The American involvement in Mr. Awlaki’s death has been widely reported, but the administration until now had refused to confirm it. Likewise, Mr. Holder confirmed the government’s role in the deaths of Samir Khan, who was killed in the same strike, and Mr. Awlaki’s son, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, who died in another strike. The letter disclosed [...]
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“Strong Indication” London Attack Terrorism
A man has been killed in a machete attack and two suspects shot by police in Woolwich, south-east London. [BBC] THE attack in London, which Prime Minister David Cameron said the government had “strong indication” was a terrorist assault, was by all descriptions grisly. The UK Telegraph leading with this headline: ‘Soldier beheaded’ in ‘Islamist [...]
Obama and the GOP Scandal Fetish
In the cocoon of our public debate Obama gets high marks on foreign policy. That is because his policies’ principal aim is not to make strategic decisions but to satisfy public opinion— he has done more of the things that people want and fewer of the things we have to do that may be unpopular. [...]
Sexual Assault Leader at Fort Hood Arrested
The Army announced Tuesday that a sergeant first class assigned to an assault prevention program at Fort Hood, Texas, is under investigation for sexual assault. [CNN] THE contagion of news about sexual assault in the U.S. military, with the latest news out of Fort Hood, should wake everyone up to a cancer on our Armed [...]
Greg Hicks Gets Scrutiny, as Diplomats Evacuated from Libya
Growing concerns over protests roiling Libya prompted the State Department to begin evacuating some diplomats from Tripoli, as the Pentagon put troops stationed at nearby European bases on high alert. [Washington Post] YOU READ that correctly, amid the furor over the testimony of Greg Hicks, the Washington Post is reporting we’re evacuating some diplomats from [...]
Stewart Slams Republicans, They Target Hillary
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Is this an impeachable offense? No. Will Hillary Clinton’s evident involvement in the revision of the administration’s line on Benghazi harm her presidential chances in 2016? No. Will this be of great political utility to Republicans? No. Will [...]
Pickering on Benghazi “Cover Up”: “Pulitzer Prize-Winning Fiction”
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “We met with Hillary Clinton. We did so before the report was finalized. … We believed and we still believe the decision making was made quite well below her level. It was reviewed below her level.” – Thomas Pickering THE REAL loser today [...]
Benghazi Hearings, The 2016 Preemptive Strike
The express purpose now is to protect Hillary Clinton, to make sure none of this touches her. – Rush Limbaugh [Liberals Will Protect Hillary at All Costs] THE BENGHAZI hearings today are trained on Hillary Clinton, which became clear if you’ve been listening to Republicans or Rush on right wing radio. The hyper partisan House [...]
Air Force to Female Sexual Assault Victims: “Submit”
Rape-crisis counselors sometimes advise, like the Air Force brochure does, that there are circumstances whereby fighting back against an assailant is a bad idea. Purchia doesn’t dispute that. “You can always identify some circumstances,” he said, “but as a general rule research indicates and it’s generally understood that fighting back often can fend off the [...]
Air Force Sex-Abuse Chief Arrested for Sexual Assault
The Air Force official in charge of its sexual-assault prevention program was arrested for groping, authorities said Monday. Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski, 41, was removed from his position as head of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office pending an investigation, the Air Force said. [NBC News] REPRESENTING the Air Force’s continued war on women, [...]
Benghazi “Whistler-blowers” and the Partisan Hacks
Greg Hicks, former deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, told congressional investigators that the State Department internal review of the catastrophe at the mission in Benghazi “let people off the hook,” CNN has learned. [CNN] THERE ARE no two people more associated with partisan brawls than Joseph diGenova and Victoria [...]
Syria: Israeli Airstrikes “Declaration of War”
*UPDATED BELOW* WHAT’S escalating this weekend with Israeli airstrikes inside Syria started with the announcement from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel that chemical weapons had been used by Bashar Assad, though the Administration didn’t have specifics. The Israeli airstrikes led Syria to make provocative statements on Sunday. In an exclusive interview with CNN hours after [...]
Israel Launches Airstrikes Inside Syria *Update – Video*
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes against targets inside Syria on Friday, U.S. officials told NBC News. It’s believed the primary target was a shipment of weapons headed for Hezbollah in Lebanon, they said. A senior U.S. official said the airstrikes were believed to be [...]
What Should Obama Do About Syria?
IN ALL the ramped up rhetoric over Syria, the question is not just what should Obama do about it, but also how much support does he have in the American public to launch military action? Eli Lake has a post up today that will give you pause. A recent New York Times/CBS poll presents real [...]
It’s Gabriel Gomez Against Ed Markey
THE contest is set between Ed Markey and Gabriel Gomez to replace John Kerry in the Senate. It’s not a race like when Scott Brown was running, with Gomez against reproductive rights, but also says he’s against overturning Roe v. Wade, and for Social Security cuts. It’s more like Mitt Romney’s resurrection. The question is [...]
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