Obama Raids Pensions
The Obama administration will begin to tap federal retiree programs to help fund operations after the government lost its ability Monday to borrow more money from the public, adding urgency to efforts in Washington to fashion a compromise over the debt. (Bloomberg) — Lee Sachs, chief executive officer for AlliancePartners and former assistant U.S. Treasury […]
Second Westerner Claims Torture in Dubai
A United States citizen has alleged that police in Dubai tortured him, just one month after a British tourist died in prison in Dubai, apparently due to a severe beating. The American man, 30-year-old Adam Foster, admitted to stealing police handcuffs but said his confession was extracted by force. Foster spoke to CNN from Dubai, […]
USA Hits Debt Ceiling
The U.S. government is expected to hit the $14.294 trillion debt ceiling Monday, setting in motion an uncertain, 11-week political scramble to avoid a default. The Treasury Department plans to announce Monday it will stop issuing and reinvesting government securities in certain government pension plans, part of a series of steps designed to delay a […]
Video of Eyewitnesses in Tel Aviv, Israel: It was Indeed a Terror Attack
Israel National News TV visited the site of Sunday morning’s truck terror attack in Tel Aviv shortly afterwards and heard from eyewitnesses: “I stood at the bus stop and saw a speeding truck that caused cars to fly left and right,” said eyewitness Shlomo Gabbai. “It took down a railing and hit cars, until it […]
Security Breach Could Endanger Seals Who Killed Bin Laden
Releasing operational details of Osama Bin Laden’s targeted killing was a breach of security that could endanger the men who carried out the mission, as well as their families, CNN reports. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the Department of Defense is looking into ways to “pump up the security” for Navy SEAL’s who […]
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Could Become President of OPEC
TEHRAN (AFP) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he has temporarily assumed the duties of the oil ministry, as the oil cartel OPEC prepares for a biannual meeting in Vienna. “For now, I myself am the caretaker of the oil ministry,” Ahmadinejad said in a televised speech late Sunday, without elaborating. On Saturday, Ahmadinejad dismissed […]
Huckabee Won’t Run for President in 2012
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas announced on his Fox News radio show Saturday night he will not seek the Republican party nomination for presidential candidate in 2012. He left observers and even his closest aides in the dark until he said on air, “All the factors say go, but my heart says no. And […]
Flotilla 2: NY Times Sinks the Truth
Flotilla 2: NY Times Sinks the Truth According to a New York Times report, a second flotilla of vessels led by the Turkish Mavi Marmara is due to sail for Gaza within the next few months. Last time, the real motives and agenda of those involved in the flotilla only became clear after Israeli commandos […]
“Top Gun” Turns 25, but the Military Technology Is Even Older
Remember the movie “Top Gun”? The film is 25 years old, but the military technology that played a starring role in the plot is even older. In today’s Washington Examiner, James Carafano reflects on the state of that arsenal today and why “getting America’s Maverick back” is so important: At the end of the 1986 box-office […]
Scores Wounded in Latest Religious Clashes in Egypt
CAIRO — A day after dozens were seriously injured in the latest spate of clashes between Muslims and Coptic Christians here, thousands of Christians on Sunday denied the request of the community’s leader to lift a sit-in demonstration on response to Muslims fire bombing a Church last week. Witnesses said the clashes began late Saturday […]
First Steps to Remedy President Obama’s Flawed Missile Defense Policy Taken
Yesterday, members of the House Armed Service Committee, under the leadership of Representative Michael Turner (R–OH) increased the funding for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program in the fiscal year (FY) 2011 budget. Members of the committee decided to increase the funding for this program by $100 million above the Obama Administration’s $1.2 billion request. […]
