Pres. Barack Obama’s proposal for what would be a substantial new entry of Syrian refugees is a major miscalculation of traditional American morality and generosity. It is true that the 13.5 million Syrian refugees, half of them expelled or hounded … [Read more...] about Misplaced Charity*
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Shame on Us!
The almost total absence of public mourning for an 85-year-old Christian priest whose throat was slit by Islamist terrorists while he led prayer in a small church in Normandy, France, is a scandal. Even the French have demonstrated less feeling for … [Read more...] about Shame on Us!
The Coming Clash with China*
Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the fall of 2011 used the buzz word "pivot” three times to announce a major shift in the Obama foreign policy, putting a major emphasis on South and East Asia. But the reality – as detailed in a report from … [Read more...] about The Coming Clash with China*
Preserving the Mullahs’ Pride
President Obama holds Iranian national pride in higher esteem than the security of the American people. He made no secret that a nuclear deal with Iran was a priority of his, and he determined to keep most of his dealings with the Mullahs from the … [Read more...] about Preserving the Mullahs’ Pride
July 4th, 1941- July 4th, 2016
In his radio address to the nation on July 4, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt acknowledged the growing global threat to human freedom and to democracy. He spoke of the new tyrannies that have "been making such headway that the fundamentals … [Read more...] about July 4th, 1941- July 4th, 2016
Special Relationship II*
Back in 1887 the famous poet and storyteller Oscar Wilde quipped: ‘We [English] have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language’. We got another example of this malediction in the blah-blah-blah which has attended … [Read more...] about Special Relationship II*
The Emperor’s Iranian Clothes
The unfolding misrepresentations of Obama Administration’s “deal” with Iran, suggest that either the President or the Iranians or both, have been avid readers of Hans Christian Andersen’s "The Emperor’s New Clothes." As in Andersen’s tale, the vain … [Read more...] about The Emperor’s Iranian Clothes
US Powerless as “Europe” Collapses*
The British vote in midweek looks more and more like endorsing withdrawal from the European Union. But the process looks increasingly messy. The U.S., whose sponsorship of a united Europe has played a huge role in the past six decades, now appears … [Read more...] about US Powerless as “Europe” Collapses*
Mr. Obama’s Conscience*
Left: President Obama delivered the remarks after a shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida left more than 100 people dead and wounded. June 12, 2016. (YouTube) The schizophrenic nature of the Obama Administration continues to run … [Read more...] about Mr. Obama’s Conscience*
The U.S. and Israel: The end of the affair?*
Political and economic conditions in the US portend a permanent cooling towards Israel, and Israel has to adjust. There is nothing unusual in this--in 1948 and, since the US has been by far the most powerful country in the Western World, and since … [Read more...] about The U.S. and Israel: The end of the affair?*