THE CONSERVATIVE PAPERS 08/21/2013

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1. Mideast Gas a Chance for USA to Break with Turkey - August 20, 2013 3:02 pm
   The natural gas fields in the Mediterranean provide the United States with an opportunity to break with Turkey, according to Seth Cropsey, formerly the deputy undersecretary of the Navy in the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations. (...)
   
2. State Dept Advises Gay Foreigners to Get Married to Stay in USA Legally - August 20, 2013 2:52 pm
   Sec. of State John Kerry says immigrant visas will now be issued to same-sex couples. (AP photo)(CNSNews.com) – Panelists in a Google+ hangout hosted by the U.S. Department of State encouraged foreigners in civil partnerships to get married in order to obtain a U.S visa more quickly. (...)
   
3. Musharraf Indictment Puts Pakistan Military on Defensive - August 20, 2013 10:05 am
   Pervez Musharraf. (Photo: AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom)Today’s indictment of former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for conspiracy to murder former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto demonstrates that the Pakistani judiciary is increasingly willing to challenge the authority of the powerful Pakistani Army.While it is in the U.S. (...)
   
4. Kerry Admits: ‘Many Al Qaeda Leaders Now Operating in Syria’ - August 20, 2013 4:11 am
   Secretary of State John Kerry and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 15, 2013. (...)
   
5. 15 Pictures of Ridiculous Government Spending Guaranteed to Make You Mad - August 19, 2013 10:03 pm
   In 2013, federal spending approached $3.5 trillion. Now that’s hard to wrap your brain around. It’s about $27,700 for every American household.All across America, families balance their budgets, rein in spending, and pay down their debts. If Americans can do it, why can’t the federal government? (...)
   
6. Obama Building “Domestic Army” - August 19, 2013 8:00 pm
   A former Marine Corps Colonel who was stationed in Fallujah and trained Iraqi soldiers warns that the Obama administration is working with law enforcement to build a “domestic army,” because the federal government is afraid of its own citizens. (...)
   
7. Martin Niemöllers' Famous Quote - August 19, 2013 6:58 pm
   First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out–Because I was not a Socialist.Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out–Because I was not a Trade Unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out–Because I was not a Jew. (...)
   
8. Iran Seizes Oil Tanker - August 19, 2013 6:38 pm
   August 15, 2013 15:59by Pesach BensonIran seized an Indian oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. According to the Times of India, the ship, MT Desh Shanti, was detained in international waters and is now being taken to Iran’s Bandar Abbas port. Too early to tell what this will mean for oil prices. (...)
   
9. Egypt Releases Video of Muslim Brotherhood Snipers Firing on Security Forces - August 19, 2013 5:55 pm
   Egypt’s Interior Ministry released a video on Monday which, it said, shows Muslim Brotherhood snipers firing onto security forces last week, as a protester camp in Cairo was being dispersed. (...)
   
10. Ban Ki-moon Admits UN Biased Against Israel - August 19, 2013 5:50 pm
    Ban Ki-moon Admits UN Biased Against IsraelAugust 18, 2013 16:20by Pesach BensonBan ki-Moon and NetanyahuBan Ki-moon admitted that the UN is biased against Israel. (...)