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State Department

Aug 2014

Obama admin slams “outside interference” in Libyan chaos by Egypt, UAE attacks on Islamists

Ed Morrissey Aug 26, 2014 2:41 PM

Huh?

Israel withdraws from Gaza as cease-fire holds

Ed Morrissey Aug 05, 2014 9:21 AM

No thanks to Netanyahu?

Jul 2014

Meriam Ibrahim lands in Italy, on way to US; Update: Meets with Pope Francis

Ed Morrissey Jul 24, 2014 8:01 AM

“Mission accomplished.”

VIdeo: Shep Smith incredulous as State Department opens briefing … by ignoring Ukraine plane crash

Allahpundit Jul 17, 2014 4:35 PM

“That’s the State Department, Shep. I’m not surprised.”

Jun 2014

Reuters: US, Sudan negotiating exit for Meriam Ibrahim

Ed Morrissey Jun 28, 2014 10:01 AM

“Salvation” regime marks 25 years of failure.

Ibrahim flees to US embassy in Khartoum

Ed Morrissey Jun 27, 2014 8:01 AM

Finally.

Report: Meriam Ibrahim freed again, to leave Sudan

Ed Morrissey Jun 26, 2014 10:01 AM

We’ll see.

Sudan charges Meriam Ibrahim with fraud, bars her from leaving country

Ed Morrissey Jun 25, 2014 8:41 AM

Did the US blow an opportunity to get her out?

James Rosen to State Department: Why’d it take nearly two years to arrest a Benghazi suspect who wasn’t hiding?

Allahpundit Jun 17, 2014 8:01 PM

Questions.

Great news: None of six at-risk US embassies followed full vetting procedure for security personnel

Ed Morrissey Jun 13, 2014 3:41 PM

Patterns.

Intel agencies overheard Benghazi attackers calling terrorist leaders during assault?

Ed Morrissey Jun 12, 2014 10:01 AM

“Certainly we could have gone to Benghazi.”

Soldier: Army told us to lie about Bergdahl’s capture

Ed Morrissey Jun 04, 2014 2:01 PM

“We’re going with the narrative that he was captured.”

May 2014

John Kerry: No, frankly, I don’t think Obama takes enough credit for his foreign-policy successes

Erika Johnsen May 30, 2014 2:01 PM

“And of course there is an industry in Washington today of oppositionism, oppositionists — oppose anything.”

State Dept: You know, President Obama just doesn’t give himself enough credit on foreign policy

Erika Johnsen May 29, 2014 7:21 PM

“What, like — 200 percent credit?”

US warns all Americans to get out of Libya — and expands evac force

Ed Morrissey May 28, 2014 12:01 PM

The collapse of the fantasy league.

Snowden blames State Department for ending up in Russia

Ed Morrissey May 28, 2014 8:01 AM

“I was trained as a spy in sort of the traditional sense of the word …”

Hillary declares she’s “proud of what we accomplished” at State

Ed Morrissey May 27, 2014 10:01 AM

Which was … ?

Video: Outrage grows over Sudan death sentence for pregnant Christian

Ed Morrissey May 26, 2014 12:01 PM

“We’re all still wondering, how is she going to survive this?”

Can State Department spring Marine jailed in Mexico?

Ed Morrissey May 23, 2014 3:21 PM

Payback?

Video: McCaskill relies on long-debunked claims to dismiss Benghazi probe

Ed Morrissey May 19, 2014 12:41 PM

Exhibit A for select committee probe.

Did Hillary refuse to designate Boko Haram as a terrorist organization?

Ed Morrissey May 08, 2014 8:01 AM

What difference at this point would it make?

Jon Huntsman: You know, Hillary Clinton’s pretty goshdarned terrific

Allahpundit May 07, 2014 6:01 PM

No labels.

Sharyl Attkisson: E-mail shows State Dep’t knew the day after the Benghazi attack that jihadis were behind it

Allahpundit May 02, 2014 3:31 PM

Hmmm.

Apr 2014

Ted Cruz: John Kerry should resign over that “apartheid” comment

Erika Johnsen Apr 28, 2014 8:41 PM

“…before any further harm is done to our national security interests and to our critical alliance with the nation of Israel.”

The Obama State Department’s Smart Power doctrine in two tweets

Mary Katharine Ham Apr 25, 2014 6:01 PM

Culture of Competence

AP reporter to State Dep’t spokesman: Seriously, can you identify a single accomplishment since 2010?

Allahpundit Apr 22, 2014 7:21 PM

Nope.

The Obama admin is delaying the Keystone XL review process through the election. Yes, again.

Erika Johnsen Apr 18, 2014 4:01 PM

#Friday.

Senate passes bill opposing entry to Iran envoy by acclamation

Ed Morrissey Apr 08, 2014 10:01 AM

Door closed?

Mar 2014

Video: DNC attendees can’t name a single Hillary accomplishment

Allahpundit Mar 05, 2014 12:41 PM

Ready.

What did Hillary really accomplish at State?

Jazz Shaw Mar 02, 2014 3:31 PM

Blank resume

Feb 2014

Venezuela expels more American diplomats imperialist aggressors, arrests opposition for whipping up anti-government violence

Erika Johnsen Feb 18, 2014 2:41 PM

By this point, the United States is all too familiar with what the Venezuelan government’s panicked scapegoatism in a devolving …

Politico: Clinton ducking NSA, surveillance issues

Ed Morrissey Feb 18, 2014 12:01 PM

Focus.

Video: Sitreps from Benghazi described “coordinated attacks by extremists”

Ed Morrissey Feb 15, 2014 10:01 AM

“In a crisis like Benghazi, you would expect it’s going directly to the seventh floor.”

WaPo vs WaPo on ambassadorial appointments

Ed Morrissey Feb 14, 2014 2:41 PM

Smart power.

Video: Beckel goes after White House silence on Christian persecution

Ed Morrissey Feb 12, 2014 2:41 PM

“When they go to their schools, they are not even sure if they will come back safe and sound or even alive.”

Tapper: Why is there no US Ambassador to France?

Ed Morrissey Feb 12, 2014 12:41 PM

Still up for bids!

Video: State Department doesn’t know offhand if Obama’s nominee for ambassador to Argentina … speaks Spanish

Allahpundit Feb 07, 2014 6:01 PM

Smart power.

Former Clinton adviser calls Obama diplomatic appointees “a disservice”

Ed Morrissey Feb 07, 2014 1:21 PM

“Unfortunately, some current nominees are a modern version of the 18th-century French practice of the sale of offices.”

Keystone XL foes react to State Dept report: Unleash the protesters.

Erika Johnsen Feb 01, 2014 7:01 PM

Tilting at pipelines.

Jan 2014

State Dept report: Yeah, we can’t really find any climate objections to the Keystone XL pipeline. …Again.

Erika Johnsen Jan 31, 2014 4:01 PM

I don’t know if the environmentalist contingent was honestly hoping for some sort of staunch renunciation of the Keystone XL …

Great news: New ambassador to China says he’s “no real expert on China”

Ed Morrissey Jan 28, 2014 12:01 PM

Competence.

Video: What happens when presidents make big donors into ambassadors

Ed Morrissey Jan 24, 2014 9:21 AM

~~Hilarity~~ Humiliation ensues.

Kerry to Canada on Keystone XL: We’ll do all the consultation we feel like, thank you very much

Erika Johnsen Jan 17, 2014 4:51 PM

So quit your bellyaching.

State Department: Let us be clear — “there is no secret agreement” with Iran

Erika Johnsen Jan 14, 2014 4:01 PM

The White House’s release of the text of the P5+1’s office interim deal with Iran to either the public and/or …