Ron Radosh has a good article at PJ today about Obama’s Iran policy, in which he ends by saying that “Obama may go down as the Chamberlain of our time.” I made a related point in my post yesterday when … Continue reading →
The coverage of the letter sent by 47 Republicans to the leaders of Iran has been uniformly negative, everything from “it’s treason” to “this means the Democrats won’t support the GOP in overriding a sanctions veto by Obama.” Forget the … Continue reading →
I had never heard of this before, but it seems exceptionally important: In 2008, the Bush administration, along with the “six powers,” was negotiating with Iran concerning that country’s nuclear arms program. The Bush administration’s objective was to prevent Iran … Continue reading →
…have spouted the liberal party line in their reply to the GOP senators’ letter, according to John Hinderaker: Again, note the liberal slant. The reference to “climate change deniers” is significant: Iran, like Russia, which finances the anti-fracking movement in … Continue reading →
Get a load of this. When asked to comment on the letter that forty-seven Republican senators sent to Iran saying that a future president could revoke any deal Obama makes, the president said: “I think it’s somewhat ironic to see … Continue reading →
Now that Iran has been so much in the news lately, I though it might of interest to revisit the words of the regime’s founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, who is still much revered in that country. First, we have his supple … Continue reading →
And I wish someone would ask it of him. For real. Please read my new essay in The Weekly Standard, and pass it on to anyone you know who could ask Obama or who knows someone who could ask him … Continue reading →
A lot of Democrats, led by Obama, are carping that Netanyahu’s speech didn’t offer a “viable alternative” to the disastrous, suicidal course Obama has chosen (no they didn’t use those adjectives). But Netanyahu certainly did provide one; it’s just not … Continue reading →
Sometimes I think this blog could consist entirely of daily links to the writings of Richard Fernandez and some choice excerpts, and it would be a net gain for my readers. No, I’m not going to give up writing, and … Continue reading →
Roger Simon calls the pending Iran deal possibly “the worst deal ever made,” and issues a prediction that could be correct: I don’t enjoy making predictions because I’m usually wrong, but this is what I suspect will transpire as of … Continue reading →
Scott Johnson at Powerline alerts readers to news on the current state of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, pointing to this AP article as well as this piece by David Horovitz at The Times of Israel. The AP … Continue reading →
[NOTE: While writing this post on spokespeople, I came across the following post, which I wrote in 2006, about an Iranian spokesperson in 1979 who shortly thereafter came to a difficult end. His story seems both poignant and still relevant, … Continue reading →