“The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retained some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capability. Intelligence reports also indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons, but […]

Obama: Wrong on Iran
Friday , May 16, 2008
By Dick Morris & Eileen McGann

President Bush is absolutely right to criticize sharply direct negotiations with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Barack Obama’s embrace of the idea of direct negotiations is both naïve and dangerous and should be a big issue in the campaign.
The reason not to negotiate with Ahmadinejad […]

Obama criticizes McCain, Bush on appeasement talk

By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer 
WATERTOWN, S.D. - Barack Obama rebuked Republican rival John McCain and President Bush for “dishonest, divisive” attacks in hinting that the Democratic presidential candidate would appease terrorists, staunchly defending his national security credentials for the general election campaign.
Obama responded Friday to Bush’s speech Thursday […]

President Bush said:  
“Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along,” Bush said at Israel’s 60th anniversary celebration in Jerusalem.
“We have heard this foolish delusion before,” Bush said in remarks to Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. “As Nazi tanks crossed […]

Obama says Bush falsely accused him of appeasement

By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer 51 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama accused President Bush of “a false political attack” Thursday after Bush warned in Israel against appeasing terrorists — early salvos in a general election campaign that’s already blazing even as Obama tries to sew up his […]

A question submitted from the online audience asked Bush whether he felt he had been misled about Iraq as he made the decision to go to war.
“‘Misled’ is a strong word,” he said. “Not only our intelligence community, but intelligence communities all across the world shared the same assessment. And so I was disappointed to […]

Counterforce to Tehran’s
“Terrorists without Borders”
Tuesday , May 13, 2008
By Alireza Jafarzadeh

Lebanon is the latest battleground in the Iranian ayatollahs’ war by proxy against Washington, Paris and those Arab countries resistant to Tehran’s hegemonic ambitions. The recent bloodshed in Beirut was unleashed by the Tehran-controlled, armed and financed Hezbollah, whose militants are currently marching to the […]

Ahmadinejad: Israel Is Doomed
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

TEHRAN, Iran — 
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Israel is dying and that its 60th anniversary celebrations are an attempt to prevent its “annihilation.”He spoke hours after President Bush arrived in Israel for the anniversary celebrations.
“The Zionist (Israeli) regime is dying,” said Ahmadinejad during a speech in northern Iran. […]

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELTA — Iraqi Police in Wasit Province have made significant capacity gains in recent months to improve security for the citizens of Iraq.
Their planning ability has greatly improved and their effectiveness increases daily, said Col. Peter Baker, commander of the 214th Fires Brigade.
Much of the improvement is due to the actions of […]

Ken Blackwell - Columnist for the New York Sun  

It’s an amazing time to be alive in America. We’re in a year of firsts in this presidential
election: the first viable woman candidate; the first viable African-American candidate;
and, a candidate who is the first front running freedom fighter over 70.
The next president of America […]