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Helen Thomas

June 12th, 2010

By Larry Ennis Having become a victim of old age myself, I have a certain affinity for Helen Thomas and old people in general. Never a fan of Thomas because of her liberal venom and self-righteousness, I should be delighted with her present predicament. I say “should” be, but in fact I’m far from it. […]

Articles written by Larry Ennis
Tags: Helen Thomas, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, retirement
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King for a Day, Part I

January 21st, 2010

By Brian Bagent How do we disentangle ourselves from the Gordian Knot that can characterize what has become many of our foreign affairs, especially what is going on in the Middle East? How can we reduce unemployment back to an acceptable level of 3-5% and sustain it indefinitely? How can we reduce our staggering $12,000,000,000,000 debt […]

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Tags: deficit, drilling, environment, Middle East, oil, production, unemployment
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Credit to an Anti-Terrorist Muslim

January 1st, 2010

By Harvey Grund Umaru Abdul Mutallab, father of the “Christmas Underwear Bomber,” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, needs to be recognized as a very brave man and a true friend of America. Up until now he has only been briefly mentioned for his deed, but an article at Politics Daily by Jeffrey Weiss not only corrects that, […]

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Tags: al-Qaeda, anti-terrorism, Arab, Mafia, Middle East, Muslim, terrorism
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The Bumbling President

November 29th, 2009

By Tom Carter I’ve said before that while I didn’t vote for Obama, I want him to be a successful president. That’s best for the country and for maintaining U.S. power and influence in the world. While it was obvious from the beginning that he lacked experience and had succeeded on the strength of a shallow […]

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Tags: Afghanistan, climate change, Copenhagen, Middle East, Obama
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Obama’s Speech to Muslims

June 5th, 2009

President Obama’s Cairo speech to the Muslim world on June 4 represents a new direction in American foreign policy, but it won’t make much difference in practical terms. As Obama said, “No single speech can eradicate years of mistrust.” The New York Times published a full transcript of the speech. As I read it, I found powerful statements about America’s […]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: Add new tag, Arab, Israel, Middle East, Muslim, Obama
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