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Gates Conceals Real Story of “Gaming” Obama on Afghan War
The self-serving Gates account conceals the dishonest tactics employed to get Obama's agreement to the Afghan War escalation.
Egypt Gone Bad – An Analysis
This past week the confrontation between Egypt's ruling regime and the countryu2019s Muslim Brotherhood intensified.
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The $17 Trillion Delusion: The Absurdity of Cutting Social Security to Reduce the Debt
Seventeen trillion dollars certainly sounds like a big, scary number, but we shouldn't be focusing on that number.
Open Letter to College and University Presidents Re: Global Security 101
Since the onset of the Nuclear Age our powerful technologies, developed by human ingenuity, have put our societies and humanity itself at grave risk.
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What “American Hustle” Doesn’t Tell You About ABSCAM
For Arab Americans, this was the story of ABSCAM. It was an “American Hustle” to be sure, but one that was profoundly hurtful to an entire culture.
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Unleashing Automated Dogs of Wars and Executions
How many more innocent people will be needlessly butchered by these savage mechanized dogs of assassinations?
Kim Jong Un: Nothing New About Purifying “Filth”
North Korea's Kim Jong Un is not the first ruler to purge political opponents. Neither will he be the last.
Obama’s Not-So-Terrible Year
Though conventional wisdom says that President Barack Obama has suffered a terrible year in 2013, much of this analysis simply marches in lockstep with the neocon view of Obamau2019s …
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American Versailles
I first saw Washington, DC in 1974. I was astonished with the Greek vision of architecture on Capitol Hill.
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Ninety-Nine Years Ago: A Pause in the War on Christmas
Frank Richards remembers how Officers of both sides of a war came to an understanding that the unofficial truce during trench warfare on Christmas.