Iranian Journalist: No Objection from Americans

Iranian officials say Roxana Saberi was arrested for working in the country after her press credentials expired. Her parents found out about her arrest in a Feb. 10 phone call from her.

Saberi grew up in Fargo and is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Iran and has reported for several news organizations.

North Korea Will Try Two American Reporters

Current TV's Laura Ling and Euna Lee were detained March 17 near North Korea's northeastern border with China. The two work for former Vice President Al Gore's San Francisco-based online media venture Current TV.

The American reporters detained earlier this month will be tried for illegal entry and hostile acts.

I am not aware of any official American demand for their release.

N.Y. Two Year Old Learns Islam in America

Note the questions about hating Jews and Christians and the little girl answers correctly.

Thomas Paine Summoned to White House by Obama

The man who created two phenomenally successful "We The People" YouTube videos urging Americans to stand up against Congress and reclaim their republic now – or perhaps lose it forever – reportedly has been summoned to the White House by Obama to discuss the subject matter of the short films.

Bob Basso, who posts videos under the name funbobbasso on YouTube, has created videos in which he portrays Thomas Paine, author of the "Common Sense" pamphlet that made the case for independence during the American Revolution.

A former award winning news director for NBC TV and visiting professor at UCLA, Basso has a PhD in communications.

Doyle's distinctive repertoire includes former Wall Street insider, TV star and jet pilot. He has starred in many made-for-TV movies, but is best known as the character Michael Garibaldi on the Emmy winning Sci-fi television series "Babylon 5," which ran for five years.

Dr. Edwin Vieira, the Militia and the Constitution

Dr. Edwin Vieira, in the Militia and the Constitution, describes our American dilemma from a legal perspective.

Fascism, Corporatism, and Imperialism

Mussolini's fascism attempted to remove class antagonisms through nationalism and corporatism. The economy was organized and it sounded goon on paper. Nonetheless, the Italian economy experienced no appreciable growth. The corporate state was never fully implemented and the expansionist and militaristic nature of fascism contributed to imperialist adventures in Ethiopia and the Balkans, and ultimately, World War Two.

History does not repeat itself but there are echoes; Obama asked Rick Wagoner, the chairman and CEO of General Motors, to step down and he agreed.

In the meantime, Obama has ordered 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan and Friday he ordered 4,000 more trainers. History has numerous echoes.

Merkel, EU Shut Obama Down

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, last night opposed the “global new deal” for a $2 trillion-plus fiscal stimulus to end the recession.

“I will not let anyone tell me that we must spend more money,” she said.

The Spanish finance minister, Pedro Solbes, also dismissed new cash being pledged at Thursday’s London summit.

The assault by European Union leaders also represents a defeat for Obama, who is desperate for other big economies to copy his $800 billion stimulus mistake; they had the common sense to turn him down cold.

Most Likely "Chinese" Hacking Infiltrates 103 Countries

The New York Times has reported that the "GhostNet" operation, in less than two years, has infiltrated at least 1,295 computers in 103 countries, including many belonging to embassies, foreign ministries and other government offices, as well as the Dalai Lama’s Tibetan exile centers in India, Brussels, London and New York. The intrusions do not seem to be severely impacted the U.S. but NATO computers have been breached.

EU Praises Obama on Afghanistan: Kill More Americans, Waste More Taxpayers Money

The Kenyan Obama has the perfect plan for his European constituents and one that they will assuredly embrace. The solution is to shed more American blood and waste more American treasure in violation of the long-standing tradition as encapsulated in the Monroe Doctrine. The Europeans are not committing any more troops and will not expend any effort on behalf of the U.S. so they are sure to embrace enthusiastically their ideal President. Why not? Everyone likes a good deal when they get something for nothing. Deutsche Welle even ran an article describing the Plan in such terms: "(Obama's) new strategy comes very close to the European ideas about the mission in Afghanistan," said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

When will the U.S. leave Afghanistan?

No word on an exit strategy at all.

Pakistan Scrubs Reference to Kenyan Born Obama

Now scrubbed, a Pakistani forum formerly listed as "President of USA (44th) Barrack Hussain Obama of Democratic Party* (Kenyan born) (Since 20th Jan 2009)." The reference to his foreign birth has now been removed once bloggers noted the reference.

Graphic source: Google's cached page

On the Pakistani source an Assistant Director of the Emigration & Overseas Employment for Pakistan's Test & Scrutiny Wing of the Federal Public Service Commission posted information to help students that want to apply to work for the Pakistani Federal goverment study and pass their tests.

A Safdar Mehmood contributed to the forum a list of world leaders.

Obama's mother lived and worked in Pakistan. She was a consultant to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) working on a project in Gujranwalla; and, Obama visited there for three weeks in 1981 after General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq had overthrown the previous leader (Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto) in a military coup d'état on July 5, 1977 and then advanced the Islamization and radicalization of Pakistan. (We're way past 'Spring Break' here.)Obama was able to enter and spend three weeks there during a period of martial law.

Clinton Appointee Morris Comments

Banned Flag?

The Future Government

If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams, speech at the Philadelphia State House on August 1, 1776.

Rethink Afghanistan

In the clamor praising Obama there is a lack of public debate and discussion on what to do about Afghanistan. We need to seriously rethink Afghanistan and yet the American public is largely silent.

Michael Scheuer on Afghanistan

Analysis: US outlines new Afghanistan strategy

Obama's War in Afghanistan is marred by their Afghan counterparts who are ill-disciplined, badly led, and with a crippling taste for hashish.

Af-pak White Paper Released

The Afghanistan-Pakistan White Paper is hailed as a new strategy but I see little innovation in it. Its a retread of ideas that have been tried and failed before, with more troops, and a larger commitment than the U.S. plans. If I were shipped to Afghanistan there would have to be more in it before I felt confident about the ideas contained in the plan.

Bergen: Obama Overseas Contingency Operation Doomed

Active-duty Military Personnel Sent to Fargo

What I find interesting about these reports is that troops are routinely being sent and no one is batting an eye. There are more active-duty troops sent from the Northern Command, these are not police, National Guard, or security, these are active-duty combat troops on the streets of America.

Bachmann Demands Truth: Will Obama Administration Abandon Dollar for a Multi-National Currency?