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Roger Aronoff

Roger Aronoff is a member of Citizens Commission on National Security. Roger is the writer/director of Confronting Iraq: Conflict and Hope

Most Recent Articles by Roger Aronoff:

Fact-checking Netanyahu, Not Obama or the Media

Prior to the speech of the Israeli Prime Minister to Congress, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria sang the praises of a story from the pro-Edward Snowden publication, The Intercept, suggesting that Benjamin Netanyahu just can’t be trusted. The story claimed Netanyahu has been “crying wolf” about the Iranian nuclear weapons program by changing his estimate of how close the Iranians are to getting the bomb.
- Wednesday, March 4, 2015



Media Accepting Obama's Spin on the Economy

Republican-led states, Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida,Texas are doing far better at adding jobs and balancing their budgets. Powerful capitalist economy, which chugs along despite the burdensome taxation, regulatory, bureaucratic demands imposed by administration
- Tuesday, February 24, 2015


Media's Lack of Curiosity About Killer of Muslims in North Carolina

Was the brutal murder of three Muslims in North Carolina this week a case of “random violence,” or were the three targeted because of their Muslim faith? And why, of all the murders committed across the country this week, did these three grab so much national media attention? The FBI has now joined the investigation.
- Saturday, February 14, 2015







It’s the President’s Policies—Not His Team’s Vision

It's been a gradual process, but we welcome former New York Times columnist Leslie Gelb to the realization that President Barack Obama's leadership has been disastrous for this country. Last October Gelb wrote, "While Obama inherited rather than caused many of the world's current crises, his habitual complacency and passivity prevent him from mitigating or resolving them."
- Saturday, January 17, 2015

Paris—The Latest Example of Islamic Jihadist Terrorism

While much of the media are doing contortions trying to explain why the latest terrorist attacks are either home grown, lone wolf, or committed by alienated youth, this misses the point. And yes, we realize that most victims of Islamic jihadists are other Muslims. Just look at the massacre in Pakistan last month of 141 individuals, including children and teachers. Or the one this week by Boko Haram in Nigeria that may have led to the death of at least 2,000.
- Saturday, January 10, 2015


Media Celebrate Obama’s “Audacity”

For the left-wing media, the period between the devastating electoral defeat the Democrats suffered in November and the end of the lame duck session in Congress this month provided an opportunity for Obama to act “audaciously” and fulfill promises he made to his base as a candidate.
- Friday, December 26, 2014


Benghazi Congressional Investigations Roll On, Barely

The latest hearing by the House Select Committee on Benghazi was held on December 10th, as Congress is about to head out the door for Christmas. The hearing was unfortunately still focused on the far-from-independent State Department Accountability Review Board. It’s time to move on. There is plenty to investigate. The critics of any further investigation are citing the latest report from Rep. Mike Rogers’ (R-MI) House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) to argue that the whole investigation should be shut down.
- Thursday, December 11, 2014

Still Debunking the Benghazi Debunkers

Still Debunking the Benghazi Debunkers
The Washington Post, like The New York Times, is intent on declaring the Benghazi scandal dead and buried, as suggested in this recent cartoon, and in this more recent editorial. The latest item these papers are hoping will provide the final stamp on the story is a recent report issued by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
- Tuesday, December 2, 2014


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