When I wrote this post I perceived the philosophical connections between Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers renown. But little did I know that their ties are even more concrete than I thought. For instance, Assange … Continue reading →
Obama’s version of sanctions on Iran comes with a huge asterisk. [NOTE: The title of this post is a riff on this.]
Continue reading →[NOTE: Yesterday and today represent the 30th anniversary of the Carter administration’s ill-fated Iranian hostage rescue attempt. Four years ago I wrote the following post about it. It feels appropriate for a variety of reasons—and not just the anniversary—to revisit … Continue reading →
You heard it here first—from Valerie Jarrett, Obama aide and foreign policy expert extraordinaire: [NOTE: Jarrett has an interesting history. A lawyer, most of her experience has been as a mover and shaker in local Chicago democratic politics, and she … Continue reading →
Iran is in turmoil, with major demonstrations against the government and a major and violent crackdown on demonstrators by the government, and President Obama is silent once again. Boy, when that man takes a vacation, it’s really a vacation. “Ah, … Continue reading →
Fausta reports that Honduras has caved to Obama’s pressure and agreed to reinstate Chavez’s protege Zelaya in a power-sharing interim government. Apparently, Honduras got more than a taste of the Chicago Way, and it wasn’t very appetizing: El Heraldo (in … Continue reading →
I’ve got this article up today at Pajamas Media, on Obama and Iran. Of course, it was written before the Nobel Peace Prize news trumped just about everything else. But in the end, Iran will matter a great deal more, … Continue reading →
Obama has an interesting take on the idea of victory. Watch (and by the way, kudos to the journalist asking the question): To hear this question and then go immediately to a sports metaphor is surpassingly strange, and deeply revealing … Continue reading →
It very well could be, if (and it’s a big “if”) Michael Ledeen is correct in his assessment of the situation there [emphasis mine]: When a tyrannical regime dies, you can see the symptoms in the little things. Late Friday … Continue reading →
…to call Ahmadinejad a liar? Emboldened by recent events (you can take your pick as to what they might be, there are so many to choose from), Iran’s President makes his most unequivocal statement of Holocaust denial so far: Mr. … Continue reading →
If true,
Continue reading →In the New Republic, Leon Wieseltier criticizes the weakness of Obama’s support for the Iranian protesters. Wieseltier correctly points out that by his tepid response, Obama refused to take the leadership role that would have meant a great deal to … Continue reading →