The Weekly Standard’s Daniel Harper finds something cleverly hidden in plain sight here. It also might help explain why Barack Obama doesn’t like to answer tough questions; he reveals more than he’d like to even when he’s doing all he can not to. At an otherwise predictably controlled news conference, Obama was asked by ABC’s […]
Archive | November, 2012
Was David Petraeus Blackmailed by the White House?
The definition of “blackmail” is as follows: any payment extorted by intimidation, as by threats of injurious revelations or accusations. If then CIA Director David Petraeus was instructed to give false testimony to Congress in the days after the 9/11/12 Benghazi attack in exchange for his extramarital affair to remain under wraps, that would be […]
Report: MPAC Openly Partnering with group that has former Counter-Terrorism Czar on Advisory Council
Regular readers might remember the name Haris Tarin. He is the Executive Director for the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) in Washington, D.C. He is one of Huma Abedin’s defenders. Tarin was featured in an article at OnIslam that focuses on MPAC’s work with a group known as the National Security Network (NSN). Via OnIslam: […]
Video: Former CIA Officer Adamant the White House lying about Petraeus Investigation
Former CIA Officer Gary Bernsten leaves no room for doubt about where he stands relative to what the White House knew / knows about the investigation of CIA Director David Petraeus. “They are lying.” Via Breitbart:
Palestinian parents infecting their children with the Pallywood virus
Just watch. Just sick. h/t Atlas Shrugs Back in 2006, Boston University professor Richard Landes produced a groundbreaking documentary entitled Pallywood: According to Palestinian Sources. If you haven’t seen this video, please take the time to watch. Incidentally, Ben Barrack’s new book, Unsung Davids, also features a chapter on Richard Landes about his fight with […]
Petraeus case shows why relationships matter
A common theme emerging from the sex scandal involving CIA Director David Petraeus is that relationships matter when you’re talking about someone with a top secret security clearance. The alleged extra-marital affair Petraeus was engaged in may not have been illegal but, as we’re learning, it quite possibly posed a problem for national security because […]
That ‘Gun running to Jihadists’ theory about Benghazi just won’t go away
Aaron Klein asks… Is this the Real Reason for CIA Chief’s Resignation?
When a Hate Crime becomes an Honor Killing; Does CAIR Care?
Some of you might remember this case from back in March. A woman from Iraq was found beaten to death in her San Diego home with a note that said, “go back to your country”. Her murder took place as the Trayvon Martin case was dominating the headlines. That was a case tailor-made for race […]
Video: Andrew Bostom appears on Lou Dobbs
Andrew Bostom appeared on Fox Business with Lou Dobbs and talked about his new book, Sharia Versus Freedom. It’s nice to see people like Bostom getting heard. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
How Obama could lose the Media on Benghazi-gate in his second term
In Lyndon Johnson’s second term, it was his failures in Vietnam; Watergate broke in Richard Nixon’s first term but took him down after reelection; Iran-Contra dogged Ronald Reagan; Bill Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice late in his second term; and George W. Bush’s second term was marred by failures in Iraq, […]
Will a Sex Scandal cause the Mainstream Media to cover Benghazi?
Charles Krauthammer raises an interesting possibility relative to the media’s disinterest in Benghazi-gate; it’s a story that now includes a sex scandal. “(Benghazi) will unravel.” – Charles Krauthammer To Krauthammer’s point, the media was more interested in Anthony Weiner’s sexting scandal than in pursuing the disturbing familial connections his wife has to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Lt. Col. Ralph Peters: Timing of Petraeus ‘Affair’ wreaks of Chicago-style politics
During an interview with Neil Cavuto, retired Lt. Col. Ralph Peters chimed in on the timing of the news of CIA Director David Petraeus’ extra-marital affair. Citing his experience as an intelligence analyst, Peters seems to think that the Obama administration has likely known about this affair for some time but revealed it less than […]
CAIR touts Muslim voter turnout in Tuesday’s election
Corey Saylor, spokesman for the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), is cheering the defeat of members who belong to what he calls the “anti-Muslim caucus”. Via Illume Magazine: Prior to the election, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) identified eleven members of Congress who make repeated use of biased themes regarding Muslims. The anti-Muslim caucus […]
State Department playing No Card Monte with Senators on Benghazi?
Three card monte at least affords the subject to actually choose a card after being deceived. In this game played by the State Department, the cards are shuffled and removed before the subjects have the opportunity to even flip them over. Before continuing, see if you can find the metaphor for what you’re about to […]
Election over but Benghazi-gate not going anywhere; Hillary invited to testify at House Committee hearing
Beleaguered Attorney General Eric Holder is reportedly giving serious consideration to not returning for a another stint in the Obama administration’s second term. Operation Fast and Furious – probably more than anything else – is likely responsible for Holder openly wondering if he has ‘gas left in the tank’. Ever since the death of Border […]
Associated Press: Innocence of Muslims filmmaker gets one year in prison and oh yeah, the video WAS behind Libya attack
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula was sentenced to one year in prison today for charges related to violating his probation. Perhaps just as newsworthy is the AP’s assertion that the anti-Muhammad film was responsible for the attack that killed four Americans in Libya. No, really. Via the AP: The California man behind an anti-Muslim film that roiled […]