‘TIS THE SEASON FOR WHEEZING AND SNEEZING

“This allergy season nothing to sneeze at”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday,May 15, 2011 Achoo! Achoo! Sorry, but allergy sneezes almost never arrive alone. Runny noses. Watery eyes. Scratchy throats. Wheezing and sneezing and then sneezing some more. The experts won’t quite say this is the worst spring ever for airborne allergies on Long Island, even…

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CAN ANY OF THESE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES WIN IN 2012?

“People who seem like yesterday’s news or are so obscure that they have literally zero national connection” – Ellis Henican     This week, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul joined the group of Republicans that have announced their candidacy for the White House in 2012 – but do any of them have a chance of winning? Ellis…

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WILL BOEHNER’S DEBT STRATEGY HURT REPUBLICANS?

“He’s dreaming if he thinks there’s trillions.”  – Ellis Henican   Fox Business Channel’s “Freedom Watch” (05/10/11) with Judge Napolitano : House Speaker John Boehner has set the bar on a debt-limit increase in exchange for “trillions” of dollars in spending cuts. Now the question is whether he tipped his hand too early and whether he…

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REAL STORY OF OSAMA RAID SLOW TO EMERGE

“Early reports on SEAL raid also incorrect”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday,May 8, 2011 The Fog of War, the Prussian military analyst Carl von Clausewitz famously called it. And that was a pretty good term. The idea was that, in the heat of battle, the details of what just happened could get awfully confused. Who shot…

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JOURNALISTS IN DANGER: SAVE DOROTHY PARVAZ

“Her friends, family, and colleagues—including myself —are very concerned.” — Ellis Henican   Dorothy Parvaz — U.S./Canadian/Iranian citizen  — has been detained since Friday, April 29, when she landed in Damascus, Syria. It is believed that the Syrian authorities have her. While it is also believed that the Syrians are treating her with dignity and respect –…

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OSAMA PHOTOS AND OBAMA POLITICS

“I’m a reporter. I’m for releasing stuff.” – Ellis Henican The White House announced they wouldn’t release the photos of the raid in Pakistan that show Osama bin Laden’s dead body. Was that the right decision? Ellis Henican appeared  on Fox Business Channel’s  ‘Lou Dobbs Tonight’ with  Ron Christie and Liz Wiehl in a lively discussion about Osama photos…

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OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD

“We have to win the battle for the hearts and minds of those people that threaten us.” – Ellis Henican     Ellis Henican appeared on FoxNews LIVE – with Jamie Colby and Liz Peek (05/03/11) – to give his thoughts on Pakistan, the mission that killed bin Laden, and the future.                      E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him at twitter.com/henican…

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CAN WE PROTECT NY FROM TERROR

“More Nervous Than Ever In New York Even If Bin Laden Is Dead” Ellis Henican Fox News Opinion, May 3, 2011 “Can we really fight the New York terror threat?”  Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, May 3, 2011  When I came out yesterday morning, there were helicopters over my neighborhood. I couldn’t see them from the…

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