Who is Keith Ellison and why should we CAIR?
On September 18, Rep. Keith Ellison spoke at the annual fundraising dinner for the Arizona chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). He did so even though, as the American Islamic Forum for Democracy notes, the FBI has broken all formal relations with CAIR because it is listed as an unindicted [...]
Tick Off All the Right People: Watch NBC’s ‘The Wanted’ Tonight
How often is it that one hour of TV viewing can annoy terrorists, the New York Times, and Human Rights Watch? Take advantage of this infrequent confluence by watching “The Wanted” on NBC tonight at 9/8 c.
Here’s the premise:
Eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks and the beginning of the war on terror, leaders and [...]
Obama Is For Democracy, Except When He’s Not
From Obama’s presser today with Uribe:
Over the last several years, I think both Republicans and Democrats in the United States have recognized that we always want to stand with democracy, even if the results don’t always mean that the leaders of those countries are favorable to the United States — and that is a tradition [...]
The legal, moral, and national security consequences of ‘prolonged detention’
Richard Klingler served in the Bush administration from 2005-2007, first in the Office of White House Counsel and then as General Counsel on the National Security staff. Yesterday, he testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution. Klingler ably defended prior and ongoing detention powers and emphasized the continuity [...]
Wexler: I Didn’t Mean to Say U.S. Shouldn’t Support Israel
Florida Rep. Robert Wexler’s constituents will be much relieved to learn that their congressman is not standing by a comment he made just a few hours ago in support of President Obama’s statement that “America will align our policies with those who pursue peace, and we will say in public what we say in private [...]
