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Hillary tells voters she would be tough on Iran. Then she does a fundraiser for a pro-Tehran lobby group

Posted on February 19, 2016 by ArchitectGuy

FREE BEACON Clinton Teams Up With Pro-Tehran Lobby For Fundraiser by Adam Kredo February 19, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is scheduled to host a fundraiser this weekend with key members of a pro-Tehran lobbying outfit that is working … Continue reading →

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The penalty for playing heavy metal in Iran may be execution

Posted on February 14, 2016 by ArchitectGuy

MUSIC FEEDS Members Of Iranian Band Reportedly Facing Execution For Playing Heavy Metal by Emily Mack February 13, 2016 If accurate, then this story is more terrifying than spending a night in an abandoned insane asylum with Mayhem. Members of Iranian band Confess…have reportedly … Continue reading →

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Deferring to Iran, US meddles in Israel-Gulf States alliance

Posted on February 13, 2016 by ArchitectGuy

IMRA U.S. Blocks Israel-GCC Ties February 11, 2016 Israel has determined that the United States was trying to block relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council. A senior official responsible for relations with the Arab world said the administration of President Barack Obama was … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Obama, the #IranDeal and $100bn, Hezbollah is stronger than ever

Posted on February 9, 2016 by ArchitectGuy

WORLD AFFAIRS Hezbollah Devours Lebanon by Michael J. Totten February 8, 2016 Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah declared victory last week in Lebanon. He has made plenty of empty bombastic victory boasts in the past, most notoriously after the Israelis … Continue reading →

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Unless legislators support the boycott of Israel, it’s hard to understand why they aren’t supporting Sen. Tom Cotton’s proposed law

Posted on February 6, 2016 by ArchitectGuy

JEWISH PRESS Here’s an Easy Way to Find Out if Your Congress Member is Actually Pro-Israel by Lori Lowenthal Marcus January 5, 2016 …It would be hard to understand how a legislator who claims to be pro-Israel could justify any position other … Continue reading →

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Baehr: Among Democrats, supporting Israel is viewed these days as similar to ‎supporting fossil fuels, or even worse, the police

Posted on February 6, 2016 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM Where the GOP and Democrats differ on Israel by Richard Baehr February 5, 2016 …There is very good news for Israel with the two Cuban-American senators — Cruz ‎and Rubio. [As opposed to the Democrats] Both have been forthright … Continue reading →

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If Iran uses 90 percent of its released assets peacefully, it could still spend fifty times as much money on terrorism as it used to

Posted on February 3, 2016 by ArchitectGuy

WORLD AFFAIRS Iran Gets its Blackmail Money by Michael J. Totten February 1, 2016 The Iranian sanctions are over. The United States has now officially returned 100 billion dollars in frozen assets to the Iranian government as required by last … Continue reading →

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Good thing we have that #IranDeal: Iran-backed militias takes new American hostages in Iraq. That didn’t take long.

Posted on January 20, 2016 by ArchitectGuy

OBSERVER The Fruits of a Poisoned Iran Deal Spread Across the Middle East by Joshua Sharf January 20, 2016 We can all be grateful for the safe return of five American prisoners (please don’t call them “hostages”) from Iranian jails.  … Continue reading →

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Former FBI Agent Robert Levinson still Iran’s captive

Posted on January 18, 2016 by ArchitectGuy

FORWARD Robert Levinson Not Freed in Iran Swap — Jewish Captive Now Feared Dead by Nathan Guttman January 16, 2016 As the families of five Americans held in Iran celebrated the news that their loved ones have been released and … Continue reading →

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The deal with Iran was widely celebrated as a move to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons around the world. Early signs suggest it might do the exact opposite

Posted on January 17, 2016 by ArchitectGuy

THE TOWER The Looming Global Nuclear Weapons Crisis by Emily B. Landau January 2016 Deep in the weeds of discussions about the nuclear deal with Iran, which usually focus on whether the price paid in sanctions relief and international legitimacy … Continue reading →

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