John McCain – The War You’re Not Reading About – washingtonpost.com

 Leave it to the Senator to put his finger on the “New” policy for Iraq. One innovation of the new strategy is closing markets to vehicles, thereby precluding car bombs

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Politics Collide With Iraq Realities

On Easter Sunday the Iraq prognosis could be better. A political breakthrough in Washington already happened, Hamre (John J. Hamre, a former deputy defense secretary) said, when November’s elections turned into

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You really have to wonder who they think they are fooling?

 You know, either politicians are getting really stupid or they think we are. It really doesn’t matter a whole lot if they are being paid off any more, the appearance

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Torture and Terror, Un-American Activities

I was sitting at the kitchen table going through my morning emails, reading the blogs I keep up with and generally doing what I do during the quiet of a

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On Moral Cowardice – John Scalzi

John Scalzi started a hell of a conversation. Join in… I’m proud to be an American, but I’m tired of being ashamed of my government. I’m tired of having to

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