01-04-11: Iranian Missile Base In Venezuela? (Plus:G.W. Bush Aide Murdered)

* VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * Video: Vietnam Vet & Former G.W. Bush Aide Who Helped Build War Memorial Found Murdered Audio: Mark Steyn Rips New Jersey Teacher Sob Story Jihadists arrested in plot to attack Jerusalem stadium were employees of British consulate Video: Two Young Girls Climb U.S. - Mexico Border Fence in Under 18 Seconds Video: Openly Rooting for Revolution, the Left Calls For American Civil Unrest & Riots Video: Rep. Darrell Issa: Pigford Scandal Will Be Investigated Video: Reagan Rose Parade Float Wins Award Video: Apparent NYC Blizzard Work Slow-Down Prompts Criminal Investigation Clooney Falling into Bin Laden's Sudan Trap Iranian Missile Base In Venezuela? Chet Nagle Signs indicate that Hugo Chavez is planting Iranian missiles on America's doorstep, creating a new Bay of Pigs scenario.... Administration's Ship of Fools Foreign Policy Recalls Ike's Atoms for Peace Fiasco James Carafano, PhD There is contradiction and confusion in the administration's current strategy for nuclear defense, not unlike that which accompanied Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace program. Everyone Knows... Herbert London It is widely claimed by progressives that "everyone knows" certain things, false dogmas dressed up as truths. And because "everyone knows" there is no need to prove such claims... Islamists Blame Jews for Coptic Church Bombing Steve Emerson Blood libels continue... Islamists resort to their usual tactics - denying that Islamist terrorists carried out an atrocity and using the event to blame Jews. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. National Debt Tops $14 Trillion (CBS) 2. Iran Offer of Nuclear Site Tour Irks U.S. (WSJ) 3. Former Bush Official Killed, Found in Landfill (FOX) 4. Afghanistan: Women imprisoned for fleeing violent husbands (JIHAD WATCH) 5. Is There Good News in the Holy Land? (MONA CHAREN) 6. Egypt on high alert ahead of Coptic Christmas (YAHOO) 7. Russia insists on offensive/defensive link in START (VOICE OF RUSSIA) 8. Unemployment rate hits 10-year peak in 112 U.S. markets (BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS JOURNAL) 9. Navy Weighs Firing Chief for Lewd Videos (WSJ) 10. Severed head hung from bridge in Tijuana, Mexico (AP) Africa's Top Flash Points in 2011 Security Challenges and Strategic Opportunities J.Peter Pham, PhD Africa continues to be an unstable continent, with Islamists still in control of certain regions, and some leaders who are hostile to democracy. Should There Be Hearings on Alleged Radicalization of the U.S. Muslim Community and Homegrown Terrorism? Ed Koch The new Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee has been attacked by the New York Times for choosing to investigate Muslim communities' radicalism. Is the Times right? Times Helps Muslim Rep. Ellison Obstruct Terror Probe Cliff Kincaid Why is a Congressional representative so critical of Peter King's investigation into radicalism within the Muslim community? House Intelligence Committee Will See Changes, Says New Chairman Jim Kouri, CPP The new head of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee promises more efficiency and also plans to extend the provisions of the patriot Act. Driving U.S. Families Into Fuel Poverty (Photo: UK covered with snow) Niger Innis, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Amy Frederick Will America learn in time from the price being paid by British companies and families? There, fuel is so expensive, many elderly people died last year, unable to adequately heat their homes. Quote of the Day - January 4, 2011 Why the Iranian president should never be trusted... Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!