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The options for dealing with North Korea from President Obama and the Washington foreign policy establishment have ranged from mediocre to bad. Securing a region vital to the United States, and protecting the freedom won at the cost of tends of thousands of American lives, can only be achieved in …

This weekend’s health care debate in the House of Representatives underscored the deep divisions between Democrats and Republicans on the issue. There were legitimate fundamental and philosophical differences on both sides that were expressed, for the most part, in a civil manner. If you leave out the excessive rhetoric from …

Are we at war with China? Yes– we are engaged in a struggle with China that will ultimately prove far more important to the security of the United States than will our skirmishes in Iraq or Afghanistan. The weapons involved are commercial rather than military, and the toll will be …

1) A federal shield law in the U.S. to enable journalists to protect sources without going to jail (thanks to the intensive efforts of Congressman Mike Pence and Senators Arlen Specter, Chris Dodd and Pat Leahy, and others who have helped protect independent reporting) and a new libel law in …

OK. We New Yorkers got lucky again. Another terrorist plot failed. But once we stop breathing those proverbial sighs of relief and stop congratulating ourselves, let’s ask some tough questions: 1. How did an FBI surveillance team tracking suspect Faisal Shahzad in Connecticut manage to lose him before he drove …

With his knee-jerk criticism of those attending Glenn Beck’s recent “Restoring Honor” rally, NAACP president Ben Jealous showed what his once-venerable group has become — a progressive front masquerading as a civil rights organization. In an interview with Eyeblast.tv, Jealous — who was demonstrating with Al Sharpton at a location …

Signing the new START treaty on April 8 to slash the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenal, President Obama declared, “I…came to office committed to ‘resetting’ relations between the United States and Russia, and I know that President Dmitry Medvedev shared that commitment.” Relationships matter. Personal chemistry between Ronald Reagan and …

Any one who has ever spent any extended amount of time with children knows that if you put something in front of them and tell them not to do it, the “not to do thing” becomes enticing. So, the best thing to do is not to give credence to something …

The only thing worse than yelling “you lie” at the president of the United States is not standing by your remark and apologizing for it later under pressure. I may be a minority in this country, but I detest fake civility here. I loved the good old days when politicians …

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:02:23 +0000 – By Walid Phares Terror Expert/ FOX News Contributor It may be too early to discuss both a comprehensive solution for the future of a Palestinian state and to anticipate an end to the global War on Terror at the same time but here …