On the Iran deal

Menendez: U.S. ‘Leaping with Both Feet’ Toward Iran Demands, ‘Any Deal for a Deal’s Sake’   "Menendez, whose Iran sanctions legislation and bipartisan bill have drawn veto threats from the Obama administration, has previously accused the White House of moving the goalposts to tempt Iran into a deal.

“ 'We have pivoted away from demanding the closure of Fordow when the negotiations began, to considering its conversion into a research facility, to now allowing hundreds of centrifuges to spin at this underground bunker site where centrifuges could be quickly repurposed for illicit nuclear enrichment purposes,” he said in a statement moments ago. “My fear is that we are no longer guided by the principle that ‘no deal is better than a bad deal,’ but instead we are negotiating ‘any deal for a deal’s sake’.” Read more:

 From Algeria: The Western bloc is not what it used to be. Every day, it erodes a little more. 

. . . "The other large fissure is America’s current refusal to participate in military ground operations abroad. Added to the Russo-Chinese lock-up of the Security Council, all of this has contributed to blowing apart the Western bloc. A new world stage is being put in place. The only thing missing is agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue — at the end of this month!"   Published in L'Expression (Algeria) on 18 March 2015 by Zouhir Mebarki

 Kerry on Chances of Iran Deal: 'Inshallah!'   "Did John Kerry just use a Muslim term meaning "Allah willing" to express hope for a deal with Iran?

"That's what a reporter for Al Monitor claims on Twitter. Laura Rozen, who covers the Middle East for the online publication posted on the comments just after 3:30pm ET on Friday just as news was breaking of a possible deal." Lets give him the benefit of the doubt and consider it was done in jest.

Obama's Iran Deal: The SALT Precedents   "President Obama’s decision to avoid congressional scrutiny of his emerging nuclear deal with Iran led 47 GOP senators to write a letter warning Iran – and the president – that the Senate expects to be consulted.  A subsequent bipartisan letter signed by 367 members of the House of Representatives also urged the president to consult Congress.  A look at major 20^th-century strategic arms accords lends decisive weight to the position taken by Congress."

 

Secret U.S. Documents Stolen by Shia Militias Are Now In the Hands of Iran
"Arab press, and particularly the Saudi press, have harshly criticized the Obama administration’s policy in the region – especially its Iran policy, which they term “destructive”, “idiotic”, “dangerous” and “narrow-minded.” Writers are calling for a rebellion against any agreement the P5+1 signs with Iran that does not absolutely prevent it from possessing nuclear weapons.

"Iran is now in possession of secret stolen U.S. documents which include the names of locals who informed on Iranian-backed rebels and Al Qaeda. Their lives are in danger but we won’t be there for them." . . .

Krauthammer’s Take: Harry Reid Is a ‘Disgrace’ Who ‘Emasculated’ the Senate

NRO

"Charles Krauthammer said he knew it was impolite to speak ill of the dead, but since Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) was simply retiring, the syndicated columnist said he did not feel quite so constrained. 
“ 'Harry, we hardly knew ye, and what we did know we didn’t like,” Krauthammer said on Special Report. “I do think he was a disgrace to his own institution because he emasculated it in the name of protecting the president and trying to re-elect Democrats. He didn’t succeed because he essentially shut down the Senate as soon as Republicans took the House in 2010.” 
"Krauthammer added that Reid failed as a Democratic leader because nine of his senators lost reelection, and that he only succeeded in protecting the president from having to exercise the veto."

Then this:  Clown of the Senate . . . "Gutting the Bill of Rights to silence political criticism is a dramatic move, but then Senator Reid has always had a flair for the theatrical. " . . .

arkansasgopwing

Public Shaming Week at College Insurrection

Legal Insurrection

 

"In case you haven’t heard, some students at Appalachian University have taken up the practices of Mao’s Red Guard.

"Appalachian State University Publicly Shames ‘Privileged’ Students
Appalachian University Housing Defends Bulletin Board That Shames Privileged Students

"When it comes to shame, some people have none.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Stands by Fake UVA Rape Story

No Evidence Of Rape At UVA Fraternity Say Charlottesville Police

There Will be Lawsuits Over False Rape Story at UVA

Speaking of shame…

Frat Member from University of Oklahoma Apologizes Publicly

University of Oklahoma Responds to Racist Video by Hiring a Diversity Officer

Diversity. Is there any problem it can’t solve?

 Prager University – What Is the University Diversity Scam?

Much more here.

WATCH: Cornell Dean Says School Would Welcome ISIS Club

Via Lars Larson:  "A Project Veritas reporter captured Cornell University Assistant Dean of Students Joseph Scaffido advising on how to start a student club for ISIS.
"It’s clear that Scaffido understood the meaning of ISIS and Hamas. The reporter made numerous attempts to clarify that the subject of the conversation was the Islamic State.
"Watch the new video from Project Veritas below"

What part of "death to America" is so hard to comprehend?

 

Mona Charen: Obama doesn’t take the Iranian chant seriously. He should. "Maybe I’m too sensitive, but when a foreign autocrat leads his people in chants of “Death to America,” I take it personally. 

"President Obama and Secretary Kerry apparently don’t. The chant, which became a staple of the Islamic Republic during the 1979 revolution, is not a relic of the past. Just last weekend, at a rally in Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was interrupted by the chant as he was denouncing American “lies” and “arrogance.” He smiled and responded, “Of course yes, death to America, because America is the original source of this pressure.”

 

 

House Committee Demands Bergdahl Information From White House

 

. . . SAE member Levi Petit apologized Tuesday for leading a racist chant that got him expelled and SAE kicked off the OU campus. It drew White House attention. National SecurityAdvisor Susan Rice went on the Sunday talk shows and said Levi Petit served Sigma Alpha Epsilon with honor and distinction.

The U.S. Army annouced it will charge U.S. Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl with desertion despite the White House calling him a hero last May. The Obama administration traded five Taliban leaders in exchange for him. The government can't even effect a prisoner swap without running up an eighty percent deficit. . . Comedian Argus Hamilton

 Western Journalism 

 

 "The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chaired by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, sent a letter to the White House Thursday asking for all “documents and information related to the decision to transfer the five Taliban members for Sgt. [Bowe] Bergdahl.”

"Addressed to White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, the letter refers to Bergdahl’s release last year in exchange for five individuals held by the U.S. government at Guantanamo Bay. Then a private, Bergdahl went missing from his base in 2009. He was formally charged with desertion earlier this week.

 

Honoring Battles, Honoring the Fallen, Something Mayor Emanuel Does Not Understand

  Desperate Rahm suggests renaming airport after Obama   "Rahm Emanuel is in a fight for his political life, facing a tough re-election election vote on April 7, and running against Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in a city with a large and growing Hispanic population. That is probably the reason he would suggest renaming one of two Chicago airports – Midway and O’Hare – after Barack Obama. The city’s substantial black vote is, after all, up for grabs." . . . Full article.

Blackfive

 

"As a Chicagoan, it's not my preferable airport, but it bears a name that many don't know... Butch O'Hare.

"In 1942, LtCdr Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare became the first naval ace of WWII when he destroyed 8 bombers headed for his carrier, USS Lexington, in the Pacific.  He was the first sailor to receive the Medal of Honor during WWII.  The MoH citation reads in part:

"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in aerial combat, at grave risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, as section leader and pilot of Fighting Squadron 3 on 20 February 1942. Having lost the assistance of his teammates, Lt. O'Hare interposed his plane between his ship and an advancing enemy formation of 9 attacking twin-engine heavy bombers. Without hesitation, alone and unaided, he repeatedly attacked this enemy formation, at close range in the face of intense combined machinegun and cannon fire. Despite this concentrated opposition, Lt. O'Hare, by his gallant and courageous action, his extremely skillful marksmanship in making the most of every shot of his limited amount of ammunition, shot down 5 enemy bombers and severely damaged a sixth before they reached the bomb release point. As a result of his gallant action--one of the most daring, if not the most daring, single action in the history of combat aviation--he undoubtedly saved his carrier from serious damage." . . .

. . . "And this politician *spit* wants to rename it Obama International Airport.

Could Mayor Rahm Emanuel be thinking about renaming Chicago’s airports, perhaps after President Barack Obama?

 . . .
For now, Mayor Emmanuel reconsidered:

"Mayor Emanuel quickly backtracked on talking about renaming O'Hare or Midway (named in honor of the WWII naval battle)."
 . . .
"You know what the real mistake is, Mr Mayor?  That you and your friends in the administration don't understand why the names O'Hare or Midway should never be changed.  You worry more about the sacrifices made to get votes than the sacrifices made to keep to the world safe."

Evidence indicated Lubitz was NOT a Muslim

 

TW is searching for corroboration to the Gateway Pundit's claim at the bottom:
Germanwings co-pilot had medical note for day of crash, hid illness, officials say

Germanwings crash: Andreas Lubitz ‘received treatment for depression’

Andreas Lubitz: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

No Official Confirmation That Killer Co-Pilot Of Germanwings Airbus Was A Muslim Convert  . . . “Following a search of Lubitz’s Dusseldorf apartment, investigators today revealed they had found old torn-up sick leave notes, current ones and one issued for the day of the disaster.”

The Daily Mail report on the air disaster adds that investigators said they have not found a suicide note nor any evidence of a political or religious motivation.
However, there are reports circulating in non-mainstream German news outlets that Andreas Lubitz was a Muslim convert who was trained in a radicalized mosque and may have been acting under orders from Islamic handlers when he set his aircraft on a death course.

The claim that Lubitz was a Muslim convert that needs to be corroborated. As of right now all evidence is that he was not a Muslim, even though he was praised as a martyr by some Muslims :
 

The Gateway Pundit    "GERMAN REPORT —HE WAS RADICALIZED!

GERMAN CO-PILOT WAS MUSLIM CONVERT–
— STAYED AT Bremen Mosque

"Police have reportedly found an “item of significance” at the apartment of the co-pilot who crashed the Germanwing passenger plane into the Alps this week.
"The item was NOT a suicide note." . . . 

A German news website claims Andreas Lubitz was a Muslim convert.
Speisa.com reported:

According to Michael Mannheimer, a writer for German PI-News, Germany now has its own 9/11, thanks to the convert to Islam, Andreas Lubitz.
Translation from German:
All evidence indicates that the copilot of Airbus machine in his six-months break during his training as a pilot in Germanwings, converted to Islam and subsequently either by the order of “radical”, ie. devout Muslims , or received the order from the book of terror, the Quran, on his own accord decided to carry out this mass murder. As a radical mosque in Bremen is in the center of the investigation, in which the convert was staying often, it can be assumed that he – as Mohammed Atta, in the attack against New York – received his instructions directly from the immediate vicinity of the mosque.

Here Are The Words Hillary’s Supporters Won’t Let You Say

The 13 words you can’t write about Hillary Clinton anymore

 . . . "And some of these words should indeed be reined in -- if not necessarily for the reason this group wants."  . . .  Well, this IS the liberal Washington Post, you know.

Daily Caller "Do you work in the media and have the gall to think that the entire Webster’s dictionary is at your disposal? Think again, you sexist.

"When it comes to reporting on Hillary Clinton, George Carlin’s “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” have turned into “Twelve Words You Can Never Say About a Powerful Politician.”

Next comes the leftist intimidation:

“ 'We will be watching, reading, listening and protesting coded sexism,” the pro-Hillary group HRC Super Volunteers warned The New York Times’ Amy Chozick Wednesday.

"HRC Super Volunteers have been laying in wait for Clinton to announce her candidacy, with one organizer of the independent group boasting to colleagues that “our supervols tended to be more loyal to HRC than hired staff who worried about getting a job after the campaign. I think back to the staff party in Denver when me, Ahmed, and another top vol were the only ones with Hillary buttons.”

"Here are the words that you can’t use to describe Clinton:"  Full article here.

There's a lesson here somewhere

Bookworm Room

OBAMA TAKES ANOTHER STAB AT ISRAEL: Releases Declassified Nuclear Documents

Julie Prince

 

"It is no secret that Obama is not a fan of many things–including America and Israel. It’s baffling that an American President could be viewed as an enemy of the state much like a Ward Churchill or Howard Zinn.  A disciple of Saul Alinsky, Obama learned from the master of community organizing on how to manipulate a people so they won’t even know they’re being had until it’s already happened.

"His hatred for both the United States and Israel are deeply rooted; I believe going back to his childhood. Something so inherent in him when the seed was planted, it is part of him." . . .

The timing of this new revelation has revenge written all over it. Tensions were already high long before Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, but after that it has become a game of cat and mouse — with Israel being the mouse and Obama being the only player. The document goes into great detail of how Israel is, “developing the kind of codes which will enable them to make hydrogen bombs. That is, codes which detail fission and fusion processes on a microscopic and macroscopic level.”

 

BOLD: NFL Player’s Facebook Prayer About ISIS Persecution of Christians Goes VIRAL

 

Doug Giles' Clash Daily   "Benjamin Watson, professional football player for the New Orleans Saints, posted this powerful and prophetic prayer on his Facebook page that is going viral:"
 " The images keep flooding our timelines and news feeds. Men being burned alive or beheaded by masked assassins. Stories of families on the run, fleeing their homes while they are pillaged and burned. Their testimonies hold a familiar chord. “Convert, Pay or Die!”. . .  Read more.

Which made me think of this Doug Giles entry: