Archives for August 2010

The imam of the proposed Cordoba Center near Ground Zero says his primary goal is to build understanding between Muslims and the West.  But translation of his speeches overseas paint a very different vision.  What does Feisel Abdul Rauf really hope to accomplish?  Why won’t he denounce terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah?  How do he and his allies hope to implement their plans in the U.S.?  We get answers from former PLO terrorist Walid Shoebat, now a Christian and supporter of the U.S. and Israel.

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Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton says Israel has just a couple of days to strike Iran’s nuclear plant at Bushehr.  But longtime Israeli insider Mike Evans says it won’t happen so soon.  Why does he not expect a military strike this week?  When will it come?  And why does he expect a face-to-face meeting between President Obama and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad next month?  We talk with Dr. Mike Evans, author of “Atomic Iran”.

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John Bolton on Iranian nukes and Israel’s limited opportunity to attack, terrorist bombing kills 61 Iraqi security applicants, gay marriage on hold again in California, the hero of one of baseball’s greatest moments dies.

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Two weeks ago, a federal judge in California declared a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as one man and one woman as unconstitutional.  Last week, the same judge announced gay ‘marriages’ would resume in California on August 18.  Now, an appeals court says they will not resume until this case runs its course.  So how significant is this?  Is this an indication of how the court may decide the actual appeal?  How would life change badly for everyone if gay marriage were legalized?  And why is it wrong to call the traditional definition of marriage as a ban on gay marriage?  We ask Robert Knight, senior fellow at the American Civil Rights Union and Washington correspondent for Coral Ridge Ministries.

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Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton says Israel has just four days remaining to launch a military strike against the Iranian nuclear facilities at Bushehr, because a subsequent attack would release large amounts of radiation.  So will Israel strike?  What other options does it have?  Are the U.S. and others resigned to a nuclear-armed Iran?  And why are the Russians so intent on helping Iran destabilize the Middle East even further?  We discuss it all with Ambassador Bolton.

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One of the complaints with the $26 billion plan to fund teaching jobs and first responders around the country was that fiscally responsible states were now paying the bills of the irresponsible states.  Perhaps the most irresponsible of all is California, which is once again in the midst of a financial crisis.  Why is there a financial dilemma there all the time?  What is the real issue and what has been done to address it?  What would actually work?  We ask Carol Liebau, longtime political activist and strategist based in California.

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President Obama’s comments in support of a mosque near Ground Zero have fanned the flames of an already intense debate.  Is Israel about to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities?  Defense Secretary Bob Gates announces when he will leave the Pentagon.  What’s killing more Gulf Coast jobs than the BP oil spill?  Listen here for all of today’s top news.

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Louisiana shrimpers are getting a very late start on their busy season in the wake of the BP spill.  What kind of season do they expect and how confident can we be that what they catch will be safe?  Why is the ongoing deepwater drilling moratorium threatening far more jobs than the oil spill?  How many energy companies have already left?  And what will determine how quickly the industry recovers once the moratorium is lifted?  We ask Louisiana Sen. David Vitter.

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he will step down sometime in 2011, possibly as early as the Spring.  Why would he announce this so far in advance?  Is next year a good time for a transition at the Pentagon?  What track record has Gates compiled in more than three years at the Pentagon?  We ask retired U.S. Air Force General Tom McInerney and get his thoughts on the mission in Afghanistan.

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Last week, the Food and Drug Administration approved the so-called “week after” pill.  But is it contraception or an abortion pill?  What does it do?  Why does labeling it a contraceptive impact your tax dollars?  What impact does this pill have on women and future pregnancies?  We ask Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America.

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