Foreign Policy

By William Moloney, Contributing Editor

Amidst woes ranging from falling approval numbers to the derailing of his overly ambitious legislative program, the one major area where Barack Obama has received generally positive reviews is foreign policy.  That is about to change, and in ways that will dramatically undermine America’s international reputation and influence.

By William Moloney, Contributing Editor
(Boston)  While the world watched the fraudulent Iranian elections by chance I found myself in Boston, the historic capital of American election fraud.

By William Moloney, Contributing Editor
(Washington)  As news from Iraq got progressively better in the last year the reflexive pessimists among us have shifted their focus to Afghanistan where they tell us portents of gloom and doom can be found in abundance.

By William Moloney, Contributing Editor

WASHINGTON- While it seems strange to be hailing the prophetic gifts of Joe Biden, his prediction during the campaign that a President Obama would face very serious foreign policy challenges within six months of his inauguration retrospectively appears as one of the most astute and honest insights of the election year.

By Rich Sokol, Contributing Editor
In olden days, miners used to carry canaries with them into mining tunnels. If any noxious gas was present, the small canary would die, alerting the minor to the presence of the often odorless gas. This would provide precious time for the miner to escape. But if the miner were too distant from the exit, the miner would suffer the same fate as the canary. The canary provided a warning signal as to what was about to befall the miner. If a country ever was a canary in a mineshaft, it is Israel.

By William Moloney, Contributing Editor
It is impossible to spend even a few days in Europe without encountering the striking anti-Americanism that suffuses the political media of the continent. Barack Obama’s spiritual mentor Rev. Jeremiah Wright would feel quite at home here.

By Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25)
The terrorist Cuban regime is attempting a totalitarian succession. It is clear that dictator Fidel Castro's health is failing and that sooner or later he will die. However, the transfer of titles from one dictator to the next does not change anything for the Cuban people. Even from his death bed, this terrorist thug is still oppressing the Cuban people and calling the shots for his totalitarian regime.

By Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
I recently came across two news reports that I placed copies of in my files. One was titled "Portugal Concerned Young People Will Forget Coup of 1974 - Bloodless Action Toppled Dictator, Brought Democracy. Lisbon, Portugal". It read, "The coup was swift, bloodless and effective, so smooth and neat that as Portugal prepares to mark another anniversary of the Army coup that brought it democracy, some citizens fear it is at risk of being forgotten. An older generation that lived under dictator Antonio de Oliveira Salazar's heavy hand, proudly recalls the courage of the dissidents and the outpouring of joy when disgruntled Army officers led the coup that toppled the dictatorship."

By Bob Beauprez
Fortunately, there still are some principled elected officials on Capitol Hill and A Line of Sight believes Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut to be one of the best. If you read not another word of this issue, you must read the following guest editorial that appeared June 15 in the Wall Street Journal by Mr. Lieberman summarizing his opinions, observations, and conclusions following his recent visit to Iraq and the Middle East.

By Bob Beauprez
The very bloody coup by Hamas in Gaza is a chilling reminder that the legacy of Arafat lives on in the Palestinian and Arab world.

By Bob Beauprez
The French wisely elected Nikolas Sarkozy, 52, to be their newest President. Saying adieu to Jacques Chirac could hardly have come soon enough, but there are far better reasons to be pleased with Sarkozy's election.

By Bob Beauprez
Remarks delivered by Bob Beauprez at the 2nd International Conference on "Educating for Tolerance: The Case of Resurgent Anti-Semitism" in Paris, May 12, 2003.