Suicide terrorists have killed at least 86 (probably more) at a Turkish peace rally in Ankara: The explosion, which caused chaos and bloodshed, took place during a peace march involving, among others, the pro-Kurdish HDP, or People’s Democratic Party. The … Continue reading →
There really are no good guys in Syria, says Andrew C. McCarthy: To repeat, in Syria, there has never been a vacuum – i.e., a void created by the failure to cultivate a viable opposition. Yes, there are some moderates … Continue reading →
Go to Drudge today and you’ll see plenty of links that cover Putin’s actions in Syria. Or go to Memeorandum, paying particular attention to this article: …Putin sees a necessity in humiliating the United States. That’s business. And yet, despite … Continue reading →
…is what Obama meant by a red line in Syria: Russia’s launch of air strikes against rebel targets in Syria will not alter the strategy of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State, American officials have said. “The US-led coalition … Continue reading →
This article features a prescient “letter to the editor.” It was published in the Manchester Guardian on October 4, 1938, right after Munich, and titled “The Funeral of British Honour.”” It was “written by F.L. Lucas, an acclaimed Cambridge literary … Continue reading →
When it’s Obama’s, and signifies a sellout of Israel, the world, and 35 years of unified and unquestioned US policy. That’s when. This development is one of the many problems with Corker-Menendez. If there never was a chance of getting … Continue reading →
Randomly, I came across these two quotes only two days apart while researching completely different things. The first is from a post by Richard Fernandez: One didn’t intellectually convince people to attack the German lines. One led them – a … Continue reading →
Ann Althouse reports on Jimmy Carter’s major regret, according to Carter: REPORTER: And anything you wish — I’m sorry — that you had not done or that you’d done differently? JIMMY CARTER: I wish I’d sent one more helicopter to … Continue reading →
Bolton says that the situation is not good, and a pre-emptive strike by Israel is the only option. And he also says that has been the only option for a long, long time—even before Obama’s abominable Iran deal. Please read … Continue reading →
Dershowitz on the Iran deal, and his proposal for a better deal. A proposal which, I might add, is probably moot. But the interview is well worth listening to. It always seems odd to me how the obviously brilliant Dershowitz … Continue reading →
I’ve spent countless hours reading about and trying to understand the technical parts of the Iran arms deal—the details of the proposed inspections, what that actually means, and whether it all would be adequate in terms of stopping Iran from … Continue reading →
Even for those of us long inured to the multiple betrayals and lies of the Obama administration, the news yesterday was shocking: the AP story that they had seen documents attesting to an alleged “side deal” in which the UN’s … Continue reading →