Tag Archives: National Security

The Right’s Insatiable Need for Torture Porn

Posted on April 23, 2013 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

Eric Bolling of Fox News’ The Five has a fever, and the only cure is more torture porn. Bolling: The question remains now — why? Because he wanted to kill Americans obviously. How? Did the younger Dzhokhar come over here, … Continue reading →
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Rand Paul: “I Don’t Care if a Drone Kills Him”

Posted on April 23, 2013 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

We’ve come full circle today as Rand Paul makes everyone who ever stood with him look like a complete horse’s ass and a sucker. In an interview with the Fox Business Network, Paul stated in very specific terms that he … Continue reading →
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Lindsey Graham: Interrogate Abu Gaith at Guantanamo

Posted on March 9, 2013 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

If it’s not Senators grandstanding on the administration’s national security policy with regards to drones which has allowed us to brings troops home sooner rather than later, it’s Senators grandstanding on the administration’s desire to reverse Bush-era detention policy which, … Continue reading →
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Achilles Heel

Posted on October 20, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Adam Zyglis In other news, House Oversight Witch Hunter Darrel Issa compromised the identity of Libyans working for the U.S. when he released un-redacted State Department cables yesterday. Issa didn’t bother to redact the names of Libyan civilians … Continue reading →

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GOP Libya Talking Points Collapse

Posted on October 20, 2012 at 1:15 pm by JM Ashby

Following the president’s righteous smackdown of Mitt Romney during the second presidential debate, the GOP and Fox News have slowly recognized the fact that the president did call the attack on the American embassy in Libya an “act of terror.” … Continue reading →

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Darrell Issa Goes On Another Witch Hunt

Posted on October 10, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

House Oversight Chairman Darrell “Witch Hunt” Issa is back and this time he’s investigating the lack of security at the American embassy in Libya. But there’s something he isn’t telling you. A Special Forces soldier, a former U.S. security officer … Continue reading →

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Shady Dealings: Huawei and Bain Capital

Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:45 pm by JM Ashby

The Dem rapid response team debuted this ad today following a 60 minutes report last night and the House Intelligence Committee’s report today on Hauwei. Mitt Romney’s connection to the deal, as implied by the video above, is that Romney … Continue reading →

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Debunking the PDB Lie

Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:19 am by Bob Cesca

You might’ve heard the most recent lie from the Republicans and the Romney campaign about the president “skipping” half of all “Presidential Daily Briefs” (PDB). Dana Milbank easily debunked this one: In reality, Obama didn’t “attend” these meetings, because there … Continue reading →

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Current, Former Officials Push Back Against Iran Rhetoric

Posted on September 4, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

While the Republicans, and more specifically Mitt Romney, continue to serve up fiery chickenhawk rhetoric in regards to attacking Iran, former and current national security officials are speaking out against such an attack with increasing frequency and in no uncertain … Continue reading →

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“A Drone-Obsessed Killing Machine”

Posted on June 16, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

Really. It’s an unlikely source. Drum isn’t usually this, well, nonsensical. I just finished reading Daniel Klaidman’s Kill or Capture, a book about the evolution of Barack Obama’s national security policy during the first three years of his administration. It’s … Continue reading →

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