Aaron Klein is an investigative journalist and Jerusalem bureau chief for WorldNetDaily.
He know hosts "Aaron Klein Investigative Radio" Sunday afternoon on New York's WABC 770 AM, the largest talk station in the U.S.
He appears frequently on Fox News Channel and Al Jazeera. He authored two previous books, Schmoozing with Terrorists and The Late State of Israel.
Time Magazine
July 5, 2010 Issue
Gulf-Spill Blame
Why didn't President Obama waive the Jones Act--which requires that only U.S. vessels engage in commercial activity in U.S. waters--within days of the BP explosion and request all available oil-spill-cleanup boats and equipment from around the world? President Bush waived the Jones Act immediately after Hurricane Katrina hit. Why has the media not pressed Obama to do so?
Daniel Jeffs, APPLE VALLEY, CA.
Original Letter
Sent June 14, 2010
Re: Cover story: Gulf disaster: Who's asses need kicking? - another letter
Calling all clean-up boats and equipment?
The nation's news media has been saturated with non-stop disastrous coverage of the massive uncontrolled BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, yet the mainstream media has yet to ask a crucial question or make a strong suggestion for President Obama to make a major decision to lessen the damages.
Why didn't President Obama waive the Jones Act within days of the BP explosion and request all available oil spill clean-up boats and equipment from around the world? President Bush waved the Jones Act immediately after Hurricane Katrina hit. Why has President Obama not done so, and why has the media not pressed him to do so? Why isn't Congress pressing him for it?
I have asked this question in several letters to the editors of major newspapers. No response. Smaller conservative newspapers are asking why. Could it be that the Obama administration, congressional Democrats and complicit media want to take advantage of this crisis, to play itself out against oil drilling and big oil, to advance their green energy climate change legislation? It's on the way. The clean-up boats and equipment are not. How about a brainstorm to plug the hole?
Riverside Press Enterprise
June 20, 2010
Expect energy mess
The Merchant Marine Act (Jones Act) of 1920 prohibits foreign ships from working in U.S. waters. That's why foreign oil spill cleanup ships are waiting to help with the BP Gulf disaster. Saudi Arabia used all available cleanup ships and equipment available worldwide to deal with an oil spill from the 1991 Gulf War.
The Jones Act was waived for Katrina. Why isn't President Obama waiving the act for all the help we can get? Could it be that he is bending to union pressure and wants this disaster to linger to advance his green energy program at big oil's expense, while Gulf drilling is cut off, Gulf states' economies wither, and gasoline prices rise?
Meanwhile, the Senate just authorized EPA enforcement -- global warming regulatory tyranny -- of carbon emissions and other environmental administrative laws against the U.S. economy and the American people. Taken together, it is an energy disaster in the making -- one which could boomerang on congressional Democrats in November and President Obama in 2012.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, CA
Washington Times
June 22, 2010
Re: Obama's Gulf War - Editorial
O-blah-blah-blah-ma's green energy crusade
President Obama's Oval Office address to the nation was little more than what has become meaningless "O-blah,blah,blah-ma" talk -- this time promoting the administration's, "Never let a crisis go to waste" mantra to further his economy-busting green energy plan by telling us to alter our ways. Yet, he is exacerbating the Gulf oil leak crisis.
Obama said nothing about waiving the Jones Act to attract all the outside help we can get to clean up and control the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. And nothing was said about using the underground nuclear option the Russians have used to seal similar uncontrolled gushers. The intention appears to be demonize BP and big oil, while riding-out the growing calamity on environmental rhetoric, and saddling the nation with energy legislation and the regulatory whip of the EPA.
If the president and Congress blindly pursue green energy at the expense of suppressed domestic oil production and refineries, our reliance on imported oil -- and the price of gas -- will continue to increase, just as it doubled from 30% in 1972 to the current 60%. Indeed, instead of calling on the nation to alter its ways, President Obama must alter his, lest we all suffer the long-term consequences.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/22/EDHQ1E1KJU.DTL#ixzz0raikGSG3
San Francisco Chronicle
June 22, 2010
Out of Afghanistan
Re: "A war we're not winning" (Editorial, June 19) Afghanistan is unique in that it will always go back to its ancient tribal ways regardless of what any foreign power does.
Remaining at war in a hopelessly barbarian country is a monumental waste of American lives and defense funds. We should spray all their opium poppy fields with herbicides, get out of the country, use predator drones to police terrorist training camps with missiles and use smart herbicide bombs above the poppy fields each time they plant again.
That's cutting the heads off the terrorist snakes and the poppies off the drugs that fund them -- from a safe distance. Case closed.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
Regarding President Obama's Oval Office address to the nation about the Gulf Coast oil leak
By:Vince Haley
Vice President for Policy
American Solutions
June 16, 2010
Fifty seven days after an oil rig explosion triggered an uncontrolled deep water oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama addressed the nation last night about his administration's efforts to address the crisis.
After offering two short paragraphs to explain what is actually being done to stop the oil leak, President Obama devoted most of his speech to explaining why the oil leak means now is the time to dramatically and permanently raise the cost of gas, diesel, and electricity for every American.
Jay Leno gave voice to the widespread puzzlement people have with Obama's misplaced focus last night: "President Obama said today he is going to use the Gulf disaster to immediately push a new energy bill through Congress. I got an idea ... How about first using the Gulf disaster to fix the Gulf disaster?"
Good question, but we think we know why President Obama is not focused on plugging the oil leak and is instead focused on plugging new energy taxes.
President Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, said at the start of the Obama presidency that "you never let a crisis go to waste," which we now know means that the Obama team never lets a crisis go without out more borrowing, more taxing, and more spending in support of their political allies. We saw this with the $862 billion stimulus law that didn't create jobs, the ObamaCare law that won't bend the health cost curve down, and now with ObamaEnergy that won't lower energy costs and won't increase energy supplies.
Using the present crisis as pretext, President Obama is now urging the Senate to pass cap and trade energy taxes. Even though this has nothing to do with plugging the hole, Obama and his liberal allies in Congress want the power to spend billions in new tax revenues through a massive redistribution of wealth from taxpayers to green energy company shareholders.
The Senate is reportedly going to take up a cap and trade energy tax bill shortly after it returns on July 12th. If it passes the Senate, the House will vote on and approve that new tax in a lame duck session after the November elections.
Our opportunity to stop this new energy tax is now, and the next two months will be absolutely critical. These new energy taxes will hurt you and your family with higher gas and electricity costs. They will kill hundreds of thousands of jobs, prevent small business growth, and ship jobs overseas to China and India.
We cannot afford to pass a massive energy tax in this economic recession, but President Obama is more concerned with redistributing wealth than he is in growing new wealth, even if that means destroying jobs in the process. Cutting up a shrinking pie is apparently not a problem if you're the one wielding the knife and giving away the pieces. It's the rest of us that have to worry about the consequences.
Meanwhile, the oil continues to gush under the Gulf waters. Like Jay Leno, Senator Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, summed up well this President's misplaced priorities: "The climate bill isn't going to stop the oil leak...The first thing you have to do is stop the oil leak."
The President should listen to his friend Senator Feinstein and plug holes, not taxes.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/letters/From-Readers-96404484.html
Washington Examiner
June 16, 2010
Why didn't Obama ask for help in BP oil spill?
The nation has been saturated with nonstop coverage of the massive uncontrolled BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, yet the mainstream media has yet to ask a crucial question: Why didn't President Obama waive the Jones Act within days of the BP explosion and request help from all available clean-up boats around the world?
President Bush waived the Jones Act immediately after Hurricane Katrina hit. Why has President Obama not done so, and why has Congress and the media not pressed him to do so?
Could it be that the Obama administration, congressional Democrats and complicit media want to take advantage of this crisis to advance their green energy climate change legislation?
That's on the way. The clean-up boats are not.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/letters/From-readers-95793474.html
The Washington Examiner
June 8, 2010
Insulting former president in White House was rude Re: "Dim Bulb," June 4
It was profoundly ignorant and condescending for former Beatle Paul McCartney to say that former President George W. Bush does not know what a library is.
Bush has a B.A. from Yale, an MBA from Harvard and is married to a former librarian with a master's degree in library science. Bush may not be well spoken, but he is honest, forthright, well educated and well read.
It was arrogant and rude of McCartney to insult the presidency in the White House, whether or not the current president agreed. Mr. McCartney is clearly very talented at making music, but he is certainly no intellectual giant himself.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
The Washington Examiner
June 3, 2010
America is becoming more vulnerable Re: "Activists send new boat to challenge Gaza Blockade," June 1
Memorial Day was marked by an oil disaster, an act of war, and increased tensions in the Middle East. All Americans ought to be deeply concerned about the uncontrolled BP oil leak in the Gulf, the provocative naval attack by North Korea, and the Hamas (Iranian)-backed conflict with Israeli troops.
Coupled with a world economic crisis, increasing anxiety, tension and violence around the globe, restrictions on our domestic energy resources, and our military forces thinned by the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and the war against terrorism, America is becoming more vulnerable by the day.
What if the instabilities and provocations turn into an all-out attack against Israel by Iran & Company, or against South Korea by North Korea? How will the United States react? And what if al Qaeda steps up its attacks on America? President Obama's weak stance on the U.S. response to attacks using weapons of mass destruction is certainly not reassuring.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
Re: World of troubles for U.S.
Front page, USA TODAY
June 1, 2010
USA TODAY is correctly sounding the alarm that President 'Obama returns to the White House facing crises on three fronts,' the day after Memorial Day. Indeed, all Americans ought to be deeply concerned about the uncontrolled BP oil leak in the Gulf, the provocative naval attack by North Korea against South Korea, and the Hamas(Iranian)-backed Palestinian protest conflict with Israeli troops.
Coupled with a United States/World economic crisis and the increasing anxiety, tension and violence around the globe -- the restrictions on our domestic energy resources, our military forces/defenses being thinned by the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and the war against terrorism -- America is becoming more vulnerable by the day.
Clearly, the most glaring and disturbing questions are, what if the instabilities and provocations turn into an all-out attack against Israel by Iran & Co., and/or against South Korea by North Korea? How will the United States react? What will Russia and China do? And what if al-Qaeda steps up attacks on America? Worse, what if any of the attacks go nuclear? President Obama's weak stance on U.S. responses to attacks with weapons of mass destruction is certainly not reassuring..
Daniel B. Jeffs
Founder, DDC
San Bernardino Sun
April 13, 2010
Empty gestures
President Obama's offshore drilling plans for oil and natural gas are surely empty gestures - replete with deceit - which is far from comforting to those of us who are suffering from years of rising electric bills and pain at the pump.
Interior Secretary Salazar has already reduced on- and offshore drilling leases to near nothing, along with more limitations on coal resources. And, of course, the West Coast will be exempt from new drilling, as will the potentially most productive resources in Alaska.
Surely, if our energy resources had been opened up over 20 years ago, we would not have been forced into this unconscionable mess and a fast track to ruin.
Coupled with relentless tyranny of environmental extremists, energy costs will skyrocket by the thrust of solar and wind, our economic engines will run out of gas, and our country will go into free-fall from the weight of lies, fear mongering, insurmountable public debt and irresponsible government.
Indeed, it is well known and understood that energy companies, businesses and the people are going to be increasingly squeezed by President Obama and the power of his Interior Department, Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency - to the last drop of our collective economic blood.
USA TODAY
April 13, 2010
FOCUS ON SECURING INTERNET FOR VOTING
Re: "Don't let the cable guys decide what you see on the Web." Our View, 'Net neutrality' debate, Friday)
Instead of tampering with the Internet and free speech, the Obama administration, the Federal Communications Commission and Congress should use broadband to establish secure voting networks in every state.
Every registered voter should have access, and elections should be conducted over the networks. There is no excuse not to have such a system to enhance democracy and voter participation.
The Washington Examiner
Supreme Court pick is all about ideology
Re: "Obama emboldened for another Supreme Court pick," April 13
Replacing Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court is all about ideology. President Obama surely intends to replace him with another justice who is infected by the terminal cancer in the federal judiciary that has been eating away the original intent of the Constitution.
It is simply unconscionable that so many judges and elected officials have blatantly betrayed their oaths of office to support, protect and defend the (original intent) of the Constitution of the United States by usurping power from the states, infringing on the rights, liberty and freedom of the people, and concentrating all power in Washington.
Alas, the legal community of law schools and the proliferation of lawyers has grown -- as government has grown -- not only beyond the limitations of what the Constitution prohibits, but beyond control. This was done by the manipulation, circumvention, revision and the reconstruction of our history, our founding documents and what America is all about. This is common sense, and not a matter of ideology, philosophy or interpretation.
San Bernardino Sun March 6, 2010 Obama's edict: This independent voter found little confidence in watching and listening to President Obama's so-called bipartisan health care summit. Indeed, it was more like a staged platform grand stand, which came as no surprise. However, President Obama's health care summit proved the overriding truth about the health care issue, which was declared to be in crisis by candidate Obama in the 2008 election, and continued as a presidential edict to reform health care after the election. The economic meltdown and job losses was the crisis and is the crisis, not health care. Health care needs simple reforms, such as those presented by the Republicans throughout the debate, but ignored by the media. If President Obama's plan passes, health care will become a burden of enormous cost and taxation, replete with rules and regulations, diminishing the quality and access to health care, and exacerbating the overall economic crisis. Indeed, if President Obama and his Democrat minions push this on us, I will certainly be among the voters who push back in the 2010 November elections, and again in 2012.
The Washington Examiner February 28, 2010 Health care is not the main crisis facing U.S. Re: "Ho-hum health care summit," Editorial, Feb. 26 Ho-hum? Not from this independent voter's perspective. President Obama's health care summit proved the overriding truth about the health care issue, which was held out as a crisis by candidate Obama before and after the 2008 election. The economic meltdown and resulting job losses was - and is - the crisis, not health care. When the president concluded the summit by saying "We cannot have another year-long debate about this...We have honest disagreements about the vision for the country and we'll go ahead and test those out over the next several months till November," he made it clear that, like it or not, he was going to get his health care plan passed. And if voters don't like it, they can vote Democrats out. Health care needs simple reforms, such as those presented by the Republicans. If President Obama's plan passes, health care will become a crisis of unfair taxation, rules and regulations, diminishing health care, and increasing costs that exacerbate the overall economic crisis. We can vote out all those who voted for the plan in November, but it must be made clear to those we elect to replace them that the health care takeover bill must be repealed.
Riverside Press Enterprise
February 25, 2010
Stop government growth
I agree that any sweeping health care plan that will undoubtedly lead to
more federal power is a dud ("Health dud," Our Views, Feb. 23).
President Obama's nearly $950 billion restart on health care reform is
merely the tip of another federal iceberg poised to strike deeply into our
ship of individual liberties.
Indeed, government's intrusion in the housing market caused the economic
collapse, which has been exacerbated by intrusions in the financial and auto
industries and mismanagement of debt and spending throughout the $700
billion Troubled Asset Relief Program and the $787 billion stimulus bill.
All of it has proved to be mostly fruitless, leaving us saddled with
incredible debt and rising costs.
A federal takeover of health care? No. Open health insurance to out-of-state
competition and control of junk lawsuits that increase costs? Yes. A federal
takeover of energy and the cost of living? No way.
Voters aren't stupid. The pain of overbearing government makes things very
clear to us. Government will realize this in coming elections.
San Bernardino Sun February 8, 2010 Empty words President Obama's State of the Union speech wreaked of arrogant, condescending rhetoric throughout. It was little more than flashy, but empty, words of deceit, while continuing his hard-line campaign in Washington's wonderland of "I know what's best for the ignorant people," supported by Nancy Pelosi in a "Queen of Hearts" pop-up box, Harry Reid's cloak and dagger, and Joe "Cheshire Cat" Biden's grin. Indeed, he has assumed the role of commanding an intellectual pirate ship of thieves conducting raids on the American people, particularly the middle class. Seriously, President Obama was not being truthful about the Supreme Court decision on campaign limits, off-shore drilling for oil, health care, cap-and-trade energy and finance takeovers, education and taxes. Lest we forget, the sorry state of the union was caused by government intrusion through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the intimidation of banks and mortgage lenders, which blew the housing bubble to the bursting point. Wall Street simply couldn't handle it. We in the middle class are the heart and soul of America. Most of us are independents, and along with Tea Party people, we are united against President Obama's agenda. No matter what he says to the contrary, he is masking his contempt for us. He clearly intends to turn us into a giant underclass, along with the working poor, and dependent on the growing government/ruling class. However, we are well-informed by seeking and finding the truth, assisted by skilled patriots, and the fairness and balance of media sources such as Fox News. We elected Scott Brown. President Obama and congressional progressives will hear from us in the 2010 and 2012 elections. The United States of America and our Constitution belong to us, not centralized federal power in Washington.
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Boston Globe January 31, 2010 Brown victory is start of a national referendum against Obama, progressives RE: ANARCHY in the Bay State (Letters, Jan.26): Anthony J. Frascino’s condescending contempt for middle-class independent voters is typical progressive fear rhetoric used by intellectual regressives, progressively eroding our Constitution and our freedoms by smothering us with government. We in the middle class are the heart and soul of America. Most of us are independents, and along with Tea Party people, we are united against President Obama’s agenda. No matter what the president says to the contrary, he is masking his contempt for us. The progressive movement intends to turn us and the working poor into a giant underclass, dependent on government and ruled by it. But that’s not going to happen. Independent voters elected Scott Brown by exercising real democracy. This indeed is the beginning of a national referendum against President (we know what’s best for you) Obama and arrogant congressional progressives. They will hear from us in the 2010 elections, and Obama will hear from us in 2012.
San Bernardino Sun January 10, 2010 Serves wrong side Re: "We will do better," Jan. 6. President Obama's feigned outrage at intelligence failures comes as empty words from an empty suit, discouraging vigilance in the war on terror. The airliner homicide bomber should have been immediately put on the "no-fly" list with his father's warning. Al-Qaida terrorists should not be prosecuted in civilian courts. And the Guantanamo Bay enemy combatant facility should not be closed. Lowering the bar in the war against terrorism only serves the cause of terrorists, not the security of America. The best offense is an aggressive defense. And, needless to say - when our lives are at stake - no holds barred. The source of the "systemic failure" on counter-terrorism is the Obama administration's feckless philosophy and reckless disregard for the magnitude of the terrorist threat against our country. Result: al-Qaida wins.