy and Terrorism
In his new book, Private Anti-Piracy Navies, award-winning author John-Clark Levin explains how private security companies are combating and preventing piracy and maritime terrorism by protecting merchant ships with armed escort vessels. In 2008, Somalia saw a steep increase in piracy when merchant ships were hijacked and prisoners taken ransom along the coast of Somalia […]
Existing-Home Sales Drop for Third Straight Month
The number of people who bought existing U.S. homes in November declined for the third straight month. Higher mortgage rates have made home-buying more expensive, while the lingering effect of the October government shutdown might have deterred some sales. Home re-sales fell 4.3 percent to an annual rate of 4.90 million, the National Association of […]
The Adra Massacre by Obama Supported Islamic Radicals in Syria
A massacre in the town of Adra, 20 kilometers north of Damascus. Survivors say Obama supported jihadist Islamic rebel groups executed dozens of civilians, including children, beheading them or burning them alive. While the Syrian army continues its broad push to get the insurgents out of Adra, there are eyewitness accounts of what happened in […]
6.4 million home mortgages in U.S. still underwater
Nearly 6.4 million homeowners in the United States are still “underwater” on their mortgages, owing the bank more than their house is worth, experts say. “Nearly 6.4 million homes, or13 percent of all residential properties with a mortgage were still in negative equity at the end of the third quarter,” said CoreLogic, an Irvine, California […]
Angela Merkel compared Obama to Communist Stasi in heated encounter
The German chancellor us furious at Obama after revelations US intelligence agency listened in on her personal mobile phone. In an angry exchange with Barack Obama, Angela Merkel has compared the snooping practices of the US with those of the Communist East German Stasi, the ubiquitous and all-powerful secret police of the communist dictatorship in […]
Fraud: Obama daughters are paid staff!
Obama daughters are paid staff!!!!!! THIS IS TRUE: CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF (SEE LINK HERE) UNBELIEVABLE THIEVERY Obama Daughters are Michelle’s ‘Senior Staffers’. Michelle was caught cheating on her expense report. What a show of arrogance! This information was obtained by Judicial Watch March, 2012. The administration had to be sued to get this […]
Fed to taper bond buying by $10 billion a month
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it would start to taper its aggressive bond-buying program to $75 billion a month beginning in January, propelling the market to a record close. The FOMC also announced it would lower its monthly long-term Treasury bond purchases to $40 billion and mortgage-backed securities to $35 billion a month, both reductions […]
