State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki explained the disconnect between the strong statements against the U.N. made by Susan Rice and Ambassador Power over the weekend by explaining that the last 36 hours have seen “significant changes.” Ambassador Powers made a
Breitbart News asked Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) about his thoughts on immigration in a ride over to the State Department on Wednesday morning. Gosar had been talking about town hall meetings in his district this August recess, where he said
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki did not directly deny to reporters Wednesday that Benghazi survivors were being withheld from testifying before Congress, suggesting instead that House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is mistaken to assume any of the survivors do
The President echoed statements by the State Department last week when he addressed the military action in Syria on Tuesday night. President Obama claimed that critics have asked why the U.S. would do a “pin prick” to the Assad regime.
Nearly a year to the day four Americans – U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods – were killed in an attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman
Monday morning, Secretary of State John Kerry made what an administration official called a “major goof” with a never-going-to-happen hypothetical that suggested Syria could avoid American airstrikes by surrendering their chemical weapons. Even the State Department walked Kerry’s statement back.
(AP) US weighs talk of Syria dumping chemical weaponsBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONU.S. officials say they will take a “hard look” at a proposal for Syria to surrender its chemical weapons to international control to avoid a military strike.State Department
In what looks like an off-the-cuff blunder, Secretary of State John Kerry might have accidentally given Russian President Vladmir Putin the opportunity to muddy the international diplomatic waters and buy his friends in Syria some time. During a press briefing
During a London press briefing Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry apparently created a brand new red line for Syria without first clearing it with President Obama or his own State Department. Unfortunately, Kerry’s words have already spun out of
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in London, having earlier insisted that Israelis and Palestinians were determined to pursue direct peace talks. Kerry met Abbas at London’s Ritz Carlton on Sunday evening, the pair smiling
A series of foreign policy clashes have revealed the Obama administration bitterly feuding with Russia–a country that just years ago the State Department prided itself on handling more diplomatically than George W. Bush. The Obama administration’s relationship with Vladimir Putin’s government
This report by Fox News says it all: The Palestinian Authority is doling out millions of dollars in cash grants to convicted terrorists recently released from Israeli prisons in a program announced the same day as the P.A. accepted $148
“Well-designed attacks on an opponent’s credibility can overpower well-crafted messages.” —David Horowitz AUTHOR’S NOTE Calumnious charges against my new book, American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character (St. Martin’s Press), originated in a review that appeared at FrontPage
State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf was put on the defensive Friday after she asserted that a vote to authorize military action from Congress would be America speaking with “one voice” concerning military action in Syria. Associated Press reporter Matt
By MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONThe State Department on Friday ordered nonessential American diplomats and the families of staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon immediately due to security concerns as the Obama administration and Congress debate military
Two days ago President Obama claimed “I didn’t set a red line.” When word that Syria was mixing chemical weapons precursors broke last December, Secretary Clinton was in Prague. She was asked by a New York Times reporter about the
Non-essential American diplomats and the families of staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut have been instructed to leave Lebanon immediately out of concern for their safety “as the Obama administration and Congress debate military strikes on neighboring Syria”. The
State Department Jen Psaki was again put on the defensive by AP reporter Matt Lee on Thursday when asked to defend Kerry’s support for President Obama taking a vote for military action on Syria to Congress. Kerry called the move
Once again showing his low tolerance for spin from the State Department, Associated Press reporter Matt Lee pressed spokeswoman Jen Psaki to explain John Kerry’s turnaround concerning Syria intervention. Lee argued that Kerry’s speech about Syria, before the President announced
State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that she wouldn’t get into “hypothetical of what could or couldn’t happen” concerning Congressional approval on military action in Syria. JEN PSAKI: Well, a vote in the House has not even been set. The
(AP) US hits back at Putin ‘liar’ comment about KerryBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONThe State Department is hitting back at what it calls false accusations that Russian President Vladimir Putin made about Secretary of State John Kerry. The Russian president
In response to Putin: Kerry’s Lying About The Syrian Rebels And He Knows It (Video): The Washington Post called Senator Ron Johnson’s question about the Syrian rebels, and Kerry’s answer (which Vladimir Putin called a huge lie) one of the
A book published this week titled Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi reveals that reports of a “terrorist attack” were sent immediately from a Diplomatic Security agent on site to CIA agents at the Annex and
According to Al Jazeera America, an independent report on the September 11, 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack shows “the State Department’s failure to address serious security concerns at diplomatic facilities in high-risk areas.” The report was conducted by “a panel of
Jen Rubin at the Washington Post highlights another inexplicable bungle to add to the list of our semi-involvement in Syria. As reported by Josh Rogin, Syrian rebels wanted gas masks and were told no: despite more than a year of
As President Barack Obama has outwardly attempted to curtail Americans’ Constitutional Second Amendment right to bear arms, his Administration has approved huge increases in defense spending and export sales. The Administration is now seeking to eliminate stringent State Department controls
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 29 (UPI) — Marriage licenses issued to gay and lesbian couples are as meaningless as those issued to 12-year-olds, Pennsylvania officials said in a legal brief Wednesday. The brief was filed in a lawsuit brought by the
Associated Press reporter Matt Lee poked a little fun at Secretary Kerry’s apparent infinite “focus” on major current events of the day during the State Department press briefing on Tuesday. Lee pointed out that, according to the State Department, Secretary
State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf had a tense exchange with Associated Press reporter Matt Lee about the justification of chemical weapons use as a reason to intervene in a country. Lee asked Harf if she was aware of any previous
CNN foreign affairs reporter Elise Labott challenged State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf on the “political solution” in Syria. Labott challenged the Obama administration’s position contradictory positions that any response to the chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime last
The State Department was mum on Monday on accusations that the NSA had been spying on attendees. The deputy spokeswoman would only say that the U.S. “gathers intelligence” the same way many other countries do and that the U.S. works
TIME Magazine reports that Egyptians “remain convinced that President Obama is backing the Muslim Brotherhood and deposed President Mohamed Morsi.” Speaking on August 22, the head of Egypt’s Social Democratic Party Mohamed Abou El-Ghar said: “America is losing Egypt… There
Delay after delay has kept the Obama administration from giving a final go ahead for construction of the Keystone pipeline and the upwards to 42,100 jobs it would create. Now the State Department is saying the decision will be pushed
Mukwonago is one of many places in Wisconsin with Indian names, but the state has now threatened them to change the nickname “Indians” or face a fine of $1,000 a day. The Marquette Warriors in Milwaukee Wisconsin (photo) backed down
As details unfold pertaining to the Palestinian mass murderers being released as per request of Secretary of State John Kerry, it has been revealed that an American citizen and former US Marine, Steven Rosenfeld, was killed by a now-freed terrorist.
Tuesday, on “The Lead,” CNN’s Jake Tapper reported that, “As of today, it’s official, the Obama Administration is holding no one responsible for what happened before the deadly attacks on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya.” This is a fact
As new details emerge involving intercepted al Qaeda communications that led to the recent closings of several American embassies, sources report that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri opened the so-called conference with what should be a troubling assessment of America’s position abroad
By Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper As of Tuesday, it became official – the Obama administration is holding no one responsible for what happened during the deadly attacks on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya. Last fall it was only
The Saudi government has warned the United States and other western countries that it will remember those who did not back the Egyptian military during its current crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal’s statement read:
According to Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D-VT), the head of the Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, the United States has covertly cut off direct military aid, delivery of weapons and some economic aid to the present Egyptian government in the
