November 26, 2008
It’s been confirmed that Robert Gates is to continue as America’s Defence Secretary under Barack Obama. This isn’t as bad as it sounds - we’re not talking Donald Rumsfeld here. Indeed, Gates criticised Rumsfeld’s “shock and awe” tactics, and has been acclaim...
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Not that I’m sure anybody is surprised by this at this point (perhaps except the far-left hoping Obama might change his mind), but it is looking increasingly likely that current Defense Secretary Robert Gates will hold his job for at least another year, according to CNN. If I have some qualms ...
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WaPo says that with the U.S.-Iraq security agreement, Bush gives Obama “flexibility in fulfilling his campaign promise to bring the troops home.”Okay, fine: The deal, approved last week by Iraq's cabinet, was a “win” for Obama. But as always, WaPo missed the real story. In the penultimate g...
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From the AP comes the following news about the plans that prospective Homeland Security secretary, Janet Napolitano, plans to make should she get the job: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, President-elect Barack Obama’s reported primary choice for Homeland Security secretary, says she still thinks N...
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Since the contested 2000 election sent many elements of the left off the emotional deep end, the term “derangement syndrome” has entered the political lexicon to describe those that seem to lose control of their logical faculties when evaluating any story, analysis, or even rumor about t...
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Speaking to reporters Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino explained that the Bush administration can now agree to a timetable for withdrawal due to the “tremendous successes” of the surge.” After more than five years of war, Perino said that “the conditionsR...
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CHUP! - Changing Up Pakistan reports that another suspected U.S. drone missile attack at a house in northwestern Pakistan killed at least five and injured seven people. ...
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Al Qaida showed their true colours today by making a racial slur towards president elect Barack Obama. Showing the degree of their intolerance and hate, Zawahiri referred to Obama as a "house negro", quoting Malcolm X.The sooner these bastards are dead, the better. I hope Obama annihilates them al...
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