Category Archives: Bin Laden

Ignorance is Strength: Neocons Contradict Each Other Defending Torture Yet Again

Posted on Sunday, February 10th, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” –Nietzsche Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow’s taut, brooding paean to the CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden has been controversial since long before it even hit … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Bin Laden, Foreign Policy, Hollywood, Intelligence Community, Iraq, Justice, National Security, Neo-cons, Neocons, Politics, Republican Propaganda Machine, Republican Scandals, Security, September 11, Terrorism, The Media, Torture, Wars | Tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, barack obama, Bush, foreign policy, george w bush, hollywood, Iraq, John McCain, Jose Rodriguez Jr., Larry Elder, national security, September 11th, terrorism, the CIA, torture, Zero Dark Thirty

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Ejecting from Afghanistan

Posted on Monday, January 14th, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“Geography is destiny.” –Unknown Afghanistan is a treacherous land. In every sense of the word. Soon we will be leaving it behind. President Obama announced in a January 11th joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai that American troops … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Foreign Policy, National Security, Politics, September 11, Terrorism, Wars, Women | Tagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, extortion, foreign policy, Hamid Karzai, opium, Pakistan, President Barack Obama, Taliban, trafficking, US, violence

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Al Qaeda Is Trying to Influence the Election

Posted on Saturday, September 15th, 2012 by Marc Belisle

“Speak softly and carry a big stick.” –Teddy Roosevelt Conservatives, so blinded by their hatred of their caricature of the president, will never understand that Obama has been good for al Qaeda the way a birthday party of ten-year-old boys … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Foreign Policy, Military Matters, Mitt Romney, National Security, Neo-cons, Politics, Presidential Candidates, September 11, Terrorism | Tagged 2008 election, 2012 Election, 9/11, al Qaeda, Ambassador Chris Stephens, attack, barack obama, Benghazi, counter-terrorism, election, Embassy, libya, mitt romney, Osama Bin Laden, September 11th, Sheikh Abu Yahya al-Libi, strategy, terrorism

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Convention Hangover: Saturday Six-Pack

Posted on Saturday, September 8th, 2012 by Lucas Kawa

Six tidbits on politics and economic policy – diligently digested and all highly recommended by yours truly. 2012 State of Play “Romney’s Playing Field Narrows” Romney and allied Super PACs have pulled out of the ad market in Michigan and … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Campaigns, Deval Patrick, Economic Policy, Election, Foreign Policy, Infrastructure, Mitt Romney, Mother Jones, Sherrod Brown, superPACs | Tagged american jobs act, barack obama, bin laden, campaigns, china, Deval Patrick, economic policy, election, foreign policy, infrastructure, john kerry, Jon Chait, mitt romney, Paul Krugman, Sherrod Brown, Steve Benen, superPACs

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Counterfactual Conceptions with Ron Paul

Posted on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 by Lucas Kawa

Wednesday night, the last President to leave office with a surplus will be offering his case for the President who inherited the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Bill Clinton’s endorsement will no doubt evoke some memories of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Chris Christie, Gary Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Primaries, Ron Paul, September 11, Terrorism | Tagged barack obama, bin laden, chris christie, clint eastwood, Cold War, Condoleezza Rice, gary johnson, george w bush, Hillary Clinton, Iowa 2012, John McCain, Leon Panetta, Libertarian, Marshall Plan, mitt romney, NATO, Primaries, RNC convention, Robert Gates, ron paul, september 11, Soviet Union, terrorism, Truman

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Exposing Conservative Liar Karl Rove – Again

Posted on Friday, May 11th, 2012 by Cindy Rose

Karl Rove and Arianna Huffington (yes, she’s a sell-out) recently joined forces with some “newly invented swift boat group” to put out a Republican propaganda video foolishly claiming: “…President Obama never thanked the heroes who took out bin Laden.” Well … Continue reading →

Posted in Arianna Huffington, Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Blogs, Campaigns, Election, Ethics, Karl Rove, Politics, Republicans | Tagged arianna huffington, barack obama, bin Laden raid, blogs, campaigns, election, gop, Karl Rove, military heroes, republicans, superPACs

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Pointing Out Policy Differences Is Not Spiking The Ball

Posted on Sunday, May 6th, 2012 by Ken

In the 2008 election candidate Obama took political heat from his opponents, and from Mitt Romney, for promising to go into Pakistan to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. The Obama detractors were convinced that his promise to bring Bin … Continue reading →

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Under Obama’s Leadership, America Stands Strong in the Global Economy

Posted on Sunday, May 6th, 2012 by mlitman

Only God can perform miracles. Barack Obama never claimed to be God. In 2008 when he took office, America, and the world, were facing one of the worst economic disasters in history. Under the Bush administration unemployment virtually doubled, rising … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Debt and Budget, Employment, Environment, Foreign Policy, George W Bush, Politics, Terrorism, The Economy | Tagged barack obama, bin laden, debt and budget, employment, environment, foreign policy, george w bush, terrorism, the economy

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William Kristol: Armchair Generalizer

Posted on Saturday, May 5th, 2012 by Marc Belisle

“To generalize is to be an idiot…” —William Blake The President’s grin was especially wide when Seth Meyers joked that Osama bin Laden “hosts a show on CSPAN” at the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 30, 2011. Obama knew … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Comedians, George W Bush, Iraq, Military Matters, National Security, Politics, Presidential Candidates, September 11, Terrorism, The Media, Wars | Tagged 9/11, barack obama, Cold War, communism, defense, george w bush, national security, Navy Seals, Osama Bin Laden, political Islamism, terrorism, Will Kristol

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Mission Accomplished, Bitch!

Posted on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

I cannot agree more with my colleagues Marc and Malia; it drives the radical right batshit crazy, but President Obama is the strongest President on foreign policy and national security since FDR. And following the faux outrage (insert bullshit) from the … Continue reading →