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Sat, 30 May 2009 18:19:25 +0000 – By Mike BakerFormer CIA Field Operations Officer/Diligence, Co-Founder Last night it occurred to me that Scooter, my two-year-old power-hungry son, is not unlike Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s power-crazed despotic leader. I shall explain. The thought that my wife and I are possibly …

As Hamas rocket attacks on Israel intensify, the European Union seems to have a case of amnesia over who, exactly, is pushing the buttons. In a statement, the Europeans condemned the indiscriminate firing, but never once mentioned Hamas. Who exactly does the EU think is firing rockets at Israel? One …

Dear Mehdi, Greetings of peace! You’ve been all over the place: CNN, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Reuters… Up until a week ago, most Americans didn’t know you. But now, for millions, you are a celebrity. Because the media is telling your story… How you hail from …

The free world rejoiced Tuesday when it learned that that Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman sentenced to die for her Christian faith, had been freed from prison. But less than 24 hours later Sudan’s repressive, jihadist regime struck back. Now, confusion reigns.According to multiple reports, Sudanese secret police detained Meriam …

Secretary of State John Kerry has made exactly the wrong move.Releasing $250 million in aid to Egypt’s fragile Muslim Brotherhood government — based on nothing more than hopes and promises — is the worst possible course of action and gives a hostile and repressive regime a lifeline at precisely the …

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:09:05 +0000 – By Kathleen Troia “K.T.” McFarlandCommentator/Former National Security Official Editor’s note: Sent from New York City at 10 p.m. ET Forget Keith Olbermann, or Rachel Maddow, or Wolf Blitzer. They scoffed and sneered and stuck up their noses at the Tea Parties But the …

President Barack Obama set up another straw man last week in his speech to the National Governors Association when he said “I don’t think anybody does any good when public employees are denigrated or vilified or their rights are infringed upon.” Who is denigrating or vilifying public employees? Clearly Mr. …

As the debt ceiling battle heats up and an economic Judgment Day looms, let me make a bold claim: Reaganomics always works, Keynesianomics always fails—and I can prove it. In my book “The New Reagan Revolution,” I examine six economic crises of the 20th and 21st centuries. Three times, Reaganomics …

The price for regular gas hit $4 a gallon this week, and Americans want to know who is to blame? That’s easy, it’s greedy oil companies and speculators, that is if we are to believe President Obama’s anti-business rhetoric over the last couple weeks. In fact, he has already a …

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two part series by on billionaire investor George Soros and his ties to the U.S. media. To read Part 1 of the series, click here. It’s a scene journalists dream about – a group of coworkers toasting a Pulitzer Prize. For …