National security

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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Edward Snowden, leaker of NSA documents, is a Ron Paul fan

Marc Thiessen | June 10, 2013, 9:56 am

Turns out Edward Snowden — the former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked documents revealing top-secret National Security Agency programs tracking terrorist communications — is a Paulbot. The Washington Post reports: “According to campaign finance reports, Snowden made a … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Defense

The State of the Union, Obama style

Danielle Pletka | February 12, 2013, 3:19 pm

The press is reporting that tonight’s State of the Union will be light on defense and national security. Shocking. Indeed, the president is likely to spare little breath for previous commitments to extend free trade, prioritize victory in Afghanistan, roll … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Lie about a terrorist attack → Lose the election

Danielle Pletka | October 4, 2012, 10:31 am

As more and more details come out about the cover-up of the terrorist attack in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including our ambassador, Chris Stevens, I am more and more struck by the parallels to 2004… and Spain. To refresh, … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Obama preparing a new push to close Guantanamo?

Marc Thiessen | October 2, 2012, 1:47 pm

Back when the Obama administration was pushing to close the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, one option widely discussed was moving the terrorists to the Thomson Correctional Center in Illinois. Congressman Frank Wolf put a hold on the administration’s … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, The Presidency

Team Romney blasts Obama on missed intel briefings; Washington Post reports that ‘Obama intel briefing attendance nears 100%’

Marc Thiessen | September 26, 2012, 2:27 pm

Last night on Hannity, Romney surrogate John Sununu blasted President Obama for regularly skipping his daily intelligence meetings — the first time the Romney campaign has hit the president on his intel briefing truancy: Look, let me tell you what … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, The Presidency

New ad hits Obama on skipped intelligence briefings

Marc Thiessen | September 19, 2012, 12:30 pm

The political reverberations of the revelation that President Obama has skipped more than half of his daily intelligence meetings since taking office continue. American Crossroads is up with an ad hitting Obama for being a no-show to his daily intel … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

BREAKING: Obama attends his daily intelligence meeting 3 days in a row

Marc Thiessen | September 18, 2012, 11:56 am

After skipping his daily intelligence meeting for 8 days straight — both in the lead up to and immediately following the September 11 attacks on our diplomatic facilities in Egypt and Libya — it appears that last week’s criticism of … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Obama: I’m a better intelligence briefer than my intelligence briefers

Marc Thiessen | September 13, 2012, 2:22 pm

In today’s Washington Post, I quote NSC spokesman Tommy Vietor as explaining why his boss has skipped more than half his daily intelligence meetings since taking office – including every day in the week leading up to the attacks on … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Has Obama held more fundraisers than daily intelligence meetings?

Marc Thiessen | September 12, 2012, 1:03 pm

Yesterday, I reported that while President Obama has, by his own estimate, spent roughly 600 hours on the golf course, he has spent only about 536 hours attending his daily intelligence meeting since taking office. Now, it turns out there … read more >