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Iran sends troops into Syria; Dems convene in Charlotte
September 5, 2012
Tonight, the second night of the Democratic National Convention, it will be interesting to hear what if any discussion there is of America’s role as leader of the world in protecting human rights. I will be listening for any...
Exclusive: Iraqi Ally of Israel Dispossessed of his Home, he Says by Iraqi PM Maliki
August 31, 2012
Former Iraqi Parliamentarian Mithal al-Alusi, who in a series of recent interviews with The Algemeiner has spoken of Iran’s alleged bribery of numerous Iraqi officials, says he has received notice from the office of Iraqi Prime Minister...
Opinion: Ann Romney at RNC Flips Obama’s Effort to Criticize Romney’s Success
August 29, 2012
Tuesday evening’s speeches at the Republican National Convention in Tampa were solid and periodically inspiring. Ann Romney spoke about her husband and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave the keynote.
Perhaps the most affecting moment...
Tonight at convention, Ann Romney flips Obama team’s attempt to demonize Romney’s success
August 29, 2012
Tonight’s speeches at the Republican National Convention in Tampa were solid and periodically inspiring. Ann Romney spoke about her husband and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave the keynote.
The most affecting moment, for me, came when...
Israel Should Not Deport South Sudanese Christians
August 24, 2012
On Wednesday, Aug. 8, a flight left Tel Aviv carrying about 100 South Sudanese Christians to Juba, the capital of the newly declared...
Former Iraqi Parliamentarian Alusi to Obama: Demand Assad Give Control of WMD to International Community
August 22, 2012
Today President Obama warned Syrian dictator Bashir Assad that “use or deployment of … weapons of mass destruction” would be crossing a “red line,” that would prompt U.S. intervention. Former Iraqi Parliamentarian Mithal...
Alusi calls on Obama to introduce U.N. resolution demanding Syria give control of WMD to international community
August 21, 2012
Today President Obama warned Syrian dictator Bashir Assad that “use or deployment of … weapons of mass destruction” would be crossing a “red line,” that would prompt U.S. intervention. In a phone ...
New York Times reports Iran has infiltrated Iraq’s banks; Alusi told me this months ago
August 20, 2012
Too bad The New York Times doesn’t take more freelance pieces on the middle east, because it could have had the essence of this story several months ago.
...Weren’t the Serbs our allies in WWII?
August 16, 2012
Interesting piece by Julia Gorin at Right Side News this week concerning Serbia, prompted by a story that ran in The Washington Times.
The author of that other piece characterized the Chetniks–a term for Serbian royalists during World...