In the United States, there is a well-established constitutional order of freedom of religion where her people are allowed to practice dozens of different religions. Members of one religion do not prohibit the practice of other religions. Francis Mention in Manhattan Contrarian reminds readers that freedom of religions was not an easy order to establish. […]
America Has no Dog in the Libya Fight
The debacle created in Libya by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton continues to this day. The country has devolved into chaos, killing thousands, and allowing an uninterrupted flow of migrants to flood across the Mediterranean to Southern Europe. At The National Interest, Ted Galen Carpenter says the Trump administration “should learn from the blunders of […]
Libya: The Neocons and Hillary Clinton Fail Again
Only a few short years after Barack Obama, urged on by Hillary Clinton and her fellow neocons, signed on to help radical Islamists take Libya from Muammar Gaddafi, a Russian backed force is on the verge of taking control of the country. The Clinton-supported destabilization created a power vacuum that allowed Libya to become a mass […]
Who Broke Libya? Chaos, Slavery, and Strife Abound
Writing at The American Conservative, managing editor Matt Purple points the finger squarely at the neocon cabal in both the Republican and Democrat parties. Today Libya, after a “humanitarian intervention” spear headed by Hillary Clinton and cheered on by neocon Republican senators, is a chaotic mess. There are at least two governments in the country, […]
Another Failed American Intervention: This One Threatens Europe
There isn’t much good that can be said about the now deceased brutal dictator and mass murderer Muammar Qaddafi. But what can be said is that his presence at the head of Libya kept radical Islamists from putting their roots down in the country, and he prevented refugees using Libya as a launching pad over […]
She Blames Hillary for Her Son’s Death
Patricia Smith, mother of Sean Smith who died in the 2012 attack in Benghazi, blames Hillary Clinton personally for her son’s death. Here she is speaking at the Republican National Convention. Patricia Smith speech at RNC | Rare News
Would Libya and Syria Be Better Off Without Their Revolutions?
To look at US policy toward those two countries over the past five years, the general view seems to be that things couldn’t get worse, so Washington has pushed for change. In both countries, change has come, and things have gotten worse. And while it’s solipsistic to suggest that those countries’ politics turned on what […]
The DC Foreign Policy Establishment: An Accountability-Free Zone
Yesterday, the Justice Department announced a $5 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs for its role in the financial crisis. On the one hand, it couldn’t have happened to a nicer group of guys. On the other hand, it’s an opportunity to consider if anyone could have fled a smoldering crater and gotten off lighter than […]
Hillary Clinton—Lying about Lying
Just hours after the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, where four Americans were killed, Hillary Clinton sent an email to her daughter Chelsea stating that the attack had been carried out by an “Al Queda-like group.” Patricia Smith, mother of Sam Smith, one of the four Americans killed the night of the […]
Hillary Clinton—Queen of Lies—Skirts, Deflects, Blames
Watch Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio) rip into Mrs. Clinton for blaming Benghazi on a “disgusting video.” What is really disgusting, writes The Federalist, is that Clinton lied not only to the American people, but also to the grieving families of the four men killed in the Benghazi attack.