Category Archives: September 11

Mr. Obama, Tear Down the Private Profit Prisons

Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“…men who so uneasily tolerate superiors patiently suffer a master, and show themselves proud and servile at the same time.” –Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America In 2007, a teenager in a depressed county of Northeastern Pennsylvania, recently bereft of … Continue reading →

Posted in ALECexposed, Arizona Shenanigans, Banks and Finance, Barack Obama, Border Security, Campaign Finance Laws, Campaigns, Capitalism, Congress, Corporate donors, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Crime & Punishment, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Education, Employment, Ethics, Financial Collapse, Government, Gun Control, Human Rights, Immigration, Incarceration, Income Inequality, Justice, Labor Unions, Liberals, NRA, Politics, Poverty, Progressives, Racial Issues, September 11, State Legislation, Students, superPACs, Taxes, The Economy, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Wall Street, Wisconsin Recall | Tagged barack obama, campaign finance, campaigns, CCA, citizens united, corporate greed, corrections, crime and punishment, Democrats, detention, drug policy, drugs, economics, GEO Group, healthcare, immigrants, immigration, jail, justice, law and order, laws, minorities, policy, prison, prisoner abuse, private prison industry, republicans, state legislation, students, wall street, war on drugs

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

Posted on Sunday, February 10, 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 14, 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 15, 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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Counterfactual Conceptions with Ron Paul

Posted on Tuesday, September 4, 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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William Kristol: Armchair Generalizer

Posted on Saturday, May 5, 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 1, 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 →

Posted in Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Campaigns, Democrats, Foreign Policy, John McCain, Mitt Romney, National Security, Politics, Republican Leaders, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Rudy Giuliani, September 11, Terrorism | Tagged barack obama, bin laden, campaigns, Democrats, ed gillespie, foreign policy, John McCain, mitt romney, national security, republican national committee, Rudy Giuliani, september 11, terrorism

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Mitt Romney as Our Commander-in-Chief Would Be Too Costly

Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by mlitman

December 7, 1941 was declared by President Roosevelt as a “day which will live in infamy.” That day was the bombing of Pearl Harbor. On December 8th, the United States declared war on Japan beginning World War II. Although 9-11 was … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Foreign Policy, George W Bush, Military Matters, Mitt Romney, Politics, September 11 | Tagged barack obama, bin laden, foreign policy, george w bush, military matters, mitt romney, september 11

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Mission Accomplished

Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2012 by Marc Belisle

One year ago, Obama accomplished Bush’s mission of finding Osama bin Laden “dead or alive.” Now the GOP, including a top Romney aide, is accusing Obama of ‘playing politics’ with one of the Administration’s principal national security achievements. It’s worth remembering … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bin Laden, Campaigns, CNN, Democrats, Foreign Policy, George W Bush, Government, Guantanamo, Iraq, Mitt Romney, Neocons, Politics, Presidential Candidates, Republican Leaders, Republicans, September 11, Terrorism, Torture, Wars | Tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, barack obama, bill clinton, bin Laden raid, Campaign, campaign ads, george w bush, Iraq, mitt romney, national security, Osama Bin Laden, September 11th, the Taliban, War on Terror

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The Armed Forces Network Should Drop Rush Limbaugh.

Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 by Ken

The news of this weekend was filled with the grotesque details of the senseless massacre of 16 Afghani civilians by an American service member. One step this nation should take in response to this tragedy is to drop the Rush … Continue reading →