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So Much for Listening to Dick Cheney
From today's WaPo: President Obama yesterday eliminated the most controversial tools employed by his predecessor against terrorism suspects. With the stroke of his pen, he effectively declared an end to the "war on terror," as President George W. Bush had defined it, signaling to the world ...
 Exclusive: CIA Station Chief in Algeria Accused of Rapes
Exclusive: CIA Station Chief in Algeria Accused of Rapes
abcnews.go.com — The CIA's station chief at its sensitive post in Algeria is under investigation by the U.S. Justice... Department for allegedly raping at least two Muslim women who claim he laced their drinks with a knock-out drug, U.S. law enforcement sources tell ABC ... (more) Exclusive: CIA Station Chief in Algeria Accused of Rapes
 Obama to CIA: Bombs Away! No Let Up in US Drone Attacks
Obama to CIA: Bombs Away! No Let Up in US Drone Attacks
abcnews.go.com — The CIA's bombing campaign against al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan continued with two more attacks today, an... indication, senior officials say, that President Barack Obama has approved the U.S. strategy that has killed at least eight of al Qaeda's top ... (more) Obama to CIA: Bombs Away! No Let Up in US Drone Attacks
There Are No Files
washingtonmonthly.com — There Are No Files From the Washington Post: "President Obama's plans to expeditiously determine the fates of... about 245 terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and quickly close the military prison there were set back last week when incoming... (more) There Are No Files
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WaPo: The War on Terror is Over
Wizbang — ... we're going to be attacked and working to prevent that attack, then what is it? Is it that we assume terrorists aren't plotting to kill us unless we hear chatter that tells us something different? If so, we've gone right back to treating the War on Terror as just another a criminal justice endeavor. I wonder how long it will be before we get word that the wall between the CIA and the FBI has been rebuilt. We know where that kind of national security got us. Mark Thiessen is a lot more direct in his criticism of Obama's actions: A week ago, former Vice President Cheney ...

Thiessen cranks things up a notch
Political Animal — ... and will shoulder the blame for American deaths. Today, writing for the National Review , Thiessen believes Obama is the most dangerous president "ever." Less than 48 hours after taking office, Obama has begun dismantling those institutions without time for any such review. The CIA program he is effectively shutting down is the reason why America has not been attacked again after 9/11. He has removed the tool that is singularly responsible for stopping al-Qaeda from flying planes into the Library Tower in Los Angeles, Heathrow Airport, and London's Canary Warf, and ...

Obama's War on Terror "Surrender" May Mean Another Lincoln Moment in His Future
Confederate Yankee — ... means, and as a result, we did not see another successful terror attack in the final seven years of his Presidency. Say what you will about his his domestic programs, his expansion of government, his expansive view of executive authority, and the loss God forbid of popularity among the world's lesser nations. He keep us safe. Barack Obama, less than a week into the first executive leadership role of his entire life, dispensed with all that has succeeded these past seven years without review . He disarmed America with the arrogant stroke of a pen, secure in his belief that ...

"The Most Dangerous Man"
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — by Patrick Appel Marc Thiessen, a speechwriter for W., is pissed by Obama's executive orders: The CIA program he is effectively shutting down is the reason why America has not been attacked again after 9/11. He has removed the tool that is singularly responsible for stopping al-Qaeda from flying planes into the Library Tower in Los Angeles, Heathrow Airport, and London’s Canary Warf, and blowing up apartment buildings in Chicago, among other plots.  It’s not even the end of inauguration week, and Obama is already proving to be ...

Right-Wing Voices: Obama is Going to Kill Us
Open Left - Front Page — No, literally, he is going to lead directly to our deaths. George W. Bush's speechwriter, now writing at "The Corner": He has removed the tool that is singularly responsible for stopping al-Qaeda from flying planes into the Library Tower in Los Angeles, Heathrow Airport, and London’s Canary Warf, and blowing up apartment buildings in Chicago, among other plots.  It’s not even the end of inauguration week, and Obama is already proving to be the most dangerous man ever to occupy the Oval Office. And this is just one example of the ...

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washingtonmonthly.com 2/4/2009 — DICK.... Former Vice President Dick Cheney was a national disgrace and an embarrassment to himself while in office, but he's not quite done engaging in some of the cheapest, most offensive, least honest demagoguery imaginable. Former Vice President ...
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