(AFP) – Satellite images show that Iran’s Arak heavy-water plant is operational, raising fears that it is trying to produce plutonium for a nuclear bomb, Britain’s Daily Telegraph claimed on Tuesday. The newspaper published images on its website which appear
(AFP) – The United States on Tuesday marked 10 years of war in Darfur, warning that without political talks the Sudan region may face another decade of the devastating conflict. “The United States is deeply concerned that, 10 years after
Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on February 14, 2013, against the Obama Administration’s Office of the Director of National Intelligence seeking records that could shed light on what Obama administration officials knew about the September
(AP) Dennis Rodman worms his way into North Korea By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North KoreaFlamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman is heading to North Korea with VICE media company–tattoos, piercings, bad-boy reputation and all. The American known as
Today, Senator Coburn sent another letter to the White House Office of Budget and Management and one to DHS with some suggested budget cuts to avoid layoffs and furloughs of essential government employees and programs. The OMB letter outlines ten low priority
The Telegraph: In an embarrassing slip of the tongue, Mr Kerry last week praised US diplomats working to secure “democratic institutions” in the Central Asian country, which does not exist.The newly minted diplomat was referring to Kyrgyzstan, a poor, landlocked
By PAUL HAVENAssociated PressHAVANACuban President Raul Castro has unexpectedly raised the possibility of leaving his post, saying Friday that he is old and has a right to retire. But he did not say when he might do so or if
China’s defence ministry Wednesday rebuffed a report linking its People’s Liberation Army to sophisticated cyberattacks on US firms, saying there was no internationally agreed definition of hacking. The 74-page analysis by the American Internet security firm Mandiant provided one of
Many continue to ask why the media and lawmakers have not spoken to or brought forth those who survived the deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi last September. The truth of the matter is the Americans who survived
Will new controversy over 2007 Rutgers speech where defense secretary nominee allegedly said ‘State Department was becoming ‘an adjunct of the Israeli Foreign Ministry’ derail his quest?
When then-Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) delivered a controversial speech in March 2007 at Rutgers University, he did so at the invitation of Hooshang Amirahmadi, an officially-approved candidate for the presidency of Iran in 2013 and advocate for the Tehran regime,
Sen Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on “Fox News Sunday”
Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sent a letter to Sec. of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel asking whether he really believes “the State Dept. is controlled by Israel.” The letter is in response to comments made by Hagel
Bill Maher on Friday’s “Real Time” on HBO, discussed the newly-revealed Chuck Hagel statement at Rutgers University where he claimed that the State Department was controlled by the Israeli government:
The United States has not decided whether to put North Korea back on a blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, but its status is regularly reviewed, a top US official said Friday. The comments came as the US House of
It has been three days since Secretary of States John Kerry called Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to try to talk about Syria. So far, Lavrov has not returned favor. State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland said that Kerry is “relaxed” about
A political appointee of President Barack Obama’s is about to get roped into the brewing scandal surrounding New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his friend Democratic Party mega-donor ophthalmologist Dr. Salomon Melgen. The man President Obama picked to be
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) — Weapons allegedly sent by Iran to anti-government forces in Yemen are “clearly” meant as a threat to Yemen and the region, the U.S. State Department said. The State Department commended the government in Yemen after
While Questioning Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, Senator McCain pushed for an answer until the General admitted The State Department did not do their duty in securing the U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya.
Secretary of State John Kerry was ceremonially sworn into office at the State Department, Wednesday. In remarks following the swearing in, Kerry vowed the U.S. will not retreat from the world stage due to budget constraints or global challenges.
On July 31, 2012, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) pressured a State Department official testifying at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing of the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics, which he chairs, to “send a message” to the government of
“What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?”–Mark 8:36 The U.S. government is claiming the power to kill American citizens without judicial review. This is a story about hypocrisy. And it’s the tale
Over the past few weeks, many questions have been raised about the relationship between NJ Sen. Bob Menendez and Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen. To date, reporters have focused on alleged sex parties with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. Whether
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spoke by phone with his Egyptian counterpart to hear an update on the tense political situation in Cairo and the “role” of the army amid recent street demonstrations, a Pentagon spokesman said. Defence minister and
On January 9th of this year the State Department confirmed that the United States was in favor of the United Nations using drones for video surveillance to ensure and monitor “peacekeeping” missions in countries around the world. The State Department
That didn’t take long: since leaving her post as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has launched a new website, HillaryClintonOffice.com, that is linked to her 2008 campaign website, HillaryClinton.com. The new website features a picture of Clinton and a form to
Newly-minted Secretary of State John Kerry was formally welcomed at the State Department Monday. He thanked his predecessor Hillary Clinton, adding he has “big heels to fill.” (Feb. 4)
So a United States Senator slated to become Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee strong-arms the U.S. State Department to approve a 20-year, $1 billion federal contract for Dominican port security with a firm owned by a Florida opthamologist
The State Department today told reporters that the bombing of the US embassy in Turkey’s capital, resulting in the death of one local guard and multiple injuries of US and Turkish personnel, was “clearly” a terrorist attack. The State Department
Yesterday, MA Governor Deval Patrick appointed a long-time aide to temporarily fill the vacancy left by John Kerry’s departure for the State Department. The Governor also selected June 25th as the date of the special election to serve out the
Retiring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has finally weighed in on what she will do with her time after she leaves the State Department. Fans and detractors alike imagine she’ll run for president, but Hillary herself is now saying she’ll
California Governor Jerry Brown may boast about his efforts to keep California solvent, but the budget problems of the state are severe enough that there is no money to track down roughly 20,000 convicts and mentally ill citizens to confiscate
I didn’t have high hopes for Greta Van Susteren’s interview of outgoing Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, but I didn’t expect a total whiff on the one question she asked about Benghazi: Van Susteren asked, “In light of what’s happened
The State Department’s special envoy assigned to work toward closure of Guantanamo Bay has been reassigned and will not be replaced. In other words, the office focused on closing Guantanamo Bay is now closed–a sure sign that the Obama administration
Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified last Wednesday to congressional committees regarding the terrorist attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, which led to the murder of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other American citizens. At times evasive,
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is not satisfied with the State Department’s report on the deadly terrorist attack against the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya last Septemeber, calling the Dept. of State’s Accountability Review Board (ARB) report “incomplete.” According to a
Former Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) slammed the disciplining of four State Department officials as nothing but “a shuffling of the deck chairs” in response to testimony from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding the Benghazi terrorist attack.
FOX NEWS: Supporters of the American pastor held in Iran and facing a possible death sentence for his faith say the State Department is not doing enough to win his release. Pastor Saeed Abedini, a Christian minister and American citizen
A top lawyer for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department’s foreign aid agency, is under investigation for allegedly rigging a bid to ensure that it would be “won by the agency’s retiring chief financial officer.” According to
Hillary Clinton’s State Department, still eager to gloss over their failure in Benghazi by downplaying the Islamist threat there, reiterated a previous travel advisory to Americans in Libya on Thursday, while Britain, Germany, and the Netherlands warned their citizens to evacuate the
