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We Fought the War on Terror and All We Got was ‘Y’all Qaeda’
15 years of war on terror and the only folks to seize a federal building are a bunch of white guys with guns and no clue what it’s all about
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Debunking The Lie That Obama Was Forced To Apologize For The Deaths of 2 US Hostages
Republicans and the media are accusing President Obama of being forced to apologize for the deaths of two Americans who were killed in a US drone strike, but the reality is that it was the White House who gave the scoop to the media.
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The Countering Violent Extremism Summit Will Not Ignore Homegrown Terrorism
Despite the insistence of Republicans that the War on Terror is unidirectional, that it extends only outward, in the direction of Islam, it is omnidirectional, and extends inward as well as outward. The Western World, like the Middle East, is facing terror from within. Fox News and Republican politicians would have you believe that Islam…
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Hacktivist Group Anonymous Declares War on ISIL
What will #OpCharlieHebdo mean for ISIL? Given the hacktivist group’s record so far, ISIL might want to refer back to the KKK for an answer
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Obama Sends 1500 Advisers to Iraq – Fox News Freaks Out
As President Obama sends 1500 troops to Iraq to advise, train, and assist, Fox News sees only a broken promise and troops on the ground
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Wesley Clark Calls for a New National Strategy to Unite and Move us Forward
Clark outlines the challenges facing us, which together, he argues, “are exactly the grounds over which a national strategy must be unfurled.”
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Why Republicans Want America To Forget 9/11
It is unlikely any American over the age of three or four will forget 911, but it is highly likely the majority of Americans will forget the long-lasting devastation an incompetent Republican administration’s response wrought on the nation.
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President Obama Nabs Another Terrorist As US Forces Capture Benghazi Ringleader
U.S. intelligence agencies and the military have successfully apprehended one of the ringleaders of the Benghazi attack.
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The Silence Would Be Deafening If Obama Tasked Neocons With Finding Solutions In Iraq
How would the neocons respond if President Obama told them they were solely in charge of coming up with solutions to the problems in Iraq? Could they even handle it? Or are they more interested in complaining from the peanut gallery?
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Drones Are Scary, But They’re the Answer to Asymmetrical Warfare
Five years into the drone campaign, there have been 2,400. killed, yet in Iraq, the ICCC offers a figure of 43,099 civilian casualties alone from from April 28, 2005 to August 22, 2008
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The Republicans Are Still Blaming Obama for Iraq and Afghanistan
it was not Obama who invaded Iraq on a fabricated pretext and with an army designed to fight not an insurgency but World War III.
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Osama Bin Boehner and the Republican Party Are The Real Terror Threat To America
It is safe to say most Americans expect Islamic extremists to launch terror attacks against innocent American citizens, but it is likely few expect a devastating attack from members of Congress.
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Remember 9/11 and Never Forget What George W. Bush’s Incompetence Did to America
As the nation remembers the American lives lost at the hands of a terrorist gang, they should take stock of the damage that an incompetent Bush administration caused this country.
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An Obama Failure On Syria Might Ultimately Doom The Republican Party
An Obama failure with Syria is a strong possibility. However, this failure might end up being what ultimately dooms the Republican Party.
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Donald Rumsfeld Gives Bush a D and Obama an F
Donald Rumsfeld conveniently forgets the past and repeats the GOP’s favorite meme, that Obama has lost credibility and America’s confidence
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SEAL Team 6 Gate Replaces Benghazi as Worst Scandal Ever
Benghazi was bigger than Watergate (and apparently, 9/11 as well) but “Seal Team 6-Gate” is bigger even than Benghazi! (and Benghazi was totally the worst scandal ever, right? Well, not so much…).
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Republicans Who Criticize Obama Were Silent When Bush Tried Terror Suspects In Civilian Court
During the Bush administration’s crusade against suspected terrorists who were tried in civilian court and not as “enemy combatants,” Republicans were silent until Barack Obama became president.
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Are We Giving Up Liberty for Perceived Security?
Trends in militarization, surveillance, and civil liberties violations raise disturbing questions about the exchange of liberty for security.
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Meet the Press Loses Credibility by Letting David Gregory Misquote Obama
David Gregory twice asserted an inaccurate Obama quote while advancing a Republican argument against President Obama’s foreign policy today on Meet the Press.
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The Republican Obama Intelligence Briefing Smear is Already a Giant Flop
It’s 9/11, so right on schedule here comes the Republican Party with a story about how Obama has made America less safe. Only this time, the American people aren’t listening.
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American Fatwa: Challenging the Drone Killing of Progressive Values
We should be really clear about the lines we’re crossing if we don’t challenge the undemocratic killing of what are effectively international gang leaders.
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The Right Claims Obama Has More War on Terror Hubris Than Flight Suit Wearing Bush
The claims Obama is a war on terror egomaniac, but how could Obama out-display hubris of a flight-suit wearing Dubya standing aboard an aircraft carrier declaring a “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq?
A Progressive Solution: How to Win the War on Terror without Being Terrified
The attempted Christmas day terror attack has thrust the issue of terrorism back into the spotlight, while the cynical, paranoid neo-con chicken hawks have looked to exploit the issue for political gain. Here is how the US can battle al-Qaeda without giving into fear and changing who we are.
Sarah Palin Uses Facebook to Unleash a Torrent of Terrorism Related Stupidity
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took to her Facebook page again today to attack President Obama for treating the suspect in the attempted Christmas Day terror attack as a criminal. Palin’s entire intellectual basis for argument is based on what she saw on Fox News, and things that she made up.
The GOP’s Collective Case of National Security Amnesia
We are in the midst of one of the nation’s greatest fears, being attacked by extremists. No, not just the “Underwear Bomber from Nigeria, but also Dick Cheney, Jim DeMint, and other right wing extremists who are suffering from a case of collective amnesia related to how they dropped the ball on national security.
Gonzales Disagrees With Dick Cheney by Supporting Torture Investigation
In an interview today former Bush Attorney General Alberto Gonzales came out in support of an investigation of CIA interrogators who may have broken the law. Gonzales said, “And if people go beyond that, I think it is legitimate to question and examine that conduct…” It looks like Cheney is standing alone again by defending torture.
Bush Claimed the Power to Suspend First Amendment Rights
As crazy as it sounds today, Deputy Asst.
Who Is Obama Attorney General Pick Eric Holder?
NBC News and Newsweek are reporting that Barack Obama’s senior legal advisor Eric Holder has been offered and accepted the position of United States Attorney General, so who is Eric Holder, and what can we expect out his Justice Department?
A Liberal’s View of the Republican National Convention: McCain’s Finale
It’s Thursday, the last day of the Republican National Convention. So far, they haven’t offered much substance. They’d better seize the day and pull this one out.
Obama: I’ll Take the Fight to al-Qaeda
In a speech this morning at the International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama criticized George W. Bush and John McCain for ignoring Afghanistan, and he also promised to take the fight to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Poll: Americans Split Over Obama Iraq Timeline
Although the Iraq war remains wildly unpopular, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, Americans are divided over Barack Obama’s plan to withdraw the troops within 16 months of taking office.
Joe Biden Calls Bullshit on Bush’s Obama Nazi Comparison
Today speaking before the Knesset in Israel, President Bush compared Barack Obama’s foreign policy to those who wished to appease the Nazis before World War II. This brought about a strong rebuttal from Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE).
Obama on Earth Day and Climate Change
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama talked about global warming and Earth Day as a grassroots movement today.
Bush Defends Torture in Radio Address
Today, President Bush used his weekly radio address to defend his veto of a bill that would have banned the use of waterboarding and other forms of torture by the CIA. The president’s first point was to remind America that al-Qaeda is out there and wanting to attack. “Al Qaida remains determined to attack America again.
