Archive for Category: "Middle East"

February 22, 2011 16:31

Gaddafi: Obama is ‘a Beacon of Light in the Darkness of Imperialism’

In October of 2009 Chairman of the African Union Muammar Gaddafi praised the US President Barack Obama saying he is “a beacon of Light in the darkness of imperialism.”

February 21, 2011 10:25

US vetoes UN resolution condemning settlements as illegal

Rice said the United States did not want the veto to be “misunderstood” as support for continued Israeli settlement construction.

February 21, 2011 07:12

Video of Bahrain Army shooting protesters

At least 50 people have been injured as security forces in Bahrain opened fire on protesters for a second straight day. Protesters who tried to march to the square on Friday described a chaotic scene of tear gas clouds, bullets coming from many directions and people slipping in pools of blood as they sought cover. Some claimed the gunfire came from either helicopters or sniper nests.

February 21, 2011 05:03

Gadhafi’s Son Warns of Civil War in Libya, oil well destruction

The son of longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi warned in a nationally televised address early on Monday that continued anti-government protests might lead to a civil war that could send the country’s oil wells up in flames.

February 17, 2011 05:06

Bahrain Crackdown: Riot police storm protest camp on Manama Pearl Square

Riot police firing tear gas and wielding clubs stormed a landmark square occupied by anti-government protesters before dawn on Thursday, driving out demonstrators and destroying a makeshift encampment that had become the hub for demands to bring sweeping political changes to the kingdom. The main opposition group Al Wefaq said at least two people were killed in the assault on Pearl Square, which was littered with flattened tents, trampled banners and broken glass.

February 11, 2011 05:21

Is our Director of National Intelligence clueless?

DNI James Clapper downplaed the Muslim Brotherhood saying it is mostly non secular and has eschewed violence. Is he clueless or being told what to say by the White House? David Asman discusses the Egypt situation.

February 10, 2011 07:20

Media Playing Crucial Role in Middle East Uprisings

People should remember the lesson of Lebanon, as they watch events unfold in Egypt.

February 10, 2011 05:55

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Waking Up to the Danger of Islamists?

Is Senator Feinstein waking up? Will the rest of the sleeping left wake up too? Let’s hopes so! Wow, “Concern …over Islamist sects taking over, it is very real…We don’t understand this, kill the weapons tunnel. ” -PBN

February 9, 2011 19:34

Soros-paid Scribes Cover Their Tracks in Egypt

In attempting to explain how lobbyists get U.S. foreign aid for Egypt, journalist Pratap Chatterjee of the George Soros-funded Center for American Progress writes that Tony Podesta, “the brother of a former White House chief of staff,” joined with Toby Moffett, a former Democratic Congressman, and Bob Livingston, a former Republican Congressman, to create a lobbying organization, the PLM Group, to represent Egypt in Washington.

February 8, 2011 14:58

Israeli Economists Agree with Rand Paul: End Foreign Aid

Even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that foreign aid may do more harm than good, and proposed efforts to wean Israel off of American military aid payments.