After the royal snub in January, President Obama finally found time to sit down and discuss the Syrian refugee crisis and the threat of ISIS with our greatest Sunni Muslim ally in the Middle East, King Abdullah of Jordan. (View the 2 minute recap of remarks, or read the entire transcript.) To date, Jordan has …
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General (Ret) John P. Abizaid, when asked about where the US stands in the boiling Middle East calderone, admits "Unfortunately, we have lost ground." He cited the increase of "the ideological movement, the geographic dispersion of Islamic extremism, the number of terror attacks, the number of people swearing allegiance, and the ground they hold." What merit …
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I spent quiet contemplative moments during International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday. However, in the midst of my day, I took time out to watch the presentation ceremony of Righteous Among the Nations recipients at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC. Righteous Among the Nations is the highest honor bestowed by the Israeli government on …
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“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will …
