Glenn Beck expressed alarm on his TV show that so many lawmakers on Capitol Hill seem willing to go along with the Obama administration’s planned crackdown on Wall Street (no video; transcript here):
Is it just me who thinks this is a bad idea? Am I alone? I guess so, because even Republicans are OK with [...]
Charge Goldman Sachs? It Runs The Obama Administration.
Saudi religious police launch Valentine’s Day crackdown – AP
The Saudi religious police launched Thursday a nationwide crackdown on stores selling items that are red or in any other way allude to the banned celebrations of Valentine’s Day, a Saudi official said. Members of the feared religious police were inspecting shops for red roses, heart-shaped products or gifts wrapped in red, and ordering storeowners [...]
Iran crackdown a ‘human rights disaster,’ report says – CNN.com

A human rights group is calling on Iran to free protesters detained after the disputed June 12 presidential election, calling the government’s crackdown on its critics a “human rights disaster.” A report released Sunday by New York-based Human Rights Watch details alleged abuses by members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Basij militia and police following widespread [...]
As standoff with Iran continues, U.S. prepares targeted sanctions – washingtonpost.com
The Obama administration is readying sanctions against discrete elements of the Iranian government, including those involved in the deadly crackdown on Iranian protesters, marking a shift to a more aggressive U.S. posture toward the Islamic republic, U.S. officials said. Ten months after President Obama set a year-end deadline for Iran to engage with world powers [...]





















