Benghazi Investigation Still Very Much Ongoing
Newscom Benghazi is back in the headlines with a vengeance as investigations continue on several congressional fronts: Representative Darrell Issa (R–CA) subpoenaed the State Department to deliver more email threads on the Benghazi talking points; The House Government Reform and Oversight Committee threatened to subpoena Ambassador Thomas Pickering regarding the Accountability Review Board’s inadequate investigation; […]
DeMint on Fox News: “Obamacare Puts the IRS on Steroids”
Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint appeared on Fox News’ “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” tonight to warn about the new powers granted to the IRS as a result of Obamacare. “Obamacare puts the IRS on steroids,” DeMint said. “It opens the door for the IRS to come into all of our lives.” DeMint […]
VIDEO: Last Week Umbrellas, This Week Obama Forgets to Salute Marine
By GOPUSA Staff May 25, 2013 7:40 am Last week, Barack Obama put the military to use by having a Marine shield him from the rain by holding an umbrella. Obama’s lack of respect was extended when he ignored the traditional salute as he boarded the Marine One helicopter. Someone obviously had to remind him […]
Terrorist Rebels to Hizbullah: Stop Attacking Us Or We’ll Hunt You to Hell
An official with the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) warned the Hizbullah terror group on Tuesday to end its involvement in the Syrian conflict and stop backing government troops. Brigadier General Salim Idris, the current chief of Staff of the Supreme Military Council of the FSA, told Al Arabiya, “If the attacks of Hizbullah [on] […]
‘Blood Libels and BDS’ Exposes ‘Persistent Double Standards’
The Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor released today a report titled “Blood Libels and BDS” detailing the antisemitic rhetoric and activity of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which will be presented to the participants of the Global Forum in Jerusalem later this week. “A network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) claiming to promote human rights and humanitarian agendas in the […]
The Jewish People Are Not Alone
Anti-Semitism is not just an Israeli or a Jewish problem, but is first and foremost a problem for any society in which it is allowed to manifest itself, Deputy Foreign Minister Zeev Elkin said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism which convened in Jerusalem, Elkin said that there should be a […]
Muslim Introduces Bill That Will Ban Cartoons of Muhammad in Israel
Muslim MK Ibrahim Sarsour (Ra’am-Ta’al) has reintroduced legislation that would lower the threshold for what is considered a racist offense and would ban the publication of materials that disparage the prophet Muhammad through a “cartoon, defamation and insult,” the Yisrael Hayom newspaper reported on Tuesday. Sarsour is one of three sponsors of the bill, all […]
Al Qaeda Warns USA; Hit-Squads Coming
UPDATE: The source informed media sources hours after this story was posted that the Islamic regime ruling Iran is in preparation for a major cyber attack very soon on major U.S. facilities – to send a warning to the U.S. that the regime is capable of harming America’s infrastructure. It would be intended as a […]
The IRS, Obamacare, and You: The Complexity
The many federal bureaucrats working on Obamacare implementation within the IRS stand at the center of an intricate web of government and regulation that will ensnare all Americans in its grasp. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) last year released a report with a chart showing all the bureaucratic offices and divisions within the IRS charged […]
Anti-Semitism? U.S. Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Alan Gross for Current Imprisonment in Cuba
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Alan Gross, the American-Jewish contractor who has been imprisoned in Cuba since 2009, against the U.S. government, for whom he was working when he was arrested. Judge James Boasberg wrote in an opinion dismissing the case that federal law bars lawsuits against the government based […]
Best Friends: Obama and Christie Taking Another Beach Tour Together
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Gov. Chris Christie, the odd couple of politics, are finding common cause again. Obama was to tour New Jersey’s beach communities with Christie on Tuesday, examining the recovery from Hurricane Sandy’s devastating damage last October. The trip gives Obama a chance to showcase the widely praised Federal Emergency […]