Testing Obama

Townhall.com ^ | February 21, 2009 | Bill O'Reilly

[Kaslin]

Joseph Biden is a prophet. On Oct. 19, 2008, the now-vice president said: "Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy."

Forget about six months, the foreign affairs insults arrived within three weeks of Obama's presidency. And with the economy dominating the news cycle, very little attention has been paid.

Let's take them one by one:

By far the most important insult to the Obama administration came this week. Shortly after U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke visited Pakistan, the country surrendered to the Taliban and al-Qaida, putting the entire world in danger.

In a shocking abdication of responsibility, the Pakistani government now says the Taliban has the authority to impose sharia law in the northern part of the country. This means the Pakistani government is allowing these terrorists to do whatever they want, and that will include continuing their attacks on American forces in neighboring Afghanistan.

This is huge. And President Obama would be wise to respond quickly and punish the Pakistani government. They have thrown in with terrorists and killers, and the United States cannot accept that, nor should any responsible country.

Insult two: The government of Kyrgyzstan is closing the U.S. air base on its soil. That air base supplies NATO forces in Afghanistan. Again, this is huge.

The reason the base is being closed is because Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin doesn't like America assisting nations like Poland and Ukraine in their defense strategies. So Putin, whom the Kyrgyzstan government fears, has succeeded in hurting NATO's war against the Taliban. Nice.

The third insult comes from Iran. No surprise here. While the mullahs yak about talking with Obama, they continue to fast-track nuclear weapons. A report by the Institute for Science and International Security says that Iran could have weapons-grade nuclear material this year. So there is now an urgency to the situation, and Obama must respond quickly or the nuke genie will be out of the bottle.

Finally, insult four: Crazy Kim Jong Il, the leader of North Korea, celebrated his 67th birthday this week by threatening a nuclear missile test.

Again, because of the terrible economy, many Americans have no idea all of this stuff is going on, but there is no question that Obama is being tested and that villains are watching closely to see what he will do.

In that speech last October, Biden also told Americans to "gird your loins." I'm not exactly sure what that means vis-a-vis foreign policy, but it doesn't sound good. I also don't know whether President Obama is "girding" right now, but he had better be doing something.

[Cindy]

A very small sampler of what I have looked at recently ON THE INTERNET:

JIHAD WATCH.org (THE AUSTRALIAN): ""It's worse than we thought": IRAN HAS ENOUGH ENRICHED URANIUM FOR A NUCLEAR BOMB" (February 21, 2009) (Read More...)

YNET NEWS.com: "ISRAEL URGES MORE PRESSURE ON IRAN" by Ron Sofer (Published February 20, 2009, 22:37) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (JERUSALEM POST): "ISRAEL SAYS THAT IRAN AND SYRIA WORKING ON SECRET NUKE PROJECTS" (February 20, 2009) (Read More...)

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YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "U.S. ASKS FOR MEETING WITH SYRIAN AMBASSADOR" (Published February 20, 2009, 08:10) (Read More...)

Travel.State.Gov - TRAVEL ALERT: "MEXICO" (February 20, 2009) (Read More...)

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FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com (WEEKLY STANDARD): "FALSE MARTYR" by Thomas Joscelyn (February 20, 2009) (Read More...)

FCO.gov.uk: "AGREEMENT FROM U.S. TO RETURN MR. MOHAMED TO THE UK" (SNIPPET: "Foreign Secretary David Miliband released a statement 20 February 2009 announcing an agreement from the US to return Mr Binyam Mohamed to the UK.") (February 20, 2009) (Read More...)

HAARETZ.com (AP): "U.S. PRISON FREES TERRORIST WHO PLOTTED TO KILL GOLDA MEIR" (SNIPPET: "Khalid Al-Jawary, 63...")(Last update February 20, 2009) (Read More...)

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JIHAD WATCH.org (JERUSALEM POST): "ISRAEL SAYS THAT IRAN AND SYRIA WORKING ON SECRET NUKE PROJECTS" (February 20, 2009) (Read More...)

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JPOST.com: "SYRIA BUILDING CHEMICAL WEAPONS PLANT" by Yaakov Katz (Updated February 18, 2009, 20:22) (Read More...)

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MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2254: "Egyptian Cleric Zaghloul Al-Naggar: The Arab World Is Ruled By the Scum of the Earth and the Garbage of All Nations; I Am 'Absolutely' Calling to Wage Jihad Against the Jews, Who Are Devils in Human Form" (February 20, 2009) (Read More...)

LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "SUFI MOHAMMED 'HATES DEMOCRACY' AND CALLS FOR GLOBAL ISLAMIC RULE" by Bill Roggio (February 18, 2009, 9) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (JERUSALEM POST.com, February 17, 2009): "MORE THAN 500 AMERICAN SOMALIS GO TO WAGE JIHAD IN THEIR HOMELAND" (February 18, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (MY FOX TWIN CITIES): "SOMALIS LEAVING MINNESOTA, RETURNING HOME TO WAGE JIHAD?" (November 25, 2008) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (CHANNEL 4 NEWS, February 17, 2009): "AFTER LIVING ABROAD AND EXPERIENCING THE JIHAD, MUSLIMS ARE RETURNING TO THE U.K." (February 18, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (MIRROR.co.uk): "UK: JIHADIST MURDERER PLOTS POISON TERROR STRIKE FROM PRISON CELL" (SNIPPET: "Bourgass, 33, is already serving life for murdering a police officer.") (February 18, 2009) (Read More...)

IN THE U.S.A.: WorldNetDaily.com: "'JAILHOUSE ISLAM' CONVERTS GUN DOWN U.S. COPS" by Chelsea Schilling (February 17, 2009) (Read More...)

IBD EDITORIALS.com: "TRADING AWAY MISSILE DEFENSE" (February 17, 2009) (Read More...)

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TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "During Operation Cast Lead, improvised grenades probably manufactured by Hamas were found inside drug bottles. The drugs were transported to the Gaza Strip from the Ramallah region within the humanitarian aid. Legally, it undermines the protection afforded to medical supplies and humanitarian relief under the laws of armed conflict.") (February 16, 2009) (Read More...)

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YNET NEWS.com: "DEFENSE ESTABLISHMENT: IRAN NO.1 THREAT TO ISRAEL" by Alex Fishman (Published February 16, 2009, 09:38) (Read More...)

THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars (Iran), February 14, 2009"): "IRAN TIGHTENS SECURITY AROUND NUCLEAR FACILITIES" (February 14, 2009) (Read More...)

THE STAR.com: "WAL-MART's GLOW-IN-THE-DARK MYSTERY Retail giant can't account for 15,800 of its exit signs that contain a potentially dangerous radioactive gas" (SNIPPET: "Last month Wal-Mart disclosed that about 15,800 of its exit signs -- a stunning 20 per cent of its total inventory -- are lost, missing, or otherwise unaccounted for at 4,500 facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico.") (February 15, 2009) (Read More...)

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COPENHAGEN POST.dk: "TERRORIST THREAT MAY COME FROM WITHIN" (SNIPPET: "A US report has concluded that Muslim residents in Europe who train as terrorists in Pakistan are the most likely agents of terror for the continent. Al-Qaeda is preparing for a new attack in Europe and Denmark is at the top of its list, according to the head of US National Intelligence, Dennis C. Blair.") (February 13, 2009) (Read More...)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2242: "GRANDDAUGHTER, WIFE OF KNOWN TERRORISTS 'IZZ AL-DIN AL-QASSAM, ABDALLAH 'AZZAM URGE PALESTINIAN WOMEN TO SACRIFICE THEIR CHILDREN" (February 12, 2009) (Read More...)

Missile Defense
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33-MINUTES.com (Read More...)

HERITAGE.org: "33 MINUTES Protecting America In The New Missile Age" (Watch Here.)

HERITAGE.org - 33 Minutes - VIDEOS (Watch Here.

DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "U.S. INTERESTS FACE CHALLENGES IN EUROPE, INTELLIGENCE CHIEF SAYS" by Jim Garamone (February 16, 2009) (Read More...)

DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SEES ASIA RISING" by Jim Garamone (February 15, 2009) (Read More...)

DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "ECONOMIC CRISIS OVERLAYS ALL THREATS FACING U.S., INTEL CHIEF SAYS" by Jim Garamone (February 14, 2009) (Read More...)

DNI.gov - Testimonies: "ANNUAL THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FOR THE SENATE SELECT COMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE Dennis C. Blair Director of National Intelligence UNCLASSIFIED STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD" (February 12, 2009) (pdf) (Read More...)

DALLAS NEWS.com: Dallas - "DRUG CARTEL RUMORS KEEP N. TEXAS AUTHORITIES ON ALERT" (SNIPPET: "The Gulf Cartel in Mexico has now been deemed the biggest terroristic threat in the United States, including in North Texas.") (February 13, 2009, 03:07 am CST) (Read More...)

ABC NEWS.com - The Blotter: "KIDNAPPING CAPITAL OF THE U.S.A." (SNIPPET: "In what officials caution is now a dangerous and even deadly crime wave, Phoenix, Arizona has become the kidnapping capital of America, with more incidents than any other city in the world outside of Mexico City and over 370 cases last year alone.") (February 11, 2009) (Read More...)

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MSNBC.msn.com (AP): Washington - "US SENATE CONFIRMS EX-CLINTON AIDE AS CIA DIRECTOR" (SNIPPET: "Panetta's nomination sailed through the chamber by a voice vote. The former Democratic congressman from California has no direct intelligence-gathering or analysis experience.") (Updated February 12, 2009, 5:34 pm PT) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): Washington - "Now that the global jihad is over, FBI mulling shifting agents out of counterterrorism" (February 12, 2009) (Read More...)

Travel.State.Gov - TRAVEL WARNING: "SYRIA" (February 12, 2009) (Read More...)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "INTEL COMMITTEE CHAIR: U.S. DRONES 'FLOWN OUT OF A PAKISTANI BASE'" by James Gordon Meek (SNIPPET: "The Senate Intelligence Committee's new chairman, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), raised a few eyebrows on Thursday during a hearing by bringing up the diplomatically sensitive matter of Pakistan's cooperation with U.S. missile strikes on its soil.") (February 13, 2009, 06:29 pm) (Read More...)

ONE NEWS NOW.com: "IRAN, NORTH KOREA'S DEATH GRIP ON NUCLEAR MATERIALS" by Chad Groening (February 12, 2009, 4:00 am) (Read More...)

FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (AP via YAHOO News): Washington - "69 COMPUTERS MISSING FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS LAB" (SNIPPET: "The Los Alamos nuclear weapons laboratory in New Mexico is missing 69 computers, including at least a dozen that were stolen last year, a lab spokesman said.") (February 11, 2009) (Read More...)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska - [HILLARY] "CLINTON DISCOUNTS NORTH KOREA URANIUM THREAT" by Nicholas Kralev (February 16, 2009) (Read More...)

Watching NORTH KOREA On The Internet (February 11, 2009) (Read More...)

Travel.State.Gov - TRAVEL ALERT: "ARABIAN PENINSULA AND PERSIAN GULF" (February 11, 2009) (Read More...)

FAA.gov - Press Release: Washington, D.C. - "FAA NOTIFIES EMPLOYEES OF PERSONAL IDENTITY BREACH" (SNIPPET: "Two of the 48 files on the breached computer server contained personal information about more than 45,000 FAA employees and retirees who were on the FAA's rolls as of the first week of February 2006.") (February 9, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (THREATS WATCH.org): "CBS Publishes Piece Criticizing 'Homegrown Jihad' and End Up Embarrassing Themselves" (February 15, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "35 JIHAD TRAINING COMPOUNDS ON AMERICAN SOIL" (February 9, 2009) (Read More...)

Video: "HOMEGROWN JIHAD" (Added February 6, 2009) (Watch Here.)

DANIEL PIPES.org - blog: "TRACKING JAMAAT UL-FUQRA" by Daniel Pipes (July 29, 2006; Updated February 3, 2009) (Read More...)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "TERRORIST CAMPS IN AMERICA" by Jamie Glazov (February 3, 2009) (Read More...)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "RADICAL ISLAMIC NETWORKS IN AMERICA" by Jamie Glazov (January 13, 2009) (Read More...)

THREATS WATCH.org: "AMERICA'S UNACKNOWLEDGED WAR" by Jay Fraser (February 14, 2009, 10:49 am) (Read More...)

OFFICER.com (AP): "MEXICAN DRUG VIOLENCE SPILLS OVER INTO U.S." by Alicia A. Caldwell (Updated February 9, 2009, 04:26 pm GMT) (Read More...)

THE CUTTING EDGE NEWS.com: "MEXICAN DRUG WARS Mexican Narco-Traffickers Wreak Deadly Havoc Against Law Enforcement" by Martin Barillas (February 9, 2009) (Read More...)

English.VietnamNet.vn: "STATUE OF PRESIDENT HO INAUGURATED IN MEXICO" (SNIPPET: "Mexico City's Governor Marcelo Ebrard said that victories of the Vietnamese people in the past not only helped change Vietnam, but also the situation of the mankind. Like Vietnam, Mexico gained victories in struggles against French and US invaders.") (January 18, 2009, 10:37 GMT+7) (Read More...)

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INA TODAY.com - INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS TODAY: "HO CHI MINH COMES TO MEXICO CITY: A STATUE SPEAKS A WARNING TO THE UNITED STATES" by Toby Westerman (February 9, 2009) (Read More...)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "NEFA REPORT ON ANWAR AL-AWLAKI: "PRO AL-QAIDA IDEOLOGUE WITH INFLUENCE IN THE WEST"" by Evan Kohlmann (February 9, 2009, 11:07 pm) (Read More...)

HUMAN EVENTS.com (JIHAD WATCH.org): "OBAMA TAKES THE APPEASEMENT PATH" by Robert Spencer (February 12, 2009) (Read More...)

THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Ba'th, Syria, February 8, 2009"): "REPORT: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION EASING SANCTIONS ON SYRIA" (Posted February 9, 2009) (Read More...)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "NEFA FOUNDATION: ARMY OF ISLAM ISSUES MESSAGE TO THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT" by Evan Kohlmann (February 9, 2009) (Read More...)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2234: "EGYPTIAN CLERIC MHAMMAD AL-ZUGHBI DRAWS LESSONS FRO THE BATTLES OF EARLY ISLAM, PRAYS FOR THE ANNIHILATION OF U.S., EUROPEAN LEADERS" (February 8, 2009) (Read More...)

SUNDAY MERCURY.net: "BIRMINGHAM IS HOME TO AL QAIDA LINKED TERROR SUSPECTS" by Ben Goldby (SNIPPET: "Abd'rabbah Ghuma, 51, Abdulbaqi Mohammed Khaled, 51, and Mohammed Benhammedi, 42, also appear on a United Nation's list of Al Qaida and Taliban associates.") (February 8, 2009) (Read More...)

YNET NEWS.com: "ISRAELIS RECEIVE THREATENING EMAIL FROM HAMAS" by Erez Ronen (SNIPPET: "This is not the first time Hamas or people on its behalf use electronic means in order to threaten Israelis.") (February 7, 2009, 8:51 pm) (Read More...)

TOWNHALL.com: "WOULD YOU TURN YOUR CHEEK TO A TERRORIST?" by David R. Stokes (SNIPPET: "At a time when this country needs to be vigilant and focused on a very real enemy -- one determined to end our way of life as we know it -- Mr. Obama has blurred the issue. He is moving us away from a war mindset to something more surgical and limited. This should be no surprise to observant Americans. After all, he didn't really have much to say on the issue during his campaign. To minimize or marginalize danger is to ignore it. And to ignore danger is how to quickly become blind and vulnerable.") (February 8, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (TEHRAN TIMES): "TEHRAN TIMES: "It's time for some economic jihad. Let's destroy a corporation for Palestine."" (February 8, 2009) (Read More...)

DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "BIDEN CALLS FOR ALLIED COOPERATION TO MEET MUTUAL CHALLENGES" (SNIPPET: "Iran has acted in ways that are not conducive to peace in the region or to the prosperity of its people. Its illicit nuclear program is but one manifestation," he said.") (February 7, 2009) (Read More...)

NEWS.com.au - HERALD SUN: "VICTORIA'S BUSHFIRE ARSONISTS HUNTED BY POLICE" (SNIPPET: "Anyone with any information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000") (Updated February 12, 2009, 9:22 pm) (Read More...)

NEWS.com.au (Australia): "BRUSHFIRES IN VICTORIA KILL 50, DEATH TOLL WILL RISE" (SNIPPET: "640 houses have been destroyed. While firebugs are being blamed for several blazes ravaging Victoria, the Country Fire Authority has confirmed that several fires are being deliberately relit by arsonists.") (February 8, 2009, 3:35 pm) (Read More...)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): TRENTON, N.J. - "2 MICE CARRYING PLAGUE DISAPPEAR FROM NEW JERSEY LAB, FBI SAYS NO PUBLIC HEALTH RISK" (February 7, 2009) (Read More...)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): San'a, Yemen - "170 AL QAEDA SUSPECTS RELEASED IN YEMEN" (February 8, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (CNN, February 5, 2009): Washington - "YEMEN ON HIGH ALERT FOR JIHADIST ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Over the last several weeks a growing number of al Qaeda operatives have entered Yemen from Saudi Arabia and have established a renewed network that potentially threatens U.S. and Saudi targets in the region, both U.S. and Yemeni officials have told CNN.") (February 6, 2009) (Read More...)

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OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletin - Report - Europe-Georgia: "Warden Message: GEORGIA CARJACKING; CONCERNS OVER HIGHWAY TRAVEL" (February 7, 2009) (Read More...)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "NEFA FOUNDATION: AQIM's ABU MUSAB ABDEL WADOUD CALLS FOR TERROR STRIKES IN VENGEANCE FOR GAZA" by Evan Kohlmann (February 5, 2009) (Read More...)

GLOBAL POLITICIAN.com: "LARGE ISLAMIC WEBSITE STILL CARRIES MATERIAL ADVOCATING DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL" by Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. (February 6, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (TIMES OF INDIA): "PAKISTAN DEMANDS UNCONDITIONAL AID FROM U.S." (February 7, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (TELEGRAPH.co.uk): "CIA: "The British Pakistani community is recognised as probably al-Qaeda's best mechanism for launching an attack against North America"" (SNIPPET: "American spy chiefs have told the President that the CIA has launched a vast spying operation in the UK to prevent a repeat of the 9/11 attacks being launched from Britain. They believe that a British-born Pakistani extremist entering the US under the visa waiver programme is the most likely source of another terrorist spectacular on American soil.") (February 7, 2009) (Read More...)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "PAKISTANI COURT DECLARES NUCLEAR SCIENTIST FREE" (SNIPPET: "Khan, lionised by many Pakistanis as the father of the country's atomic bomb, was pardoned but placed under house arrest in 2004 by the then president, Pervez Musharraf, soon after he made a televised confession to selling nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya.") (Published February 6, 2009, 11:34) (Read More...)

DAILY STAR.co.uk: "'We will kill MPs in their own homes'" (SNIPPET: "The plot was found on a password-protected internet message board on a site which has carried an interview with Osama bin Laden's No 2 Ayman al Zawahiri, 57. A user named Paganslayer asks what the mood is for another round of deadly attacks on the continent. There follows a warped discussion about the 7/7 London bombings, which killed 52 innocent people.") (February 5, 2009) (Read More...)

OSAC.gov: "Warden Message: CIUDAD JUAREZ RISING DRUG VIOLENCE, CAUTION ADVISED" (February 5, 2009) (Read More...)

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POLITICO.com: "CHENEY WARNS OF NEW ATTACKS" by John F. Harris, Mike Allen, & Jim Vanehei (Note: Video included.) (Updated February 4, 2009, 3:19 pm) (Read More...)

NEWSMAX.com: "CHENEY: NUCLEAR, BIO ATTACKS LIKELY IF OBAMA ENDS BUSH POLICIES" by Dave Eberhart (February 4, 2009) (Read More...)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "INVESTING IN JIHAD" by Alyssa A. Lappen (February 4, 2009) (Read More...)

THE MEMRI BLOG: "AL-ZAWAHIRI TO MUJAHIDEEN: Israeli, American Targets Are All Around" (Posted February 4, 2009) (Read More...)

REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net: "WANTED AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI Up to $25 Million Reward" (Read More...)

ONE NEWS NOW.com: "GITMO'S INMATES ON U.S. SOIL - a 'magnet for jihadists'" by Chad Groening (February 3, 2009, 8:55 am) (Read More...)

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FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "TERRORIST CAMPS IN AMERICA" by Jamie Glazov (February 3, 2009) (Read More...)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "RADICAL ISLAMIC NETWORKS IN AMERICA" by Jamie Glazov (January 13, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (WASHINGTON TIMES, February 2, 2009): "They don't want to limit free speech, they just want to kill it" (February 3, 2009) (Read More...)

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Travel.State.Gov: "WORLDWIDE CAUTION" (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)

FOX NEWS.com: Seoul, South Korea - "NORTH KOREA TO 'TEST MISSILE CAPABLE OF STRIKING U.S.'" (SNIPPET: "The sinister object has been identified as a Taepodong-2, an intercontinental missile with a range of more than 4000 miles, capable of crossing the Pacific and striking targets in Hawaii or Alaska.") (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)

FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS.org: "THE SECOND GREATEST THREAT TO AMERICA" by Lee Ellis (SNIPPET: "Decapitation has also become a favorite tactic of warring drug gangs that have contended for control over smuggling routes.") (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)

Travel.State.Gov - TRAVEL ALERT: "MEXICO" (Read More...)

LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "SAUDI ARABIA'S MOST-WANTED" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "But, the unclassified files created by the U.S. government at Guantanamo contain dozens of details concerning the al Qaeda network operating inside Iran. The Long War Journal reviewed the files and identified more than 50 current and former Guantanamo detainees who had some association with Iran. Most of these transited al Qaeda's facilitation points in eastern Iran. In addition to Tehran, the eastern Iranian cities of Mashhad, Zahedan and Tayyebat were regularly identified as al Qaeda transit points in the unclassified Guantanamo files.") (February 4, 2009, 7:00 am)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "SAUDI ISSUES WANTED LIST OF 83 MILITANTS OVERSEAS" (SNIPPET: "Saudi television read the names and showed photographs of the wanted men, all Saudis except for two Yemenis, who it said had "adopted the straying ideology", a reference to al-Qaeda. The announcement followed a move last month by al-Qaeda's wing in neighbouring Yemen to name two Saudis released from the US military prison camp in Guantanamo as commanders.") (Published February 2, 2009, 23:36) (Read More...)

NYPOST.com: "OBAMA: SURE, GITMO DETAINEES COULD ATTACK US" (SNIPPET: ""Can we guarantee that they're not going to try to participate in another attack? No," Obama said in an NBC interview that aired today. "But what I can guarantee is that if we don't uphold our Constitution and our values, that over time that will make us less safe. And that will be a recruitment tool for organizations like al-Qaeda."") (Posted February 2, 2009) (Read More...)

TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Monthly List of Information Bulletins Issued by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the IICC, January 2009" (pdf) (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)

THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Kayhan, Iran, February 1, 2009;Fars, Iran, January 31, 2009"): "SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: THE ELIMINATION OF ISRAEL -- A SACRED ASPIRATION" (February 1, 2009)

TRUTHUSA.com: A Look at Iran

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "SUICIDAL APPEASEMENT" by Bruce Thornton (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AFP): "OBAMA COZIES UP TO THE PRINCIPAL ENEMY OF FREE SPEECH IN THE WORLD TODAY" (February 1, 2009) (Read More...)

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JIHAD WATCH.org (SUNDAY MORNING HERALD): "JIHADISTS USING GOOGLE EARTH" (January 31, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "GENOCIDE DREAMS FROM RIYADH" (January 31, 2009, 3:50 am) (Read More...)

AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "THE THREAT CLOSER TO HOME" by Ed Lasky (January 31, 2009) (Read More...)

BOOK: "THE THREAT CLOSER TO HOME Hugo Chavez and the War Against America" (Read More...)

FBI.gov - NATIONAL GANG INTELLIGENCE CENTER - Product No. 2009-M0335-001: "NATIONAL GANG THREAT ASSESSMENT 2009" (January 2009) (Read More...) (pdf)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "SYMPOSIUM: HOMEGROWN JIHADIS" by Jamie Glazov (January 30, 2009)

FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (MEMRI: The Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor): "ALERTS, PLANNING & TRAINING" (SNIPPET: "Islamist Forum Member Suggests Using Dogs Instead of Suicide Bombers A recent message on the Islamist forum Ma'arik Al-Salafiyya suggested using dogs instead of suicide bombers to carry out attacks on U.S.... January 28, 2009") (January 28, 2009) (Read More...)

THE TIMES OF INDIA: Mumbai - "RDX BEING SMUGGLED INTO INDIA WITH CEMENT FROM PAK" -Pranati Mehra, TNN (January 28, 2009, 0206 hrs, IST) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (BLOOMBERG): ""Muslims under the leadership of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamaat ud-Dawa will conquer all South Asia! Nobody can stop us from fighting India!"" (January 28, 2009) (Read More...)

ONE NEWS NOW.com: "THE THREAT OF 'SHARIA' TO AMERICA" by Chad Groening (January 28, 2009, 4:30 am) (Read More...)

IBD EDITORIALS.com - Series: "TESTING OBAMA Experts discuss the major issues facing the Obama administration" (Read More...)

WHITEHOUSE.gov: "Briefing Room" (Read More...)

WHITEHOUSE.gov: "Agenda" (Read More...)

WHITEHOUSE.gov: "Presidential Actions" (Read More...)

WHITEHOUSE.gov: "Executive Orders" (Read More...)

WHITEHOUSE.gov: "Proclamations" (Read More...)

[Cindy]

SNIPPET from post no. 1:

"Again, because of the terrible economy, many Americans have no idea all of this stuff is going on, but there is no question that Obama is being tested and that villains are watching closely to see what he will do."

[MissEdie]

Anybody who is surprised by obama’s support of our enemies is a fool. That man is going to be the downfall of our once great nation.

[ThreePuttinDude]

That man is going to be the downfall of our once great nation.

I'm not too sure of that. I think he is sooo far over his head
and he has such an ego, that he is actually marching to his own removal.
His total ineptness is evident to everyone capable of thinking without
being blinded by his cult like following.

[ElayneJ]

for later

[Islander7]

Additional Fuel for the Fires in Pakistan

Pakistan fears poverty surge

QUETTA, Pakistan - Concern is growing in Pakistan that levels of poverty may worsen if the country gets additional support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in addition to a US$7.6 billion deal agreed late last year. A better source of cash, they say, would be the United States in return for Pakistan's contribution to the "war on terror".

The poverty rate has jumped to 37.5% from 23.9% during the past three years. More than 64 million people, out of a 160-million population, were living below the poverty line in 2008, as against 35.5 million people in 2005, according to the Planning Commission of Pakistan.

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[nuconvert]

None of these amounts to a Cuban Missile Crisis.

[newfreep]

These acts are like the “small” mooselimb attacks on America during 90’s - the first being the WTC bombing. Since xlinton never responded, these 5-6 attacks paved the way for 9-11 attack. So, yes - they are a big deal!

[mkjessup]

"Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy."

Well Joe, that ought to prove that the 'Rats in 1960 shouldn't have stolen the election from Richard Nixon with vote fraud in Texas and Cook County Illinois.

[Hardastarboard]

That man is going to be the downfall of our once great nation.

I'm not too sure of that. I think he is sooo far over his head

Imagine if you were our mortal enemy, watching from afar, and understood the basis of capitalism. Wouldn't NOW be the perfect time to unleash those suitcase nukes you've had hidden? What would simultaneous nuclear strikes in New York, Chicago, and LA do to the US economy, and the world economy, for that matter.

For as much as they hate us, the rest of the world's fate is tied to ours. That's why you get Russia and China lecturing us about becoming Socialist. They know Socialism is destructive, first hand, and don't want to see their golden goose go down that path.

[bestintxas]

He will be tested.

If he is smart, and he certainly is politically, not otherwise, he will embrace the test as an opportunity to divert attention given his domestic catastrophe.

After all, history instructs him to know that when Americans are focused on an external enemy they will come together and willingly sacrifice. This solves the problem of the intense scrutiny of what he is doing on the economic front.

[GBA]

Supposedly, FDR knew Pearl Harbor was going to be attacked and let it happen and we have WWII to thank for ending our time with the “Great” Depression. Deja vu all over again?

[nuconvert]

This is O’Reilly trying to sell himself. He starts this piece by referencing Biden’s statement which refers to the Cuban missile crisis and then backs off by writing about what he calls “insults” ... “Forget about six months, the foreign affairs insults arrived within three weeks”

Are all of these things significant? Yes. Does any of them amount to a Cuban missile crisis? No. That’s all I’m saying.

Now, when Netanyahu bombs Iran in a few months, that will call for an answer to a major test.

[AmericanVictory]

Now is the time to take bold action to make sure that oil prices stay low and go lower.

Putin without oil revenues that he has counted on will be crippled.

He must not be allowed to create his new OPEC.

The Sharia law that the Pakis are allowing and enabling, and the cannon fodder that the Jihadis are counting on will not be effectuated well if the royalty revenues of the Saudi princes that fund the madrassas are depleted.

[thinking]

His total ineptness is evident to everyone capable of thinking without
being blinded by his cult like following.

Obama, “The Kid”

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

"In that speech last October, Biden also told Americans to "gird your loins." I'm not exactly sure what that means vis-a-vis foreign policy, but it doesn't sound good. I also don't know whether President Obama is "girding" right now, but he had better be doing something."

He's busy talking down to Americans, scaring them with fear mongering, and driving the stock market further down. Apparently he doesn't understand the most basic principles of leadership.

[RipSawyer]

“Anybody who is surprised by obama’s support of our enemies is a fool. That man is going to be the downfall of our once great nation.”
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Amen and Amen! All those who willfully walked in ignorance, refusing to know the truth, will now be forced to watch the train wreck that awaits this ONCE great nation! At least I can go to my grave knowing that I never foolishly babbled that we could do no worse than George Walker Bush. I never said how “cool” it would be to vote for a man just because he claimed to be black even though he is constitutionally unqualified for office and has no applicable experience and seems never to have held a real job in 47 years and is unremembered by anyone at Columbia University. Those who thought the super bowl more important than this election should put on rags, walk barefoot in the snow and beg forgiveness for what they have wrought. The truth was avalilable and even obvious but collectively the people of this nation refused to see it, there is no excuse and there will be no mercy.

[FastCoyote]

[His total ineptness is evident to everyone capable of thinking without
being blinded by his cult like following. ]

Well, that is the hope, that he self destructs by month three. And he seems to be living up to his potential. The question is how many of he will take with him before he can be flushed down the toilet.

[not2worry]

“In that speech last October, Biden also told Americans to “gird your loins.” I’m not exactly sure what that means vis-a-vis foreign policy, but it doesn’t sound good. I also don’t know whether President Obama is “girding” right now, but he had better be doing something.”

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Perhaps Joe was recalling the good-old-days of the Clinton Presidency.

It’s the only thing that popped into my mind about “girding your loins”.