GeaGea Tells Hizbullah ‘The Game is Over’
Lebanese Forces party leader Samir GeaGea on Friday said Hizbullah must understand “the game is over.” “In my opinion, events in the region, starting with Syria and ending in Iran, are capable of creating an appropriate atmosphere for the brothers in Hezbollah to be convinced that the game is over and they have to surrender […]
Obama’s Math Hides True Unemployment
According to economist John Williams of Shadow Government Statistics, the unemployment rate for the month of December 2011 was closer to 22.4 percent–not the 8.5 percent reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Obama’s 8.5% is far removed from reality. To get closer to the real number, we must consult the (U6) figure that is […]
Poll: 35% of Americans Support Iran Military Strike
A poll conducted among U.S. citizens has found that 35 percent of them believe that the U.S. should attack Iran if sanctions do not stop the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. The poll, which was conducted by Rasmussen Reports, included 1,000 U.S. likely voters. Among other questions, they were asked how likely it is that stiff […]
Ambassador McFaul Runs into Putin’s TV Buzz Saw
Russian state television has launched an all-out assault on the new U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul—undeservedly so, although not unexpected. Russia’s Channel One, run by All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK), aired a hostile report this week aimed at the ambassador as he begins his tenure in Moscow. The report attacked McFaul personally and […]
Israel Refuses to Notify USA in Case of Iran Strike
Gen. Martin Dempsey arrives Thursday, Jan. 19, for his first visit to Israel as Chairman of the Joint US Chiefs of Staff amid a major falling-out between the two governments over the handling of Iran’s nuclear weapon potential. debkafile’s military and Washington sources confirm that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands by the view that Iran […]
Online Chat on the Keystone XL Pipeline
On Wednesday, president Obama rejected the TransCanada’s permit application to construct a 1,700-mile pipeline from Alberta, Canada, to Texas refineries. Join us on Friday from 12-1 for our “Lunch with Heritage” chat. We will be joined by Heritage’s energy expert Jack Spencer. He will be taking your questions about why the decision was made, what the […]
InsiderAdvantage Poll: Gingrich Now Leads Romney in South Carolina
An InsiderAdvantage poll conducted Wednesday night has former House Speaker Newt Gingrich now leading the Republican primary race in South Carolina. The poll of likely Republican primary voters has Gingrich with 32 percent, ahead of Mitt Romney who trailed close behind at 29 percent. “It means that the race is up for grabs,” declared InsiderAdvantage […]
Iran Scoffs at Western Sanctions; Continues With Nuclear Weapons Program
Iranian Ambassador to South Korea Ahmad Masoumifar on Wednesday said there is a high demand for Iran’s crude oil supplies and Tehran has no problem maintaining exports. Masoumifar also shrugged off Iran’s shrinking pools of customers, saying “we (Iran) are producing about 80 million barrels [of oil] and there is demand for about 90 million.” […]
Photo: Muslim MK Zoabi Of Israel Caught at Hamas Confab
An IDF raid on Hamas offices in Tulkarem turned up a photo of MK Hanin Zoabi (Balad) rubbing elbows with well-known Hamas figures. The photo — recovered with a cache of intelligence data in December — shows Zoabi alongside four known Hamas members. Aziz Dwaik, the Hamas terror movement’s most senior representative Judea and Samaria, […]
Group Pushes Video to ‘Train’ Educators How to Teach 6-12 Year-Olds About Gays and Lesbians
(CNSNews.com) – The Human Rights Campaign, a homosexual advocacy group, has produced a “professional development film” through its Welcoming Schools project for school staff and parents that features 6- to 12-year-olds talking about gays and lesbians. The film is called “What Do You Know? Six to Twelve Year Olds Talk about Gays and Lesbians,” and […]
Update: Dutch Daily Deluged Over Anti-Semitic Article
Dutch Christian daily Trouw’s vicious article about prenatal care in Israel entitled: “The chosen people have to be perfect”, provoked a furious response from HonestReporting readers. According to Yochanan Visser, the author of our guest post: Thanks to HonestReporting, Trouw received e-mails from places far beyond the borders of Holland. This was the first time in the […]