Category: Pentagon
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 6, 2009 in Commander in Chief, Current Affairs, Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama, Soldiers/Veterans | 148 Comments
More and more has come out about Nidal Malik Hasan and what appears to be a cold-blooded assassination of 13 people at Fort Hood, 12 military, one civilian, and 28 wounded. The biggest piece of news for me this morning was finding out that Hasan was still alive, and one of the wounded. [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 7, 2009 in Afghanistan, Armed Services Committee, Commander in Chief, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Flip Flopping, Foreign Affairs, John McCain, President Barack Obama | 39 Comments
Wednesday, October 7, 2009, marks the 8th Anniversary of the US War in Afghanistan. And, at this point, President Obama is trying to decide how he wants to go forward in Afghanistan:
On the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is gathering his national security team for another [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 6, 2009 in Afghanistan, Blackwater, Campaign promises, Crime, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Islam, Muslim, Muslims & Arabs, President Barack Obama, Presidential Candidates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | 28 Comments
Many of us were up in arms that Blackwater, a private “security” force was sent to Iraq, and New Orleans, while being paid handsomely with our tax dollars. There were a number of concerns with Blackwater, particularly how they were operating in Iraq with impunity, accused of being a bunch of cowboys shooting up [...]
By Ani on Jul 19, 2009 in Commander in Chief, Foreign Aid, Hillary Clinton, Obama Administration, Obamaisms, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, Tim Geithner | 75 Comments
Hillary Clinton has been working diligently for months to appoint a new administrator of USAID. Now Jill Dougherty of CNN reports that “Secretary of State Hillary Clinton showed a rare flash of frustration Monday:
– calling the vetting process for Obama administration nominees “ridiculous” and “a nightmare.”
At a question-and-answer session with staff from the [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 10, 2009 in Civil Liberties & Rights, Commander in Chief, Democrats, Don't Ask Don't Tell, GLBT, Gay Rights, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Obama's Broken Promises, Soldiers/Veterans, Speaker Nancy Pelosi | 79 Comments
“This Guy” being President Obama, and the ones making excuses for him are people in the LGBT community. In this particular instance, I mean over “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Yes, the Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to “DADT” in the case of Infantryman, and JAG officer, James Pietrangelo II (H/T to Soldier4Hillary [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 4, 2009 in Commander in Chief, Current Affairs, Muslim, President Barack Obama, Religion, Soldiers/Veterans, Terrorism | 102 Comments
As it turns out, the domestic terrorist, Abdulhakim Muhammad, who targeted Army soldiers outside of a recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas may not be acting independently after all. This is disturbing, to say the least. Here’s the latest on what has been discovered about him, some more details about Private Long, and [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 30, 2009 in Asia, Defense, Middle East, Pentagon, Southeast Asia | 9 Comments
You’ve been reading Pat’s posts and you’ve seen the advertisement for his new Civil War book, along with that great video of his superb testimony on behalf of Valerie Plame Wilson and the egregious conduct of the Bush operatives in exposing her and her undercover work. Here’s a favorite Pat Lang story, told by [...]
By John Batchelor on Apr 24, 2009 in Bush/Cheney, Dick Cheney, DoD, President Barack Obama, Torture | 102 Comments
The Wall Street Journal Inquires Re The Torture Memos.
“So the CIA requests a legal review … - and, seven years later, Mr. Obama says only the legal advisers who are no longer in government should be investigated…Is this President going to put his predecessor in the dock too?”
By Mel Goodman on Apr 14, 2009 in Defense, John McCain, Middle East, National Defense, Obama Administration, Pentagon, Robert Gates | 18 Comments
Editor’s Note: Originally published at The Public Record.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has learned very little from the military trials and tribulations of the United States over the past 50 years. During that period, the United States has lost three costly and avoidable wars in Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and the Middle East. These wars [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 13, 2009 in Commander in Chief, Larry Johnson, National Security, Piracy, President Barack Obama, Somalia | 60 Comments
(bumped up from afternoon)
For today’s A.P. story, “Obama draws praise, but piracy escalation feared,” Larry Johnson was telephoned and interviewed extensively by London-based A.P. reporter Gregory Katz:
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Some military strategists believe it may ultimately be necessary to attack the pirates’ base in Somalia, much as the British used to do two centuries ago. But few have [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 11, 2009 in "Blackhawk Down", Canada, Pentagon, Persian Gulf, Piracy | 40 Comments
(bumped up due to breaking news)
UPDATE #2: Pirates Holding Captain Fire at U.S. VesselWith Navy “Personnel” On Board
Embedded video from CNN Video
UPDATE: BELOW is raw video via the A.P.’s YouTube channel. No video yet of the ship’s arrival, and of the crew’s Navy SEAL escorts. The FBI will be interviewing the crew, reports say.
By John Batchelor on Apr 10, 2009 in "Blackhawk Down", Foreign Policy, Gen. David Petraeus, Pentagon, Piracy, President Barack Obama, Somalia, United Nations | 61 Comments
Blackhawk Down In Deep Water.
Suddenly the Obama administration has a foreign policy problem that does not permit simple blame-shifting to the previous presidency, and the problem has the face of the worthy Maersk Alabama’s Captain Richard Phillips. Joe Biden knows this is alarming and ignored his smug aide to comment that DNI [...]
By LisaB on Mar 7, 2009 in Afghanistan, Commander in Chief, Current Affairs | 64 Comments
AnnieCollier’s update from the comments: “Will someone deliver the news to MEchille that Burquas are not sleeveless?”
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Susan’s Update here: THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE BEHAVIOR BY THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF. Way to rally the [...]
By SusanUnPC on Jan 25, 2009 in Guantanamo, John Batchelor, Open Thread, Pentagon, State Department | 7 Comments
Don’t miss Larry Johnson, a Sunday night regular on the great national AM radio show hosted by John Batchelor, one of the sharpest analysts out there. John hosts a provocative, fascinating show that also makes you think (a rare double offering on AM radio). Listen live here via Los Angeles AM station KFI [...]
By Jay L on Jan 20, 2009 in Arrogance, Barack Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Commander in Chief, Current Affairs, Democrats, Inauguration Day, Michelle Obama, No Quarter Blog, NoQuarter Radio, Nocturnal Warrior, Obama, Obama Administration, Obama's Cabinet, Open Thread | 43 Comments
(bumped down / listen to the archive at BTR or open your iTunes, subscribe to No Quarter Radio Podcasts, listen via iTunes or transfer the shows to your iPod. [Instructions are in our far-right column.])
Here’s your 20-minute COUNTDOWN to our No Quarter Radio show, “Inauguration Tomato Tossing (Escape the MSM’s all-Obama-all-day-long)” at 7:30 p.m. ET, [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 20, 2008 in Afghanistan, Arrogance, Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Commander in Chief, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton, Sexism, Soldiers/Veterans, Women | 40 Comments
Yes, this is dated insofar as the election had not yet happened when this speech was given, but much of what Dee Dee Myers has to say is quite relevant today. As Senator Clinton is “vetted” (just spare me already about the whole vetting thing. I have one word to say about this: [...]
By SusanUnPC on Nov 17, 2008 in Barack Obama, Commander in Chief, John McCain, Obama Administration, Obama's Cabinet, Open Thread | 54 Comments
This is the dream for all political bloggers: To have their stories featured as the TOP story in an entire section at Memeorandum.com. Our Chicagoan has achieved this dream, and deservedly so.
We extend to Chicagoan our heartiest congratulations for his investigative reporting and perfectly written story which, as you can see, is being picked [...]
By Chicagoan on Nov 16, 2008 in Backtrack Obama, Barack Obama, Chicago, Defense, John McCain | 162 Comments
Barack Obama has already stated an intention to appoint at least one Republican to his cabinet. Citing Abraham Lincoln as a precedent, Obama will even consider political enemies for powerful positions in his administration.
A source in Chicago informed me earlier today that John McCain will be meeting with Obama and his handlers tomorrow in [...]
By Larry Johnson on Nov 14, 2008 in Barack Obama, CIA, Commander in Chief, Counterterrorism, Current Affairs, George Bush, India, Iraq, Jihadists, John Brennan, National Defense, National Security, Pakistan, State Department | 207 Comments
(Bumped up from yesterday by Bronwyn’s Harbor. Hey, Josh Marshall, since you’re not content being a leading liberal blog owner so now you’re hangin’ with all of Barack Obama’s friends like Bernardine Dohrn — and we dig it because, well, you were never the cool kid in class, but now you see a chance, and [...]
By Pat Racimora on Nov 11, 2008 in Barack Obama, Commander in Chief, Education, Energy Policy, Health Care, Social Security | 82 Comments
It took nearly two years with an army of indomitable hunters determined to trap a POTUS* at any cost using any means, but Obama did it.
Now that the biggest, most hazardous, acutely stressful, and toughest job on the planet has been captured, what is Obama going to do with it? I get [...]
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