Last week we were hearing all about how Obama would be “tested” by anti-American groups if he were elected president. Biden even said it, and it was reported as a gaffe, but I think the point Biden was trying to make was that Obama would be tested, but he would stand up to whomever does the testing [...]
Tag Archive for 'al-qaeda'
John McCain gets Al Qaeda’s Endorsement
Published by October 25th, 2008 in Election 2008, Middle East and War. 0 Comments
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Director: Alex Gibney
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Release Date: 2008-11-18
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
Paul Krugman
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Tell Tale Signs: the Bootleg Series Vol. 8
Bob Dylan
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Release Date: 2008-10-07
This edition of Frontline is incredible. It’s causing me to reconsider my opinion of Bush and his administration’s handling of the Iraq War. It’s not an unstoppable freight train of bad decision making, with Bush at the helm, it’s several unstoppable freight trains helmed by the megalomaniacal power brokers Bush unwittingly empowered. And they’re all [...]
Meanwhile, Over in Iraq…
Published by March 19th, 2008 in Election 2008, Iraq and Politics. 0 CommentsJohn McCain, who claims he is the most qualified candidate for Commander and Chief, made some “misstatements” about who was supposedly training Al Qaeda in Iraq:
Mr. McCain said at a news conference in Amman that he continued to be concerned about Iranians “taking Al Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back.” Asked about [...]
Following a week of testimony from General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, Bush appeared on TV last night and said:
In their testimony, these men made clear that our challenge in Iraq is formidable. Yet they concluded that conditions in Iraq are improving, that we are seizing the initiative from the enemy, and that the troop surge [...]
Fuel for 9/11 Conspiracists
Published by August 22nd, 2007 in Iraq, Middle East, News and al Qaeda. 1 CommentI have been thinking about yesterday’s article in the New York Times about the company responsible for the current demolition project at the Deutsche Bank building in NYC.
First, a little background on the Deutsche Bank building. This building was originally damaged during the events of 9/11/2001 and is currently being deconstructed/demolished. Just a [...]
Today’s story from the Associated Press sounds oddly familiar…
The terrorist network Al-Qaida will likely leverage its contacts and capabilities in Iraq to mount an attack on U.S. soil, according to a new National Intelligence Estimate on threats to the United States.
I guess there’s a chance that Bush might even read this NEA report. In it [...]
I was listening to NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’ recently when they played an excerpt from the most recent debate of GOP presidential hopefuls. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was saying that he could not imagine pursuing the war on terror and leaving Saddam Hussein in power in Iraq. It struck me that Mr Giuliani doesn’t have [...]
When General David Petraeus reports to Congress and the American people in the fall he will, no doubt, put his best face on the short-term results of the increase of US combat forces in Iraq that has come to be known as the “surge”. He will fail.
He will report some successes. Yes, some neighbourhoods in [...]
Can We Do Counterinsurgency?
Published by May 21st, 2007 in Iraq, Miscellaneous and al Qaeda. 0 CommentsThe United States and NATO campaign in Afghanistan to support the democratic government of Afghanistan and to defeat the al-Qaida/Taliban alliance has always represented something of a balancing act. The challenge is to accomplish these critical and difficult tasks without alienating a population that has always been suspicious of and resistant to anything they perceive [...]
Iraq - The Case for a Deadline on US Disengagement Makes Sense
Published by May 13th, 2007 in Iraq and al Qaeda. 0 CommentsOpponents of setting a deadline for the withdrawal of major United States and Coalition combat forces from Iraq typically use some or all of the following arguments :
- setting a deadline tells our enemies how long they need to hang on for victory - or, as neo-conservative William Kristol declares in an outraged tone every [...]
