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President Obama, National Security, Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, Terrorism, 60 Minutes, Interview, Video
Here's another thread to discuss the incredible news that Osama bin Laden has finally been brought to justice. I was pretty convinced that he was already dead, and that we might never know what really happened, but I've never been happier to admit I was wrong. It's been a long 10 ...
President Obama, National Security, Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, Terrorism
President Obama is scheduled to make a statement at ~10:30 pm ET, related to national security. Here's a thread to discuss this unusual development... UPDATE at 5/1/11 7:32:43 pm Live video: [Video removed] UPDATE at 5/1/11 7:49:50 pm Multiple sources now confirming that Osama bin Laden is dead, and the US has the body and ...
In another piece of good news from the Raging Duck Congress, the Senate has passed the "New Start" arms control treaty, 71-26.
Russia, START, Nuclear Proliferation, Republican Party, Obstructionism, National Security, Europe
The Senate has voted for cloture on the new START arms treaty with Russia ... final count 67 yeas, 28 nays (all Republicans).
Russia, START, Nuclear Proliferation, Republican Party, Obstructionism, National Security, Europe
The Republican Party is getting so crazy they're starting to scare the whole world. LISBON, Portugal (CNN) – Several nations once in the shadow of the Iron Curtain have a message for Republicans in Congress: Don't stop New START before it starts. Making their appeal on behalf of the U.S.-Russian nuclear ...
Russia, START, Nuclear Proliferation, Republican Party, Obstructionism, National Security, Europe
President Obama is going to tackle the Republican effort to scuttle the START treaty head on: Obama Turns New Start Treaty Into Showdown With GOP. He is pushing for a vote on a signature issue despite long odds, daring Republicans to block an arms-control treaty at the risk of disrupting ...
Russia, START, Nuclear Proliferation, Republican Party, Obstructionism, National Security
The party of Homeland Security, as part of their strategy for subverting absolutely everything Barack Obama tries to achieve regardless of the effect on the nation, decided to take advantage of the lame duck Congress and block the START treaty with Russia. President Obama’s hopes of ratifying a new ...
Russia, START, Nuclear Proliferation, Republican Party, Obstructionism, National Security
In several battles in Afghanistan, Taliban terrorists have taken a serious beating today, and CNN calls them “victims.” (Hat tip: LawHawk.) Victims include 2 UK soldiers, 4 Afghans, 29 Taliban militants.
Patterico transcribes an interview with LA Times Washington Bureau Chief Doyle McManus about why they chose to reveal the secret SWIFT intelligence program—and although McManus’s intent is obviously to put the best spin possible on the story that has outraged so many Americans, his answers are incredibly revealing of the ...