TagsTagsBenjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak are praising Barack Obama’s speech to the Muslim world: Israel: We hope Obama speech heralds new era in Mideast. The Israeli government praised U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech to the Muslim world Thursday, saying it shared his hopes for Middle East peace, but stressed that ...
Andrew Malcolm has posted the full text of Barack Obama’s speech this morning: What Barack Hussein Obama told Muslims in Egypt. I was struck by this quote, a straightforward rebuke of the conspiracy theories that are so prevalent in the Arab world (especially in Egypt): The situation in Afghanistan demonstrates America’s ...
Please note! Barack Obama is absolutely not bowing to King Abdullah! He’s receiving a medal. That is not a bow. It’s very, very different from a bow. Thank you for listening. [Video] Also see: Bush Bowed Too.
Saudi Arabia, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, King Abdullah, Bow
No matter how you look at it, this seems like a stunningly bad idea: ‘Brotherhood’ Invited To Obama Speech By U.S. A sign that the Obama administration is willing to publicly challenge Egypt’s commitment to parliamentary democracy: various Middle Eastern news sources report that the administration insisted that at least ...
Barack Obama, Egypt, Diplomacy, Muslim Brotherhood, Militant Islam, Hamas
Yet another “Osama bin Laden” audiotape appears, ranting about Barack Obama. Why doesn’t anyone ever ask: if this is really bin Laden, why doesn’t he ever appear on video like every other Al Qaeda freakazoid? A new audio tape from Osama bin Laden criticizes President Barack Obama for planting seeds of ...
Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, Militant Islam, Terrorism, Barack Obama
Suddenly, now that it’s politically opportune, Barack Obama is no longer shy about admitting he has Muslim roots. We had several posts about this at LGF during the campaign, of course. And no, this doesn’t mean he’s a “sekrit Muslim Manchurian candidate,” but it is a revealing look at the political ...
Today’s very bad news from the Korean hot zone: NKorea readies long-range missile test. SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea appears to be preparing to test an advanced missile designed to reach the United States, a U.S. official said Monday, ratcheting up tensions after its second underground nuclear test. The reclusive ...
North Korea, Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Unclench, Nuclear Proliferation
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is warning North Korea, and pointedly not taking the military option off the table. SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned North Korea on Saturday that the United States would respond quickly if moves by the communist government threaten America or its Asian ...
North Korea, Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Unclench, Nuclear Proliferation
Hot Air readers are freaking out over this post by Ed Morrissey, claiming that the Obama administration is “silencing criticism” of the stimulus bill and violating America’s First Amendment rights: White House: We’ll cut off criticism of Porkulus. Here’s the post at the White House website on this issue: Update on ...
Another sign that the Obama administration may not be entirely clueless about national security, as they continue to insist that the government has the right to withhold classified information in terrorism cases: U.S. vows to keep using ‘state secrets’ defense. WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Obama administration has informed a federal ...
Barack Obama, Wiretap, George W. Bush, Al Haramain, Islamic Charities, Terrorism
There are reports going around the blogosphere that the Obama administration has held up Israel’s request for Apache Longbow “attack” helicopters, but I have yet to find a reputable source that confirms the rumors. If true, this is disturbing, but I’m suspicious that this story is being exaggerated or distorted ...
One columnist who’s always willing to take his overheated far left rants further than anyone else is Ted Rall, and now he’s taken it so far that he’s wrapped around and joined the far right: It’s increasingly evident that Obama should resign. Obama is useless. Worse than that, he’s dangerous. ...
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This is a little surprising, given his history of associations with radical pro-Palestinian activists like Rashid Khalidi, but maybe Barack Obama isn’t completely clueless about the Palestinian culture of hate. Following a meeting Thursday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, President Obama told the Palestinian leader that “ ... It ...
Barack Obama, Israel, Palestinians, Hate Speech, Indoctrination, Antisemitism
At the Fox Nation website, unrestrained Nirth Certifikit insanity runs rampant in the comments for a video of Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs answering a question from a Nirther journalist (not sure who it is): Should Obama Release Birth Certificate? Or Is This Old News? | The FOX Nation. 688 comments as ...
Nirthers, birth certificate, Barack Obama, Conspiracy Theories, kooks
As the Holocaust-denying puppet Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority meets with Barack Obama, our laughable headline of the day is from the Associated Press: Abbas pushing pan-Arab peace with Israel. Is there any diplomat anywhere who really believes there’s going to be a “pan-Arab peace with Israel,” if Israel agrees ...
Israel, Arab World, Jordan, King Abdullah, Barack Obama, Mahmoud Abbas
DrewM. at Ace of Spades thinks something has happened to me: Charles seems genuinely confused that some people might actually say out loud they don’t want Sotomayor confirmed to the Supreme Court. Uh, no, that’s not my point at all. (But I don’t expect careful reasoning from the Ace of ...
Rush Limbaugh, Fail, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Barack Obama
Because it was so successful last time around, Rush Limbaugh’s doubling down on that “failure” meme that has won him so much praise, and converted so many fence-sitters to the conservative cause. (Not.) Now he wants Sonia Sotomayor to fail too. “Do I want her to fail? Yeah. Do I want ...
Rush Limbaugh, Fail, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Barack Obama
Noah Shachtman on prepping for war with North Korea: Even the hawks say there’s not much America can do, in response to North Korea’s nuclear test. But that doesn’t mean the U.S. military isn’t prepping for a war with the Kim Jong-Il regime, just in case. In March, American and South ...
North Korea, Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Unclench, Nuclear Proliferation
North Korea Threatens Military Strike, End to 1953 Armistice. May 27 (Bloomberg) — North Korea threatened military action in response to South Korea joining an anti-proliferation program and said it’s no longer bound by the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War. South Korea’s actions are tantamount to a “declaration of ...
North Korea, Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Unclench, Nuclear Proliferation
An interesting post by Eric Posner at The Volokh Conspiracy: Judge Sonia Sotomayor: What the Data Show. The conclusion of this analysis seems to be that Sotomayor is a stronger candidate for the Supreme Court in many ways than Samuel Alito was.
President Obama has picked a Hispanic woman, Sonia Sotomayor, to serve on the Supreme Court; she currently sits on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and is from the Bronx. The New York Times has a collection of Statements on Sotomayor’s Nomination, and an article about her ...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shakes a finger at North Korea, and apparently the world is supposed to believe this absurd charade. Tehran - Iran said Monday it opposed the nuclear test conducted Monday by North Korea and called for international efforts toward global denuclearization. “Iran basically opposes nuclear weapons and favours international ...
North Korea, Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Unclench, Iran, Nuclear Proliferation
They’re still not unclenching. How much more nicely can we ask? Joshua Stanton at OneFreeKorea has a detailed report on North Korea’s latest nuclear test, and the news isn’t good for the rest of the world. Seismic reports from the U.S. Geological Survey tell us that the blast created a magnitude ...
Have no fear, your credit problems are over: Obama Signs Credit Card Bill. (CBS/ AP) President Barack Obama warned overeager shoppers and greedy credit card companies alike on Friday to act responsibly as he signed into law a bill designed to protect debt-ridden consumers from surprise charges. The White House staged ...
Economy, Finance, Business, Financial Crisis, Credit, Credit Card, Barack Obama