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UN report on N. Korean human rights going nowhere

The United Nations Commission on Inquiry this week released its findings on human rights violations in North Korea and, in a letter to Kim Jung-un, it informed him that it was advising the United Nations to refer his country to the International Criminal Court at The Hague.   Cited were violations that included systematic torture, starvation and killings comparable to Nazi-era atrocities.

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Kim Jung-un and fawning military officers. (KNS AFP/Getty Images)

As expected, North Korea rejected the accusations revealed in the 372-page report, saying they were based on material faked by hostile forces backed by the United States, the European Union and Japan.  The chairman of the commission, Michael Kirby, said he hoped the findings would “galvanize action on the part of the international community.”

The commission also informed China, long an ally of North Korea, that it may be guilty of “aiding and abetting crimes against humanity” by sending migrants and defectors back to North Korea to face torture or execution.  China will undoubtedly veto any attempt to refer North Korean leaders to The Hague.  So don’t hold your breath. Continue reading →

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Change we can believe in?

     “The biggest problems that we’re facing right now have to do with George Bush trying to bring more and more power into the executive branch and not go through Congress at all.  And that’s what I intend to reverse when I’m president of the United States.”

                                                                                –  Sen. Barack Obama,  March 31, 2008
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“Vast right-wing conspiracy” lives openly

From her days with the Rose Law Firm through her days at her husband’s side in the White House, her Senate performance, and more recently her stint as secretary of state, are all fair game if Hillary Clinton runs in 2016.

At kramerontheright.com, I plan to post regular reminders to her followers that the “vast right-wing conspiracy” lives openly, and I will not be diverted from her record the way she plotted to divert attention from her husband’s behavior with the conspiracy charge.… read more

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Liberal Minnesotans sour on Obama

It appears as though Minnesotans have turned on the President, giving him a job approval rating of 43 percent in the latest Minneapolis Star Tribune survey.  The rating matches that of Real Clear Politics, an average of key national polls.

The liberal land of Sen. Al Franken and Rep. Keith Ellison, helped put Obama in office in 2008 with 54 percent of the vote, and reelected him in 2012 with 53 percent.… read more

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“Swift Boat Kerry” goes overboard

John Kerry(TheGuardian.com)

John Kerry (The Guardian.com photo)

“Climate change can now be considered another weapon of mass destruction, perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of destruction,” Secretary of State John Kerry said in a speech Feb. 16, in Indonesia.  That’s correct.  It’s no joke. Go ahead, read it again.

There’s more.  “When I think about the array of global climate – of global threats – think about this:  terrorism, epidemics, poverty, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction – all challenges that know no borders – the reality is that climate change ranks right up there with every single one of them,” he added.

Sounding more like Al Gore, Kerry said, “The science of climate change is leaping out at us like a scene from a 3D movie.  It’s warning us; it’s compelling us to act.” Continue reading →

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What price integrity?

In my long career in Air Force and aerospace industry public affairs I am proud to say that I was always loyal to the individuals in positions of authority. Fortunately, they never placed me a position that would have forced me to abandon my integrity to save my job.

Having started my career in the military, I became impressed with the workings of the chain of command and observed the upward mobility of some officers to general ranks while others faltered. Continue reading →

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Obama’s disregard for the law continues

It’s the law of the land. It’s here to stay.  Get over it.

How many times have we heard or read statements like this by someone in the Obama administration or one of those anchors on MSNBC defending ObamaCare?

Even the president has said so in his own words, yet he continues to rewrite ObamaCare provisions without the approval of Congress.  Yesterday he made a political decision to delay the law’s employer mandate until 2016; his 27th modification to the act.  The law is whatever he says it is. Continue reading →

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Boehner decision on immigration correct

While immigration reform barely appears on Americans’ list of priority issues, most people agree it needs to be addressed.

I was extremely disappointed last year when Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), representing the GOP’s new blood, appeared to be taken in by the likes of Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and John McCain (R-AZ) as a member of the so-called Gang of 8 as they cobbled together another comprehensive bill.

When I heard that immigration reform was on the agenda at the recent House Republican retreat my concern began to heighten again, even though I like the idea of taking on immigration reform in steps.  The timing, so close to the mid-term elections, however, was ill-conceived. Continue reading →

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Bundlers receive ambassadorships

For a number of years, it has been common for presidents of both parties to select major campaign donors for ambassadorships, but recent nominees have raised eyebrows.

Late last year Caroline Kennedy was named by the president to be ambassador to Japan.  Along with her uncle, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, she supported Barack Obama in his campaign against Hillary Clinton in 2008. Continue reading →

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On the front burner …

SEEING THE HANDWRITING – The latest U.S. House Democrats to jump ship are California’s George Miller and Henry Waxman, Representatives in the U. S. House, both having served 20 terms.

NOBAMA – While most Democrat candidates for reelection are avoiding the president’s presence in their states, not Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich), who is running for the seat of retiring Sen.… read more