National security adviser draws fire from conservatives
(NEWSER) - Jim Jones gave a major speech at a top Middle East think tank last week, but the information he imparted has been drowned out by the kerfluffle over the joke he opened his remarks with—in which a Jewish merchant fleeces a thirsty Taliban fighter. It's tame stuff, and the audience laughed heartily, but conservative blogs and some Jewish community leaders have pounced on the remark, Foreign Policy reports. More»
