Patrick Foy

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Patrick Foy is a writer and photographer and the author of The Unauthorized World Situation Report. You can read more at www.PatrickFoyDossier.com.


Politics

Same Election, Different Year

Same Election, Different Year

We are facing another US presidential election. The two candidates have been picked,

Iran

Wag the Turban

Wag the Turban

Our Peace Prize president lobbed some harsh words toward Iran in his long-winded pep

War

The New Trickle-Down Theory

The New Trickle-Down Theory

Should we seek the deeper meaning in the video of US Marines urinating on Taliban

Zeitgeist

Ideology: A Waste of Time

Ideology: A Waste of Time

My executive editor at a Florida magazine, Hardy Burt, informed me at lunch one day,

Warshington

Terror Plot or Drug Sting?

Terror Plot or Drug Sting?

Last week brought news of a purported Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Ambassador to

Middle East

Mr. Abbas Goes to the UN

Mr. Abbas Goes to the UN

The protracted Mideast “peace process” has finally hit the Iron Wall. The Palestinian

Foreign Policy

9/11: Blowback for US Foreign Policy

9/11: Blowback for US Foreign Policy

With the 9/11 anniversary upon us once again, Middle East expert Robert Fisk in Beirut

Israel

Bedtime for Bibi

Bedtime for Bibi

The only good thing which could result from Bibi Netanyahu’s May 24 speech to a joint

War

How We Squandered the Peace Dividend

How We Squandered the Peace Dividend

When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and effectively ended the Cold War, there was

Libya

Obama’s Imperial Presidency

Obama’s Imperial Presidency

It looks as if Washington has fallen into another trap with Obama’s move on Libya. Yes,

International Affairs

The Post-Tsunami Forecast

The Post-Tsunami Forecast

The massive 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in northern Japan will be a

GOP

Donald Trump, You’re Hired!

Donald Trump, You’re Hired!

Would you vote for The Donald for president? Compared to Obama, anyone with sense

History

Churchill: More Myth Than Legend

Churchill: More Myth Than Legend

Last week a country-club Republican friend in Palm Beach gave me a copy of The Weekly

High Life

Tennis Legend Gardnar Mulloy: Still Serving at 97

Tennis Legend Gardnar Mulloy: Still Serving at 97

I do not have many friends who are 97, but tennis legend Gardnar Mulloy is one of them.

Afternoon Delight

The Best Christmas Movie You Never Heard Of

The Best Christmas Movie You Never Heard Of

Did anyone catch that movie last Sunday morning at ten on the TCM channel? If you did,

Remembrance

Did FDR Engineer Pearl Harbor?

Did FDR Engineer Pearl Harbor?

As a history buff, I have tried to come to terms with the “surprise” Japanese attack at

Terror!

Ignoring What Caused the TSA Pat-Down Controversy

Ignoring What Caused the TSA Pat-Down Controversy

I can vaguely remember a time when there were no security checks whatever before

News

David Broder, Obama, and War With Iran

David Broder, Obama, and War With Iran

David Broder’s recent observations about our Peace Prize President have created a stir.

International Affairs

Germany Makes its Final WWI Reparations Payment

Germany Makes its Final WWI Reparations Payment

Taki’s praise of F. Scott Fitzgerald and the The Great Gatsby is much deserved. If

Modest Proposals

On Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative

On Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative

Something called the Clinton Global Initiative has been brought to my attention by an

High Life

With Love From Harry’s Bar

With Love From Harry’s Bar

It is quite possible that my favorite restaurant in the world is Harry’s Bar in Venice.

Journalism

The Frank Rich Syndrome

The Frank Rich Syndrome

Thank God for air conditioning. A scorching Labor Day weekend found me home-bound,

International Affairs

Playing the China Card

Playing the China Card

Recently, China overtook Germany as the world’s largest exporter. And just the other

Sports Myths

Cracking Croquet

Cracking Croquet

Judging by the hijinks and makeup on display at the recently-concluded World Cup,

Uncle Sam

McChrystal’s Firing Not Worth a Footnote

McChrystal’s Firing Not Worth a Footnote

Patrick Buchanan commented on Friday about the cashiering of General Stanley

Middle East Conflict

Helen Thomas’ Overblown Israel Affair

Helen Thomas’ Overblown Israel Affair

Last Thursday, somebody stuck a video camera into the mug of legendary White House

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