Egyptians Assault Clinton’s Motorcade
CAIRO – Rioters threw tomatoes and shoes at U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s motorcade on Sunday during her first visit to Egypt since the election of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. A tomato struck an Egyptian official in the face, and shoes and a water bottle landed near the armoured cars carrying Clinton’s delegation in […]
27 Things That Every American Should Know About The National Debt
The U.S. government has stolen $15,876,457,645,132.66 from future generations of Americans, and we continue to add well over a hundred million dollars to that total every single day day. The 15 trillion dollar binge that we have been on over the past 30 years has fueled the greatest standard of living the world has ever […]
Cloakroom: July 16 – July 20
House Cloakroom Analysis: This week the House will turn its attention to defense funding. The major bill on the floor this week will be the Defense appropriations bill, which provides the funding for the nation’s military. Additionally, the House will take up a bill to establish strict transparency requirements for the Obama Administration’s process of […]
Muslims Use Mexico to Enter U.S. Illegally
While the U.S. government wages war against terrorism on foreign soil, America’s poorly guarded Mexican border continues to be used as a covert entry portal by international gangs that smuggle Arabs into the U.S. In November last year, Mexico’s consul in Lebanon, Imelda Ortiz Abdala, was arrested on charges that she helped a smuggling ring […]
State Department Still Balking on Calling Out Terrorists in Nigeria
There is some confusion in Foggy Bottom as to how the United States ought to define Boko Haram, an Islamic militant group based in northern Nigeria. Last week, Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson testified in front of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, calling Boko Haram a “terrorist organization.” Yet he defended the Obama Administration’s […]
Syrian Fighting Worsens as Regime Moves Chemical Weapons
The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s embattled regime is moving chemical munitions out of storage depots. It remains unclear whether the regime is deploying these weapons in the field or is trying to keep them from falling into the hands of rebels, who have gained considerable ground in recent […]
Dutch Parliament Votes to Ditch the Joint Strike Fighter
The bad news: This week the Dutch parliament voted to scrap Dutch participation in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The good news: Since the Dutch government dissolved back in April, and there will be a general election later in the year, the vote is non-binding. Nevertheless, this should serve as a wake-up call […]
Why Palestinians Will Never Make Peace With Israel
Arafat had been telling his people that anyone who makes concessions to Israel is a traitor. Like Arafat, Abbas does not want to go down in history as the first Palestinian leader to make concessions, especially on sensitive issues such as refugees and Jerusalem. What are the chances that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas would […]
The Housing bust over?
Nationwide, the housing market appears is back on track, so says the Wall Street Journal. It reports nearly seven years after the start of the housing bust, most indexes of housing prices are now going up. Experts say a reduced amount of unsold homes is the key to the turn around. More good news for […]
Obama Orders U.S. Intelligence to Increase Surveillance of Israel
WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has intensified surveillance of Israel’s military. Western diplomatic sources said President Barack Obama has ordered intensified U.S. intelligence on Israel’s military and government. They said Obama wanted to ensure that his administration could collect information that would indicate an Israeli plan to strike either Iran or Syria. Is Obama […]
California Sparks Municipal-Bankruptcy Wave
While three cities in California have filed for bankruptcy in the past few weeks, more filings are expected, according to CNNMoney. San Bernadino became the latest city in the state to file for bankruptcy protection, following Stockton and Mammoth Lakes. Many cities around the country, not just in the State of California, are struggling to […]
