washingtonpost.com - 11/24/2008
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Often described as the ultimate loyal soldier -- and, like Wilkerson, a Vietnam combat veteran -- Powell has largely kept his mouth zipped. Whatever public regret or private disappointment Powell may have about selling the Iraq war, he still supports the commander in chief -- most recently ...
weeklystandard.com - 11/17/2008
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weeklystandard.com —
There appears to be little angst among conservatives
at the prospect of Hillary Clinton joining the Obama...
administration as Secretary of State. The idea was warmly embraced by Henry Kissinger , who our President-elect seems to hold in high-esteem, ...
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Hail Clinton
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 11/24/2008
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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com —
In a rare harmonic convergence, the Hillary-to-State news
has Daniel Larison and Michael Goldfarb arguing along similar...
lines, joining the chorus of voices who see Obama's likely national-security appointments as a blow to those who hoped for a ...
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Getting Out of Iraq
prospect.org - 11/25/2008
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prospect.org —
THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST. "Isn’t it amazing,"
asks Krugman, "just how impressive the people being named...
to key positions in the Obama administration seem? Bye-bye hacks and cronies, hello people who actually know what they’re doing. For a bunch of ...
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A Truth-Teller for Our Times
Antiwar.com Original —
... of barista-speak and the whir of coffee machines, Wilkerson told us about his service in Vietnam: How he flew low and slow often under the treetops as a scout pilot for the infantry, in a OH-6A "Loach" Light Observation Helicopter, operating in the III Corps region well north of Saigon. During his 13 months in Vietnam, Wilkerson logged more than 1,000 combat hours, without ever being wounded or getting shot down. His troops he oversaw 300 men by the end of his tour used to call him "the Teflon guy" for good reason. But two moments during his time in Vietnam did, by ...
Nick Turse: Lawrence Wilkerson's Lessons of War and Truth
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... barista-speak and the whir of coffee machines, Wilkerson told us about his service in Vietnam: How he flew low and slow -- often under the tree-tops -- as a scout pilot for the infantry, in a OH-6A "Loach" Light Observation Helicopter, operating in the III Corps region well north of Saigon. During his 13 months in Vietnam, Wilkerson logged more than 1,000 combat hours, without ever being wounded or getting shot down. His troops -- he oversaw 300 men by the end of his tour -- used to call him "the Teflon guy" for good reason. ...
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