hotair.com - 1/11/2009
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I wonder how long the Times has been sitting on this one . [...] Read the rest »
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/7/2009
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com —
Transition officials confirm that President-elect Obama has asked
Dennis Ross , Richard Haass , and Richard Holbrooke...
, to serve as his chief emissaries to world hot spots. It's expected that Ross will get the Iran portfolio, that Holbrooke, the ...
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Ross, Holbrooke, Haass To Serve As Envoys
salon.com - 1/12/2009
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salon.com —
[updated below -- Update II (Obama's prior NIE
statement)] Regarding Barack Obama's statements about Iran yesterday during...
his ABC News interview, Charles Davis makes an excellent point (h/t Jonathan Schwarz ): President-elect Barack Obama in an ...
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Obama v. the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran - ...
longwarjournal.org - 1/16/2009
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longwarjournal.org —
Osama bin Laden’s son and three other senior
al Qaeda members living in Iran have been designated...
as terrorists by the US Department of the Treasury. Sa'ad bin Laden, Mustafa Hamid, Muhammad Rab'a al Sayid al Bahtiti, and Ali Saleh Husain have ...
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US sanctions senior al Qaeda members sheltering in Iran
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Oh, Now They're Serious About The Border [Vinnie]
Ace of Spades HQ —
... and maybe even military assistance from the Department of Defense, possibly including aircraft, armored vehicles and special teams to go to areas overwhelmed with violence, authorities said. Kudwa would not give specifics on the so-called "surge" plan, but said it does not create any new authorities. Gee, a "surge." On the border. With military assets. Thanks, I guess, for finally figuring out the problem right before you all get fired by Obama. I've got nothing to say except.. too little, too late.
Get In Touch With Your Inner Tom Clancy
Ace of Spades HQ —
Get In Touch With Your Inner Tom Clancy With "The One" less than 10 days from assuming the office of President, it's nice to see that the ultranationalist patriots over at the New York Times are still doing their part to undermine The Last Days of Bush. (Once again, "Stolen blatantly from Hot Air" - You know, if I'm going to mine them for information like I do, I should probably register to comment over there. Sort of like "giving the old reach-around"....it's just common courtesy.) What I'd like to see is a Moron Thought Experiment. Give me your best Tom Clancy/Ian Fleming ...
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