U.S. orders diplomats out of Lebanon - National. Joe Biden, lawmakers meet in White House Situation Room - Jonathan Allen. Vice President Joe Biden hosted a late-afternoon briefing on Syria with a small set of House and Senate members in the White House Situation Room Thursday, according to a White House official.
President Obama could lose big on Syria in House - John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman. If the House voted today on a resolution to attack Syria, President Barack Obama would lose — and lose big.
That’s the private assessment of House Republican and Democratic lawmakers and aides who are closely involved in the process. Continue Reading. Republican congressman withdraws support for Syria strike. Rep.
Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.), who on Saturday said he supported President Obama's decision to launch military action in Syria, has changed his mind. In a statement Thursday, Grimm says the window for action has now passed and that the feedback from his constituents has made him re-think his previous position. "Thus, after much thought, deliberation and prayer, I am no longer convinced that a U.S. strike on Syria will yield a benefit to the United States that will not be greatly outweighed by the extreme cost of war," Grimm said. Grimm added: "Now that the Assad regime has seen our playbook and has been given enough time to prepare and safeguard potential targets, I do not feel that we have enough to gain as a nation by moving forward with this attack on our own. " The remarks stand in stark contrast to what Grimm said less than a week ago. Rep. Alan Grayson: Syria Intelligence Manipulated - Washington Whispers.
President Barack Obama walks after the first day of the G20 Summit on September 5, 2013 in St.
Petersburg, Russia. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., who is aggressively lobbying against a military strike on Syria, says the Obama administration has manipulated intelligence to push its case for U.S. involvement in the country's two-year civil war. Grayson made the accusation in an interview published Wednesday by The Atlantic and offered more detail in a Thursday discussion with U.S.
News. Grayson said he cannot discuss the classified briefings, but noted details in the administration's public, non-classified report are being contested. Calls to Congress 499 to 1 against Syria war. By Garth Kant and Chelsea Schilling, WND: Americans are slamming at least 22 members of Congress with thousands of phone calls and emails, urging lawmakers not to approve a military strike on Syria – by a margin of as much as 499 to 1.
A national debate is raging on Twitter. Tweets and statements from members of Congress – both Democrat and Republican – show tremendously strong opposition to President Obama’s call for an air strike on Syria:Rep. Timeline of America's Decline and Final Destruction Part 2. Timeline of America's Decline and Final Destruction. American People Making It Clear To THEIR REPRESENTATIVES They Do NOT Want War With Syria! Obama administration considers military training of Syrian rebel groups - National. By Lolita C.
Baldor The Associated Press WASHINGTON – U.S. officials say the Obama administration is considering deploying U.S. military trainers to help increase the capabilities of the Syrian rebels. Obama, Putin Chat – For 15 Seconds. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes US President Barack Obama at the start of the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg.
Excerpted from The Hill: President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a brief, 15-second greeting Thursday at the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was the first face-to-face interaction between the leaders after a summer of high-profile spats over Syria, Edward Snowden and gay rights. According to the White House pool report, the pair shook hands and chatted briefly, with President Obama at one point flashing a big grin. Reporters could not hear what the pair discussed. U.S. Military Doesn’t Want To Fight For Christian-Killing Jihadists In Syria. Freedom House Why is the Obama administration so determined to have the U.S. military help al-Qaeda win the civil war in Syria?
Numbers in Congress Show Obama Far From Approval on Syria. Republican U.S.
House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi voted the same way just five times in the past three years. Every time, the House has followed their lead. Pictures From Our Troops: Life Of A Helicopter Pilot. Gen Martin Dempsey Warns Not To Strike Syria: US Not Ready, A Fools Errand … Sen. David Vitter says he'll vote no on Syria military resolution.
WASHINGTON - Add another no vote from the Louisiana delegation for a resolution that would authorize the Obama administration to take military action against Syria.
Sen. David Vitter, R-La., announced Thursday that he will oppose a resolution offering up to 60 days of military attacks on Syria, with the possibility of a 30-day extension. "After a lot of careful thought and prayer, I have decided that I will vote NO on the Syria war resolution," Vitter said in a statement. "As horrible as events in Syria are, they do not pose a direct threat to the United States or our allies," Vitter continued.
"U.S. military action could spark a broader war and/or entangle us in Syria's protracted civil war in which elements of the opposition are even worse than the Assad regime, all while our troops are underfunded. California county votes for secession from state, cites overregulation. FILE: Feb. 20, 2008: Pedestrians cross Miner Street in Yreka, Calif., Feb. 20, 2008.AP YREKA, Calif. – Supervisors in a far Northern California county where residents are fed up with what they see as a lack of representation at the state capitol and overregulation have voted in favor of separating from the state. The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday for a declaration of secession, the Record Searchlight of Redding reported. The vote appears mostly symbolic since secession would require approval from the state Legislature and the U.S. Congress, but supporters say it would restore local control over decision making.
They want other rural counties in Northern California and Southern Oregon to join them in the creation of a new state called the State of Jefferson. "Many proposed laws are unconstitutional and deny us our God-given rights," Gabe Garrison of Happy Camp said at the meeting. The idea to create the separate state of Jefferson goes back decades. Civil liberties may not survive the 'Gorgon Stare' Meet the new BOSS, short for Biometric Optical Surveillance System, a crowd-scanning technology under development for the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security. Last week saw the release of documents describing DHS's latest efforts in "facial profiling. " The agency has awarded a $5.2 million federal contract to the defense firm Electronic Warfare Associates to develop facial recognition technology allowing video cameras to pick "watch-listed" suspects out of crowds at distances of up to 100 meters. Meanwhile, the New York Times reports on the expansion of a DHS initiative that's bringing roving squads of armed Transportation Security Administration agents to trains, buses, and stadiums near you. Big winners of ObamaCare so Far? Investors, lawyers, consultants, tech experts. Kerry smacked down at hearing over Benghzai by Jeff Duncan. In what has to be one of the high points of the Congressional hearing, Jeff Duncan takes it to Kerry.
For those who think Benghazi and Fast and Furious were in the dust bin of history, Duncan gave it light in reminding Kerry of our reliance on the administration’s truthfulness in these events to why we should trust this administration now. There are several shorter versions of the clip, but for those of us who need a lift, here is the full Monty. Published on Sep 4, 2013 During a fiery exchange with Representative Jeff Duncan, Secretary of State John Kerry scolded the Republican South Carolina Congressman about bringing up Benghazi during the hearing about military strikes in Syria.
Duncan began his questioning by challenging whether the Obama administration can be trusted after Benghazi. Brilliant NRA Move: Joins spy lawsuit, says NSA creating gun registry. OBAMA SYRIA: GIVING THE DECISION TO CONGRESS OR TAKING IT AWAY FROM HIMSELF? North Carolina Poised To Abolish Income Tax. ACLU and NRA Join Forces to Investigate Possible NSA Gun Registry. Surprise! NSA creating gun registry. The National Rifle Association has joined a lawsuit against the federal government’s sweeping surveillance program, claiming the collection of phone records and other data violates First Amendment rights and amounts to an illegal gun registry.In supporting the American Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit, the NRA on Wednesday filed a supporting brief arguing the National Security Agency’s datamining “could allow identification of NRA members, supporters, potential members, and other persons with whom the NRA communicates, potentially chilling their willingness to communicate with the NRA.”The NSA’s phone database would let the government track whether gun owners called the NRA, gun stores, shooting ranges or others. via NRA joins spy lawsuit, says NSA creating gun registry.
Al-Qaeda Vows to Slaughter Christians After U.S. ‘Liberates’ Syria From Assad. Excerpted from Raymond Ibrahim: While U.S. leaders continue pushing for war against the Syrian government, today “Al-Qaeda-linked rebels,” reports AP, “launched an assault on a regime-held Christian mountain village in the densely populated west of Syria and new clashes erupted near the capital, Damascus, on Wednesday… In the attack on the village of Maaloula, rebels commandeered a mountaintop hotel and nearby caves and shelled the community below, said a nun, speaking by phone from a convent in the village.
The Obama Scandal List: Two Dozen and Counting. Welcome to White House Dossier! States Marketing ‘ObamaCare’ With Other Names To Bolster Enrollment. Excerpted from FOX NEWS: States running their own insurance programs as part of the Affordable Care Act have marketing and enrollment strategies that are sidestepping references to the words “ObamaCare,” a term that has largely come to be associated with the unpopularity of the plan. In Minnesota, state employees are promoting their health insurance marketplace as MNsure — even going to the annual state fair to hand out fans imprinted with pictures of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The grassroots effort is part of a larger, $9 million marketing effort that includes billboards and TV ads. Minnesota, one of 13 states and the District of Columbia that is running its own health insurance marketplaces, thinks its marketing efforts will increase enrollment, which begins Oct. 1. ‘Offer is on the table’ for Arab countries to pay for full-scale U.S. invasion of Syria, says Secretary of State John Kerry.
Obama's Tightrope Walk. John Kerry to Democrats: ‘Munich moment’ – POLITICO.com. Abortion Clinics Closing at Record Pace. Pelosi: ‘We Must’ Attack. 2007 united states air force nuclear weapons incident. Missing Nukes: Treason of the Highest Order. 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident. The incident was reported to the top levels of the United States military and referred to by observers as a Bent Spear incident, which indicates a nuclear weapon incident that is of significant concern but does not involve the immediate threat of nuclear war. In response to the incident, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and USAF conducted an investigation, the results of which were released on 19 October 2007.
Obama, a complete idiot. UGH: Muslim Brotherhood group ISNA working with White House officials. CBN News has done some exceptional reporting recently and this one is huge. Message from President Obama for ISNA Convention. Naval Deployment Was Decided “Before” the August 21 Chemical Weapons Attack. The Pentagon estimates it will take 75,000 “boots on the ground” in Syria to secure the chemical weapons. Regardless of what Barack Obama is saying he, and not the world or humanity, drew a red line in the sand regarding the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Now that either the Syrian government, or the al-Qaeda rebels we are about to support, used chemical weapons Barack Obama is seeking authorization from the Congress to conduct military operations in the war-torn country. Northern California County Votes To Secede From State. Rep. Duncan and John Kerry Get Into Heated Debate Over Benghazi.
Senate panel votes to authorize Syria strike. Military Draft Might Return Before Action In Syria. Kerry holds objectors responsible for any future atrocities in Syria. Russia Sends Two Marine-Carrying Ships To The Mediterranean. Military Source Confirms Secret US Nuke Transfer to East Coast. Panetta: We’ve Lost Track of Some Syrian Chemical Weapons. Africa, Europe partner against al-Qaeda. US Labor: Wedges Driven By ObamaCare And Immigration « Rat's Right! Flashback – Assad in 2010: ‘I Trust Senator Kerry…I Met Him Five Times’ Pledge Of Allegiance Under Siege In Boston. Obama Reduces Pay Hike for U.S. Troops, Still Fighting in Afghanistan. 9/11 Widow To McCain: ‘Allahu Akbar’ Is The Last Human Sound On United 93′s Cockpit Voice Recorder As It crashed Into ground. Wasserman-Schultz: ‘Dozens’ Of Other Nations Will Join U.S. In Attacking Syria Militarily – Won’t Name Any. Two new polls: Heavy public opposition to U.S. strikes in Syria.
Ron Paul: Syria Intervention ‘Beginning of the End’ of ‘American Empire’ Flashback: WATCH- Syrian Rebel Savages Throw Government Workers Off Building. Syria crisis: US and Israel test defence missiles over Mediterranean as House backs military intervention. Joint Chiefs Chairman Can’t Say What U.S. Is Seeking In Syria. Rand Paul Tries to Have Abby Martin Fired From RT For Daring To Ask Him Questions. A Bunch Of Young Geniuses Just Made A Corrupt Corporation Freak Out Big Time. Time For Round Two. » Exclusive: High Level Source Confirms Secret US Nuclear Warhead Transfer Alex Jones. INSANITY: Senate Crafts Resolution Authorizing Military Force In Syria, Gives Obama 90-Days To Take Action… (Boots on Ground Allowed!)
WCBS Raw Tape, NIST FOIA release 25, 42A0116 - G25D26. 42A0108 - G25D18, Video #2 (Collapse of WTC 2 & 1) Scene from THEY COME TO AMERICA II. Military Doesn’t Want To Fight For Jihadists In Syria. Bombshell: Syria's 'chemical weapons' turn out to be sodium fluoride used in the U.S. water supply and sold at Wal-Mart. » Military Revolt Against Obama’s Attack on Syria Alex Jones. Shocking Truths about Wal-Mart. A Trip Down Memory Lane Reveals What A Complete Moral Fool Obama’s Current State Department Stooge John Kerry Truly Is. Presidential Clown. 6 Corporations Making Money From U.S. Aid to the Brutal Egyptian Military. Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing N.S.A.’s. “Collusion” Bias by omission: The media elected Barack Obama in 2012. Obama to face NSA surveillance protests in Sweden. Brzezinski Admits Alternative Media Stalling War With Syria.
Citing Obamacare, 40,000 Longshoremen Quit the AFL-CIO. Benghazi Jihadists Directly Tied To Obama Supported Syrian Rebels. It Doesn't Matter What Congress Says! Obama Will Decide! HE'S THE DECIDER! (Now) John Kerry. John McCain: We’re at war, the Constitution is irrelevant. Military A-10 Warthog Jet Drops Bomb In Maryland Bar's Parking Lot. What Janet Napolitano is really saying. Wall Street Eager to See Larry Summers Nominated Fed Chair. Revealed: Potential Fed Chair Summers At Heart of Global Economic Crisis. Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds New Open Carry Law. Panelists crushed by professor for defending Obama's warmongering on Syria... Taliban militants attack U.S. base in Afghanistan. Texas official preparing for independence. Syrians vow to “burn America’s skies” on Obama’s Facebook.
Obama Reveals His Dictatorship — Paul Craig Roberts. Female Veteran Arrested and Brutalized After No War With Syria Rally. The US Intelligence Agencies: A Guide. The US Intelligence Agencies: A Guide.