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U.S. headed for showdown with Iran? This commentator has another theory

On Wednesday, Iran’s navy chief said that the Islamic Republic could close the Strait of Hormuz, a shipping channel vital to transporting one third of the world’s crude oil, adding that doing so would be “very easy” for his country’s forces. Including Mohamed Reza Rahimi’s threat on Tuesday to close the Strait if the …

Is Turner’s victory a referedum on Obama’s Israel policy?

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Tuesday marked the first Republican victory in nearly one hundred years in New York’s 9th congressional district, a Jewish and Italian stronghold. Republican Robert Turner (pictured above), won the seat encompassing parts of Brooklyn and Queens that was formerly …

Thoughts on a 9-11 anniversary interview with Rudy Giuliani

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This morning I read Steve Forbes’ interview of Rudy Giuliani, who recalled his experiences and reactions on September 11. It is lengthy, but very worth reading. You can read it here.

For those not familiar with his actions that day, Giuliani was incredibly brave. He went directly to the site (always his …

Obama administration acted appropriately

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From The Jewish Standard
by HEATHER ROBINSON

This week, under the leadership of President Barack Obama, the United States assassinated the terrorist Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the September 11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 innocent Americans, including 700 from New Jersey. Notable for his extreme brutality toward …

President Obama announces U.S. forces have killed bin Laden

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Tonight President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden, the terror mastermind who directed the September 11th massacre of 3,000 U.S. civilians as well as numerous other acts of mass terrorism characterized by their extreme, dramatic, and calculated brutality, has been killed by U.S. forces.

President Obama quoted President George W. …

Let This Be Obama’s JFK Moment

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From The Jewish Standard
by HEATHER ROBINSON

As pro-democracy demonstrators, autocratic rulers, and hard-line Islamist forces jockey for position across the Middle East, the region is up for grabs. No one knows how things will look when the dust settles. President Obama has a once-in-a-lifetime leadership …

“Democracy … as Good as Christina Imagined It”

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In his speech to the nation last night memorializing the victims of last Sunday’s massacre in Arizona, President Obama did something that may turn out to be epic.

He is a silver-tongued orator. But it was only yesterday evening that I felt he used his gift to genuinely attempt his oft-stated goal of …

Obama Takes the Opportunity of Welcoming India to Stress Need for United Front on Sudan

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Looks like President Obama may have taken to heart some of the criticism he has received for putting Sudan on the back burner. In the opinion piece I’ve linked to in the previous sentence, veteran human rights reporter and columnist Nicholas Kristof, no fan of former President George W. Bush, noted …

Escaped Slave Warned U.S. Re: bin Laden in the 90’s; Now Warns of South Sudan “Ticking Time Bomb”

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Thanksgiving Day update: Disappointing news from Washington D.C., as Simon Deng received an update that the Sudan Peace and Stability Act, sponsored by Senator John Kerry, is “on hold.” Kerry’s office did not share the reason.

“We have no idea regarding Kerry and the bill. It was supposed to be introduced [by now],” says Deng. “Now …

Jewish Voters, Do Not Let President Obama and the Dems Take You for Granted

With 78 percent of Jewish voters going for President Obama in the 2008 election despite his tendency to trivialize Jewish-Americans’ concerns about Israel’s security, is it any mystery that during the past two years, the U.S. President has repeatedly sought to de-legitimize Jewish communities in the West Bank, and even in Jerusalem? Even more …