I noticed that Fox News is offering some live coverage of the Benghazi hearings. CNN? So far, crickets chirping (at least when I’ve looked). I know it goes without saying—but if George Bush had presided over a similar incident, even … Continue reading →
…joins the crew of media outlets on the left that seems to be willing to report some of the truth about the Benghazi attacks and the administration coverup that has followed. As I’ve written before, something about this incident has … Continue reading →
…timeline. Do enough people care? I’ve noticed that the Benghazi debacle has spawned a few articles critical of Obama in papers like the Times and the WaPo. I think their willingness to be a bit hard on Obama over this … Continue reading →
The NY Times gently chides Obama on his Middle East policy. For them, that’s the equivalent of a hit piece. Among the nuggets contained in the article, there’s a phone conversation on Feb 1, 2011, in which Obama told Mubarak … Continue reading →
The euphemistically-named Arab Spring and its aftermath have made me think it might be time to offer a post re-explaining my brand of neocon thinking. After all, haven’t recent events proven neoconism to be bankrupt? But before I reinvented the … Continue reading →
…that a lot of people want to be on the dole, and they won’t vote for him anyway. Mitt sez the Palestinians don’t want peace. This is scandalous? This is news? Ah, but the media can make a statement that … Continue reading →
A reader alerted me to the following, written by someone who purports to have had a long career as a US Foreign Service Officer. If correct, it sheds some light on certain questions that have come up in recent discussions … Continue reading →
…but I repeat myself. Via Breitbart: I’d actually rather he was bullsh**ting us than that he actually believed this sort of naive, arrogant claptrap.
Continue reading →[Hat tip: commenter “Teri Pittman.”] I have no idea whether the facts as related in this Reuter’s article are true. I’m a bit suspicious because (1) there have been so many different sources on the embassy story, each with a … Continue reading →
…and I’m not an Orwellian girl. Apologies to Madonna, but it seems that in terms of disinformation and propaganda, we are living in an Orwellian world (or at least a Pravda-esque world). And if the American people aren’t sharp enough … Continue reading →
Ace writes about the deplorable lack of security at the Benghazi consulate. I can’t find a link in Ace’s post, but the information seems to come from this Politico article: The Benghazi consulate had “lock-and-key” security, not the same level … Continue reading →
Here’s the text of Obama’s statement on the murder of Ambassador Stevens. Some excerpts: The United States condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. We’re working with the government of Libya to secure our diplomats. I’ve also … Continue reading →