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Earlier this morning I discussed SB 134 in the South Dakota legislature to divest South Dakota’s state-controlled pension and trust funds of interests in Iran. Iran is a threat to the United States, our allies in the Middle East and Europe, and to our troops serving in the Middle East. This video shows why this bill is important. Read more »

Now, in contradiction to all the whining and moaning and gnashing of teeth from the loony Left, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown affirms what his predecesor Tony Blair (both liberal prime ministers) before him affirmed: the invasion of Iraq was necessary: ”It was the right decision and it was for the right reasons.” Read more »

On principle alone, free peoples should not be investing in the belligerent state of Iran. That is why SB 134 was introduced in the South Dakota Legislature this year. Now former CIA director James Woolsey has come out in support of this effort. Read more »

The 31st anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution was marred Thursday by protests and criticism of religious abuse. Civilians took to the streets to demonstrate against the current hard-line government led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The pro-reform demonstrators were headed towards Tehran square, where Ahmadinejad was to give a speech, but were blocked by security forces. Read more »

South Dakota’s major veterans’ organizations announced their support of SB 134, a bill in the South Dakota Legislature that requires the State Investment Council to divest holdings in companies that do business in Iran. The bill focuses on foreign oil companies to target Iran’s oil refining capacity. Read more »

More than 5,000 Christian pilgrims from over 80 nations marched through the streets of Jerusalem on Tuesday to show their support for the nation of Israel. Joining tens of thousands of Israelis, the Christian pilgrims made their way from a park near parliament to the gates of the Old City chanting their support and praying for peace in the Holy Land. Read more »

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a message to the UN today in the wake of yesterday’s anti-Israel speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: “To those who gave this Holocaust-denier a hearing, I say on behalf of my people, the Jewish people, and decent people everywhere: Have you no shame? Have you no decency?…What a disgrace! What a mockery of the charter of the United Nations! Read more »

Nearly 50 Christian leaders, who collectively represent 28 million Americans, called on the United States and other world leaders to take urgent action to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Read more »

Author Joel Rosenberg spoke tonight at the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit in Washington D.C.
Rosenberg is the author of several best-selling fiction novels about intrigue in the Middle East (I’ve read all but the last one) and several non-fiction books about the Middle East.  Rush Limbaugh highly recommends Rosenberg’s works, and his first fiction [...] Read more »

Christians United for Israel held a conference in Washington D.C. this week which drew more than 4,000 people, most of them Evangelicals. The event was a show of support for Israel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the crowd via live satellite. Read more »

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that he believes there is an American commitment to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. But while Netanyahu is an extremely capable PM, with President Obama’s recent “Apologies & Bows World Tour,” evidence is scant that the world’s lone superpower will do anything. Read more »

The best of the best at Dakota Voice last week, including: Abortionist George Tiller: A Tale of Two Georges; Global Warming as Repackaged Pagan Religion; Carrie Prejean in her own words; Where Does Single Payer Health Care Work?; Juvenile Sodom Reborn; 4-Star Calls Military Cuts ‘High Risk’; Death Knell for ‘Mainstream’ Media; $4 Trillion Health Care; Genetic Anti-Semitism; Hostile Takeover of Childhood Read more »

President Obama’s national strategy seems to be to play the blame game of avoiding responsibility. Add a helping of hubris and appeasement of our enemies and the enemies of our allies, and you have a dangerous meal that could have been prepared anywhere America is hated. Read more »

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Barack Obama’s obvious comfort level with leaders of un-free countries shouldn’t surprise anyone. He is not only our first black president. He is also our first president who doesn’t like the free country he was elected to lead and feels his job is to change it.
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Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post
By Aaron J. Leichman
Christian Post Reporter
Sun, Apr. 19 2009 08:42 AM EDT
An American journalist detained in Iran has been convicted of spying and sentenced to eight years in prison, her lawyer reported Saturday.
Both U.S. president Barack Obama and U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton said they were “deeply disappointed” [...] Read more »

This testimony from Brigitte Gabriel given at the Heritage Foundation a couple of years ago should be required information for anyone confused or doubtful about the dangers of radical Islam, or the difference between Israel and the Islamic forces seeking the total annihilation of that country.
In the face of reality, there is no room whatsoever [...] Read more »

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post
By Ethan Cole
Christian Post Reporter
Tue, Mar. 17 2009 10:25 AM EDT
Jordan’s military court sentenced on Monday three Jordanian extremists to 22 1/2 years in jail for a plot to bomb a Catholic church last May.
The judge explained that he gave the two-decade sentence because he believes the bomb plot itself, [...] Read more »

It’s not often that I find myself agreeing with an antisemitic, terrorism-supporting, belligerent despot, but apparently anything is possible.
From Haaretz:
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed international sanctions against Iran as a “childish idea” on Friday as he officially launched a natural gas project in the Gulf, Iranian media reported.
His comments came a day after U.S. President [...] Read more »

As the Washington Times reports, Israel’s election is today and voters will elect a new prime minister. 
The contest for prime minister pits former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a conservative, against Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, a moderate.
From the Washington Times:
Opinion polls for months have predicted a decisive victory by Netanyahu’s Likud Party, but new polls released [...] Read more »

From Fox News, some very interesting inaccuracies and double-standards from the textbooks our children are “learning” from in schools.
From World History: Continuity and Change: “Ten Commandments: Moral laws Moses claimed to have received from the Hebrew God Yahweh on Mount Sinai.” “Qur’an: Holy book of Islam containing revelations received by Muhammad from God.”
As Dennis Ybarra says
Moses claimed to [...] Read more »

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post
By Aaron J. Leichman
Christian Post Reporter 
Thu, Feb. 05 2009 02:23 PM EST 
The Israeli Ministry of Tourism has launched a NIS 26 million (USD $6.4 million) advertising campaign that aims to present Israel as a safe destination for tourists following the nation’s deadly three-week offense against Hamas militants in Gaza.
According to [...] Read more »