opinion

The NSA and you: Spying on innocents

In what appears to be one of Edward Snowden’s final revelations, the former CIA and NSA agent has demonstrated conclusively that the National Security Agency has collected and analyzed the contents of emails, text messages, and mobile and landline telephone calls from nine Americans for every one foreign person it …

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Bergdahl prisoner swap: Team Obama more willing to negotiate with terrorists than Congress

Following the release of five senior-level Taliban operatives in exchange for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the White House spin-masters immediately took to the airwaves to defend what appeared to be a clear reversal of the U.S.’s long-standing policy to not negotiate with terrorists. Appearing on the Sunday talk shows, …

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Why Democrats are winning, Republicans are losing

It is a line I have used to open speeches on the lecture circuit for years and it never fails to get a laugh: “I’m happy to be here tonight from Washington, D.C., where the only politicians with convictions are in prison.” That’s only partially true. Democrats have convictions. They …

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Andrew Breitbart — one year later

Editor’s note: Andrew Breitbart died one year ago on March 1. The following piece originally appeared on Breitbart.com. It is used with permission. “The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.” – Lao Tzu The funny thing is, Andrew would give me an endless hard time for …

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Why Do We Care Whether Iran Has Nuclear Weapons?

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:46:34 +0000 – By Kathleen Troia “K.T. “McFarlandNational Security Expert It’s official. Iran has enough enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb. It has a long-range missile capable of delivering that bomb. Now all it needs is the blueprint, which is usually complicated, but not if you’re …

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Putin picks new hitmen to lead Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine and beyond

Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting in the Kremlin aired on Russian TV, gave orders to a senior leader of the infamous Wagner Group to take command of “volunteer units” fighting in Ukraine and to ensure that they perform their “combat work” in the “best possible way”. …

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Biden in Israel: President's biggest national security test is one he can't fail

Saturday, Oct. 7, was Israel’s 911. And it’s become President Joe Biden’s biggest national security test. So far, he’s all in. “Israel has to respond, they have to go after Hamas,” Biden said Sunday on”60 Minutes.” Done right, American leadership will keep the Abraham Accords peace process on track, slam …

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KARL ROVE: On Libya President Obama Still Appears Weak, Unreliable and Irresolute

Wars, even good ones, require worthy explanation and justification. Both were missing in President Obama’s address to the nation on Monday night. While the president’s speech on Libya was adequate at times, what stood out were statements that were contradictory, confusing and outright untrue. Mr. Obama said “an important strategic …

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France Is Brave and Right to Ban the Burqa

Earlier this month, France put its 2010 law banning the veil into effect, spurring angry demonstrations in both Paris and London. Two women were arrested, not because they were wearing burqas but because they participated in an illegal demonstration. Parisian police arrested 61 people this past weekend for holding an …

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ROGER GOODELL: What the NFL Will Look Like If Football Players Win

There would be no draft. Incoming players would sell their services to the richest teams. Late Monday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued a ruling that may significantly alter professional football as we know it. For six weeks, there has been a work stoppage in the National …

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