WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats’ frustration with the Obama White House continued to seep into public view Thursday, with the party’s top House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member criticizing the administration’s national security team.
Read MoreIn recent months, the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have held a series of hearings and briefings on how sequestration has harmed U.S. military readiness. Perhaps the most important of these is scheduled for Thursday, November 14, when Chairman Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Ranking Member Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) of the House…
Read MoreWASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. pressed senators on Wednesday to give the Obama administration some breathing room to reach an accord with Iran to freeze its nuclear programs, warning that a new round of sanctions could mean war instead of diplomacy.
Read MoreIn May, President Barack Obama responded to critics of his counterterrorism policies by declaring that he was ready to work with Congress “to refine, and ultimately repeal” the authorization for the use of military force that served as the legal foundation and operational genesis of the war on terror. “Our systematic effort to dismantle terrorist…
Read MoreWASHINGTON — After having come tantalizingly close over the weekend to an agreement to freeze Iran’s nuclear program, the Obama administration is gingerly weighing a threat to the talks potentially more troublesome than the opaque leadership in Tehran: Congress.
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Read MoreBEIRUT, Lebanon — During the fractious weekend debates that ended with the main Syrian exile opposition coalition yielding to international pressure by dropping its refusal to hold peace talks with President Bashar al-Assad’s government, tensions ran so high that one prominent coalition member slapped another in the face, participants in the gathering said.
Read More**UPDATE: Thank you to all of our supporters who came out to the benefit and made it a night to remember. American Islamic Congress cordially invites you to its: Fourth Annual “Light Up The Night” Benefit Friday, December 13, 2013 6:30pm AIC Boston Center On one of the shortest days of the year, the…
Read Moreby Nasser Weddady The rise and recent downfall of Imam Shamsi Ali, the former spiritual leader of New York City’s 96 Street mosque offers invaluable insights into the complexity of the internal dynamics shaping US Muslim communities post 9/11. His story includes all the ingredients that are currently at play in the struggle to formulate…
Read MoreGENEVA — After years of fruitless negotiations, Western and Iranian diplomats are on the verge of an agreement that would freeze Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for an easing of some economic sanctions.
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