In what should have been a contempt proceeding the Judge held that "the administration's new moratorium offered 'no substantial changes' from the first one, and denied the motion to dismiss the Hornbeck [oil producer] lawsuit." He also held, as reported by Reuters, that the "Interior Department . . . failed to follow proper procedures by seeking permission of the court to modify the original moratorium."
"Why isn't Obama's Department of Homeland Security concerned?"
"The entire idea behind Iran’s proxy warfare is to have deniability so the regime can escape retribution and still position itself as the power broker that all must cater to. If the Iranians needed any reassurance that their strategy is working, they got it from Vice President Joe Biden on August 23."
"Hizballah appears to be preparing a major attack on Israel straight after the ceremonial start of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington Thursday Sept. 2. A second target date is the Jewish New Year festival starting on Sept. 8. The pressure from Tehran for the Lebanese Shiite terrorists to strike Israel has intensified in the wake of the example the Palestinian Hamas gave Tuesday night Aug. 31 in the drive-by murder of four Israeli civilians on a road near Hebron."
Hamas terrorists kill Israelis in Hebron in apparent attempt to derail peace talks: "President Shimon Peres on Wednesday morning expressed his condolences to the families of the four Israelis killed in Tuesday night's terror attack near Kiryat Arba, and added that 'the terrorists will not triumph.' . . . Read more »
"The notion of a Palestinian people and Palestinian identity, although taken for granted today, has neither a long nor a distinguished history. Read more »
"While Washington sounds an uncertain trumpet, Pacific Command has no illusions about the rise of China."
"The Obama administration’s reference to Arizona’s immigration law in a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council has caused a stir, but its decision to engage with the body in the first place has drawn criticism for a lot longer."
"The military commission for a top al Qaeda operative has been delayed for no good reason, according to a report."
"The national debt is the single biggest threat to national security, according to Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Tax payers will be paying around $600 billion in interest on the national debt by 2012 . . . 'That’s one year’s worth of defense budget,' he said . . . ."
"The Obama Administration has apparently decided that if they cannot ban guns they can at least accomplish the same effect by banning ammunition. Or at least making it so expensive and impractical so as to accomplish the same thing. The Environmental Protection Agency is considering outlawing the use of lead in bullets and other ammunition."
"A number of the world’s biggest banks have launched international roadshows promoting the use of the renminbi to corporate customers instead of the dollar for trade deals with China."
"Talks between Israelis and Palestinians should be mindful of the settlers' perspective."
"Ten states, Washington, D.C., and the Virgin Islands are all seeking waivers exempting them from complying with the new law -- the Move Act -- that requires all states to mail absentee ballots to overseas military voters 45 days before Election Day. Read more »
"Budget cuts are forcing police around the country to stop responding to fraud, burglary and theft calls as officers focus limited resources on violent crime." Seems government is being forced to abandon the fundamental things that government should be doing because it is doing too many things it should not be doing. Limited government is required if government is going to be able to do the fundamentals.
"The U.S. Second Fleet, which trains and certifies all strike groups before deployment and employs 348 active and reserve military personnel, civilian employees and contractors, is in jeopardy as the Department of Defense continues to trim its budget."
"While much attention has been focused on . . . the Ground Zero mosque and the appropriateness of the State Department funding Ground Zero mosque imam . . . Rauf’s trip to the Middle East, little attention has been given to the fact that U.S. taxpayer money is funding mosque development around the world. . . ." Read more »
"The West villifies Israel because it has undergone a paradigm shift away from the nation-state."
"Yes, our mosque-sponsoring friend, Feisal Abdul Rauf."
"China, whose $2.45 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves are the world’s largest, is turning bullish on Europe and Japan at the expense of the U.S."
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