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Terrorists’ Right to Remain Silent or Holder’s Kangaroo Court? »

By Bronwyn's Harbor on Nov 19, 2009 in Current Affairs | 42 Comments

It’s evident, as this satire reflects:

I’m sure we all agree that Miranda warnings for U.S. citizens are a precious right. (See the original Supreme Court decision and its history: Miranda v. Arizona.) Most everyone, thanks to countless TV shows, is aware of that right. And, also thanks to TV dramas, we’ve all seen [...]

On Bended Knee to Bob Gates »

By Mel Goodman on Nov 16, 2009 in Current Affairs | 2 Comments

Reprinted from Consortium.com with the express permission of Mel Goodman, whose bio is at the end of this article.
Consortium Editor’s Note: It’s been said that Official Washington moves like a school of fishes, darting in different directions but always together in a pack. That school of fishes has now decided that Defense Secretary Robert Gates [...]

Surge Lite »

By John Batchelor on Nov 15, 2009 in Current Affairs | 2 Comments

Editor’s Note: On Sundays at 11:00 ET, Larry Johnson joins the “experts panel” weekly on my West Coast syndicated radio show. Listen via KFI-AM.
 
Very Limited Resources.  

John Bussey, WSJ, reports on the latest hot version from the DoD for the Afghanistan surge. Not eighty thousand, not forty thousand, not even the ten to fifteen thousand [...]

CNN: WH says Pentagon has its own agenda in Afghanistan; bullying kids at Halloween and Tingleguy »

By LisaB on Nov 12, 2009 in Current Affairs | 87 Comments

(Bumped up from earlier Wednesday.)
1) CNN reports today that the WH is refuting claims by CBS and the AP that Obama has tentatively decided to send 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan.
The statement was issued shortly after CBS News’ veteran Pentagon Correspondent David Martin reported that Obama has “tentatively decided” to send four more combat [...]

President Obama’s Timid Use of the “Reset Button” »

By Mel Goodman on Nov 11, 2009 in Current Affairs | 32 Comments

Reprinted from Truthout.org with the express permission of Mel Goodman, whose biography follows this post.
President Barack Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush, will go down in history as one of America’s worst presidents, squandering diplomatic, international and economic assets that were bequeathed to him. As a result of the perfidy of President Bush and Vice President [...]

Election Impressions »

By Bronwyn's Harbor on Nov 5, 2009 in Current Affairs | 111 Comments

(Bumped up from Wednesday.)
Here are impressions from all over the ‘net, even bloggers like the yoyo Taylor Marsh and sensible shoes columnist Ruth Marcus:
“The Obama magic has faded,” Glenn Reynolds for the The New York Post:
The Obama invincibility that was so much in evidence then seems to have lost its power. People can argue the [...]

Pentagon’s Gates Plays Ugly American »

By Mel Goodman on Nov 3, 2009 in Current Affairs | 3 Comments

Reprinted from Consortium.com with the express permission of Mel Goodman, whose bio is at the end of this article.
Consortium Editor’s Note: Given the Bush administration’s imperial overreach and the massive U.S. budget deficits, a new realism would suggest that President Barack Obama get serious about pulling back American troops stationed around the world and pushing [...]

Afghanistan is Not Pashto for Vietnam »

By Larry Johnson on Oct 31, 2009 in Current Affairs | 28 Comments

Although I compared Obama’s treatment of Afghanistan’s President Karzai today with that meted out to Vietnam’s Diem back in the early sixties, I do not mean to suggest that Afghanistan is just another misadventure like Vietnam. That is utter nonsense.
Here is Theodore Sorenson’s misreading of the current situation.

Obama’s Dithering Puts Troops (and Nation) at Risk »

By Larry Johnson on Oct 27, 2009 in Current Affairs | 117 Comments

(Bumped up from Monday afternoon.)
Running a kick ass presidential campaign is not the same as being President, especially when it comes to being Commander-in-Chief. The inexperienced clown now installed in the White House would be a legitimate butt of jokes were it not for the fact that our soldiers are dying in part because [...]

“Low, Low, Low, Low, Low,Low, Low, Low…” »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 26, 2009 in Bloggers, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democratic Party, Economy, Foreign Policy, Republicans, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Wall Street | 88 Comments

Since Obama likes Rap so much, I figured a title taken from Flo Rida’s “Low” song would be the perfect title for Obama’s current poll ratings. Let’s put it this way: they could be better. In fact, they could be a LOT better. You know, this is when the politician claims that [...]

Olympia Snowe is boss, Joe Lieberman plunges the dagger, Obama claims victory through retreat, the great liberal revolt begins »

By Brent Budowsky on Oct 14, 2009 in Current Affairs | 43 Comments

Editor’s Note: Republished from The Hill with the express permission of Brent Budowsky.
Who is the boss of the Democratic White House? Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine). Who is the boss of the Democratic Senate? Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe. Meanwhile, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), who one year ago was slandering the Democratic nominee for president while [...]

CONGRATULATIONS, TOTUS! »

By pm317 on Oct 10, 2009 in Current Affairs | 36 Comments

(Bumped up from Friday afternoon.)
You too Favreau! Oh, the Absurdity of it all.
For winning the Nobel peace prize with your cliches and words, just words.
They have given the Nobel peace prize to a man who could not turn around poverty or violence in his own district or the city for however [...]

What Stan McChrystal Really Recommended »

By Larry Johnson on Oct 8, 2009 in Current Affairs | 47 Comments

The laughable notion that General Stanley McChrystal is an aspiring Douglas McArthur is fully exposed if one will only take time to read what McChrystal actually wrote and recommended with respect to the road ahead in Afghanistan.
If you start with p. i (the preamble) you will see that this assessment was produced in response to [...]

Indecision, and more Indecision or “Get a bigger plate” »

By pm317 on Oct 8, 2009 in Current Affairs | 69 Comments

Another good one from Jon Stewart — keep talking [Video below the fold.] I know many of you don’t much care for him but let us acknowledge whatever little turn around we can get from the kool-aid drinkers. More so when we have our erratic media fact checking a comedy skit as in — CNN [...]

An Inauspicious Anniversary »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 7, 2009 in Afghanistan, Armed Services Committee, Commander in Chief, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Flip Flopping, Foreign Affairs, John McCain, President Barack Obama | 39 Comments

Wednesday, October 7, 2009, marks the 8th Anniversary of the US War in Afghanistan. And, at this point, President Obama is trying to decide how he wants to go forward in Afghanistan:
On the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is gathering his national security team for another [...]

Fucking Stan McChrystal »

By Larry Johnson on Oct 6, 2009 in Current Affairs | 108 Comments

Stan McChrystal, the General now in charge of our military mission in Afghanistan, is a good man getting fucked by Washington politics. The good news is that he could care less about the politics. He is all about the mission. I am not a personal friend of the General but I have [...]

“Obama To Tackle Gay Law, Aide Says” »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 5, 2009 in Afghanistan, Bamboozling, CNN, Civil Liberties & Rights, Current Affairs, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, Obama Comrades, Obama's Broken Promises, President Barack Obama, Rev. James Meeks, Soldiers/Veterans | 35 Comments

That’s the headline I saw Monday morning at AOL . Of course my response was, “Whaaa” For real?? How fortuitous since General McChrystal is saying we need more troops in Afghanistan! Is this true??” And then I read the article. The short answer is, “No.”
Here is the [...]

The Unanswered Questions About the Najibullah Zazi Threat »

By Larry Johnson on Sep 30, 2009 in Current Affairs | 29 Comments

I am puzzled by the apparent hype surrounding the arrest and arraignment of the alleged Afghan terrorist, Najibullah Zazi. I would like you to read this story for starters:
An Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks but was [...]

Truth or Consequences: Big Media Pays for its Addiction to Obama’s Cult of Personality »

By Ani on Sep 29, 2009 in Arrogance, Chicago politics, Hillary Clinton, Messiah, Newsweek, Obama Administration, Obama's Characteristics, Obamedia, Washington Post | 90 Comments

In Newsweek, Howard Fineman opines about The Limits of Charisma. When sycophants like Fineman say “Mr. President, please stay off TV” and are worried enough to warn the President that it’s time to fish or cut bait, we are all in hot water.
My fellow writers and I have posted many stories these last [...]

Obama Throws Afghanistan and America Under the Bus »

By Larry Johnson on Sep 23, 2009 in Current Affairs | 30 Comments

(Bumped up from Tuesday evening. Check out the comments in the original posting on September 22, 2009.)
I will beat this dead horse until we get a ton of glue. Barack Obama waffling on Afghanistan has now crossed a line that puts our nation at risk. His word means nothing. Here is what [...]

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