The term-limited chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), has been named to the coveted top spot on the panel’s new Middle East and North Africa subcommittee, giving her a key platform to pursue her hawkish pro-Israel views.
The incoming chairman, Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.), announced his picks to lead the subpanels on Tuesday. Incoming freshman Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), who previously served from 1995 to 2000, will replace defeated Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) atop the Western Hemisphere panel, while Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) takes over from Royce atop the subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
Other subcommittee chairmen will get moved around.
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), former chairman of the revamped subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, gives up jurisdiction over the Middle East to Ros-Lehtinen but gets to keep the other half of his former role as the new chairman of the subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, taking over from defeated Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.). Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) takes over an expanded subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats from retired Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) after the elimination of his subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. And Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) retains his post atop an expanded subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
The committee will have a total of 25 Republicans and 21 Democrats, an increase of one Democrat from the beginning of the last Congress.
“I am pleased to announce these Subcommittee chairmen, all of whom will be valuable members of the Foreign Affairs Committee leadership team and critical to fulfilling the important mission of the Committee. This slate of chairmen brings to the Committee leadership a vital mix of seasoned experience and fresh perspective. Together, we will address some of the gravest threats facing the United States — chief among them Iran’s nuclear program,” Royce said in a statement.
“In the 113th Congress, the Committee will also work to boost U.S. economic growth overseas, provide effective oversight of the Obama Administration’s foreign policies, give a greater focus to Asia, respond to security threats and new governments in the Middle East, and provide aggressive oversight of foreign aid.”
#1 by annebeck58 on January 10, 2013 - 4:34 pm
Oh, Jeez. (S)he’s running things in the ME and N.Africa? Isn’t that convenient?
I wonder if they added N-Africa as a contingency plan? People are talking (AZZ’s in particular- as Gilad Atzmon calls them) about giving at least some of Palestine back to the Palestinians. Would this mean that “Israel” will have to expand elsewhere, like into North Africa? Considering how they were separated landwise as they took over different Palestinian towns and villages, and joined only by roads, throughout Palestine until they pushed-out all of the Arabs from the great majority of Palestine.., I suppose they could further encroach upon Egypt and other neighboring nation-states, until they can make the two-Israel’s meet?
Where will the new, “Israelis”, come from?
Of course, they advertize all over the Western world for anyone with the slightest bit of, “Jewish blood”, to move on in. Who cares if it’s not their land and those who do move in must have armed guards to keep the pesky Palestinians at bay? They are “settling” a country, after all.
It makes me so angry what they do with the assistance, in every possible way, of US. It’s past time to stop cutting the billions of dollars in checks to israhell.
And, if this ugly she-male wants to work for them, let her move there and be one of them, fully. She does not work for US, after all.
#2 by Gary on January 10, 2013 - 6:20 pm
Another jew in a position of power and influence in our government. And nobody sees anything wrong with this picture?
#3 by sea on January 10, 2013 - 7:42 pm
Lehtinen the Hutt has a Joker hairdo!
#4 by Paulo Henrique on January 10, 2013 - 8:06 pm
U. States is only a suport for the foundation of “eretz israel”
#5 by Jean on January 10, 2013 - 8:36 pm
Why do they always get the ugly ones. ??? I guess majority rules.
#6 by John John on January 11, 2013 - 12:12 am
Has anyone ever noticed how many Jewish organisations they have? Seems they have at least one for every situation!
#7 by bigcree1Shadowhawk on January 11, 2013 - 12:47 am
As expected. 24/7 Jews all over everything. And their first order of business? ‘The threat of Iran!’
What absolute lunacy! Never a moment of real peace until WE the PEOPLE final rise up and send these freaks packing. OUT OUT OUT!!! This is NOT The U.S. of ‘israel’.
You sorry bastards!!
#8 by annebeck58 on January 11, 2013 - 5:08 pm
Yes, Shadow.
It is the US of IZ, and has been growing yearly, since around the time of R Reagan. (I am not sure if Jimmy Carter was part of them but I think he wasn’t.) Of course, both Bushes and Clinton too, as well as Obama (as obvious as can be) have allowed them to get their feet further in the door (Congress). I don’t know how we go back. I don’t know if it’s possible to take our country back.
Like I said on another post, yesterday, we cannot even vote-out those who would do Israhell’s bidding. With the e-voting, what we want really does not count, all the way down to lower offices (such as Railroad Commisioner, in Austin), and certainly regarding whom it is that holds office of governor of Texas and certainly plenty of other states.
Whomever’s got the most cash wins. And they get this cash from IZ// Ape-Pac, which gets their cash out of the US Taxpayer’s coffers. Wonder where that 40 cents, per dollar, goes to? Think Military Industrial Complex (which backs and arms IZ) and Ape-Pac.
When a man who’s living reasonably comfortably enters US (of IZ) Congress and comes out a few years later as a millionaire, something is really wrong. These pigs work for US.., but in actuality, they work for Israhell.
It’s so frustrating that the USA/Iz has absolutely zero democratic process when it comes to voting. We did, a long time ago, but those days are gone.
I wish there was some sort of fix for this, but as long as those who want so badly to, “rule us”, will do anything at all for IZ, we’ve no recourse left. The only thing that might work is a complete and utter revolt; a civil war. At this point, some people are expressing their frustrations by shooting small groups of people. Obviously, this is counter-productive, and though I’d hate to see war in this nation, what choice are they leaving us?
A well-armed militia.., for when the government is out of hand. They are out of hand.
And as much as I am not calling for civil-war, I am expecting it. It’s either this or we become like Palestine. a little bit more, every day.
#9 by bigcree1Shadowhawk on January 12, 2013 - 1:30 am
Where ever there is a Jew present, the inevitable consequence will be some form of organization which will be of THEIR making to their EXCLUSIVE benefit. You can bet your last buck on it.