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Spooks are troops, too

2007-03-24T14:09:48Z

Spooks. Intelligence collectors. Agents and handlers. Interceptors and radar operators. Long range reconnaissance. First in and last out of any war zone, potential or actual. Out in front of friendly defenses. Sometimes under cover, without unifo...

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Spirit of Sacrifice

2007-03-12T22:31:15Z

Those of us who follow the Christian tradition are currently in the middle of Lent: a season where we turn inward, reflect about our lives, sometimes take on or give up certain things. You can give up more than sweets or alcohol: this year I “ga...

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The Hagel Dynamic

2007-03-11T14:52:29Z

Steve Clemons is all a twitter at the thought of Chuck Hagel entering the presidential race. Since Steve’s forte is national security, I can understand his excitement. Agree with him or not, you have to admit that Hagel’s has been the loudest, m...

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I beg your pardon, Senator?

2007-03-03T21:45:42Z

Obama calls Iran threat to U.S., Israel | Chicago Tribune Seeking to woo Jewish votes and contributions, Sen. Barack Obama told an audience in Chicago Friday that he considers Iran “one of the greatest threats to the United States, Israel and w...

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Wes Clark interviewed by Amy Goodman

2007-03-01T20:08:31Z

I was fortunate enough to see Wes Clark interviewed by Amy Goodman at the 92nd St Y in NYC last night. He was, as usual, wonderful, knowledgeable and brutally honest. He and his lovely wife Gert met with a small group of supporters before the ev...

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Can we stop the next war...

2007-02-25T17:58:40Z

...before it starts? We are on the verge of war with Iran, and most of America doesn't even know it. But make no mistake. George W. Bush wants to attack Iran. He wants to do it for his own last chance to create some sort of legacy.. His oil bu...

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The Myth of the Shrinking Campaign Staff Pool

2007-02-15T16:28:00Z

Concerns have been expressed (I know, I’ve seen them) that General Clark might have trouble finding talented political staff still available to work on his campaign for President, because Clark will be entering the race for the Democratic nominat...

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What would Wes Clark do?

2007-02-14T17:32:35Z

-snip I imagine he would have known before hiring the feminist Pandagon blogger for his campaign what it was she blogged about; he would take responsibility, even in the unlikely event he had not known what she blogged before she worked for him, ...

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Our Canary in a Neocon Coal Mine

2007-02-08T23:17:57Z

It’s been over 40 years since LBJ refused to choose between Guns and Butter, and we all came out losers because of it. Had he chosen only Guns, fewer Americans would have paid an economic price, and had he settled on Butter alone, its likely Amer...

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WES CLARK soldiers on at the DNC Winter Meeting unfazed

2007-02-05T16:53:06Z

I'm giving the General a great big salute. The man has balls the size of Mt. Rushmore, IMO! The General walked into the DNC Winter Meeting as an undeclared candidate to Johnny Cash's "I Won't Back Down" and does the job he came to do against CW ca...

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