Monday, February 22, 2010
Obama’s Last Chance on Iran
Jennifer Rubin "...Reuel Marc Gerecht and Mark Dubowitz make the best case one can for sanctions, in the processing dispelling the notion that the newest Obami craze — targeted sanctions against the Revolutionary Guard Corps — have any hope of success."
Imprisoned for Saving American Lives
Frontpage "Former U.S. Army Master Sergeant John Hatley is now serving a forty year sentence in Leavenworth prison. He was convicted by a 2009 Court Martial of murdering four Iraqi insurgent arrestees in Baghdad following a 2007 ambush and firefight, and dumping the bodies into a Baghdad canal." Mrs. Hatley has this site: Defend John Hatley
Lightbulb bill aimed at asserting state rights
AzCentral " "The real intent of this legislation is to challenge the federal mandate in court," he told the House Commerce Committee. "We could make history by having the (U.S.) Supreme Court rule that the federal government overstepped its bounds." " More on states' rights: A modest proposal to the federal government: Let Utah do it .
Counties push illegals to win census bucks
Washington Examiner "Failing to count illegal immigrants, local officials say, will reduce federal funding around $1,000 a year for each ignored person. And counties are looking for ways to offset costs that arise from providing health care and school services to thousands of residents who don't contribute taxes."
Toyota: Democrats 'not industry friendly'
Politico "Upwards of 8 million cars have been recalled in the U.S. and worldwide, amid reports of Toyota's vehicles accelerating rapidly. The problems have turned political, as the company has shuttered some American factories, potentially resulting in layoffs."
White House: If GOP Filibusters, We’ll Pass Health Reform Via Reconciliation
The Plumline "Update II: A new batch of polls shows that it may make political sense for Dems to pass the public option via reconciliation." More here: House Republican Leader John Boehner: Obama’s Health Care Proposal Jeopardizes Summit
Re: More on Yoo and Bybee
Commentary "It is not as if the Justice Department came up with the idea of closing Guantanamo, treating terrorists as ordinary criminals, or engaging in a vendetta against the Bush administration. These ideas were all part of Obama’s campaign rhetoric and his professed agenda from the earliest days of his administration. So rather than a rogue Justice Department, we have one that facilitates and enables the Obami’s worst instincts." Jennifer Rubin.
American Journalists MIA on Global Warming
Pajamas Media "Where are the American journalists who should be covering the collapse of the man-made warming scare — the biggest hoax in human history? The public, shoveling snow amid blizzard winds, wants to know. The stock market, laboring under the threat of trillion-dollar energy taxes, urgently needs to know. "
White House Accused of Federal Crime in Specter, Bennett Races
InfidelBloggers "For the second time in five months, the Obama White House is being accused -- by Democrats -- of offering high ranking government jobs in return for political favors. What no one is reporting is that this is a violation of federal law that can lead to prison time, a fine or both..."
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Did Israel Just Acquire a New Bombing Capability?
Noah Pollak , Commentary "The Israeli Air Force has not had a long-range bombing capacity. But this new drone not only can easily reach Iran but also can loiter over the country for hours with a full payload."
Realities of War
Max Boot "Conversely the surge strategy of 2007, which placed our troops in more exposed Combat Outposts and Joint Security Stations in Iraqi neighborhoods, incurred more casualties in the short run but saved American (and Iraqi) lives in the long run by actually pacifying Iraq. That strategy is also our best bet in Afghanistan. That’s something that Gen. McChrystal realizes and that Stateside naysayers fail to grasp." Emphasis added.
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