Category: Middle EastBy Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Dec 4, 2011 in Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Misogyny, Saudi Arabia, Sexism | View Comments
There are any number of intense stories out and about today, unusual for a weekend that so much is coming to light. Unfortunately, many of them are not good. For instance, there’s the story about the 85 year old grandmother who claims she was strip searched by the TSA. Now, many of you know that [...]
By Eastan McNeal on Oct 27, 2011 in Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Iraq, President Barack Obama, Soldiers/Veterans | View Comments
Dear Mr. President. I hear the troops are coming back from Iraq at the end of this year, under the George Bush agreement with their government. I hope the situation does not change and I hope our current president does not have to break that promise to them, based on the facts in the field. [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Sep 14, 2011 in 9/11, Afghanistan, CNN, Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Jihadists, State Department, Taliban, Terrorism | View Comments
Update below the fold. In the midst of commemorations for 9/11/01, a day on which we remembered those who were killed, and reaffirmed the commitment to keep our nation safe, the Taliban was busy in Afghanistan. Our officials were concerned about a 9/11 attack – but we thought it would be on our shores, in [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jul 21, 2011 in Afghanistan, Bailouts, Congress (House & Senate), Crime, Current Affairs, Deficit, Economy, Egypt, Foreign Aid, Governance, Pakistan, SEC, State Department | View Comments
The old Ben Franklin adage, is apparently one with which our government is unfamiliar. Just within the past few days, three major wasteful decisions have come to light. The first is in the State Department. This wasn’t just a wasteful decision, but an unethical, immoral, and I have to hope, illegal one. Within the State [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jul 17, 2011 in Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, France, Hamas, Iran, Jihadists, Muslim, Muslims & Arabs, Pandering, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sharia Law, United Kingdom | View Comments
The French? Well, they might, but no, that’s not who I mean. The British? Well, most likely, especially they way Obama has dissed them (like sending back the bust of Churchill, and that is the mere tip of the iceberg)? Nope. The Arab World. Yep, that’s right, even after Obama’s bowing and scraping to them, [...]
By Nail Em Up on Jul 6, 2011 in 9/11, Abuse, AfPak Border, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Censorship, Civil Liberties & Rights, Civil Rights, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Fox News, Hollywood, Human Rights, Islam, Jihadists, Media, Print, Media, Television, Muslim, Muslims & Arabs, National Defense, National Security, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Taliban, Terrorism, Torture, Women and Children, World | View Comments
The tense relationship between Pakistan and the United States has often been described as a bad marriage. Like a couple teetering on divorce but frozen in mutually dependent inertia, the U.S. wants one thing while Pakistan wants another, at least most of the time. This love-hate relationship long precedes the September 11th attacks. The last [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jul 1, 2011 in Bamboozling, Canada, Corruption, Current Affairs, Flip Flopping, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Hoodwinking, Israel, Jihadists, Pandering, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sharia Law, State Department, Terrorism, United Nations | View Comments
Update below the fold. You know, I really should stop being astonished at the news, the sheer upside-down-ness of the world in which we live. But, no – I suppose I still expect a modicum of sanity to prevail. Sadly, that expectation fell far short when I saw some of the following news stories. For [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 7, 2011 in Abuse, Congress (House & Senate), Crime, Current Affairs, Democrats, Egypt, Gay Rights, Gender Bias, Germany, Human Rights, Misogyny, New York State, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sexism, US Senate, Women and Children, World | View Comments
On Monday, June 6th, while Congressman Weiner finally admitted he is a big fat lying pervert with no morals or sense of decency, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Title IX. To celebrate Women in Sports, especially with the Women’s World Cup (soccer) coming up this summer, Secretary Clinton delivered [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 3, 2011 in Al Qaeda, British, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy, John Edwards, Middle East, Muslims & Arabs, New York State, President Barack Obama, Terrorism | View Comments
I just saw this headline, and had to grab this article: “MI6 attacks al-Qaeda in ‘Operation Cupcake‘; British intelligence has hacked into an al-Qaeda online magazine and replaced bomb-making instructions with a recipe for cupcakes.” Oh, my – that is freaking HILARIOUS! Here is part of the article: The cyber-warfare operation was launched by MI6 [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 1, 2011 in Abuse, Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Human Rights, Misogyny, Muslims & Arabs, Pandering, President Barack Obama, Sharia Law | View Comments
This headline caught my eye, and disgusted me, all at the same time, “Egyptian General Admits ‘Virginity Checks’ Performed On Some Protesters.” As one would deduce, the headline means WOMEN protesters. This is disturbing on so many levels, not the least of which how women continue to be treated. At first there were denials that [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 29, 2011 in Bamboozling, Barney Frank, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Economy, Egypt, Fannie Mae, Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy, Freddie Mac, Hoodwinking, Middle East, Muslims & Arabs, President Barack Obama | View Comments
On Thursday, Obama signed – via computer – an extension for the Patriot Act, after it was passed by the House and Senate. This allows it to be in effect until June 1, 2015. You remember the Patriot Act – it is the one many of us were furious about when the Bush Administration came [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 24, 2011 in Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Gender Bias, Human Rights, Misogyny, President Barack Obama, Saudi Arabia, State Department | View Comments
You are never going to believe this. A woman in Saudi Arabia had the AUDACITY to get behind the wheel of a car. The nerve of her! Who does she think she is, wanting to drive herself. Good grief, what IS the world coming to, I ask you?! Ahem. I wish I could tell you [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 19, 2011 in Benjamin Netanyahu, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy, Israel, Middle East, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, Women and Children | View Comments
Update below the fold. President Obama made quite the speech today on the Middle East, including Israel, our ally, right before Prime Minister Netanyahu visits. And oh, what an, um, interesting speech it was. If you have the time, inclination, and intestinal fortitude to watch Obama deliver it, and I warn you, he does go [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 7, 2011 in Al Qaeda, Counterterrorism, Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Muslims & Arabs, National Security, Pakistan, Terrorism | View Comments
That would be Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood, to name just two. Yep, Hamas has “condemned” the killing: While many Middle East leaders welcomed America’s military action, the mixed reaction across the region cast a shadow over both the “Arab Spring” and the future of talks between Israel and the Palestinians. [...] The Hamas prime [...]
By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on May 6, 2011 in Al Qaeda, Bush/Cheney, Current Affairs, Jihadists, Middle East, National Security, Obama Administration, Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Soldiers/Veterans, Washington Post | View Comments
I never thought I would see the day that ex-Governor Sarah Palin, WSJ’s Peggy Noonan, and WaPo’s Eugene Robinson* would agree on anything. Hell must have frozen over. Their unlikely agreement came as all three insisted it would have been better for the White House to release the post-mortem photos of Osama bin Laden, rather [...]
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