By Ray McGovern on Jun 4, 2009 in Current Affairs | 22 Comments
Reprinted with express permission from ConsortiumNews.com.
Watching retired Gen. Colin Powell cite Jesus’s parable of the Good Samaritan during Sunday’s Memorial Day ceremonies on the Mall in Washington, it struck me that Powell was giving hypocrisy a bad name.
Those familiar with the parable of the Good Samaritan and the under-reported behavior of Gen. Powell, [...]
By SusanUnPC on Jul 28, 2008 in Barack Obama, Electability, Flag officers, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, National Security, White Working Class | 294 Comments
Barack doesn’t have much faith in you. He doesn’t think you’ll “get it.” Maureen Dowd asked him:
I asked how his “Citizen of the World” tour will go down in Steubenville, Ohio.
“There will probably be some backlash,” he said. “I’m a big believer that if something’s good then there’s a bad to it, and [...]
By SusanUnPC on Jun 14, 2008 in Barack Obama, Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Black nationalism, Commander in Chief, Current Affairs, Father Michael Pfleger, Flag officers, Foreign Policy, GWOT, Hoodwinking, Jay-Z, Obama's Thugs, Qualifications, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., Soldiers/Veterans, Terrorism, Tony Rezko, William Ayers | 489 Comments
Barack Obama, the presumptive presidential candidate who has hung out for over two decades with violent extremists, radical and racist preachers, and both backed and enabled the now-convicted Tony Rezko who bilked taxpayers out of millions and left poor people in uninhabitable housing he failed to renovate, said this last night in Philadelphia, a city [...]
By Ray McGovern on May 20, 2008 in Anti-Semitism, CIA, Commander in Chief, Dick Cheney, Flag officers, Gen. David Petraeus, Intelligence, Iran, Israel, Media, Media Bias, Nancy Pelosi, New York Times, Nuclear weapons, Pentagon, U.S. Constitution | 91 Comments
To Admiral William Fallon (USN ret.), With Respect
(Open Appeal for Straight Talk on Iran)
By Ray McGovern
May 19, 2008
Dear Admiral Fallon:
I have not been able to find out how to reach you directly, so I have drafted this letter in the hope it will come to your attention.
First, thank you for honoring the oath we commissioned [...]
By SusanUnPC on May 14, 2008 in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Commander in Chief, Iraq | 65 Comments
IS IT ANY WONDER THAT an overwhelming number of flag officers want Hillary as their commander in chief?
YES, there are more embarrassing gaffes (NOW CALLED OBAMAISMS) — BUT THIS TIME, they have to do with national security, our two wars, and — ahem — the prime subjects of the Senate Foreign Relations committee on [...]
By Damozel on Mar 30, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, John McCain | 121 Comments
Anglachelg has written a brilliant piece on the ‘gathering storm’ of anti-Obama feeling among Hillary Clinton’s supporters. Though I’m on record as urging Dems to band together when the dust settles to prevent a McCain presidency (because anything would be better than a McCain presidency), this post perfectly articulates the anger and frustration of Hillary’s [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 29, 2008 in Afghanistan, Commander in Chief, Flag officers, Hillary Clinton, Iraq | 13 Comments
[It is clear that these flag and general officers are concerned. Deeply. We must do all we can to ensure that we have the best, most capable, and most experienced Commander in Chief. Now, I've never been in the military. But if I were a flag officer, or even a private -- and [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 19, 2008 in Commander in Chief, Flag officers, Hillary Clinton, Iraq | 47 Comments
It is highly significant that both elected anti-war activists and 34 top flag officers support Hillary Clinton to be our next Commander in Chief:
[VIDEO: Some of the 34 flag officers who support Sen. Clinton. TRANSCRIPT below.]
From the Out of Iraq Caucus: ”As firm opponents of the Iraq war, we believe there is no higher priority for [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 12, 2008 in Barack Obama, Commander in Chief, Flag officers, Hillary Clinton | 36 Comments
Keeping up with the delegate count: Hillary has erased Obama’s delegate pick-ups.
Sometimes money isn’t enough: “Report: Obama Outspent Hillary 2:1 on Ohio Ads, Still Lost,” writes Jeralyn at TalkLeft.
Even Second Graders Know That 30 Is More Than 9: While Obama had a puny cluster of nine flag officers behind him today, Hillary [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 8, 2008 in Barack Obama, Flag officers, Hillary Clinton, Torture | 47 Comments
Words, just words: “We need a Commander in Chief who has never wavered on whether or not it is acceptable for America to torture, because it is never acceptable. While I have consistently opposed torture, in the course of this primary campaign Hillary Clinton has flip-flopped from her past position of tolerating torture. I believe [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 8, 2008 in Hillary Clinton, Homeland Security, Intelligence, John McCain, Larry Johnson, Torture | 21 Comments
(Thank you, C.S., for the fast video work!)
Earlier: Larry Johnson will be on ABC World News tonight to discuss Bush’s veto today of the legislation that bans waterboarding. Tune in, or check for video here.
UDPATE, via MakeThemAccountable.com, from ThinkProgress “MSNBC Host Falsely Claims McCain Opposes Bush On Torture Bill Veto“:
On MSNBC this morning, anchor [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 7, 2008 in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Samantha Power | 96 Comments
UPDATES: MSNBC video above (sans her far more important remarks to the BBC about Obama’s real Iraq policy) and story (which also fails to mention Power’s comments on Iraq). Below the fold, video of Power’s remarks on Iraq, and Facthub rebuttals. Hillary says, ““I think Senator Obama did the right thing but I think it [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 6, 2008 in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Commander in Chief, Flag officers, Foreign Affairs, Hillary Clinton | 21 Comments
“Clinton Raises the Stakes on Ready-to-Be-President Charge Against Obama” — That’s the top headline at Mark Halperin’s Time magazine blog, The Page. This appears to be breaking news. Halperin’s headline summary continues:
Clinton speaking in Washington on the commander-in-chief threshold question:
“I believe that I’ve done that. Certainly, Senator McCain has done that and you’ll have to [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 5, 2008 in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton | 156 Comments
This is a mish-mash of all I’m reading and noting. Check out the Clinton campaign’s “path to the presidency” memo (The voters “agreed that Hillary Clinton would be the best Commander-in-Chief and the strongest steward of our economy. …”). CNN’s John Roberts looks downright happy. Regardless, his “American Morning” is far more fair [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 3, 2008 in Barack Obama, Commander in Chief, Flag officers, Hillary Clinton, Venezuela | 86 Comments
Add v4Hill to your page
Special thanks to a veteran who is for Hillary. He put so much work into this! Also check out his YouTube version, which features a very sophisticated menu.
Are members of the U.S. military panicking at the prospect of Commander in Chief Barack Obama? It seems so. I’ve been panicking; [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 2, 2008 in Barack Obama, Flag officers, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Iraq, Soldiers/Veterans | 12 Comments
He may speak a bit differently than the 28 flag officers who have endorsed Hillary Clinton. The Osama part is over the top, but he gets it about readiness, just like the 28 flag officers. This Gulf veteran knows who should be Commander in Chief:
In her new recommended diary at MyDD, “Sometimes It’s [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 1, 2008 in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Flag officers, Hillary Clinton, NATO, Soldiers/Veterans | 50 Comments
UPDATES: Don’t miss “Just Words” video and the new Jack Nicholson video (awesome). They’re both below. (And “Buzz Up” Jack’s ad.)
Ask Army Major General Antonio Taguba (Ret.) what he thinks of Donald Rumsfeld. (Gen. Taguba is one of 28 flag officers — including, today, General Henry Hugh Shelton (two-term Chairman of the Joint Chiefs [...]
By SusanUnPC on Feb 25, 2008 in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Hillary Clinton, Pakistan | 79 Comments
ALERT! 6 pm PST — Clinton about to speak on C-Span — the foreign policy address from this morning! Togo West is introducing her!
UPDATE x2: In his comment, Andy reminds us that Sen. Obama has failed to convene a single hearing of the European Affairs subcommittee of the Foreign Relations Committee, of [...]
By SusanUnPC on Dec 27, 2006 in Current Affairs | 39 Comments
On BBC World Service radio, I’ve been listening to a passionate debate from callers worldwide about the invasion of Somalia by what the New York Times’s Jeffrey Gettleman terms “the internationally recognized transitional government and the Ethiopian forces.” The latest news is that Ethiopian forces are now only 19 miles from Mogadishu, and that [...]
By Larry Johnson on Sep 24, 2006 in Current Affairs | 21 Comments
This appears in todays Los Angeles Times. It is worth your time and consideration.Larry Johnson
Why Retired Military Brass Don’t Want Torture
Firsthand combat experiences compel old guard to attack Bush’s ‘alternative interrogation.’
By
Charles Kaiser, CHARLES KAISER, author of "1968 in America" and "The
Gay Metropolis," is completing "The Cost of Courage," a book about a
French family that [...]
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