Tag: war on terror
member name: Greg R.
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December 17, 2008 01:43 PM EST --
During a recent interview with the Pentagon Channel, President George W. Bush said two of his greatest days as Commander-in-Chief were when Iraqis voted for the first time and when American military troops . . .
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April 30, 2007 10:25 AM EDT --
Given the steady flow of anti-war and anti-surge rhetoric spewing from the mouths of the Congressional majority and Presidential candidates seeking the Party's nomination, I have to wonder if key Democratic . . .
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April 27, 2007 11:34 AM EDT --
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates revealed a few months ago a plan to form a new African command in response to the increasing strategic importance of the continent in the Global War on Terror. The . . .
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July 13, 2007 12:50 PM EDT --
Howard Zinn, writing recently in The Progressive, said that this Independence Day Americans "...would have done well to renounce nationalism and all its symbols: its flags, its pledges of allegiance, . . .
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August 30, 2007 03:25 PM EDT --
The Hill reported yesterday that the liberal group MoveOn.org was undertaking an advertising campaign against Democratic Congressman Brian Baird of Washington because his recent trip to Iraq had changed . . .
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May 09, 2007 10:20 PM EDT --
A professional acquaintance of mine, who is affiliated with the Kurdistan National Assembly of Syria, recently forwarded me an article about a speech delivered at a conference of Kurdish leaders from Iraq, . . .
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January 24, 2009 10:32 AM EST --
This reveals a basic misunderstanding of the "war" and the enemy. Terrorism is a tactic, not an enemy that can be defeated. It is a problem to be managed. The war on terror is just like the . . .
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June 08, 2007 01:58 PM EDT --
As the United Nations Security Council prepares to debate a third round of sanctions against Iran for its continuing refusal to stop its uranium enrichment program, it is time for the five permanent, veto-wielding . . .
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June 12, 2007 04:04 PM EDT --
The Washington Times reported June 11 that Democrats in the House and Senate are currently circulating more than forty pieces of legislation that would seek to end America's involvement in Iraq. The . . .
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June 18, 2007 02:51 PM EDT --
It seems that saying the Iraq war was already "lost" was just not quite enough for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). Apparently he and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sent a . . .
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June 29, 2007 03:54 PM EDT --
In its just published Third Quarter Forecast for 2007, private intelligence firm Strategic Forecasting (STRATFOR) predicts that the governments of the United States and Iran "...are now closer than . . .
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July 03, 2007 03:34 PM EDT --
"We finally got the troops there. Americans have got to understand, it takes a while to mobilize additional troops and move them from the United States to Iraq. We got them there, and now we're . . .
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November 13, 2008 08:08 AM EST --
The Associated Press reported November 12 that the lower house of Germany's parliament passed new anti-terror legislation that would allow spying on computers and wiretapping conversations by the . . .
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November 14, 2008 11:29 AM EST --
The Center for Defense Information published November 13 an update on the general security situation in Afghanistan. Below are some excerpts along with my personal comments.
"NATO forces succeeded . . .
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November 14, 2008 02:04 PM EST --
The BBC reported November 14 that a spokesman for the Taliban "derided" President-elect Barack Obama's plan to send more military forces to Afghanistan in an Iraq-like "surge." . . .
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December 09, 2008 02:00 PM EST --
The International Council on Security and Development has published a report on Taliban gains in Afghanistan. According to ICOS, the Taliban have established a "permanent" presence in nearly . . .
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February 09, 2009 02:51 PM EST --
I'm telling you, it will be a miracle if this cease-fire lasts. The Jerusalem Post reported February 9 that Israeli troops discovered "...an armed terrorist trying to cross the Gaza-Israel border . . .
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July 24, 2007 04:07 PM EDT --
The recent release of a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) asserting that al-Qaeda has regrouped in Pakistan has resulted in a significant amount of debate about the Global War on Terror and the efforts . . .
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August 06, 2007 02:51 PM EDT --
The Associated Press reported over the weekend that the United Nations Security Council had expressed its "grave concern" over reports alleging that weapons were being smuggled into Lebanon. . . .
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August 15, 2007 07:35 AM EDT --
As the U.S. Congress and Iraqi parliament enjoy their summer recesses, reports from military officials and independent analysts in Iraq indicate that President Bush's so-called "surge" . . .
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