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washingtonmonthly.com - 11/21/2008
Jones for NSA?
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JONES FOR NSA?.... There haven't been too many rumors about who's likely to serve as the National Security Advisor in the Obama White House, so it was interesting to see Gen. James Jones' name come up today. President-elect Barack Obama...
openleft.com - 11/21/2008
General Jim Jones Likely NSA Pick
— openleft.com — CNN is reporting that retired General Jim Jones is the leading candidate to become Obama's national security... advisor. There is good reason to believe this reporting, given that Jones was one of sixteen names on the "semi-short list" for Obama's ... (more) General Jim Jones Likely NSA Pick

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mcclatchydc.com - 11/20/2008
Why the U.S. blinked on its troop agreement with Iraq
— mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON — Although the Pentagon officially has welcomed the new accord on a U.S. troop withdrawal from... Iraq, senior military officials are privately criticizing President Bush for giving Iraq more control over U.S. military operations for ... (more) Why the U.S. blinked on its troop agreement with Iraq

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washingtonindependent.com - 11/25/2008
Karzai — Whoa! — Calls for a Timetable to End the Afghanistan War
— washingtonindependent.com — To call this unexpected is really quite an understatement. From the Associated Press: President Hamid Karzai told... a visiting U.N. Security Council delegation Tuesday that the international community should set a timeline to end the war in ... (more) Karzai — Whoa! — Calls for a Timetable to End the ...

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News:  MIDDAY ROUNDUP

JustOneMinute:  James (Not Earl) Jones As National Security Adviser

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MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... remarks in amazement that MSNBC’s caption, “Gov. Palin apparently oblivious to turkey carnage over her shoulder” is one of the best he’s ever seen. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Sarah Palin Turkey Incident - Huffington Post [image] Get Ready for a Trade War - Brian Faughnah, RedState [image] Pakistan and Predators - Bill Roggio, The Weekly Standard [image] Good News on Mukasey - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo [image] Jones for NSA? - Steve Benen, Political Animal [image] Victory? - Ezra Klein ...

James (Not Earl) Jones As National Security Adviser
JustOneMinute — ... when the alliance took over significant portions of the war in Afghanistan. The briefing book. Before President-elect Obama traveled to Afghanistan during the campaign, General Jones briefed him on the American and the Atlantic alliance security and assistance mission there. He also has briefed Mr. Obama on energy policy issues. OK - if folks don't like this choice, tell me why not. My only yellow sign is an absence of howling at DKos, but the day is young. And that said, Steve Benen at the Washington Monthly is supportive for reasons that do not trouble me.

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Obama’s Top NSA And CIA Picks: Harsh On Israel, Sympathetic To Iran And Hezbollah — Israpundit
Mere Rhetoric Well that was totally unpredictable wasn’t it? General James L. Jones is widely rumored to be Obama’s preferred candidate to be White House National Security Adviser… Jones prepared a report on Israel’s policies in the territories… The World ...
Obama's NSA and CIA Picks — Little Green Footballs
Omri Ceren’s headline says it all: Obama’s Top NSA And CIA Picks: Harsh On Israel, Sympathetic To Iran And Hezbollah . Well that was totally unpredictable wasn’t it? General James L. Jones is widely rumored to be Obama’s preferred candidate to be White House National ...