Category Archives: Gitmo

O BACKS OFF GITMO CLOSE

Posted on November 20th, 2012

  By JOSH MARGOLIN  No-go on closing Gitmo. Despite pleas from the left and President Obama’s re-election, the White House is not going to consider closing the detention and military-commission facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The president is no fan of Gitmo or trying 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed before a military tribunal there. But [...]

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President Obama, Why Have You Forsken Your Promise to Close Guantanamo?

Posted on January 11th, 2011

[Editor's Note: I don't agree with many of the assertions in this article and I am most assuredly not taking the leftist position that we have committed human rights abuses at Gitmo. If anything, we go overboard in our attempts to make incarceration time for terrorists as pleasant as possible. However, I think it's useful [...]

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Obama Destined to Be a Footnote in Presidential History

Posted on December 27th, 2010

By: Rusty Weis THE AMERICAN THINKER Barack Obama has set a course that will leave his legacy as no more than a footnote in American presidential history. For all of the bluster and glory, for all of the pomp and circumstance, and yes, for all of the anticipated hope and the promised change, the whirlwind [...]

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Mort Zuckerman: World Sees Obama as Incompetent and Amateur

Posted on June 19th, 2010

Image Credit: pumasunleashed.files.wordpress.com   President Obama came into office as the heir to a great foreign policy legacy enjoyed by every recent U.S. president. Why? Because the United States stands on top of the power ladder, not necessarily as the dominant power, but certainly as the leading one. As such we are the sole nation [...]

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White House in P.R. ‘panic’ over spill

Posted on May 4th, 2010

This Politico article says the Gulf oil spill is threatening Obama’s “reputation for competence.” The writer and I must be living on different planets. Let’s keep in mind a partial list of Obama’s accomplishments.  The Health Care bill.  The Copenhagen climate summit.  The 2016 Olympics.  The Economic Stimulus.  10% unemployment.  Cash for Clunkers.  The auto [...]

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Kirk a no-show for Palin event

Posted on April 28th, 2010

By: Jessica Taylor Senate candidate Mark Kirk once sought Sarah Palin’s endorsement in his GOP primary, but the congressman won’t be among the attendees when the former Alaska governor headlines an Illinois Republican Party fundraiser next month. The Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday Kirk’s campaign said House votes would keep him in Washington for the May [...]

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Gitmo’s Indefensible Lawyers

Posted on March 15th, 2010

Legal counsel to some of the detainees went far beyond vigorous representation of their clients. Doesn’t the public have a right to know? By Debra Burlingame and Thomas Joscelyn On the evening of Jan. 26, 2006, military guards at Guantanamo Bay made an alarming discovery during a routine cell check. Lying on the bed of [...]

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Political Consultancy groups smell the chum in the water

Posted on March 11th, 2010

Ever since Scott Brown’s historic come from behind upset of Massachusetts Democrat Martha Coakley, the Shawmut Group of political consultants have been one of the hottest commodities in the business. They are the group that helped Scott formulate the message that obviously resonated with the voters in the Bay State. Now word comes that the [...]

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Political Cartoons: Michael Ramirez

Posted on March 8th, 2010

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Obama’s ‘Chicago mafia’ blamed for paralysis at the top

Posted on February 21st, 2010

WHEN President Barack Obama’s secret service codename was revealed as Renegade and his wife Michelle’s as Renaissance, the names seemed perfect for a first couple who had come to Washington to shake things up. More than a year into the Obama administration, with healthcare yet to be reformed, Wall Street banks continuing to pay huge [...]

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