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Lindsay Graham Does Something Right, Leaves Attorney General Eric Holder Looking Like Buffoon

November 19th, 2009 · No Comments

For perhaps the first time in his political life, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) proved he has a spine — and a brain — during a hearing yesterday with Attorney General Eric Holder on the subject of prosecuting terrorists such as Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a civilian court instead of a military one.
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Despite President Obama’s Objections, Those in Uniform Know Global War on Terror Continues

November 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Almost nine months ago, President Barack Obama ordered members of his administration to stop using the phrase “Global War on Terror” to describe the nation’s effort to fight back against the likes of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.  In it’s place, he let it be known that “overseas contingency operation” was a term better suited to [...]

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Attorney Says Unedited Versions of the Oklahoma City Bombing Surveillance Tapes Are ‘Somewhere’

September 30th, 2009 · 12 Comments

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By Bob McCarty at BobMcCarty.com
“Someday, somewhere, somebody is going to have the guts to release that stuff,” said David P. Schippers, speaking to me by phone from his office in downtown Chicago Tuesday afternoon.
The “stuff” to which Schippers was referring is surveillance-camera footage recorded in [...]

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Cheney Stands Tough on Terror, Obama Whines

May 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments

Dick Cheney unleashed a barrage of common sense this morning in a speech to counter President Barack Obama’s defensive, namby-pamby approach for dealing with terrorism and terrorists.
Two videos — Part One (above) and Part Two (immediately below) capture the former vice president waging a staunch defense of actions taken by President George W. Bush’s administration [...]

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Was Morgan Hill Attack a ‘Dry Run’ by Terrorists?

April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

It’s a must-read article for anyone serious about homeland security.*  “It,” in this case, is a post published today by Bruce Perens.  Notably, it includes an insightful analysis of a little-reported infrastructure attack that took place just after midnight April 9 in the Northern California city of Morgan Hill.
Though I won’t pretend to be as [...]

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