Category: Iraq
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 17, 2009 in Afghanistan, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Iraq, President Barack Obama, Presidential Candidates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Women | 32 Comments
(Bumped up from 10/15)
Okay, I admit it - I have tried to be in total denial about the following interview of Secretary of State Clinton and Ann Curry. My aunt sent me the pertinent quote earlier this week, and I just didn’t want to believe it. I still don’t want to believe it, [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 16, 2009 in ABC News, Afghanistan, Bamboozling, Campaign promises, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, David Axelrod, Depression, Economy, Flip Flopping, Foreign Policy, Fox News, Governance, Harry Reid, Health Care, Hoodwinking, Housing & Housing Crisis, Insurance Policies & Industry, Iran, Iraq, President Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Unemployment, Unemployment/Jobs | 80 Comments
One just has to wonder what prompted the child in the video below to ask Obama the question he did. Maybe people in his household were decrying the lack of it, or maybe this child was picking up on the animosity in the air, or maybe he just wanted to share the good news [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 26, 2009 in Afghanistan, Africa, Americas: North-Central-South, Asia, Bill Clinton, China, Current Affairs, Europe, European Union, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, George Mitchell, India, Iran, Iraq, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Media, Print, New York Times, Obamaisms, President Barack Obama, Richard Holbrooke, Russia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, Washington Post, Women and Children, World | 37 Comments
I have thought what I would write about after my post on my beloved Sweetie (and I have been out of town helping to get my mom’s new Assisted Living unit set up for her this weekend). Honestly, I didn’t want to go off on anything or anyone today. Fortunately, thanks to NQ [...]
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 SusanUnPC on Apr 25, 2009 in Ambassador Christopher Hill, Commanding General Ray Odierno, Iran, Iraq, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | 33 Comments
The L.A. Times’s “In Baghdad visit, Clinton reassures Iraqis” points out:
Reporting from Baghdad — During an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Saturday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to reassure anxious Iraqis that the U.S. would not abandon them despite plans to start withdrawing U.S. troops soon.
Her visit coincided with a sudden surge of [...]
By Patrick L. Lang on Apr 21, 2009 in Bush/Cheney, Iran, Iraq | 17 Comments
(Bumped up from Monday . Pat’s post got short shrift because of server issues, now thankfully resolved. In the middle ad column, don’t miss the video of Pat’s powerful testimony on behalf of Valerie Plame Wilson and the protection of all covert personnel, as well as the ad for his latest novel.)
From Sic Semper [...]
By Pat Racimora on Apr 16, 2009 in Afghanistan, Current Affairs, Iraq | 63 Comments
It appears that the Obama Administration wants to fiddle with our perceptions of terrorism and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, not by actually doing anything except to neutralize the associated words to come off as emotionally flat, yet pedantic enough to give the false impression that they have some deeper meaning.
By SusanUnPC on Apr 8, 2009 in G20, Iraq, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, President Barack Obama, Turkey | 15 Comments
You probably saw our story the other day, “Thousands in Turkey Protest Obama,” which will give you all the details. I’m also sure you saw these images on U.S. TV, right? Yeah, right. Well, last night Truthteller discovered these incredible images at Der Spiegel, the German newspaper site that emphasize the highly significant meaning [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 6, 2009 in Iraq, NATO, Obama's Broken Promises, President Barack Obama, Turkey | 34 Comments
Thousands of protestors (Press TV) are filling the streets across Turkey to protest President Obama’s visit to the NATO ally. Irag is a primary reason — as you’ll see in the video below — as is NATO:
[T]he streets were littered with anti-NATO and anti-Obama fliers. “Leave NATO — get rid of the gladiators,” [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 11, 2009 in Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton, India, Iraq, Women, Women's Suffrage | 8 Comments
This is a bit of a followup to my post, “Some Celebration,” on the issues women face here and abroad. Once again, H/T to cheneywatch.com for alerting me to this video.
Yesterday, I wrote of Afghanistan, Iraq, and the US. Today, it is India:
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 10, 2009 in Afghanistan, Death Threats, Foreign Affairs, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Iraq, Misogyny, Muslim, Presumptuous Nominee, Sexism, Soldiers/Veterans, Women | 15 Comments
On International Women’s Day, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan addressed women in his country:
With every step forward that women in Afghanistan take, violent incidents highlight the fact many still struggle for basic human rights eight years after the ouster of the conservative Taliban regime.
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Feb 28, 2009 in Afghanistan, Backtrack Obama, Bamboozling, Barack Obama, China, Current Affairs, FISA, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Iraq | 67 Comments
My local paper had an Editorial recently entitled, “Hillary’s Shameful Silence.” I bet I don’t even have to tell you about what the Editors are speaking - you guessed it, human rights in China:
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has just returned from her first trip abroad. She said she chose to visit Asia because [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Feb 25, 2009 in Barack Obama, Executive Orders, FISA, Iraq, U.S. Constitution | 82 Comments
I became a huge fan of Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, during the Senate debate on the Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq resolution. He spoke with conviction and passion, particularly in regard to the U.S. Constitution. And so, when I saw this article, Byrd: Obama In Power [...]
By Old Grumpy Guy on Feb 17, 2009 in 9/11, Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Current Affairs, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Jews, Jihadists, Terrorism | 179 Comments
Anyone (like Barack Obama) entertaining ideas of western democracies establishing friendly relations with the radicals of the Islamic world should watch this video.
While watching the inflammatory rhetoric of the speaker, remember that this is not a jahidist from Iran but a professor from Kuwait - a country with every reason to be grateful to [...]
By SusanUnPC on Feb 8, 2009 in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, George Bush, Iran, Iraq, Soldiers/Veterans, World News | 53 Comments
Ricks foresees some truly dangerous times in Iraq, when our troops are declining and national elections will be held. He predicts a lot of “little Saddams” who will cause trouble and “politics waged violently” by Iraqis who we (the U.S.) trained. He lays out the limitations of what we can do in Afghanistan. Ricks also [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Feb 7, 2009 in ACORN, Backtrack Obama, Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Campaign promises, Chicago politics, DNC idiocy, Daily Show, Democrats, Economic Stimulus, FISA, George Bush, Guantanamo, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Joe Biden, Media, Media Bias, Muslim, Saudi Arabia, Vice President | 41 Comments
Earlier in the week, one of my aunts sent me a piece by Victor Davis Hanson, The Impending Obama Meltdown (SusanUnPC also included this article in her excellent piece, “Is Barack Obama On The Precipice Of Becoming Jimmy Carter?“). I don’t want to be premature, but maybe, just maybe, there are some journalists coming [...]
By Pat Racimora on Feb 5, 2009 in Iraq | 70 Comments
Like most Americans, I honor our fallen heroes. When the Jim Lehrer News Hour posts photos of American soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan, I immediately stop whatever I am doing. I stand perfectly still in front of the TV and bear solemn witness to the photos of smiling young men and [...]
By SusanUnPC on Feb 4, 2009 in Barack Obama, Bush/Cheney, Chicago politics, Current Affairs, Democratic Party, Health Care, Iraq, Jimmy Carter, Judd Gregg, Larry Johnson, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Obama Administration, Obama's Cabinet, Obama's Media Censorship, Obamatopia Mirage, Obamedia, Race Card, Rahm Emanuel, Tom Daschle, stimulus tax package | 144 Comments
We are only sixteen days into the age of the new messiah and his angel wings are in danger of falling off.
Consider, for example, that The One promised a new way of doing business in Washington but is responsible for managing the vetting of prospective nominees that green-lights not one but three tax [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jan 30, 2009 in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, GLBT, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Samantha Power, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice | 54 Comments
Right up front, let me say I am having a bad knee day. I had plans to write another piece altogether, but best laid plans and all that. But, I do want to share this recent news: Iceland has elected the first lesbian world leader (despite the fact that EVERY freakin’ news source [...]
By SusanUnPC on Jan 26, 2009 in Current Affairs, Gaza, George Mitchell, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Middle East, Palestinians, Saudi Arabia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | 137 Comments
VIDEO OF INTERVIEW in White House:
Obama’s first interview as president
(Al-Arabiya TV exclusive)
Hisham Melhem (our bureau chief here in the DC office)conducted this exclusive interview with president Barack Obama.
(I like what he says at the beginning of part 2, about the “bankrupt” ideas of Al Qaeda.)
Jake Tapper has the lead print story on-line, and CNN’s Anderson [...]
(Release: November 13)
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