Tag Archives: Gitmo closure

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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GOP revives ‘soft on terror’ charge

Posted on January 30th, 2010

By: Josh Gerstein A series of recent controversies — capped by Friday’s decision to pull a key 9/11 trial out of Manhattan — is prompting Republicans to turn up the pressure on President Barack Obama, by resurrecting the kind of “soft on terrorism” charge that has dogged Democrats in the past. Obama largely escaped any [...]

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Obfuscation after Obfuscation

Posted on January 26th, 2010

NATIONAL REVEIW ONLINE By: Bill Burck & Dana Perino The administration’s statement on Abdulmutallab’s interrogation hides more than it reveals. The Justice Department is in full damage-control mode to quell the growing furor about its decision to treat Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab as a criminal defendant with Miranda rights, a decision we now know was made [...]

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U.S. Suspends Guantanamo Prisoner Transfer to Yemen

Posted on January 5th, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday suspended the transfer of detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay to Yemen as a result of the deteriorating security situation there. President Barack Obama bowed to political pressure from Democratic and Republican lawmakers not to send any more prisoners to Yemen as a result [...]

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Death of a Theory

Posted on January 5th, 2010

By:  Rich Lowry Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab couldn’t ignite the bomb in his underwear on Flight 253 on Christmas Day. All he managed to blow up was a worldview. His failed attempt put paid to the notion that terrorism is the byproduct of a few, specific U.S. policies and of our image abroad. This view [...]

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GOP leader wants Gitmo open

Posted on December 30th, 2009

Politico 44 By: Matt Negrin House Minority Leader John Boehner on Wednesday echoed a Republican chorus of criticism directed at the Obama administration’s response to the Christmas terror plot, saying Obama should not close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. “It’s time for the president to halt terrorist transfers to other countries, including Yemen, and to [...]

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Looking back on the president’s year of failure

Posted on December 28th, 2009

Either Craig and me and a good chunk of the conservative press think a lot alike, or we here at solid principles.com continue to perform “show prep” for other news organizations. Just last night we put up our new podcast “The Blunder Year” as we talked about Obama’s stunning lost opportunity to accomplish anything of [...]

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Admin short on money for Thompson Prison Facility

Posted on December 23rd, 2009

Administration can’t find money to replace Gitmo, and the delay puts Obama’s national security policy on a “far slower timeline” … Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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The Illinois Way

Posted on November 21st, 2009

http://townhall.com/columnists/SandyRios/2009/11/20 /the_illinois_way TOWNHALL.COM By: Sandy Rios “It’s a dream come true!” declared Senator Dick Durbin referring to the economic benefits of bringing terrorists from Gitmo to tiny Thomson, Illinois. “…that’s an opportunity we are not going to miss.” The Chicago Sun-Times chided opponents with an editorial entitled “Don’t Let Fear Decide Fate of Gitmo Inmates.” [...]

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