The State Department’s Jerusalem syndrome
Friday, March 30, 2012
The State Department’s Jerusalem syndrome
I went to the US Consulate this week to take care of certain family business. It was a thoroughly unpleasant experience. I think it is ironic that two days after my extremely unpleasant experience at the consulate, State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland refused to say what the capital of Israel is. It was ironic because anyone who visits the consulate knows that the US’s position on Jerusalem is in perfect alignment with that of Israel’s worst enemies.
Last time I went to the consulate was in 2007. At that time the building was located in the middle of an Arab neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem. It was unpleasant. In fact, it was fairly frightening. Once inside the building I couldn’t shake the feeling that the Americans had gone out of their way to make Israeli-American Jews feel uncomfortable and vaguely threatened.
The State Department’s Jerusalem syndrome
The State Department’s Jerusalem syndrome
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Issa on Obama's Remarks to Medvedev: 'He's Going to Sell Out Our National Defense After the Election' | CNSNews.com
(CNSNews.com) – House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that “the American people should be very afraid” after hearing President Barack Obama’s accidentally recorded remarks to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday that after the election he would have more “flexibility” in dealing with the Russians.
"I judge that in fact he’s going to sell out our national defense after the election," said Issa.
Issa on Obama's Remarks to Medvedev: 'He's Going to Sell Out Our National Defense After the Election' | CNSNews.com
"I judge that in fact he’s going to sell out our national defense after the election," said Issa.
Issa on Obama's Remarks to Medvedev: 'He's Going to Sell Out Our National Defense After the Election' | CNSNews.com
McCain: Obama Will Use 'Presidential Power to Downgrade' Missile Defense
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says President’s Obama’s recent comments to Russian President Medvedev show the president intends to downgrade the importance of missile defense in Europe.
McCain: Obama Will Use 'Presidential Power to Downgrade' Missile Defense | CNSNews.com
“What he means is that he will use his presidential power to downgrade the importance of missile defense, that’s what he means, that’s what the translation is,” McCain told CNSNews.com.
McCain: Obama Will Use 'Presidential Power to Downgrade' Missile Defense | CNSNews.com
British middle man found dead in China and his links to intelligence company
Immaculately dressed, often in cream linen, Neil Heywood was the epitomy of a British gentleman abroad, but his death in a hotel room in China has left those who knew him asking what secrets he may have taken to his grave.
British middle man found dead in China and his links to intelligence company - Telegraph
Senators Fight to Stop EPA’s Takeover of All Water
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Dean Heller (R-NV) and 26 other Senators introduced legislation to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from taking over all private water in the United States. The “Preserve the Waters of the U.S. Act” prevents the EPA and the Army Corp of Engineers (Corps) from using their overreaching “guidance” to change legal responsibilities under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Senators Fight to Stop EPA’s Takeover of All Water
Senators Fight to Stop EPA’s Takeover of All Water
ObamaCare: Unexpected criticism from U.S. Supreme Court threatens health care overhaul - thestar.com
WASHINGTON—The future of President Barack Obama’s signature health care overhaul was thrown into deep doubt Tuesday as a divided U.S. Supreme Court raked the constitutionality of the law in crucial Washington hearings.
Already an explosive election-year issue, the Affordable Care Act, dubbed “ObamaCare” by its detractors, was long expected to come under fire from conservative-leaning justices on the nine-member high court.
But few seemed prepared for the intensity of criticism Tuesday, with a majority of the court — including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who holds what is widely seen as a crucial swing vote — expressing concern the law fundamentally alters the relationship between Americans and their government.
World News: ObamaCare: Unexpected criticism from U.S. Supreme Court threatens health care overhaul - thestar.com
Already an explosive election-year issue, the Affordable Care Act, dubbed “ObamaCare” by its detractors, was long expected to come under fire from conservative-leaning justices on the nine-member high court.
But few seemed prepared for the intensity of criticism Tuesday, with a majority of the court — including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who holds what is widely seen as a crucial swing vote — expressing concern the law fundamentally alters the relationship between Americans and their government.
World News: ObamaCare: Unexpected criticism from U.S. Supreme Court threatens health care overhaul - thestar.com
National Marriage Group Launches Starbucks Boycott
America’s premier purveyor of overpriced coffee has become the target of a boycott launched by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), a nationwide group battling for traditional marriage. On March 21 the group announced the launch of DumpStarbucks.com, a website encouraging individuals to stop purchasing their daily latte or French roast brew at their local Starbucks because the Seattle-based company has made an official endorsement of same-sex marriage. The website also invites individuals to add their names to a petition sent to Starbucks, voice their concern to their local Starbucks, find local alternatives to the coffee shop, and inform friends about the boycott through Facebook and Twitter.
National Marriage Group Launches Starbucks Boycott
National Marriage Group Launches Starbucks Boycott
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