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No More U.S. Troops to Afghanistan

October 26, 2009 – 12:35 pm | 5 Comments | 1 views
No More U.S. Troops to Afghanistan

Once again, a line seems to be drawn in the sand between Congressional Democrats and Republicans.  This time the issue is what to do about U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, and when to do it.  Things were certainly not made any better by former Vice-President Cheney’s accusation that Obama was “dithering” in making a decision.  To their credit, Republican leaders Orrin Hatch …

Bin Laden Speaks to America

September 15, 2009 – 1:19 pm | 8 Comments | 0 views
Bin Laden Speaks to America

One of the few things that is predictable about Osama Bin Laden is that he will deliver an address to the “American People” every year, right around September 11.  This year is no exception.  On Sunday, two days after the eighth anniversary of al-Qaeda’s infamous attacks on The World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon, Bin Laden reminded Americans that the …

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