Valerie Jarrett

May 17, 2016 | Michael Ledeen |

Chamberlain, Washington-Style

It’s not hard to see why the discussion of Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes’ exchanges with the New York Times Magazine’s David Samuels has received so much attention...

January 27, 2016 | Michael Ledeen |

Hostages, Hostages, and Other Deals

Ransoming hostages is nothing new, indeed it’s routine for most countries and happens with increasing frequency for the U.S. government and American corporations. The current minifuror over...

June 4, 2014 | Michael Ledeen

You Don’t Like Dealing With Terrorists? Bring Them Down.

I was in the room in 1985 during the US/Iran/Israel negotiations that eventually led to Iran-Contra, and while I had no authority to make commitments for the American Government, I had plenty of...

December 4, 2013 | Michael Ledeen |

My Life as a Secret Back Channel in Iran

I was a secret back channel to the Khomeini Regime in 1985. If you're interested in all the details, help yourself to ...

November 8, 2012 | Lee Smith Tablet |

A 2016 Mideast Dispatch

In this report from the future, the U.S. pulls out of the Gulf as the Saudis cozy up to Avigdor Lieberman

November 7, 2012 | Lee Smith The Weekly Standard |

Report: WH in Talks with Iran

The Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot is reporting that the Obama administration has been conducting...

June 30, 2011 |

The Obama Administration Opens Formal Contacts With the Muslim Brotherhood

Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Besides explaining what the Muslim Brotherhood is and has always been, the major point of The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the West Sabotage America was to...

June 16, 2011 |

Cast a Wider Net

The Islamic radicalization hearings need to hear from witnesses beyond cops and Muslims.

April 20, 2011 |

Obama Gives Islamists a Walk

When the first line of defense is “Bush did it, too,” you can rest assured that there is no second line of defense. And on allegations that the Justice Department intervened to preven...

April 16, 2011 |

The Audience Is Listening

There is always great intrigue in Barack Obama’s speeches. Not much heft, mind you, but substance is not the point. In this Chicago-style presidency, what is said is often less telling than...