No option with Iran but war or funding terror? ~ By Chuck Norris

President Obama didn't use all of his options in dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat. Chuck Norris discusses his idea of a better option in this column. As you will read here, Chuck's suggestion is Reaganesque.

No option with Iran but war or funding terror?

(Editor's note: This is the third part of a series on the Iran nuclear deal. Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here.) In the last two columns, I've highlighted five of eight exaggerations Obama makes about the Iran nuclear deal. To recap the first five, they were: 1) President Obama said, "I've had to make…

VIDEO: Bibi's message to Americans and the world

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Cruz fires back at Romney: 'This is why we keep losing'

Sen. Ted Cruz WASHINGTON – "This is why we keep losing," the man who would be president told WND. And then he sighed. That was the response of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to Mitt Romney's personal attack on him Thursday, and, although it was a searing observation, he said it softly, almost sounding as though it…

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Agents: Gun-smuggling suspect Hezbollah sympathizer ~ By Grant Rogers

Law enforcement officials at Midamar, 1105 60th Avenue SW, during a federal investigation in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
(Photo: Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

On March 26 and May 8 authorities searched shipping containers connected to a company called Herz Enterprises, finding 152 guns and thousands of rounds of ammo hidden inside shipments of Bobcat skid loaders.

The hearing shed new light on the DHS investigation into the family, revealing that Ali Herz reportedly confessed after his arrest Tuesday to organizing two shipments of guns to Lebanon in 2014 and another in 2015.

Special agent Daniel Tigges testified that Herz said in an interview that he expected after the third shipment that the group would have netted $380,000 from the smuggling operation.

Tigges said Herz claimed he took half the profits and split the rest with his son, Adam, and brother, Bassem.

"He admitted that he knew it was wrong to ship guns out of the country," he said.

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While this story covers the who (the four that were arrested), and the where (it happened right here in Cedar Rapids, Iowa), it doesn't cover the "why" or the "what," maybe for good reason. From this story, we only know that many guns and large quantities of ammo were being illegally shipped to Lebanon. We don't know if it was just for profit on the part of the Herz family and others. We also haven't been told here what the ultimate use of the weapons and ammunition could be, and who the ultimate buyers are. It's possible that the Federal agents are keeping that information from the press... or maybe, they don't know, but I really doubt that.

Even if the four that were arrested last week in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were shipping the weapons and ammunition to Lebanon only because they love all the money they're going to make (they thought, until they got caught), is it still possible that they knew that the weapons would end up in the hands of Hezbollah terrorists? It is surprising to me, actually, that we haven't yet heard of any charges for aiding the enemy. Just sayin'...


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• May 18, 2015 ~ VIDEO: The purchase of guns is not the problem, it's what is done with them by the buyer

• May 13, 2015 ~ Brother of alleged gun smugglers denies pizza store's role in plot

• December 1, 2012 ~ U.S. Halal Company Raided, Founder Has Islamist Ties

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Agents: Gun-smuggling suspect Hezbollah sympathizer

By Grant Rogers, The Des Moines Register

May 15, 2015, 10:39 p.m. EDT

From USATODAYcom

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The eldest of four Cedar Rapids family members accused of smuggling firearms into Lebanon is a Hezbollah sympathizer who met with reported members of the terrorist group during a trip abroad, federal agents testified Friday.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Murphy called six witnesses to paint Ali Afif Al Herz as loyal to the Lebanese-based Shiite militant and political organization. The United States has classified Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

Murphy intended the testimony from agents with the Department of Homeland Security and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to persuade Chief Magistrate Judge Jon Scoles to keep Herz, 50, in county jail while awaiting trial on charges that he and three other family members tried to smuggle hundreds of guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition into Lebanon, hiding it in storage containers.

Clockwise from top left, Adam Ben Ali Al Herz, 22; Ali Afif Al Herz, 50; Sarah Majid Zeaiter, 24 ; and Bassem Afif Herz, 29.
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Defense lawyer Anne Laverty accused Murphy of using "distraction and fear tactics" with no supporting evidence that ties Herz to any terrorist group. Herz came to the United States in 1984 for college and gave up on religion after watching decades of strife in Lebanon and the Middle East, she said.

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Obama's legacy: A nuclear Iran ~ By Armstrong Williams

Iran’s supreme leader spoke in recent days of “devilish” actions by the United States, underscoring the Iranian belief that our nation is “the Great Satan.” As always, the crowd began a familiar chant, “Death to America.” The administration did not condemn these vile realities. Instead, it asserted that this was intended for a “domestic political audience” and that it somehow proved that the United States needs to negotiate a deal with Tehran.

When someone, or in this case an aspiring dominator of the Middle East with a track record of supplying money, arms, training and other support to terrorist organizations, says that our death is their goal, we should take them at their word. The best way to safeguard our national security, stand with our allies and protect our interests in the Middle East would be actually preventing the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism from acquiring nuclear weapons, not merely creating delays. 

The president seems to think the American public is stupid. He campaigned on promises of “hope and change.” Lofty rhetoric, but we never saw much of either. Now, if the president signs an agreement that legitimizes and permits an Iranian path to a nuclear weapon, the only change he will have made is that we will have no hope left.

It is probably a good thing that Congress is stepping in, and legislating a role in the Iran nuclear agreement, and sanctions against Iran.  For Obama, it is probably a very good thing.  It was a lousy deal, and everyone knew it.  When everything falls apart before June 30, 2015, Obama will probably blame Congress for interfering. And if you ask me, I think he was hoping that Congress would get him out of such a bad deal for all of the reasons that Armstrong writes about.  But, now what?  Just sayin'...

Obama's legacy: A nuclear Iran
Armstrong Williams rips BHO for allowing Tehran to walk radioactive path

Armstrong Williams

By Armstrong Williams

Friday, April 10th, 2015

From wnd.com Commentary

As if the Islamic Republic of Iran’s determined pursuit of nuclear weapons, track record of bloody terrorism, aggressive geopolitical power grabs, abhorrent human-rights violations and history of lies were not enough – President Obama’s recent interview should prove to everyone just how dangerous the framework agreement announced in Lausanne on April 2 really is.

In an interview with Tom Friedman, President Obama said, “I’ve been very clear that Iran will not get a nuclear weapon on my watch.” That last bit bears repeating: “… Iran will not get a nuclear weapon on my watch.” This confirms what many of us have suspected all along: The framework agreement will enable Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon; the mullahs in Tehran will just have to wait a little while.

Hiding under skillful rhetorical cover, Obama basically said that he believes a 10-year agreement keeps nuclear weapons out of Iran’s hands until dealing with the Islamic Republic becomes someone else’s problem. He essentially told the American public that our fears are true: He apparently cares about the fate of America’s national security and the security of American allies only while he’s sitting in the Oval Office.

As we all know, Iran has mastered the tactics of intransigence, deceit and waiting the Western powers out over the years. Indeed, a key component of Iran’s strategy has always been to buy more and more time through extensions of diplomatic talks and the stonewalling of transparent inspections and verifications of its nuclear facilities.

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VIDEO: Is the Iran Nuke Deal Bad For America?

Is the Iran Nuke Deal Bad For America?Judge Jeanine's Opening Statement to start the show about the the Iran nuke deal...

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Netanyahu: Obama's Iranian Nuclear Deal Worse Than Israel Feared

Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz, the Israeli official who has been spearheading efforts to lobby world powers against the Iran deal, voiced cautious hope that the negotiations would collapse as they have in the past.

"We may still have a chance. We are not alone. There are still great doubts in the United States as well as in France, even in England," Steinitz told Israel Radio, referring to disputes with Iran over the scope of nuclear projects it might be allowed to retain.

But Steinitz said Israel, which is not a party to the talks and whose hardline demands have not been welcomed in Western capitals, was in an "uphill battle".

If Israel were to attack Iran, would the U.S. (Obama) defend them, or condemn them? I think that is the question that needs to be asked. We probably know the answer to that as long as Obama is still President!  But then, there is another question, the other side of the coin: Would Iran be defended or condemned by the United States (Obama) if they were to attack Israel? Do you think that Israel is asking these questions? Of course they are, as inferred in this column.

The options for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel are quickly running out.  Just today, the nuclear negotiations in Lausanne, Switzerland, are being extended past today's deadline.  Who will have to make concessions in order to get a deal hammered out?  What will Israel do should there be no deal or a bad deal, which Bibi has already warned us about?  And what will Arab nations in the Middle East do?  It is speculated that they will enter the nuclear arms race in order to keep Iran from controlling the whole region. 

Now, just throw in one more precarious scenario that jeopardizes peace on this planet.  Should there be a nuclear arms race, those countries in the Middle East involved in oil production will need a higher oil price in order to fund their efforts.  So, if you think what happens "over there" will not affect you, think again.  A war, or even rumors of war, even if this country is not involved, will have its consequences on us.  Just sayin'...

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• March 28, 2015 ~ Is Obama giving Israel no other choice?

 
Netanyahu: Obama's Iranian Nuclear Deal Worse Than Israel Feared

By Staff at Newsmax.com

Sunday, March 29, 2015 @ 05:36 PM

From Newsmax.com Newsfront

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned on Sunday the framework Iranian nuclear agreement being sought by international negotiators, saying it was even worse than his country had feared.

Israel has mounted what it terms an "uphill battle" against an agreement that might ease sanctions on the Iranians while leaving them with a nuclear infrastructure with bomb-making potential. Tehran says its nuclear program is peaceful.

"This deal, as it appears to be emerging, bears out all of our fears, and even more than that," Netanyahu told his cabinet in Jerusalem as the United States, five other world powers and Iran worked toward a March 31 deadline in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Noting advances made by Iranian-allied forces in Yemen and other Arab countries, Netanyahu accused the Islamic republic of trying to "conquer the entire Middle East" while moving toward nuclearization.

"The Iran-Lausanne-Yemen axis is very dangerous to humanity, and must be stopped," he said.

Netanyahu's campaigning against the nuclear negotiations crested on March 3 with his speech to the U.S. Congress at the invitation of its Republican speaker, John Boehner, that angered President Barack Obama and many fellow Democrats.

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VIDEO: Is Obama giving Israel no other choice?

Judge Jeanine's Opening Statement segment was followed immediately by a guest segment with Ambassador John Bolton, and a...

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VIDEO: The threat of the chaos in Yemen and the Middle East

With Iran's involvement supporting the Houthi rebels in Yemen in their revolt, already forcing out the government...

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VIDEO: Does President Obama seem to favor Iran over Israel?

In her Opening Statement, Judge Jeanine spells out the favoritism that President Obama seems to have for Iran, and...

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VIDEO: Possible war between radical Islamists to come?

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VIDEO: Could Perry do better than Obama and Kerry in the negotiations with Iran?

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VIDEO: Ann Coulter: "It will be this way from now until the end of time"

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VIDEO: Who will fill the vacuum in the Middle East? Could it be Iran?

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VIDEO: Obama's "Secret" Letter to Iran's Ayatollah

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VIDEO: Iran offers help in defeating ISIS... What? With nuclear IEDs?

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VIDEO: Our enemies are watching what we are NOT doing

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VIDEO: Netanyahu also fighting the propaganda war waged by Hamas

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VIDEO: It's about the threat of the Islamic Caliphate

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