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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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. [...]
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 [...]
Bill Maher, the First Female President and Perfection
“Because what good is being the first female president if you still have to be a dick?” – Bill Maher EVERYONE is a Clinton critic, Bill Maher one of the most offensive in past years. Bill Maher worrying that Hillary might “still have to be a dick,” like any man has done over two hundred [...]
Obama Keeps Pushing for Gun Safety
GO TO the White House website and you’ll see the continued push for gun safety, here and here. The hastag on Twitter is #NowIsTheTime. Senators Manchin and Toomey got the job done in the Senate, with their legislation online. Speaker Boehner initially threatened this week to only “review” the gun measure, because of the Hastert [...]
Who Says Climate Change is a Serious Concern? – Chief of U.S. Pacific Forces
Maybe the fact that it’s someone from the military talking about climate change as a serious concern will help sway a few more people. Scientific study after study doesn’t seem to do it. The Boston Globe has the story, based on an interview with Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III last Friday. Locklear had just [...]
US Deploying Troops to 35 African Nations
The headline for this story, at Current is Growing The Empire. US Deploying Troops To 35 African Countries. Of course the DC spin is that this is all about “training” troops of these nations. No doubt training will occur. Maybe that will be all. Maybe it’s just another start. From NPR: An Army brigade from [...]
We Can Use Torture Because We’re Exceptionally Special
You remember the George W. Bush administration word play which turned “torture” into “enhanced interrogation.” Not that Bush was the first, or the last, to do such things, of course. Two things happened yesterday, related to this. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the CIA’s rendition program employed “torture,” and the Senate Intelligence [...]
Secretary Clinton on What Lies Ahead in Foreign Policy [Full Remarks]
A FOREIGN policy speech given by Secretary Clinton at Foreign Policy’s “transformational trends” forum, also included a Q&A with Secretary Clinton. The speech comes as anticipation grows for President Obama to soon nominate her successor, perhaps even next week, with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice in the eye of the storm and considered the leading candidate [...]
News Desk — CBS News: Office of DNI Edited Rice Talking Points and FBI and CIA Signed Off
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy CBS NEWS is reporting that the Office of the DNI edited out “al Qaeda” and “terrorism” references in the talking points Ambassador Rice utilized on the Sunday shows on September 16th. So it’s important to ask just how dense is Senator McCain on [...]
Mad Scramble for New Scapegoat as Allegations Against Susan Rice Collapse
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “It’s like sending in the electrician when you’re plumbing is broken.” – Catherine Herridge, Fox News Channel national correspondent WHAT WILL old man McCain and his mini me sidekick Lindsay Graham do now? There’s nowhere for the rest of the Rice critics to [...]
Paul Ryan Sees Himself as the Next Dick Cheney, While Trying to Avoid the Sarah Palin Curse
DELUSIONS OF Darth Vader dance in Paul Ryan’s head. The New York Times tells quite a different story from the recent AP item that dripped of desperation of what to do after a Mitt Romney loss. That is why some of Ryan’s biggest boosters are considering whether it wouldn’t be better for Ryan to resign [...]
Chris Wallace to Axelrod: Did Obama “Make Calculated Decision to Run Out the Clock” on Benghazi Questions?
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | Entertainment & Celebrity News TODAY ON Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace took the baton from Sean Hannity and the rest of the FNC partisans, who concocted a CIA narrative that’s been proved false, a story which ABC [...]
Graphic of the Day: Obama Versus Romney on National Security
WHAT’S THE difference between President Obama and Mitt Romney on national security and foreign policy? McClatchy does the comparison.
Obama on Benghazi: “Election has Nothing to Do with Four Brave Americans Getting Killed”
THE NBC affiliate 9News in Denver interviewed President Obama on Benghazi. It must be galling that the cozy ride along Brian Williams received is, by contrast, getting no attention at all. Denver’s Kyle Clark pressed Obama as much as an anchor can on air without getting adversarial. However, Obama’s response was quite different with Clark [...]
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