US State Dept posts photo touting Sharia over “man made law”
 

By Robert Spencer / Jihad Watch

 

The U.S. State Department clearly has a firm grasp of the reality of the jihad threat. Of course, it is bound as a matter of policy to deny and downplay that threat, so gaffes like this are bound to happen. “Internet gaffe by US government as UK extremist’s sharia law photo used in free speech […]

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John Bolton calls Iran deal ‘unprecedented’ surrender

Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs 

John Bolton, a brave and singular voice, calls out the emperor and his invisible Iran deal. This is the kind of strength the GOP should be looking to for 2016.

The Obama thug administration continues to threaten the Republicans standing against his treason.

Meanwhile, as nuke talks intensify, the White House celebrated the Iranian holiday of Nowruz. First Lady Michelle Obama praised the holiday in remarks at the executive mansion Wednesday. Did she celebrate the hanging of gays in Iran? The persecution of Christians? The sharia violence against women for not being fully covered? Did the first lady have a cake made in the shape of a noose?


You can’t make this stuff up.

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Op-ed:
Benjamin Netanyahu Must Be Re-elected...Period
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots on CPR Worldwide Media

"It is a very tight race. Nothing is guaranteed because there is a huge, worldwide effort to topple the Likud government."
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a recent election rally in Tel Aviv

Tomorrow, Israelis cast their votes in a general election and sitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...whom I call 'the world's last great statesman'...faces his biggest challenge to date, and if he loses NOT only does Israel lose but America loses...and loses big...as well.

The Jewish State of Israel loses as there is a possibility that Netanyahu's Likud Party can lose four or more of the Knesset's 120 seats to the left-of-center Labor party, whose leader, Isaac Herzog is co-chair of a bloc known as the Zionist Union. And if that happens the prime ministership of Israel changes hands, as the leader of the party that wins is often the one who becomes prime minister after the president asks him or her to form a government.

And Herzog is currently believed to have 56 members of the Knesset aligning themselves with him and his party..including having Israel's minority Arab parties aligning with him...giving Herzog one more seat than Netanyahu. This makes Herzog in position to form a governing coalition and reaching the needed 66 seats to gain control (remember that Israelis vote for parties, not individual candidates like we do and that there are 13 political parties represented in the Knesset and 29 parties without seats). If this happens, Herzog's Zionist Union alliance, along with his main supporter centrist Tzipi Livni, would see him serving as Israel's prime minister for two years and then turning over to the country's prime ministership to Livini...the former justice minister...for the remainder of their government's slated four-year term.

And with this happening Herzog would most assuredly turn over land for a so-called Palestinian state and still NOT get a lasting peace...all while being bullied into returning to Israel's pre-'67 now indefensible borders and doing so in hopes of toning down Iran's rhetoric. But even with this appeasement, Obama will in the end give Iran its so-wanted nuclear weapons. And if those weapons end up reigning down on Israel, there is NOT a damn thing Obama and crew will do to help Israel. To Obama, Israel is just a thorn in his side...in his legacy's side...Herzog needs to learn this but even if he does he does NOT have the courage to allow Israel to act on its own.

But thankfully with Israel's coalition-building being a nefarious game...just like here in the U.S... surprises can and have happened at the last minute as Netanyahu is seen as having a better chance of actually forming a governing coalition, and keeping Israel safe. And the best surprise would be if a right-wing coalition of the Likud Party, the Jewish Home, ultra-Orthodox parties, the Kulanu, Yisrael Beytenu and Yachad parties unite, bringing the total to 66 Knesset seats and Benjamin Netanyahu would remain prime minister. And while most of the recent polls do show the Likud Party...and sadly Netanyahu himself...losing some support, if that loss levels off at or near the current reported levels...which many pollsters predict it will...Natanyahu's coalition remains the front-runner in the race.

But hoping that does NOT happen is Israel's (and America's) back-stabbing enemy Barack HUSSEIN Obama...the very man who welcomes the Muslim Brotherhood to the White House and into our halls of government, but who refuses to meet with the leader of America's staunchest ally because this brave man continues to sound the alarm about the sell-out deal he, Obama, is about to sign with Iran...if it hasn't been done already without 'We the People' or even the media knowing about it.

And again, just like here in the U.S., politics is a secretive game in Israel as well. Take for example that while political parties in Israel are prohibited from accepting money directly from any and all overseas donors during an election campaign, that has NOT stopped Obama and his cronies from working behind the scenes to help defeat Netanyahu. And how are they doing that...under Israeli law such funding is allowed for non-profit organizations who share political viewpoints, and with U.S. consultants having advised Israeli candidates in the past, the OneVoice Movement...a D.C. based group that has received $350,000 in recent State Department grants...has set-up shop in Tel Aviv and is funding a campaign... Victory 15...which they so NOT lovingly refer to as 'Just Not BiBi'...using these...our taxpayer funded grants to do so.

However, a bipartisan Permanent Subcommittee is now looking into the (strong) possibility that Barack HUSSEIN Obama himself and/or top operatives within his administration are silently...if you will...actually orchestrating...via this organization...the removal of Benjamin Netanyahu in order to replace his government with a much more 'Obama-friendly' and leftist government.

But that investigation NO matter the outcome will be too little, too late, as the race to oust Netanyahu is just hours away.

So who is Isaac Herzog and why does our administration want him as Israel's next prime minister...simply...Herzog is Israel's version of Obama. Where Netanyahu’s campaign has focused on the all-important, extremely critical, issue of Israel's national security...which must be paramount in today's world where Iran and others want Israel and the collective Jewish people wiped off the map...Herzog...true to the kumbaya left's touchy-feely agenda has made social issues and welfare...and to a much lesser degree the economy...his priority...just like Obama has done here in America. And like Obama, Herzog too has turned a blind eye to foreign affairs and to those who are Israel's true enemies.

Also like Obama, Herzog just does NOT get that if a nation is NOT secure within its own set borders, a logical assumption can be made that its economy will NOT thrive nor will it improve. And like America with Obama at the helm, Israel with Herzog at the helm will also have a leader who leads from behind...if he leads at all.

And what many here in America seem to forget is that America itself has a lot to lose if Netanyahu and his government are replaced. First, know that an Iran deal will be signed post-haste and they will have a nuclear weapon within months. Remember BiBi telling us that Iran can already reach Israel and that the 'Great Satan'...America...is their true goal... well know that without BiBi standing between Iran and America the nuclear clock will have just ticked down quite a few notches.

Next, if Netanyahu loses, a two-state solution to the so-called 'Palestinian conflict' will most assuredly take place as Israel's new leaders will acquiesce to the already proven NOT to work idea that trading land for peace will work this time. And as Israel gets smaller land-wise, terrorists groups like Hamas and Hezbollah will grow stronger and Israel will see an increase in suicide bombings and such, which in turn will see their counterparts here in the U.S. 'wake-up' from their sleep and what we see happening in Israel will start happening here.

Another thing to consider is with a new 'dovish' government now minus the strong and rightfully hawkish leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu, what will happen to the new coalition of sorts that has been formed between Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia...an anti-ISIS, anti-Muslim Brotherhood, and anti-Iran coalition. Will that coalition...a coalition so advantageous to the American-led 'War on Terror' and to America's keeping the fighting 'over there' instead of it spilling over onto our soil...will that coalition be dissolved as Obama's people start pulling Herzog's strings...there's a good chance it would be.

And lastly, if said 'dovish' government is put into place our actual alliance with Israel...our staunchest ally in the Middle East...America's ally NOT Obama's ally that is...is placed into jeopardy for how can a nation truly be our ally when its leaders are NOT really our friends so to speak...when its leaders sold-out to those in minority parties just so they could garner votes to rule the roost instead of understanding that those they sold-out to are NOT only theirs and America's enemy, but are an enemy driven by religious fanaticism and delusions who are out to kill us all. But then again, Israel's left is just the same as our left...clueless and out of touch with reality in understanding the true nature and true motives of the enemy...a tangible, flesh and blood enemy...surrounding and ready to gobble-up the world's only Jewish state.

So I hope and pray that the people of Israel think long and hard before casting their votes tomorrow...I hope that they think through all the ramifications of how even one vote can change the direction of their country's future...for like America, Israel needs hawks NOT doves if they are to survive the wolves knocking on their door.

Uh Oh: Hillary’s Emails To State Department Employees Weren’t ‘Immediately’ Preserved

Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet

 

Hillary Clinton’s narrative about her emails, which she explained in detail (sort of), seems to be falling apart. First, no one is truly accepting Clinton’s reason for using her personal email, which she said was done out of convenience. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said that "convenience is not a choice you have in government." This all comes down to the fact that Clinton didn’t want to use two devices–even though she admitted that she’s capable of using multiple devices–which Gawker’s John Cook slammed as “preposterous.” Additionally, Clinton said no work-related emails were deleted. Clinton did delete some 31,000 emails she deemed personal and private, but we’ll never know which emails were truly work-related or not because the review of the emails in question did not involve reading any of them.

Now, the claim she made about every email she sent to State Department employees being preserved “immediately” during her tenure as Secretary of State has been challenged … by the State Department (via Fox News):

A State Department spokeswoman said Friday that the department did not start automatically archiving emails from senior officials until February of this year -- raising questions about Hillary Clinton's claim that her emails were "immediately" saved whenever she corresponded with colleagues. 

The former secretary of state made that assertion during her press conference earlier this week -- and in a lengthy statement put out by her office -- as she defended her exclusive use of personal email. Clinton downplayed concerns that official emails could have been lost by suggesting anytime she emailed anyone with a ".gov" address, that email would be stored for posterity.

"The vast majority of my work emails went to government employees at their government addresses, which meant they were captured and preserved immediately on the system at the State Department," she said Tuesday.

But department spokeswoman Jen Psaki made clear on Friday that this was not the way the system worked.

She said the department only started automatically archiving emails for other senior officials in February.

No, Trey Gowdy and Co. Aren't Going to Stop Searching for Benghazi Answers

Cortney O'Brien / Townhall Tipsheet

 

HBO late night host Bill Maher and Arianna Huffington had some fun Friday night making fun of the GOP's tireless pursuit of answers regarding the terror attack in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012, that left four Americans dead. While Maher and his guest had contrasting views on Hillary Clinton's handling of her email scandal, they both laughed and agreed that at least it has taken some focus off of Benghazi. Before that, Nancy Pelosi dismissed Republicans' Benghazi agenda on Capitol Hill. With breathless exasperation, she blurted out "Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi" and called the investigation GOP 'subterfuge.'

I wonder, did Pelosi or any one else mocking their efforts ever stop to think maybe Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) and company are still pushing for answers because this is a serious issue that affects the safety of all of our American diplomats around the globe?

Thankfully, representatives like Susan Brooks (R-IN) recognize this danger. She made Benghazi the centerpoint in this week's Republican Address. See the address here: http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2015/03/14/no-trey-gowdy-and-co-arent-going-to-stop-searching-for-benghazi-answers-n1970687?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

"It's simply unacceptable for so many questions to remain unanswered," she said.

Brooks and her fellow members on the Benghazi Select Committee are ready to press Clinton and other State Department officials for more details, for our diplomats are worth it.

"They are deeply committed to this work and their protection is one of our government's most solemn responsibilities."

"We have a duty to uncover the whole truth."

The Benghazi Select Committee, led by Chairman Trey Gowdy, has been one of the loudest groups to demand Clinton turn over her personal email server.

“Turn it over to a retired judge, an archivist, an inspector general, so that we can have some assurance that the ‘we’ that separated the public from the private did a good job,” Gowdy said.

Gowdy has also made clear he wants Clinton to appear twice before his Benghazi panel - and why not? As he famously stated once before, facts are neither Republican nor Democrat.

The likes of Maher, Huffington and Pelosi may mock Benghazi as a non-issue, but I'm sure the families of Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone S. Woods, and Glen Doherty would say otherwise.

Afghan government gave CIA cash to al-Qaeda

By Robert Spencer / Jihad Watch

 

“It was just another in a long list of examples of how the United States, largely because of poor oversight and loose financial controls, has sometimes inadvertently financed the very militants it is fighting.” And yet the CIA cash kept flowing to Afghanistan, and probably still does. “C.I.A. Cash Ended Up in Coffers of Al […]

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US Embassy in Saudi Arabia halts operations amid heightened Islamic terror concerns

Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs

The fallout from Obama’s foreign policy failures make Americans unsafe at home and abroad.

U.S. officials said today that they will halt operations at the embassy and consulates in Saudi Arabia for the next couple of days, in response to “heightened security concerns.”

Embassy officials in Riyadh issued the statement, saying telephone lines at the facilities will be down Sunday and Monday and encouraging U.S. citizens in Saudi Arabia to “be aware of their surroundings and take extra precautions when travelling throughout the country.”

The message did not cite a specific security concern or threat nor call for the evacuation of the facilities.

However, an intelligence source told Fox News that the threat is serious...

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