1.) Anita Dunn - the Mao-loving, lip-smacking communications guru whose media control tactics would make Joseph Goebbels proud - is leaving the White House. But even if her departure was hastened somewhat by the uproar over her pro-Mao comments, Michelle Malkin says she will remain influential in the White House:
2.) Iran has charged three American hikers with espionage. This seems like a continuation of the chain of events we covered in last week's Dither-O-Sphere post. Con Coughlan of The Wall Street Journal says Obama's "unclenched fist" policy towards Iran has failed:She’s handing the reins over to her young protégé and fellow Tom Daschle flack, Dan Pfeiffer.
Dunn never planned to stay in the role permanently. So don’t mistake this for a Van Jones-style under-the-bus disappearance. She may be cutting back and switching seats (she remains as a consultant), but she’s not going anywhere.
Source: MichelleMalkin.com
Five months after the first street protests against the sham re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rocked the regime to its core, it's time to assess the Obama Administration's "outstretched hand" policy. From the stalled nuclear talks to the Islamic Republic's deteriorating human-rights situation, it seems the mullahs have tightened, not unclenched, their fists.3.) Who is John Limbert? Well, officially, he's the new Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the US Department of State. Limbert served on the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) until his appointment. The NIAC is opposed to sanctions against Iran and the group has received millions of dollars in funding from George Soros. Ed Lasky at The American Thinker adds this:
Source: Wall Street Journal
The Council is widely considered the de facto lobby for the Iranian regime in America. It opposes sanctions on Iran, soft-pedals any controversial events in Iran, and counsels "patience" regarding Iran's stance towards its nuclear program. The NIAC has been at the forefront of lobbying against continued congressional funding of the Voice of America Persia service, Radio Farad, and grants for Iranian civil society. To top it off, the NIAC has reportedly received funding from anti-Israel advocate George Soros, who at the very least was an honored guest and speaker at one of its symposiums. (He called for a more equitable Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and advocated for America to renounce regime-change as a goal).
Their efforts have reached fruition: the National Iranian American Council now has one of their own as the Iran man (literally and metaphorically) at the State Department. The caviar is flowing in Tehran.
Source: The American Thinker
4.) And finally, JC Arenas at The American Thinker isn't impressed with President Obama's speech at the Fort Hood memorial service:
Today the President did his job, and I say that in a non-complimentary fashion. He spoke before a nation that was still in mourning over the first terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11, but he did so in a cowardly manner.At no point during his speech did he mutter any words that describe the enemy we continue to face. He spoke vaguely of "twisted logic" and "extremists", but failed to point the finger directly at Islam. If we didn't know any better, we wouldn't have a clue who or what he was talking about.
Source: The American Thinker
