Barring unforeseen events, I predict this statement on ISIS strategy (or lack thereof) from President Obama today will ignite the shitstorm of the week — possibly the year: President Obama said Monday the United States does not have a complete plan to train and equip Iraqi forces to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and …
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Sundowning the PATRIOT Act: Come to the Circus
Actual Senate guidance from Durbin's office to reporters today: "Roll call votes are possible after 6:00pm. Pack snacks." — daveweigel (@daveweigel) May 31, 2015 Apparently the USA Freedom Act is now deemed of critical importance. But also, apparently, was going home for a week of recess. — Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) May 31, 2015 In violation …
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Open Thread: WarWarWar
well, yeah http://t.co/kTrOrAPKNV pic.twitter.com/7udJQYca8l — Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) May 20, 2015 From David Corn’s article: For a dozen years, the Bush-Cheney crowd have been trying to escape—or cover up—an essential fact of the W. years: President George Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and their lieutenants misled the American public about the WMD threat supposedly posed …
Jury Recommends Death for Boston Bomber
Per multiple media reports, the jury recommended a death sentence for the Boston Marathon bomber instead of life in prison. The bomber is a worthless little shit-bucket who caused a great deal of grief and suffering. But we’ve got no business kicking even murdering assholes like him off the planet if they can be prevented …
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Hersh on the bin Laden Raid: The Stranger (than Fiction)
Seymour Hersh published a lengthy piece at the London Review of Books on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Long story short, Hersh claims that many elements of the story we were told by the Obama administration about the raid are lies — including how the CIA found bin Laden, how the SEALS killed …
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The Chips Keep Falling
Interesting development: “Mr. Khadr you’re free to go.” With those words, Alberta Court of Appeal Justice Myra Bielby turned down the federal government’s last-ditch effort Thursday to keep the 28-year-old detained. Omar Khadr broke into a big, wide smile when the decision was read. His supporters in the courtroom erupted in cheers. Captured as a …
Defeat Is No Longer an Orphan
Why on earth would they take credit for this shit show: ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack outside a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Texas — and warned of more attacks to come. In a broadcast on its official radio channel Tuesday, the group said two Al Khilafa soldiers opened fire outside the event …