Guest post by Christopher Miller Chris Miller, a Truman National Security Project fellow, was a sergeant in the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division through two tours in Iraq, during which he earned a Purple Heart, and an adviser to the Iraqi Army. After returning to the U.S., he was involved with VoteVets.org and Operation Free, travelling the country as part of the Veterans … [Read more...] about Defending ARPA
Caught Flat-Footed Against Torture Talking Point
WASHINGTON - There is nothing that can take away the brilliance of the SEAL Team Six warriors who killed OBL. The story of the heroism and stunning plan inside Pakistan is better than three Tom Clancy movies combined. Reports revealing secret stealth helicopters that made the daring night raid possible a fascinating addition to the narrative. The presidency, however, lives … [Read more...] about Caught Flat-Footed Against Torture Talking Point
The Book on Mormons (Cartoon)
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Obama/Osama Trump William, Kate — and Trump (Guest Voice)
Obama/Osama Trump William, Kate -- and Trump by Michael Winship This has been the kind of week that makes news junkies wig out in a frenzy of adrenalin and information overload while driving to distraction people who try to write weekly pieces like this one. Just when you think you’ve got a topic nailed down and sit down at the keyboard to sweat it out -- bam! -- … [Read more...] about Obama/Osama Trump William, Kate — and Trump (Guest Voice)
Five Mistakes the Obama Administration Has Made in the Aftermath of Bin Laden Killing
Time's Mark Halperin lists the five mistakes the Obama administration has made in the aftermath of the killing of Al Qaeda terrorism CEO Osama bin Laden. Halperin praises the operation itself, but not the aftermath. This is actually now a set pattern with the Obama administration. After it's victory many assumed that the Obama administration would be masterful in public … [Read more...] about Five Mistakes the Obama Administration Has Made in the Aftermath of Bin Laden Killing
Conspiracy Theory Stimulus (Cartoon)
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The Republicans Were Against Medicare Before They Were For it. Or Something.
When does political expedience become cowardice? When you're Republican congresspersons who vow to gut Medicare, the sick and poor be damned, gets faces full of reality from senior citizens with canes and walkers at town hall meetings back home, and return to Washington with their tails between their legs. That should surprise no one with an intelligence quotient north of … [Read more...] about The Republicans Were Against Medicare Before They Were For it. Or Something.
Osama Died, But those Who Benefit from the War on Terror Live On (Al-Madina, Saudi Arabia)
Is the war on terrorism a scam in which governments pretend to battle evil only to cover their own sins? In our second offering from the Saudis today, Al-Madina's Dr. Saeed Atia al-Ghamedee writes that while deluded young men destroy themselves for a perverted version of Islam, governments commit every sort of crime in the name of battling terror. For Al-Madina, Dr. Saeed … [Read more...] about Osama Died, But those Who Benefit from the War on Terror Live On (Al-Madina, Saudi Arabia)
Who is Obama? Now We Know
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama is not the man many Americans thought he was. This sudden realization has transformed American politics. The sheer audacity of the successful operation against Osama bin Laden has forced Obama's friends and foes alike to reassess what they make of a chief executive who defies easy categorization and reveals less about himself than politicians … [Read more...] about Who is Obama? Now We Know
Reuters Releases Gory Graphic Photos from the Osama bin Laden Raided Compound
Retuers has released some photos taken after the raid that ended in the killing of terrorist maven Osama bin Laden (a killing that on an 8 hour drive listening to conservative AM nationally syndicated and local talk radio I heard called repeatedly called into question today with one talk show host saying the White House photo showing Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton watching … [Read more...] about Reuters Releases Gory Graphic Photos from the Osama bin Laden Raided Compound
‘Terror 2.0’: The Homegrown Threat and Anwar al-Awlaki (Beijing Youth Daily, People’s Republic of China)
The next stop in our global journey to find out what the rest of the world thinks of Osama bin Laden's apparent death is China. So what do the masters of Beijing think of the demise of America's most wanted? According to this article by columnist Zhang Guoqing for the state-controlled Beijing Youth Daily, this is no time for the U.S. to rest on its laurels. Zhang writes that … [Read more...] about ‘Terror 2.0’: The Homegrown Threat and Anwar al-Awlaki (Beijing Youth Daily, People’s Republic of China)
Cold Blooded Obama
It amazing how much President Obama has been disrespected from all sides of the political spectrum since he took Office. I know many on the right will point to Truthers during the Bush administration – but I don’t remember President Bush or any other President for that matter having to publically prove that he was in fact born in the US and was therefore eligible to be … [Read more...] about Cold Blooded Obama
An Unlikely Economic Data Point
Today I heard a fascinating piece of information in a conversation with a friend who recently tried to take a book out of the library in Minneapolis. He had just picked up his copy of, “The Creature from Jekyll Island”, which broadly is concerned Central Banking, especially the Federal Reserve (the “Creature” in the title), and fractional reserve banking in general … [Read more...] about An Unlikely Economic Data Point
Bin Laden and His Whole Way of Thinking – is Dead (Dar al-Hayat, Saudi Arabia)
Osama bin Laden may now be physically dead, but was the movement he spawned already as good as dead when he expired? According to columnist Ghasan Charbel of Saudi Arabia's Dar al-Hayat, Arabs and Muslims have come a long way since September 11 - and they haven't walked in bin Laden's direction. For Dar al-Hayat, Ghasan Charbel writes in part: Bin Laden had lost the … [Read more...] about Bin Laden and His Whole Way of Thinking – is Dead (Dar al-Hayat, Saudi Arabia)
Backstabbing Pakistanis (Cartoon)
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Poll: 60 Percent Would Never Support Trump or Palin White House Bids
A new poll provides proof that you cannot always snooker the American people: Nearly 60 percent of Americans would never support a Republican presidential bid by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin or real estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump, according to a new poll Wednesday. But the Quinnipiac University poll of 1,408 voters found that about half would … [Read more...] about Poll: 60 Percent Would Never Support Trump or Palin White House Bids
This Is What Love In Action Looks Like
You might remember Zach Stark, the young man who was forced into the Love In Action "ex-gay" program for teens in 2005. A documentary chronicles his journey. It will debut at Frameline 35 - the 35th Annual San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival - in June. The trailer: … [Read more...] about This Is What Love In Action Looks Like
Obama: I won’t release bin Laden death photos
WASHINGTON - This should never have developed into a debate. But the White House lost the message war several days ago. From CBS News: In an interview with Steve Kroft for this Sunday's "60 Minutes" conducted today, President Obama said he won't release post-mortem images of Osama bin Laden taken to prove his death. "It is important to make sure that very graphic … [Read more...] about Obama: I won’t release bin Laden death photos
The bin Laden Photo (Cartoon)
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Pressure is Building on Indianapolis 500 to Dump Trump
Donald Trump may be taking his lumps and bombing his brand: according to some reports, ratings from his NBC show have fallen as it loses many of the Democratic viewers who no longer see him as an amusing, charismatic, tough-talking tycoon with a bad comb-over to a demonizing, crass political P.T. Barnham who talks in terms of political grassy knolls. They may no longer want to … [Read more...] about Pressure is Building on Indianapolis 500 to Dump Trump