Angelina Jolie: Britain and other western countries should welcome Syrian refugees

…..but she has no solution herself to what she calls a “broken” system. From Sky News: In an interview with Sky News, the American actress condemned what she called the failure of the international community to intervene effectively in recent crises in the Middle East and Nigeria. […..] Asked by Sky News presenter Anna Jones … Continue reading Angelina Jolie: Britain and other western countries should welcome Syrian refugees

Abrams and Schwartz want further relaxation of security screening for Syrian refugees

In a highly criticized move, the Obama Administration already relaxed security screening aimed at bringing in thousands of Syrians.  Now Elliott Abrams and Eric Schwartz have penned an op-ed saying it wasn’t enough. Frankly, some serious wrangling must be going on within the Administration because as far as I can tell, Obama has not YET … Continue reading Abrams and Schwartz want further relaxation of security screening for Syrian refugees

UN says Syrian refugees may destabilize Lebanon, civil war possible

This ‘news’ is all over our alerts today along with ‘news’ of Angelina Jolie visiting Syrian refugees as a special envoy for the UN.  Looks like a stepped-up PR campaign! Watch for it!—The announcement of how many Syrians the US will take this year should be out soon (or maybe it’s out already?).  Will it … Continue reading UN says Syrian refugees may destabilize Lebanon, civil war possible