Israel Rejects Jimmy Carter

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s secret service has declined to assist U.S. agents guarding former U.S. President Jimmy Carter during a visit in which Israeli leaders have shunned him, U.S. sources close to the matter said on Monday.

 

Carter angered the

There’s a lot to this story, that I’m not quite sure how to tap into. But let me attempt to lay this out properly, by first reminding you of our post earlier this week, as regards Jimmy Carter, and his

• That’s OK, Jon. Tell ya what; Greenwald can claim I’m pro-torture, if he likes… because under some conditions I am. .. and for all the moralizing that’s been thrown at the issue, nobody’s ever come up with an even

So, Jimmy Carter is going to Syria to meet with Hamas?

Cute.

Does anyone remember how there was a little nonsense form the Democrats who were spreading the SR71 Blackbird rumor? Where GHW Bush had suppsoedly gone to Iran

Treason defined, ‘Lectric Law Library:

TREASON – This word imports a betraying, treachery, or breach of allegiance.

The Constitution of the United States, Art. III, defines treason against the United States to consist only in levying war against them,

(Chicago Sun-Times)-He was “the man behind the curtain” whose pervasive influence in the Blagojevich administration stacked state boards and lined his pockets, prosecutors charged Thursday as they opened their highly anticipated corruption case against Tony Rezko. But lawyers for

Yesterday, David gave the Snark of the Day award to Vladimir Putin… and justifiably so, for his comment on Hillary Clinton:

“At a minimum, a head of state should have a head.”

Humor, of course, has to have a grain

Fellow Swamp Stomper Sister Toldjah, guesting over at Right Wing News:

One of their favorite retired Generals, Major General John Batiste, who appeared in an ad for the anti-war Vote Vets website, and who had an op/ed published on

The New York Times is reporting:

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 —New York Times- A new assessment by American intelligence agencies concludes that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that the program remains frozen, contradicting judgment two years ago

McQ, this morning, looks at the Citibank investment yesterday:

Soren Dayton says this may be the “Defining news story of the cycle”…

Citigroup Inc., the biggest U.S. bank by assets, will receive a $7.5 billion cash infusion from Abu Dhabi

McQ at Q&O:

I have to say, this is an unexpected development.

In a rare attack on Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a hardline newspaper has accused him of behaving immorally towards his political rivals.

The Islamic Republic daily, close to

Bit notes: Its veterans day.  Today is a day that we set aside to honor those who have served as true.  To honor those who have proudly worn the uniform and have helped keep this nation in pursuit of its

I confess that Andy McCarthy is not one of my regular reads, unless he happens to come up in The Corner.  But I have to say, that this is a GEM.. of both for the news it contains,  and

The Jerusalem Post, plays (or parrots like) Rosie O’Donnell:

‘USAF struck Syrian nuclear site’

Confederate Yankee plays the role of Popular Mechanics.

An interesting discussion has popped up over that bombing of a nuclear target in Syria by Israel. One instance of this was at Hot Air:

Why did Israel hit the reactor now if they were comfortable enough with it for