Panetta’s Biggest Worry
So, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta just told told the Washington Post&rsqu...
James Woolsey
Point Counterpoint: Anti-Israeli Agenda Expected at Penn Conference
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a complex issue, one that deserves serious scholarship and open, civil debate. Expect to see none of that next weekend on the campus of the University of Penns...
Op-eds
On Iran, Emulate TR
President Obama should replace his talk with decisive action.
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A Blase Reading of the Dangers of Sharia Law
Michael Gerson’s assault on Newt Gingrich’s opposition to the Arabian version of Islamic law [“...
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Foreign Policy Experts Urge President Obama to Take Action Against Assad
Foreign Poli...
Press Releases
Punching Back Against Obama’s Israel Policy
Yesterday, the Emergency Committee for Israel — a group that has played a decisive role in the defeat of Democratic congressional candidates with checkered records of support for the Jewish...
Op-eds
The New Canada-U.S. Love-In, Built on Iranian Nukes and Alberta Oil
At a dinner event hosted at the Canadian embassy in Washington last week, former U.S. national security advisor Robert “Bud” McFarlane was asked to explain why America has no “e...
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US to Turn Non-Military Screws on Iran
Anti-Iranian regime penalties enter new phase with focus on Central Bank.
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Buried Treasure
An All-of-the-Above energy policy could spur economic recovery and bolster national security.
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In ‘What If’ Scenario, US Would Likely Respond to Iranian Terror Plot in Ways Short of War
“You would want to start with putting sanctions on steroids,” said James Woolsey, a CIA director under President Bill Clinton, who added that he would propose a “total secondary...
Op-eds
Zuhdi Jasser’s Counter-Jihad
Co-authored by Seth Leibsohn Shortly after 9/11, many thought it was imperative to teach about and promote the heroes of that deadly day. One such hero...
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How to Weaken the Power of Foreign Oil
Our country has just gone through a sober national retrospective on the 9/11 attacks. Apart from the heartfelt honoring of those lost — on that day and since — what seemed most striki...
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Reconsidering the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
It’s an ineffectual gesture that could do more harm than good.
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Get Off Oil
Americans borrow $1 billion a day to import oil. This is a huge share of the U.S. trade deficit and a major factor in weakening the dollar. Hundreds of billions a year go to the Middle East and e...
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The CIA and Al-Qaeda
In intelligence it’s not so much what you don’t know as what you won’t know. Al Qaeda was initially formed in 1988, when the Soviet Union announced the humiliating with...
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What To Do On Gas Prices?
With the price of oil spiking, President Obama last week ridiculed Americans concerned about the impact on their wallets. “If you’re getting eight miles a gallon,” he admonished...
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Clunker Energy Policies
Oil is selling for close to $110 a barrel and gasoline for around $4 a gallon. Bad news for motorists. Marvelous news for jihadis. Yet many of our elected leaders still don’t get it: The ri...
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Clinton Administration CIA Director R. James Woolsey Named Chairman of the Foundation for Defense of
Press Release March 24, 2011 CONTACT: Susan Firey(202) [email protected] Clinton Administration CIA Director R. James Woolsey Named Chairman of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies WASHINGTON, DC (March 24, 2011) -- Former
Press Releases
Canada Stands Up to Iran
Last week, Canada’s Free Thinking Film Society — love that name — was scheduled to screen Iranium, a new documentary about the regime that has ruled Iran since 1979, its d...
Op-eds
Imagine a Nuclear Iran
It’s been said that a diplomat is a gentleman paid to go abroad and lie for his country. Sometimes, however, diplomats slip up and tell the truth. In response to a question at the hopefully...