Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Sen. Lankford. Photo Provided
On Tuesday evening, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) met with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to discuss Lebanon, the current conflicts with Iran, and continued unrest in the Middle East.
“It was an honor to meet with the former Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri to discuss events in the Middle East,” said Lankford. “Clearly, Iran’s growing boldness in the region concerns many of its neighbors.
“To the nation of the cross, we’re back again,” says a masked Islamic State (IS) fighter on a video posted on social media sites Sunday April 19, 2015 just before 30 Ethiopian Christians are brutally executed on screen. Their killings justified by their refusal to accept Islam or pay the humiliating jizya tax, 15 Ethiopian Christians are gruesomely beheaded on a Libyan beach and another 15 are shot in the back of the head in the Libyan desert.
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On BloombergView.com Josh Rogin quotes an inside source to a closed-door meeting with Jewish Donors Saturday night where former-President George W. Bush delivered a candid assessment of foreign policy.
While Rogin writes these are Bush’s “harshest public criticisms to date against his successor” on foreign policy; no other expert could possibly have a better background to analyze worldwide threats to the peace and safety of America both at home and abroad.
In short, President Bush said President Barack Obama is being naïve about Iran and the pending nuclear deal and that America is losing the war against the Islamic State. Continue reading
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LOS ANGELES, California — Between 50,000 to 100,000 Armenians took to the streets of Little Armenia on the centennial anniversary of the day that marked the start of the Armenian genocide 100 years ago.
The atmosphere was thick with an energy of enthusiasm from those in attendance who braved the chillier weather, which is uncharacteristic of Los Angeles during this time of year, to voice their concerns over the lack of formal recognition of the loss their people suffered [beginning April 25, 1915].
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) yesterday released the following statement praising the senate’s bipartisan passage of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S.178):
“After weeks of political games from Democrats, the Senate finally came together to pass an important piece of bipartisan legislation. The passage of the anti-human trafficking bill, with the inclusion of the Hyde amendment, will not only help dismantle the horrible industry of human trafficking and ensure victims receive the resources they need to heal, but it will also continue our 39 year commitment to the sanctity of human life.”