Michael Totten gets around, and yesterday he talked about what’s been going on lately in Egypt: [Morsi’s] already being called the new Pharaoh. It makes no difference that he was elected. Democracy isn’t just about getting elected. A democratic election … Continue reading →
…is described here. There are many reasons for the success of the coverup. One is the nicely coordinated set of messages from the administration and the MSM. Another is the complexity of the story; people have to be motivated enough … Continue reading →
No surprise whatsoever here: Egypt’s president on Thursday issued constitutional amendments that placed him above judicial oversight and ordered the retrial of Hosni Mubarak for the killing of protesters in last year’s uprising. Mohammed Morsi also decreed immunity for the … Continue reading →
…the MSM should have been asking about Benghazi, but won’t. And don’t sit on a hot stove waiting for Obama’s answer. Many of us have said it before, but it bears repeating: this administration poses a great danger because it … Continue reading →
CBS reports that a source says that the Benghazi talking points were changed by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, without the knowledge of the White House. Let me stipulate a few things. The first is that I … Continue reading →
Reports are that Petraeus has testified that yes, the CIA knew quite early on that the Benghazi attack was probably terrorism, and no, the CIA wasn’t responsible for Susan Rice’s final talking points, the ones from which that information had … Continue reading →
Thomas Friedman surprised me by offering an interesting take on the state of the Middle East today. I’d summarize it as: Iraq is at present the most stable country in the Arab Middle East, at least relative to the others. … Continue reading →
…behind closed doors. How nice for us all.
Continue reading →But instead it released a truncated version of an interview edited to make it seem that the opposite was true. Completely and utterly in the tank, as Brett Baier points out. But what else is new? Understand that this interview … Continue reading →
In light of Benghazi, let’s take a trip back in time—here’s candidate Barack Obama, in April of 2008, describing the challenges ahead: Nobody is entirely prepared for being Commander-in-Chief. The question is when the 3 AM phone call comes do … Continue reading →
I’ve got a new article up at PJ: Obama’s foreign policy: amateur hour at the White House. Comment here, comment there, comment comment everywhere.
Continue reading →…does not heart Obama. Remember, as you read it, that it’s an editorial, not a column by a single person.
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