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Mitch PerryApril 11, 2016

Happy Monday, y’all. I hope you had a good weekend. I’m feeling good this morning after my Golden State Warriors took care of the San Antonio Spurs last night with dispatch, and are only a victory away this Wednesday from capturing the greatest regular season record in NBA history. The Masters also had some drama. […]

Phil AmmannMarch 28, 2016

Fear just secured another victory. Under pressure from green activists, the Florida Senate voted down a bill that would have helped expand fracking, the drilling process used to extract oil and natural gas from deep underground. Activists recycled discredited arguments to scare citizens and legislators alike into believing that fracking will harm Florida’s environment. If […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2016

For nearly a year that they’ve been campaigning, the Republican candidates for president have focused on what they contend is how Barack Obama‘s bumbling foreign policy has led to the U.S.’s loss of stature around the world. While there could be some truth to some of the rhetoric, there’s also a lot of hyperbole and […]

Guest AuthorNovember 17, 2015

You no doubt feel overwhelmed by the reporting and commentary after this past Friday’s slaughter in Paris. A lot of smart people have written about the brutality of the attacks, the complexities of the ISIS threat and the West’s response. To simplify things, I’ve drafted sobering answers to basic questions I suspect many of you […]

Mitch PerryMay 12, 2015

Although intelligence officials dismiss it as ground already covered, the former chairman of the 9/11 Commission Report backs former Senator Bob Graham’s call to declassify 28 pages from an earlier report on the terrorist attacks. “The public and the press can’t make good judgements until they have everything, “says former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean. […]

Marc YachtApril 15, 2015

I started medical studies in Liege, Belgium, in 1973. The Université de Liège had students from many countries. Americans studied there but also Arabs, Palestinians, Israelis, Russians, Chinese and many other nationals. I struck up a friendship with a Tunisian and we shared an apartment while attending to our studies. Being Jewish, my loyalties were […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 27, 2015

Despite all the speculation, Marco Rubio made one thing clear during his 21-minute appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference in suburban Washington, D.C., on Friday morning: He still hasn’t decided whether he’s running for president. “I haven’t made that decision yet, Sean, but good try,” he said, smiling after moderator Sean Hannity asked him […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 27, 2015

Despite all the speculation, Marco Rubio made one thing clear during his 21-minute appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference in suburban Washington, D.C., on Friday morning: He still hasn’t decided whether he’s running for president. “I haven’t made that decision yet, Sean, but good try,” he said, smiling after moderator Sean Hannity asked him […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2015

Sen. Bill Nelson says that the Muslim world is now coming together to fight ISIS, in the wake of the attention given to the video showing Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive after being captured by the group. Jordan has certainly raised its efforts, promising an “earthshaking response” to his killing. That nation’s fighter jets […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 16, 2015

There’s an anniversary today regarding U.S. foreign policy that I’m sure nobody will bring up, and why would they? We like our anniversaries in round numbers, so maybe you’ll hear something next year on the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the 1991 Gulf War, when the United States and a coalition of allies attacked Iraq, with U.N. […]

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Matt Gaetz. Image via AP.

Mitch Perry Report for 4.11.16 – Time for Obama to release those 28 pages in 9/11 report

Dennis Freytes: Activists shut down fracking with fear

Mitch Perry Report for 1.5.16 – GOP candidates defend Saudi use of Sharia law

Tom O’Hara: Grim questions, sobering answers after Paris

Former 9/11 Commissioner sides with Bob Graham on declassifying congressional report

Marc Yacht: Israelis and Palestinians weary of conflict

Marco Rubio calls Hillary Clinton “yesterday” at CPAC appearance

Marco Rubio calls Hillary Clinton "yesterday" at CPAC appearance

Bill Nelson weighs in on ISIS, arming Ukraine and Baileygate

Mitch Perry Report for 1.16.15 — Foreign policy priorities