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Disgusting!... Harry Reid Says the Iraq War Is Still Lost.... And There Is Civil War in Iraq and Israel? (Video)
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 1/5/2009
Disgusting!... Harry Reid Says the Iraq War Is Still Lost.... And There Is Civil War in Iraq and Israel? (Video)
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Unbelievable. This was a disgusting new low even for the despicable Harry Reid. Reid says he says he was keeping with what David Petraeus was saying. Liar. Harry Reid said today on Meet the Press that the war is still lost and that there is a civil war in Iraq and Israel? Sick: MR. ...
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/30/2008
Iraq’s Leaders Condemn Gaza Strikes
— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Of the various premises on which the U.S. invasion of Iraq was sold to the American people,... one of the most bizarre was that a post-Saddam Iraqi government would be friendly to Israel . As with claims about WMD and Al Qaeda connections, this one has ... (more) Iraq’s Leaders Condemn Gaza Strikes

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US inaugurates $700 million embassy in Iraq - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — BAGHDAD The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, a fortress-like compound in the heart... of the Green Zone— and the most visible sign of what U.S. officials call a new chapter in relations between America and a more sovereign ... (more) US inaugurates $700 million embassy in Iraq - Yahoo! News

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President-elect Obama announces key Department of Justice posts
change.gov - 1/5/2009
President-elect Obama announces key Department of Justice posts
— change.gov — WASHINGTON -- Today, President-elect Barack Obama announced that he intends to nominate the following individuals for key... posts at the United States Department of Justice: David Ogden, Deputy Attorney General; Elena Kagan, Solicitor General; Tom ... (more) President-elect Obama announces key Department of ...

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Nice Deb:  Dingy Harry Refuses to Concede Success In Iraq

Doug Ross @ Journal:  Larwyn's Links: "Amanpour makes s*** up as she goes along"

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Dingy Harry Refuses to Concede Success In Iraq
Nice Deb — ... The man is off his rocker…there’s no other explanation. Here he is on This Week With David Gregory, attempting to drag General Petraeus down into the mud with him: Here’s the transcript, via Gateway Pundit: SEN. REID: I don’t think at this stage we can talk about that with any degree of sensibility. That has to be something that will talked about in the history books to come. We… Here’s your history book, ya moron. ...

Larwyn's Links: "Amanpour makes s*** up as she goes along"
Doug Ross @ Journal — [image] Union bosses getting paid for bowling and drinking beer : STACLU Harry Reid discredits U.S. military (again) : Gateway Pundit Escape from Hamas (Fox Special on YouTube) : Dark Skies The Audi R8's lights cost more than your entire car : Gizmodo Why 2009 May Be The Nail In Newspapers’ Coffins : paidContent UK BBC subtly indoctrinates its viewers : Huffington Post (Hannah Fisher) Obama team throws Richardson under the bus : ABC (Jake Tapper) Farfour the Mouse: canceled for the spring season : IsraelMatzav ...

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