American Naivete & the Ugly Truth

I spent much of this week reading through hundreds of pages of information.  Some were resources provided to me by a former, and very senior, CIA official that gave me some profound insight to the realities decision-makers faced in the wake of 9/11.  
Then I perused my old Woodward books that centered on the Bush presidency.  I re-read Doug Feith’s diatribe, er… [...]

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Before the “torture” – the US Senate ratified methods

So… let’s get caught up in the “Transnationalist” movement for just a few minutes… During the Bush 41 Administration (1989-1993) the US Senate ratified the UN Convention Against Torture.  So… let’s assume as “enemy combatants” that terrorists like Abu Zubaydah or Khalid Sheikh Mohammed are not subject to the Geneva Convention (since they were not [...]

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What Obama Did Not Read.

Later today, I will interview former DoD official Bryan Del Monte about his role in crafting Detainee policy — and we will wade into the debate about interrogations, torture, and the ugly underbelly of keeping America safe.  While preparing for this show, I have read the recently released “terror memos.”  Which begged the question, what [...]

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Without Preconditions

National Security is the singular issue where I just climb a tree.  I admit it.  I’m not a neocon.  I’m not a “national security” mom.  I am definitely not a dove.  Nor am I a hawk, or any other damn bird.  What I am: a supporter of the experts in our Clandestine service, our special [...]

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Because I am Still a Bush Girl, Let’s Have an Al Qaida Update

Per my friends at the MNF & WH:
 
Al Qaeda Leader’s Diary Reveals Organization’s Decline
Document Entry: “The Renegades And Americans Started Launching Their Attacks To Destroy Us. We Lost Cities, And Afterwards Villages, And The Desert Became A Dangerous Refuge”
Diary Entry: “The Al Qaeda Emir Claimed That He Once Commanded Almost 600 Fighters, [...]

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CIA Tape-Gate: Real Agents Less Valued By Left than the Wanna-be Socialite

Unless you have been living on Mars, you know the name “Valerie Plame.” The wanna-be “who’s who” chick married to former Ambassador Joe Wilson – the guy who desperately clung to his Plum Book appointment… then bashed Cheney upon his return from a junket his wife had recommended him for.
Forget, for just a moment, [...]

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Assassination Attempt on Cheney and the Dow Jones

UPDATED:
Yowsa, folks! I said a few nice things about Vice President Dick Cheney and BAM! came the attacks… How fun!!! First… please read coverage of the attempt on the Vice President life at SLATE MAGAZINE and read the transcript from his interview on board Air Force 2 en route from Afghanistan to Muscat, Oman. [...]

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I love Dick (Cheney)

So… Vice President Dick Cheney is back in the news. Ahhh, how the fires in Temple Vesta burn a little brighter when he is on the stage. Is it that gravelly, baritone voice? The slightly crooked, snarl of a smile? Or is it that he’s a brilliant man – love [...]

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2007: The Last Two Years of W

Greetings! Below are lots of interesting articles that are on my desk for consumption. History is being made on the Left and the Right… Welcome to 2007!!!!
Speaker Nancy Pelosi took the gavel today as the 110th Congress was sworn in. The stagecraft was impeccable, the moment unprecedented and it was very cool. As the votes [...]

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2006: The Year of…

In a tribute to my first Sunday morning addiction, PBS’ McLaughlin Group, a habit I kicked years ago, in favor of drinking my coffee while enjoying Tim Russert, Chris Wallace and George Stephanopolous… along with a half hour of love with Chris Matthews. As a true political observer, hack and addict, I decided what better [...]

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