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Proof that Obama does not understand the nature of this war
The Obama administration has decided to order the FBI to Miranda-ize high-value targets detained by military operations inside Afghanistan, essentially extending constitutional protections over foreign fighters captured in combat and making their behavior and objectives a law-enforcement, rather than a military, issue. The Justice Department has confirmed the practice is in use. […] Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Current Operations, Defense, Foreign Policy, Government, Intelligence, Military, Nations, News, Politics, Quid Facis, Security, United States, War on Terror, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Long War, Obama, policies, winning
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Uncontrolled Yacking
Worldview Thought for the Day
So, will the Obama administration keep yacking while US influence on the world stage burns? This tendency certainly appears to be the case.
The administration has a long list of yacking it has committed itself to, which includes telling our terrorist enemies how to better prepare for interrogation, negotiating with North Korea while it recommits to its nuclear program, and agreeing to negotiate with Iran while it pursues its own program to build nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Government, News, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Consequences, Foreign Policy, Yacking
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Tangos down
Worldview Item of the Day
So, we finally let our fine US Military do what it was capable of doing since the first moment four Somali tribesmen armed with AKs set out in a motor launch with an American citizen as a hostage from a ship they had raided:
They took the bastards out. Continue reading
Other conflagrations
It’s hard to believe sometimes, based on the incessant international reporting on the Middle East, that there are things going on in other parts of the world besides the part centered on the Tigris and Euphrates. Yet, as it turns out, the nations of the Pacific Rim are experiencing their own tensions as North Korea threatens to launch its first satellite into orbit and now Japan is threatening to shoot that launch down. […] Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Government, Military, Nations, News, North Korea, Politics, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Attention, Launches, North Korea, Threats
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Attention everyone!
The United States is preparing to withdraw its forces from Iraq in as little as 16 months from January 20, 2009. Please make sure that al Qaeda in Iraq, and the Sunni and Shia militias know so that they can effectively prepare for said departure. While we’re at blabbing our military plans to our enemies, let’s leak and publish units, locations, and timeframes for that withdrawal. […] Continue reading
Posted in Current Operations, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Government, Intelligence, Iraq, Journalism, Media, Military, Nations, News, Quid Facis, Security, United States, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Intelligence, liberty, Media, Military, Plans, responsibility
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