Jim Kouri

Norway’s cops apologize for sending Jews to death camps in WWII

More than 67 years after World War II ended, Norway's national police service officially apologized on Monday for the involvement of Norwegian cops in the deportation of more than 500 Jewish Norwegians during the Second World War.

Iran boasts of providing missile technology to Palestinian terrorists

Only a mere few hours after a fragile ceasefire took effect between Israel and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Iran's top military commander, Gen. Mohammad-Ali Jafari, announced that the Iranian government is going to provide the Palestinian "resistance" with the technology necessary to mass produce Fajr-5 missiles, according to an Israeli counterterrorist who monitors the Iranian news organizations.

Petraeus denies leaking secrets to his paramour

Former CIA director David Petraeus confessed to making some "big mistakes" by having an extramarital affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell, but said he never allowed her access to classified documents or information, according to Fox News Channel's national security correspondent on Saturday.

Petraeus: Terrorists perpetrated the attack on Benghazi consulate

Former CIA Director David Petraeus testifying before lawmakers on Friday, claimed that classified intelligence strongly suggested the deadly raid on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was a terrorist attack, but that the Obama administration withheld the suspected role of specific al-Qaeda affiliates.

Lawmakers slam FBI over Petraeus investigation failures

Lawmakers in both houses of the U.S. Congress on Monday slammed officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation for not informing the House and Senate intelligence committees regarding an FBI investigation into the "scandalous conduct" of then-CIA Director David Petraeus.

Al-Zawahri: Somalia’s Al Shabaab must fight ‘crusader invaders’

"I guess al-Qaeda and its allies didn't get the Obama memo that said they were 'decimated' by the Commander in Chief." - Political Strategist

Petraeus resignation won’t interfere with Benghazi probe, say lawmakers

In response to the surprise announcement on Friday that Gen. David Petraeus officially resigned from his position as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, many observers wondered if he would still participate in the House and Senate probes into the tragic Benghazi, Libya, terrorist attack.

America’s toughest sheriff victorious on election day

Indestructible! That's the word supporters use to describe Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio whom voters reelected to a sixth term on Election Day in spite of federal officials' harassment and illegal-alien advocacy groups campaigning against him.

Power of al-Qaeda increasing despite Obama claims

Even after the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, President Barack Obama continues to give himself credit for all but destroying al-Qaeda and it's offshoots. On Friday, while campaigning in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Obama boasted that al-Qaeda "had been decimated." Then over the weekend in Ohio, Obama repeated his boast.

Top lawmaker’s son allegedly caught in voter fraud sting

The son of an 11-term Democratic congressman was allegedly caught on video providing information on how to commit voter fraud, according to a report and video released on Wednesday.

Obama border patrol: National security on the cheap

President Barack Obama's and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's plan to provide new equipment and technology for the U.S. Border Patrol remains on the back-burner with the budgeted money be used to implement the administration's de facto Amnesty program for over a million illegal aliens, according to Homeland Security Newswire on Tuesday.

Democrats accuse Issa of playing politics with Libyan tragedy

On the Sunday news shows it was difficult to tell the difference between the members of the Obama White House and the members of the Obama reelection team, with all of the Democrats uttering the same talking points and blasting House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) release of State Department cables on Friday, according to several intelligence and law enforcement officers.

King: Obama must move beyond political correctness to fight Islamists

While the Obama administration and many members of the elite news media appear confused as to the true nature of the national security threat posed by al-Qaeda, and its offshoots Al Shabaab, Boko Haram and al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula, Congressman Peter King (R-NY) appears to be the "go-to" lawmaker for all things involving Islamic terrorism. As evidenced by his appearances on CNN, Fox News Channel and interviews with reporters in the print media on Wednesday, King presents an alternative to the touchy-feely. politically correct anti-terrorism of President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, many within the law enforcement and intelligence communities say.

Obama’s purchase of prison to house Gitmo terrorists angers lawmaker

On Thursday, the day after Obama's poor showing during his debate with GOP opponent Mitt Romney, Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, slammed President Barack Obama over his Administration’s decision to purchase a Thomson, Illinois, correctional facility where the Administration seeks to transfer the remainder of the incarcerated Guantanamo Bay terrorists.

U.S. diplomats in Libya begged for more security to no avail

Prior to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Ambassador Chris Stevens' request for additional security officials was turned down by the Obama administration in order to project a friendly atmosphere to the distrusting Islamic population, an anonymous security official in Washington, D.C., informed the Law Enforcement Examiner on Wednesday.

Obama White House schmoozes with Muslims, has Christians arrested

While Islamic clerics and Muslim leaders are welcomed to the Obama White House with open arms, Christians are being arrested outside the gates to the White House by police officers for praying in public during a four-day demonstration that ended on Tuesday, according to several pro-Christian officials.

Obama White House schmoozes with Muslims, has Christians arrested

While Islamic clerics and Muslim leaders are welcomed to the Obama White House with open arms, Christians are being arrested outside the gates to the White House by police officers for praying in public during a four-day demonstration that ended on Tuesday, according to several pro-Christian officials.

Obama promulgates lie about Fast and Furious snafu, police say

In response to the Department of Justice Inspector General's report on the ATF gun-smuggling scheme known as Operation Fast and Furious on Wednesday, while on the campaign trail President Barack Obama once again blamed George W. Bush for the deadly debacle, ABC news reporter Jake Tapper said on Saturday.

Washington bureaucrats sent billions in Medicaid overpayments to New York

House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) released a new report entitled, “The Federal Government’s Failure to Prevent and End Medicaid Overpayments,” which examines outrageous abuses of federal tax dollars within the Medicaid program, specifically regarding payments made to New York State developmental centers.

Egypt and Libya: Clinton warned about embassy security problems

In the aftermath of the Islamist attacks on two U.S. embassies which occurred almost simultaneously on Tuesday, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton displayed surprise, even shock, to the press and the American people. But Mrs. Clinton's view that the attacks are isolated incidents doesn't seem accurate, according to several counterterrorism experts who spoke to this writer on Wednesday.