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KSM Comes to Connecticut

Eric Holder's decision to bring KSM and his fellow 9/11 plotters to New York City for the "trial of the century" became an issue today in the primary race between Rob Simmons and Linda McMahon who are battling for the chance to take Chris Dodd's senate ...

From MICHAEL GOLDFARB, The Weekly Standard,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Rob Simmons,  Eric Holder,  Linda McMahon,  Christopher Dodd,  U.S. Democratic Party

Half Nelson, Full Price

Credit to Nelson who has figured out a way to monetize this kind of thing, or that he's found an audience clueless enough to think that you can't get the same quality "insights" for free at any of two or three dozen left-wing blogs. But Nelson's ...

From MICHAEL GOLDFARB, The Weekly Standard,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Afghanistan Is a Lot Like WWII

I really enjoyed last week's WWII in HD mini-series on the History Channel. Ten hours of color footage from World War II, all of it digitally restored, and the series was narrated through the voices of soldiers, Marines, and journalists, all of whom ...

From MICHAEL GOLDFARB, The Weekly Standard,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  History Channel,  Barack Obama,  Taliban

Beamer: Why'd Obama Recuse Himself on Terror Trials?

Mr. Holder said that he and his boss had not spoken in person about this decision. This matter only involves upholding the constitutional rights of Americans, establishing a precedent with battlefield impact, and the safety and security of our citizens ...

From MICHAEL GOLDFARB, The Weekly Standard,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Greg Craig

Skelton: Holder Didn't Really Convince Me

Skelton, a fellow Democrat of President Barack Obama, asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Defense Secretary Robert Gates to brief the committee about the decision to use the criminal courts instead of the revamped military commissions. "As a ...

From MICHAEL GOLDFARB, The Weekly Standard,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  Eric Holder,  Robert Gates

Opinion: China has a President Hu, now Europe chooses President Who?

Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, who was elected European Union President during an EU leaders summit on Thursday, leaves his office after a cabinet meeting in Brussels, Nov. 20, 2009. (Yves Herman/Reuters) LONDON, U.K. — Two weeks ago, ...

From MICHAEL GOLDFARB, Global Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: European Parliament,  European Union,  Barack Obama,  Tony Blair,  Angela Merkel

Obama Awarded a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do

Even President Obama himself during his just-concluded trip to Asia admitted that he was surprised to receive the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this year without actually producing any peace. In fact, the rookie American president ordered his own troop ...

From MICHAEL GOLDFARB, The Weekly Standard,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Gallup,  Lee Myung-bak

"Productive Solutions"

Politico reporters will give right-wingers the kind of fair treatment that they can get almost nowhere else, but in this piece on McCain's shift on cap and trade includes a line that just drips with bias. Reporter Lisa Lerer, wrongly in my opinion, ...

From MICHAEL GOLDFARB, The Weekly Standard,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John McCain,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama

Kyl Presses Holder on NIAC Investigation

The National Iranian American Council denies it engages in lobbying, yet the organization's internal emails tell a different story. The group calls itself the National Iranian American Council, but it's run by Trita Parsi, an Iranian national who ...

From MICHAEL GOLDFARB, The Weekly Standard,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Dennis Ross,  Eric Holder,  Washington Times

ADL Blasts J Street: "Question Mark" About Pro-Israel Bona Fides

When Sarah Palin offered her unqualified support for the Israeli government's policy of settlement expansion in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, the self-described "pro-Israel, pro-peace" J Street blasted her for "pandering to her right-wing base ...

From MICHAEL GOLDFARB, The Weekly Standard,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: J Street,  Sarah Palin,  Abraham Foxman,  Glenn Beck,  Barack Obama

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