Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Lee Smith November 7, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 08 The threat against the life of the American ambassador to Syria comes during a bad streak for the Obama administration. First was the Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States and bomb the Saudi and Israeli
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Stephen F. Hayes November 12, 2011 11:38 PM Spartanburg, South Carolina After a series of debates in which foreign policy and national security issues received little attention, Republicans spent Saturday evening here debating everything from the Arab Spring and Pakistan to foreign aid and China currency manipulation. The candidates largely
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COUNTERTERRORISM EXPERT TO SPEAK CLARE M. LOPEZ UNREST AND CHANGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST CHAPEL HILL REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S LUNCHEON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 11:30 AM CHAPEL HILL COUNTRY CLUB 103 LANCASTER DRIVE, CHAPEL HILL RSVP: Joan Long 942 2325, cost of luncheon – $20 Clare M. Lopez is a strategic policy and intelligence expert with a
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Top Middle East adviser to Obama to step down By Joby Warrick, Published: November 10 Top White House adviser on the Middle East Dennis Ross plans to step down next month, the Obama administration said Thursday, in what would be the second high-profile departure from the administration’s policy team for the region in six months. Ross,
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THE WASHINGTON POST By Joby Warrick, Published: November 6 Intelligence provided to U.N. nuclear officials shows that Iran’s government has mastered the critical steps needed to build a nuclear weapon, receiving assistance from foreign scientists to overcome key technical hurdles, according to Western diplomats and nuclear experts briefed on the findings. Documents and
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November 6, 2011 By Janet Levy Currently an estimated 2.6 million observant Muslims reside in the United States. Many live their lives according to sharia law, the moral and religious code of the Islamic faith. When Muslims bring legal disputes into U.S. courts, a legal dilemma often arises, pitting individual rights guaranteed by the U.S.
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NOVEMBER 2, 2011 Major Jewish groups are trying to shield Obama from legitimate criticism. By DOUGLAS J. FEITH Pro-Israel organizations have long been active in American politics, promoting friendly relations between the U.S. and Israel. Jewish groups, in particular, have helped ensure that candidates’ attitudes toward Israel would be an important element in congressional and
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NOVEMBER 1, 2011 When secular politics fail, Islamism is the last big idea standing. By BRET STEPHENS “This is not an Islamic Revolution.” So opined Olivier Roy, arguably Europe’s foremost authority on political Islam, in an essay published days after Hosni Mubarak was forced from power in February. “Look at those involved in the uprisings,
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OCTOBER 31, 2011 The president says we’re leaving because of Iraqi intransigence—but he never took negotiations seriously. By MAX BOOT Friday afternoon is a traditional time to bury bad news, so at 12:49 p.m. on Oct. 21 President Obama strode into the White House briefing room to “report that, as promised, the rest of our
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