war on terror

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…

7 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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.

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

10 years ago

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…

10 years ago

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…

10 years ago

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

10 years ago

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…

10 years ago

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…

10 years ago

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.

10 years ago

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…

10 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

14 years ago

Bush Claimed the Power to Suspend First Amendment Rights

As crazy as it sounds today, Deputy Asst.

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago

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…

15 years ago

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…

15 years ago

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…

15 years ago

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…

15 years ago

Obama on Earth Day and Climate Change

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama talked about global warming and Earth Day as a grassroots movement today.

15 years ago

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…

15 years ago