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blogs.wsj.com - 5/22/2009
Obama’s Speech on Detainees and National Security
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The prepared remarks of President Barack Obama at the National Archives Museum on detainee policy and national security. These are extraordinary times for our country. We are confronting an historic economic crisis. We are fighting two wars. We face a range of challenges that will define the way that Americans will live in the 21st century. There is no shortage of work to be done, or responsibilities to bear. And we have begun to make progress. Just this week, we have taken steps to protect ...
The Re-Balancing
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 5/21/2009
The Re-Balancing
— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — by Andrew I'm on vacation, I know, but a speech of this maturity and magnitude demands some... kind of comment on a blog that has been deeply disturbed by and engaged in these questions of the laws of war, torture, abuse, detention, interrogation and ... (more) The Re-Balancing

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 5/21/2009
Cheney's National Security Speech
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The following is the prepared text of former Vice President Dick Cheney's speech today on national security,... courtesy of the Weekly Standard : Thank you all very much, and Arthur, thank you for that introduction. It's good to be back at AEI, ... (more) Cheney's National Security Speech

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justoneminute.typepad.com - 5/21/2009
Obama's "I'm Tough On Terror, Too" Speech
— justoneminute.typepad.com — [Pre-gaming...] I have just flipped on the live coverage of The One's speech on national security and... my goodness - peevish Obama seems really irritated with us for expecting him to deal with these issues. As a good (and now... (more) Obama's "I'm Tough On Terror, Too" Speech

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Jihad Watch:  Obama: U.S. "went off course" in fighting terrorism

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Obama: U.S. "went off course" in fighting terrorism
Jihad Watch — Obama's full speech at the National Archives can be found here. Among other things, Obama said: After 9/11, we knew that we had entered a new era – that enemies who did not abide by any law of war would present new challenges to our application of the law; that our government would need new tools to protect the American people, and that these tools would have to allow us to prevent attacks instead of simply prosecuting those who try to carry them out. "Enemies who did not abide by any law of war." Really? Jihadists from Osama ...

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"our government made decisions based upon fear rather than foresight, and all too often trimmed facts and evidence to fit ideological predispositions" — The Corner on National Review Online
Here's the president of the United States: Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery Protecting Our Security and Our Values National Archives Museum Washington, D.C. May 21, 2009 These are extraordinary times for our country. We are confronting an historic ...
Obama on National Security and American Values: 'We Are Cleaning Up Something That Is - Quite Simply - a Mess' — 44
President Obama today gives a speech on "Protecting Our Security and Our Values" at the National Archives Museum. His remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: These are extraordinary times for our country. We are confronting an historic economic crisis. We are fighting two wars. We face a ...
President Obama's speech at the National Archives. — Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..
As prepared for delivery.Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for DeliveryProtecting Our Security and Our ValuesNational Archives MuseumWashington, D.C.May 21, 2009These are extraordinary times for our country. We are confronting an historic economic crisis. We are fighting two ...