FSM Security Update: 5-18-09 *The War on Our Southern Border*

May 18th Fearing our government? More apologies for America from Obama during next month's trip to Europe? James Taranto: Obama Flambé! BHO's military commissions not different from Bush's. Pelosi, Obama discovering that pandering boomerangs. Anti-War Voices Losing Influence Salena Zito Will the last activist who hopes the antiwar cause will re-emerge as a central tenet of the Democrat Party please turn out the lights on the way out the door? The Escher President: Series 3: The Reversal of Fortune Lithograph Bill Siegel Is Obama a foreign policy neophyte or is there a method to his madness? The War on Our Southern Border Alan Caruba The recent murder for four U.S. citizens in Tijuana highlights the need for more border security, not less, as Mexico continues its decline into a violent narco state. Exclusive: Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century - Important Questions Need Answering Peter Huessy How should America think about nuclear deterrence in the 21st century, especially in terms of what our adversaries value? Middle East Experts Call on the Obama Administration to Press for Democracy and Reforms in the Middle East The Editors Three scholars and experts on Middle Eastern affairs are calling for pressure on, not appeasement of, the Middle East by the Obama administration. Deadly Distraction Peter Brookes The reality underlying the brouhaha surrounding Speaker Pelosi is more about politics than about our national security. That's a shame, because this distraction could compromise the safety of the nation. Today's Blog Topics Fun with Dick and Nancy - by Mark Steyn The UN's Human Rights Council, friend to Islamists and tyrants everywhere Richard Milhous Pelosi by Jed Babbin Video: Gingrich calls out Pelosi's dishonesty Video: Pelosi was told the truth, says ... Leon Panetta Video: Boehner discusses Pelosi Video: Liz Cheney: Rival Making ‘Cottage Industry Out of Fantasies' About Former VP How Barney Frank helped the 9-11 hijackers Zardari: Taliban Are Seeking To Create A New World Order The Story of a Remnant - Motivating commentary! As California Goes, So Goes the Nation? Gregory D. Lee California is heading toward financial collapse, yet important steps that could halt the march toward oblivion are not being taken. Should California's fate be a wake-up call for the rest of the nation? Quote of the Day - May 18, 2009 Do the ends justify the means? Exclusive: Iran, I Ran So Far Away Satire by Shawn Goodwin Considering his upcoming political challenges, look to see the Iranian president make some uncharacteristic concessions in the weeks to come. Exclusive: Obama's ‘Out-of-Body' Experiences Gabriel Garnica, Esq. His body can be in one place having a grand old time and we are supposed to believe that his mind and heart are somewhere else... 75th Rangers will take SCAR to war Matthew Cox, Army Times About 600 members of the 75th Ranger Regiment will soon take the Special Operations Combat Assault Rifle into battle. Caught on Tape: The Middle East's Culture of Cruelty Daniel Pipes Torture is commonplace in the UAE, although "human rights" groups turn a blind eye to these abuses. Newfound tapes of horrifying behavior reveal the truth, and it is very ugly indeed. Exclusive: Iran: Plutonium or Uranium? Does It Matter? (Part Three of Three) Dr. Robin McFee Given the relative inability to effectively scrutinize Iran's nuclear program, what viable, sustainable and effective strategy is there to put the genie back in the bottle? Today's Hot Topics: 5-18 We choose, you peruse. •1. Obama, Netanyahu to Discuss Iranian Threat •2. Biden Reveals Location of Secret VP Bunker •3. GOP Leader Wants Obama to Reconsider Guantanamo Closure Plan •4. GOP fanning flames of the Pelosi-CIA furor •5. Netanyahu to focus on Iran with Obama, adviser says •6. democrats' security feud may cost them •7. CIA director says Pelosi received the truth •8. First NYC Swine Flu Death •9. Huge New York rehearsal for next terror strike •10. Kristol is Right That Cheney is Right •11. Pakistan Is Rapidly Adding Nuclear Arms, U.S. Says •12. Obama's U.N. Mistake - America is now on a collision course with Israel. •13. Washington has abandoned its obligations •14. Three Cheers for Dick Cheney! •15. Iraqi Vice President 'Nervous' About U.S. Withdrawal •16. Pelosi's Self-Torture The speaker is engulfed by her own game of political retribution. •17. Palestinian Pact Won't Deter Iran •18. U.S., Iraqi Forces Target Al Qaeda Cell Funneling Arms From Syria •19. Obama Throws Himself Under the Bus, Says We Can't Keep Spending •20. GOP turn up volume on Pelosi comment on CIA •21. NYT's Maureen Dowd Caught Plagiarizing Left-wing Blogger •22. Netanyahu and Obama Have a Shared Interest in Iran •23. Obama's main obstacle to pushing around Israel: ordinary Americans •24. Now the Lady Doth Protest Too Much •25. Pelosi-o Caption Contest May 14 - 19 Can you come up with the funniest photo caption? Please send your (clean and tasteful) caption entry (or entries) to FSMCaption@gmail.com by noon on Tuesday.