Posts Tagged ‘ Terrorism ’

Mission Accomplished?

May 2, 2011
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Mission Accomplished?

Given how the internet, the mainstream media, and indeed much of America itself, has absolutely erupted with the news that Osama bin Laden has been killed, chances are you’ve probably heard the news before reaching this post.  Perhaps you watched President Obama’s speech live on Sunday night, just as I did.  In any case, President…

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A “Systemic Failure”

December 30, 2009
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A “Systemic Failure”

[picapp align="center" wrap="false" link="term=News&iid=7437418" src="e/c/6/6/TSA_modifies_screening_9e42.JPG?adImageId=8720829&imageId=7437418" width="380" height="292" /] [tweetmeme source="bassitone" only_single=false] That is precisely what President Obama is calling the information sharing and U.S. intelligence services before the attempted terror attack aboard Northwest Airlines flight 253 on Christmas Day. According to the New York Times, our intelligence agencies knew about the impending attack long enough…

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Afghanistan Gets A Surge

December 1, 2009
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Tonight, President Obama announced his plans for Afghanistan. While it seems like a great idea on paper, there are so many different things that could go wrong with it.

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New Developments in Iran

November 30, 2009
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With the latest response to the IAEA essentially a rebuke to all progress made this year, I get the sneaking suspicion that Iran is up to no good. In fact, it may become another North Korea at this rate if things do not change.

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Should Guantanamo Detainees be Tried in Federal Court?

November 13, 2009
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Apparently, five terrorists from Guantanamo Bay will be going to stand trial in Federal Court in New York. Already, people have lined up on both sides of the issue, but honestly, this is the best news we have heard on the Guantanamo front in a while.

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Guantanamo’s Not Closing Yet…Is Anyone Surprised?

September 27, 2009
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About nine months ago, President Obama signed an executive order that would close the prison at Guantanamo in one year. Nine months in, we find that that will most likely be delayed. What happened?

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