Obama’s Simplistic View of War Misleads the American Public
During his inauguration address, President Obama proclaimed: “We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.” While Obama’s… Read More
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Clinton Takes One for Her Team
Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the September 11 terrorist attack… Read More
Four Questions for Hillary Clinton on Benghazi
In testimony before the Senate and House Foreign Relations Committees, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will have an opportunity to show Washington what it means… Read More
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Congressional Hearing on Benghazi: New Developments Beg More Answers
Tomorrow, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the terrorist attack… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Second Inaugural Address, Translated
Members of Congress—who are about to debate raising the debt ceiling tomorrow—should have paid attention yesterday. The President was very clear that he sees no… Read More
Algeria: Terrorism on the Move in North Africa and the Sahel
Yesterday, in western Algeria, near the Libyan border, militants under the command of Mokhtar Belmokhtar (a former al-Qaeda leader) attacked a gas field, taking hostages,… Read More
Clinton and Kerry Play Musical Chairs with U.S. Foreign Policy, Benghazi
Senator John Kerry (D–MA) has announced that he will bow out of chairing the expected Benghazi hearing featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on January… Read More
Zero Dark Thirty: Hollywood Hunts Bin Laden
Zero dark thirty seemed like time the movie finally ended. The long-awaited film that chronicles how the CIA tracked down the mastermind of 9/11 opened… Read More
Hunkering Down for the Confirmation Hearings
Yesterday, President Obama pretty much told the world what to expect from the White House for national security and foreign policy for the second term:… Read More
DHS Fails Again to Implement ID Card Protections
Lost amid the scuffle of fiscal cliff negotiations and holiday preparations was the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) December 20 statement confirming that only 13… Read More
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Some Good, Some Bad in National Defense Authorization Act
Last month, The Heritage Foundation compared the Senate and House versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with Heritage’s policy positions on national security… Read More
Kerry in Spotlight; Hot Issues Remain for Next Secretary of State
Last week, embattled U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice took herself out of the running for Secretary of State as Hillary Clinton’s successor. It did not take… Read More
Obama Administration Prepares to Resume Nuclear Talks with Iran as Congress Ratchets Up Sanctions
The long-stalled talks on Iran’s nuclear program will soon resume. Earlier this week, European Union diplomat Helga Schmid contacted Iran’s deputy nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri,… Read More
BioWatch Early Warning System Should Be Continued
Despite serving as the U.S.’s only defense against biological weapons, the BioWatch program is on the cutting board because of high cost and a large… Read More
Surprise, Surprise: Report Finds Homeland Security Wasting Money
In his oversight report, “Safety at Any Price: Assessing the Impact of Homeland Security Spending in U.S. Cities,” Senator Tom Coburn (R–OK) highlights several examples… Read More
Syrian Crisis Escalates Amid Renewed Concern over Chemical Weapons
On Monday, President Obama warned the beleaguered Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad not to use chemical weapons against its own people. “Today I want… Read More
Social Media in Warfare: The New Battleground
Twitter, blogs, and YouTube accompanied rockets, bombs, and aircraft as weapons in the conflict between Israel and Hamas that concluded in a ceasefire last week…. Read More
India’s Execution of Mumbai Attacker Is Reminder of Pakistani Foot Dragging
Nearly four years after the horrific Mumbai attacks that left more than 160 dead, including six Americans, India put to death the lone surviving gunman,… Read More
Israel and Hamas Wage Twitter War
Israel has been live blogging on its attacks as well as major strikes upon it by Hamas during the most recent crisis. Israel and Hamas… Read More
Israel’s Investments in Cyber Defense Pay Off
Following the start of Israeli air strikes against Hamas, hacker groups, including Anonymous, have declared open season on Israeli cyber defenses. However, Israel has invested… Read More
Four Men Arrested in a Plot to Bomb U.S. Targets in Afghanistan
Early this morning, news broke of an attempted terrorist attack against U.S. military targets in Afghanistan. A federal complaint unsealed yesterday alleges that four men—all… Read More
Who Altered the Benghazi Talking Points?
Bipartisan outrage is a rarity in Washington these days, but the Obama Administration’s lack of transparency over Benghazi has provoked it. This $64,000 question occupied… Read More
Morning Bell: The Escalating Conflict Between Hamas and Israel
Over the last four days, militants in Gaza have fired more than 840 rockets at Israel. Hamas rockets have reached the outskirts of Jerusalem and Tel… Read More
Gaza Rocket Terrorism Triggers Israeli Military Response
After several days of rocket salvos launched at Israeli civilians, Israel responded yesterday with air strikes that killed the leader of the Hamas terrorist wing… Read More
Morning Bell: Benghazi Hearings Begin on Capitol Hill
Today, hearings begin in the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House and Senate Intelligence Committees on the terrorist attack that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens… Read More
Congress Seeks Answers on Benghazi
On Thursday, members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House and Senate Intelligence Committees should bring us closer to an understanding of what… Read More
Benghazi: Implications for U.S. Public Diplomacy
An obvious conclusion from the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi is that whatever the Obama Administration’s effort has been to deprive al-Qaeda and… Read More
Wanted: New Spy Chief
Today, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency resigned. There are few positions in government more vital than the head of the agency with primary… Read More
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Morning Bell: The President’s Top 5 Immediate Problems
Now that President Obama will never face re-election again, it is time for the campaigning to end. Perpetual political rhetoric and promises do not matter… Read More
Media Scandal in the Making: CBS Posts Still More of President’s Benghazi Interview
On Sunday night, a full 54 days after the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, CBS finally posted a critically important segment of the 60 Minutes… Read More
