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Hasan, Nidal, 75, 170, 259
Al-Hashemi, Tareq, 265
Hatch Act, 143
“Hate speech,” 126–27
Hay, Lewis, 79
Haywood, George, 169
Health and Human Services Department, U.S. (HHS), 143–44, 255
Health care system, 40, 118, 261
cleaning up, 15–16
Hillarycare, 146
illegal immigrants and, 255
Obamacare, 16, 76, 77, 108, 146, 255
OWS movement on, 106
taxes and, 76, 77
Health insurance industry, 69, 188
Health Savings Accounts, 77
Hedge fund managers, 81, 82, 89, 100, 168, 230
Henry, Ed, 187
Hewlett-Packard, 79
Hillarycare, 146
Hindus, 62
Hispanics, 106
Hitler, Adolf, 39, 61, 103, 110, 115, 117, 161, 263
Hochberg, Fred, 232–33, 235
Hoffa, James, Jr., 108
Holder, Eric, 17, 18, 24, 31, 38, 54, 55, 144, 203, 204, 214, 237–44, 259, 262
policy on interrogation of terrorists, 239–40
Project Fast and Furious and, 26, 237–39, 242–44, 247–53
prosecution of Border Patrol agents, 255–56
Solyndra investigation and, 208, 210
taxes owed by, 129–30
Holdren, John, 80
Holocaust, 61, 64
Homeland Security Department, U.S., 17, 249
Homeschooling, OWS on, 106
Honduras, 197–99
Hoover Institution, 45
Horizontal drilling technology, 12
House Energy and Commerce Committee, 208, 209
Housing crisis, 69, 80, 91, 100, 264
Houston National Cemetery, 39
Huffington Post, 47, 142
Hu Jintao, 4
Human Rights Campaign, 232
Hussein, Saddam, 150, 154
Hyde Park Kenwood Voices (journal), 116
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking), 12
ICC. See International Criminal Court
ICG. See International Crisis Group
IICG. See Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf
Illegal immigration, 17–18, 47, 238, 253–58
amnesty for, 38, 241, 254, 262
birth tourism and, 254–55
OWS call for amnesty, 106
SB 1070 on, 31
IMF. See International Monetary Fund
Immelt, Jeffrey, 77–79, 80, 102
Immigration, 40–41. See also Border Patrol, U.S.; Border security; Illegal immigration
Muslim, 50
Obama’s desire to bypass laws, 253
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, 257
India, 4
Inflation, 2, 91, 92
The Insider: The Private Diaries of a Scandalous Decade (Morgan), 54
Institute for Energy Research, 220
Institute for Policy Studies, 131
Interest rates, 92, 95
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 80, 224
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 155
International Criminal Court (ICC), 158, 160
International Crisis Group (ICG), 151, 155, 156
International Monetary Fund (IMF), 14, 67, 85, 130
Strauss-Kahn case, 135–40
International Solidarity Movement (ISM), 103
Internet regulation attempts, 264
InterOil, 230–31
IPCC. See Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Iran, 51, 146, 151, 160, 161, 162, 193, 200, 201, 262, 265
alleged assassination plot, 237–38
British severing of ties with, 6–7
ElBaradei and, 154–55
Israel and, 154, 194–95, 199
nuclear program of, 3, 7, 9, 37, 155, 156
U.S. foreign policy and, 36, 37, 176
Iraq, 7, 9, 64, 154, 157, 162, 265
British troops in, 196, 197
pullout of U.S. troops, 146
Ireland, 84, 93, 94
Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf (IICG), 241
Islamist radicalism, 20, 36, 173. See also Muslims
Alinsky influence and, 118
eggheads and, 145, 146, 148, 161–64
in Egypt, 177–79
“responsibility to protect” doctrine and, 148, 154–57, 193
U.S. foreign policy and, 3, 4–8, 37, 176–79, 199–200
ISM. See International Solidarity Movement
Israel, 105, 151, 155, 161–62, 169, 176
airport security measures in, 38
Egypt and, 8, 161, 178, 194, 199–200
Iran and, 154, 194–95, 199
ISM vs., 103
settlements of, 194, 195
U.S. foreign policy and, 7–8, 36–37, 193–95
Israeli Embassy (Cairo), 199–200
Issa, Darrell, 27, 247, 248, 249, 250
Italy, 15, 84, 93, 94
iWatch News, 141
“J’accuse!” (Zola), 135
Jackson, Lisa, 10, 11, 221, 223, 226, 227, 228
Japan, 96
Jarrett, Valerie, 28, 205
Jazayeri, Masoud, 194
Al Jazeera, 182
Jesus Christ, 63, 105, 118
Jewish Funds for Justice (JFFJ), 103, 109
Jews, 63. See also Anti-Semitism; Israel
in Cuba, 184–86
Holocaust and, 61, 64
JFFJ. See Jewish Funds for Justice
Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 145
Jones, Phil, 226
Jones, Van, 109
JPMorgan Chase, 67, 82, 92–93
Al-Jubeir, Adel, 237
Judea, 195
Judicial Watch, 29, 41, 127, 128
Jus soli laws, 254
Justice Department, U.S. (DOJ), 17, 129, 144, 238–44, 249–53, 255–59. See also Holder, Eric; Project Fast and Furious
airport security measures and, 38
al-Awlaki assassination and, 24
Bush-era memos and, 58
Gibson Guitar raid and, 203
indefinite detention of U.S. citizens and, 23
prosecution of Border Patrol agents, 255–57
terrorist interrogations and, 239–41
Juszkiewicz, Henry, 202–3, 204
Kaiser, George, 206, 208
Kansi, Mir Aimal, 182
Katyal, Neal, 240
Kennedy, Robert F., Jr., 210
Kerry, John, 232
Keynesian economic policies, 81
Keystone XL pipeline, 10, 12–13, 206, 216–18
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 181, 182, 240
Khamis Brigade, 180
Kickbacks, 141–44
Kidder, Peabody & Co., 168
King, Albert, 203
King, Larry, 54
Klayman, Larry, 41
Knights Out, 171
Knights Templar, 62
Knoller, Mark, 187
Koh, Harold, 32
Koran, 63
Labor Day 2010 (union event), 113
Labor unions, 19, 26–27, 35, 41, 56, 134, 188
economic policy and, 72
Islamist radicals and, 199
mob rule by, 111–15
moderate members of, 114–15
Murdoch and, 51
Obamacare waivers for, 77, 108
OWS movement and, 108, 109–10
Lacey Act, 204
Lagarde, Christine, 136, 137, 139–40
LaHood, Ray, 132
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 213
Lazard Ltd., 207
Lead (environmental), 222–23
Leahy, Patrick, 249
Lehman, John, 170
Lehman Brothers, 82
Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich, 66, 67, 68, 71, 76, 77, 80, 101
Leninism, 66–71, 74, 76, 77, 79, 95–97
Lennon, John, 174
Leno, Jay, 266
Le
rner, Stephen, 109
Levander, Andrew, 86
Level 3 Communications LLC, 141
Levin, Carl, 22–23
Levine, Michael, 251
Levi-Strauss, 79
Leviticus, book of, 63
Lewinsky, Monica, 146
Al-Libi, Abu Faraj, 182
Libya, 6, 13, 32, 150–54, 163–64, 175, 177. See also Ghadafi, Moammar
disguised declaration of war on, 151–52
eggheads’ policies and, 146, 147–48
mixed messages from U.S., 153–54
no-fly zone over, 152, 153
“responsibility to protect” doctrine and, 147–48, 150–51, 153, 156–57, 201
U.S. foreign policy and, 180–81
LightSquared, 143, 167–69
Limousines used by administration, 34–35
Lincoln, Abraham, 141
Little, George, 4
Lobo, Porfirio, 198
Locke, Gary, 134
Longshoremen’s union, 111
Long-Term Capital Management, 219
Longview, Washington, 111
Loudon, Trevor, 131
Loughner, Jared, 119
Lurie, Nicole, 143–44
Maddow, Rachel, 172
Madoff, Bernie, 85, 86
Malcolm X, 130
Al-Maliki, Nouri, 265
Mao Ze-dong, 102
Marcellus shale formation, 12
Marcos, Ferdinand, 28
Marcos, Imelda, 28
Marcuse, Herbert, 232
Martin, Alice, 57
Martin, John, 57
Marx, Karl, 29, 101
Massachusetts v. EPA, 222
Matalin, Mary, 47
Matthews, Chris, 46, 47, 119
Mayer, Milton, 39, 263
McCarthy, Arlene, 94
McDermott, James, 57
McDermott Will & Emery, 209
McDonald’s, 187
McKeon, Buck, 74
McMahon, William, 252
McVeigh, Timothy, 64
Media, 33–34, 43–65
anti-Semitism in, 104–5
cordon sanitaire policy, 50
GE policies not questioned by, 78–79
historical perspective on, 45–46
Obama’s dinner speech, 46
as Pravda equivalent, 34, 45–48
relationship with government, 46–48
rise of government regulation and, 56–60
on Taliban corpse desecration, 75–76
tyranny of blame and, 60–64
Media Access Project, 169
Media Matters, 48–51
Medicare, 16, 74, 77
Al-Megrahi, Abdel Basit, 180–81
Melson, Kenneth, 249–50, 252–53
Mexico, 162, 254, 255, 262. See also Project Fast and Furious
drug cartels of, 17, 31, 258, 265
oil production in, 218
MF Global Inc., 85–86, 219
Middle class, 68–70, 99
Middle East, 13, 20, 96, 145, 173, 199
purpose and results of Obama’s policy in, 161–64
“responsibility to protect” doctrine and, 154–57
Soros Doctrine in, 155, 175–77, 193
U.S. foreign policy and, 4–8, 36–37, 175–77
Military
budget cuts in, 8–9, 74, 166
decreased size of, 2
destruction of, 164–72
gays in, 170–72
LightSquared scandal, 143, 167–69
OWS misconceptions about, 101
political correctness and, 170
restoring, 8–9
Taliban corpse desecration and, 75–76
Military-industrial complex, 43–44
Minorities, 117–18, 121
Mir, Hamid, 182
Mitchell, Andrea, 46
Mob rule, 98, 111–15
Money laundering, 17
Montgomery, Ed, 36
Moon, Ban Ki, 194
Morgan, Piers, 54
Morgan Stanley, 82
Morocco, 6
Mountain Plaza Inc., 211
MSNBC, 46, 119, 159, 172
Mubarak, Hosni, 5, 8, 154, 155, 161, 176, 177–78, 179, 193, 194, 199, 200
Mullen, Mike, 152
Munoz, Cecilia, 254
Murdoch, James, 53
Murdoch, Rupert, 44
author’s opinion of, 43
phone-hacking scandal, 51–54, 57, 60, 241–42
reasons for media antagonism toward, 51
Soros vs., 48–55
Murphy, Patrick, 172
Muslim Brotherhood, 5–6, 140, 157, 161, 163, 164, 173, 177–79, 200, 241
“legitimacy” recognized by U.S., 181
Libyan rebels infiltrated by, 154
Sadat assassination and, 156
Soros’ promotion of, 201
“virginity tests” conducted by, 179
Wisner’s meeting with, 199
Muslims. See also Islamist radicalism
accommodations made for sensitivities of, 118
European immigration policies, 50
killing among, 64
terrorism issue and, 60, 62–63
Nader, Ralph, 142
Napolitano, Janet, 17, 18, 39, 246, 249, 255, 258
NASA, 80, 172
National Air and Space Museum, 111
National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, 168
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), 22–24, 261
National Drug Threat Assessment, 257
National Labor Relations Board, 108
National Post (Canada), 51
National Public Radio, 50
National Rifle Association, 149
National Security Agency, 58
National Security Council, 186
National Transitional Council (Libya), 6
NATO, 13, 152–53, 156, 157, 160–61
Natural gas, 11–12, 13, 230–31, 234
Navy, U.S., 2
Nazi Germany, 39, 49, 61, 110, 115, 232, 263
NBC, 46
NDAA. See National Defense Authorization Act
Netanyahu, Benjamin, 193–94
Netherlands, 50, 118
New America Foundation, 169
New Black Panther Party, 190, 238, 241
Newell, William, 252
New Guinea, 231
New Jersey, 85
New Mexico, 17
New School for Management and Urban Policy, 232
New School for Social Research, 232
News of the World, 52
Newsweek, 27, 54, 182
New Testament, 63
New York Communities for Change (NYCC), 109
New York Magazine, 100
New York Post, 130, 138
New York Times, 57–60, 138, 139, 241–42
New York Times Co. v. the United States, 59
NextEra Energy, 79
Nicaragua, 131
Nichols & Driessen, 212
1984 (Orwell), 227
Nixon, Richard, 90, 221
Nobel Prize, 157, 162, 213
North Africa, 199
North Dakota, 11
North Korea, 9, 102
Norway, 60–64
Nuclear weapons
Iran and, 3, 7, 9, 37, 155, 156
North Korea and, 9
Russia and, 3–4
NYC General Assembly, 102
Nyhan, Brendan, 27
Obama, Barack. See also Corporate cronies; Economy; Eggheads; Energy policy; Foreign policy; Media; Radical accomplices
accomplishments of, 264–65
anti-Christian bias of, 39, 178–79
anti-Semitism of, 39, 103, 104, 161, 162, 178, 186
creation and meetings of boards/commissions, 32
dimensions of tyranny, 30–42
Emergency Broadcast System test and, 55–56, 188, 262
extent of corruption in administration, 25–27
Ghadafi
’s letter to, 153
on immigration laws, 253
impeachment of called for, 41
law license voluntarily surrendered by, 26
Nobel Prize awarded to, 157, 162
not invited to British royal wedding, 196, 197
Osawatamie speech, 260–61
possibility of reelection, 2–3, 266–67
presidential prerogatives claimed by, 128–29
Project Fast and Furious and, 242–43
public opinion polls on, 39–40
on self-reliance, 66–67
serious problems concealed by administration, 1–2
“signing statement” issued by, 128
State of the Union address (2011), 33
Obama, Michelle, 27–30
anti-obesity campaign of, 29
law license voluntarily surrendered by, 26
vacations of, 27–29
Obamacare, 16, 76, 77, 108, 146, 255
“The Obama Miracle, a White House Free of Scandal” (Alter), 27
Obamanomics, 141
Obamavilles, 26
Ocasio, Arlene, 39
Occupy D.C., 109–10
Occupy Tahrir Square, 5
Occupy Wall Street (OWS), 26, 35, 56, 98–111, 263–64, 267
anti-Semitism in movement, 103–5, 109, 195
beliefs and demands, 105–6
characteristics of supporters, 109–10
as a “civilian army,” 108
crimes and uncivil behavior of, 107
ignorance of participants, 100–101
Occupy Yom Kippur, 103
Office of Management and Budget, U.S., 205
Office of Personnel Management, U.S., 127
Ogden, David, 242, 243, 248
O’Hare International Airport, 132
Oil, 7, 10–13, 36, 37, 147, 192, 213–22, 226, 231, 235, 265
company profits, 215–16
fracking and, 12
government regulation and, 218–22
horizontal drilling technology and, 12
jobs created by industry, 10, 11–12
Keystone XL pipeline, 10, 12–13, 206, 216–18
Libyan, 180–81
number of projects awaiting review, 234
Obama’s production strategy, 213–18
Oil spill, 37, 133
Old Testament, 63
Olsen’s Crop Services, 211
Olsen’s Mills Acquisition Company, 211
Omar, Mullah, 182
O’Neill, Tip, 47
Open Society Institute, 109, 149
Organizing for America (OfA), 113
Orlando Sentinel, 34
Orszag, Peter, 85
Orwell, George, 49, 227
Osorio-Arellanes, Manuel, 246, 247
Our Man in Havana (Greene), 184
Out Magazine, 232
OutServe, 170, 171
Owens-Illinois, 187–88, 189
OWS. See Occupy Wall Street
Pacific Gas and Electric, 79
Paige, Leslie, 35
Pakistan, 181–84
Palestinian Authority, 194
Palestinians, 8, 194, 195
Palin, Sarah, 119
Pampas Humedas LLC, 229
Panama, 131, 198
Panama Canal, 131
Pan Am flight 103, bombing of, 158, 180–81