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Michael Ledeen
Lessons Learned From Ten Days of the Iranian Uprising
There have been many — but the most resounding and the saddest is that the brave Iranian people are right to believe nobody in the outside world will help them. They’re on their own. (Also read Roger Simon: State Department Invites Iran Psycho-Killers to Fourth of July Parties and Richard Fernandez: The Kiss of Death)
Sunday in Tehran: A Letter from Mousavi’s Office
A message from the Iranian opposition. (Read Michael Ledeen's previous dispatch: A Bloody Saturday in Iran)
So Now What’s Going on in Iran?
Something historic is happening — but the regime may very well be preparing for a crackdown.
So What’s Going to Happen in Iran?
"The Iranian people know that they’re on their own; they aren’t going to get any help from us, or the United Nations, or the Europeans." The author of The Iranian Time Bomb updates us on the volatile situation.
Obama’s Explosive Words in Cairo
I can promise you that leading Muslims are very upset with parts of the president's speech.
Cheney and Obama: the Great Evasion
The refusal of both men to acknowledge the Iranian evil prevents us from evaluating their current spat over "torture." (Also see PJTV: The Obama-Cheney Smackdown: Interpreting the results)
Gates Shamelessly Gives Cover to the Iranians
The defense secretary's congressional testimony left out some inconvenient facts about Iranian-backed terrorism in Iraq.
‘Never Again,’ Obama Style
It looks like the president has no real intention of doing anything to thwart evil.
Spooks, Scoops, and Pols
I haul out the Ouija Board for another conversation with deceased ace counterspy James Jesus Angleton.
The Sentencing of Roxana Saberi — and Obama’s Tepid Reaction
A testament to the power of Iranian blackmail.
Hostages, Hostages Everywhere
Iran and North Korea take westerners captive because they know we will negotiate for their release.
Obama’s Blind Spot on Terror
I fear we’re going to pay a terrible price for deliberate refusal to see evil right in front of our noses.
A Conversation with James Angleton about DNI Dennis Blair
Talking to the late super-spy via a Ouija board proved most enlightening regarding our current intelligence chief.
Making Some Sense of Obama’s Message to Iran
In keeping with his recent foreign policy stumbles, Obama's address to Iran contained a number of head-scratchers.
Churchill, Chamberlain, and the Modern-Day Appeasers
Advocating negotiation with the Taliban, Syria, Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah? Appeasement didn't work with Hitler and it won't work today.
The Endless War Against the Anti-Semites
As Jews celebrate Purim, they are reminded that the quest to annihilate them is eternal.
Should We Start Calling Him Jimmy Obama?
Barack Obama may be so devoted to peace that he might just start a war.
We Are All Cowards Now
Why I'm so offended by Attorney General Eric Holder's recent remarks on race.
We’re All Fascists Now II: American Tyranny
We will not be bludgeoned into submission; we will be seduced. (Read Part I here)
Obama and the Mullahs
Iranian dissidents — especially women — are waiting for Obama and Hillary to speak out and support them. Will they?
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