Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

Something Is Rotten at Foggy Bottom. Double Standards Abound.

COMMENTARY by Seth Mandel October 24, 2014 After the Wall Street Journal broke the news that President Obama reined in the U.S.-Israel military partnership while Israel was at war, it could not be plausibly denied that Obama has sought to … Continue reading

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Top Iranian Official: Obama is ‘The Weakest of U.S. Presidents’

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON by Adam Kredo October 23, 2014 Adviser to Iranian president mocks Obama’s ‘humiliating’ presidency The Iranian president’s senior advisor has called President Barack Obama “the weakest of U.S. presidents” and described the U.S. leader’s tenure in office … Continue reading

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U.S. misinformed Congress, public on immigrant release

USA TODAY by Brad Heath October 22, 2014 New records contradict the Obama administration’s assurances to Congress and the public that the 2,200 people it freed from immigration jails last year to save money had only minor criminal records. New … Continue reading

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Uproar after NYT Reports Obama Admin Will Seek to Skirt Congress on Iran Deal

THE TOWER by Omri Ceren October 21, 2014 The State Department scrambled on Monday to respond to a weekend New York Times scoop revealing that the Obama administration intends to bypass Congress in reducing sanctions on Iran – the Times‘ … Continue reading

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Obama, The Virtuoso Manager

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick October 21, 2014 Since he assumed office nearly six years ago, US President Barack Obama has been dogged by allegations of managerial incompetence. Obama, his critics allege, had no managerial experience before he was elected. … Continue reading

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Ron Klain and Solyndra

NATIONAL REVIEW by Andrew McCarthy October 20, 2014 The administration’s point man on a solar fraud is now in charge of Ebola. Ron Klain is a sharp-elbowed Democratic political operative with no medical expertise. Tapping him as “Ebola czar” may … Continue reading

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We left, ISIS stayed. 5 Key Implications if Baghdad Falls to ISIS

PJ MEDIA by Patrick Poole October 14, 2014 Reports that ISIS has surrounded Baghdad and is quickly closing in on the Baghdad International Airport (armed with MANPADS, no less) are troubling. Baghdad itself has been rocked by a series of … Continue reading

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The Barbarians Within Our Gates

POLITICO by Hisham Melhem September 18, 2014 Arab civilization has collapsed. It won’t recover in my lifetime. With his decision to use force against the violent extremists of the Islamic State, President Obama is doing more than to knowingly enter a … Continue reading

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Iran, the Disappearing News Story

ISRAEL HAYOM by Richard Baehr October 14, 2014 The Drudge Report is filled these days with alarming stories about the Ebola epidemic. A recent banner headline read: “Most Severe Health Emergency in Modern Times.” On Monday, a Hazmat crew boarded … Continue reading

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ISIS: Can the West Win Without a Ground Game?

THE TOWER by Jonathan Spyer October 2014 As the U.S. and its Middle Eastern allies take on the Islamic State, the biggest challenge will be preventing other extremists—whether Al-Qaeda or Iranian proxies—from filling in the power vacuum. ….The Islamic State has now … Continue reading

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