France urges citizens to leave Syria

France urged any of its citizens living in or visiting Syria to leave Wednesday and warned others to cancel any plans to visit during the current political crisis, the foreign ministry said.“While foreign citizens are not so far directly threatened, the French authorities renew their advice to delay all plans to travel to Syria,” the ministry said...

Bin Laden’s daughter confirms her father shot dead by US forces

Senior Pakistani security officials said Osama bin Laden’s daughter had confirmed her father was captured alive and shot dead by the US Special Forces during the first few minutes of the operation carried out at the huge compound in Bilal Town, Abbottabad. 
 
 Besides recovering four bullet-riddled bodies from the compound, Pakistani security agencies...

Over 1000 anti-regime protesters detained in Syria

More than 1,000 people have been detained across Syria since Saturday in security crackdowns aimed at quelling the popular uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, news reports quoting human rights groups and pro-democracy activists said Tuesday.Reports say the detainees, mostly men aged between 18 and 40, were arrested in door-to-door searches...

Image of Osama bin Laden’s Body

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Palin hires new foreign policy adviser

Governor Sarah Palin, who I believe will run for president in 2012, made a move in her foreign policy team.According to Politico, Peter Schweizer, a writer and fellow at the Hoover Institution, known for his blog posts at Andrew Breitbart’s Big Peace site, is the latest hire by Palin.The personnel shift carries an ideological charge. Scheunemann, the...

Leftist Hypocrisy Over The Death Of Bin Laden

Over at Redstate, Melissa Clouthier points out that the Left’s reaction to the death of Bin Laden proves that leftists don’t believe their own war on terror rhetoric.When the rubber meets the road, liberals aren’t crying that:* Intelligence gathered, probably via “enhanced interrogation” in a secret prison (or if you’re a liberal, torture), lead to...

Neither Rhyme nor Reason: Olbermann Demonizes Slip of the Tongue—After Making the Same Mistake Himself

You say Obama, I say Osama. I say Obama, you say Osama. Obama Osama, Obama Osama—let’s call the whole thing off.Since he became a major contender for the Democrat nomination, slips of the tongue mixing up Obama and Osama have been common—and even the current president’s first big endorser, Ted Kennedy, was not immune.But Keith Olbermann tried to...

Sen. Rand Paul says he expects more GOP opposition to raising the debt ceiling

Senator Rand Paul has made no secret that he is against raising the debt ceiling and increasing our debt exponentially.The Kentucky senator revealed that there are more Republicans that are coming on to the side of voting against raising the debt ceiling.In an interview recently with Judge Andrew Napolitano on Freedom Watch, Paul said he expects more...

US: Syrian actions in Deraa are ‘barbaric’

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday described as barbaric Syria’s reported use of tanks, arbitrary arrests and cuts in power and communications in the city of Deraa, where anti-government protests erupted six weeks ago.Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose family has ruled the country for 41 years, is pursuing a violent crackdown to quash six weeks...

Pence: Justice delayed became justice served

Representative Mike Pence delivered fine speech on the House floor regarding the death of Osama bin Laden and paid a lovely tribute to Hoosiers who have given their lives in this War on Terror.Pence said, “I rise to pay a debt of honor and debt of gratitude.”The Indiana congressman gave praises to Presidents Obama and Bush, the intelligence community,...

Gingrich, Romney, Bachmann to Skip South Carolina Republican Presidential Debate

 It seems the slate of candidates expected to appear at South Carolina’s Republican debate Thursday is destined to be filled with a host of relative unknowns. Both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich declined the opportunity to attend and Former Governors Huckabee and Palin have yet to form the necessary “exploratory committees” required for inclusion;...

Senator Bob Corker Presses Secretary Clinton for Details of Pakistani Cooperation on Osama bin Laden

With Osama bin Laden holed up no more than a Lance Armstrong afternoon ride from the capital of Pakistan, it seems absolutely laughable – if not impossible – that the Pakistani government was unaware that the world’s most wanted terrorist was “hiding in plain site” just down the goat trail. Nevertheless, bewildered and befuddled, Pakistani officials...