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John McCain and al Qaeda

Gary Hart | Posted May 14, 2008 | Politics


Gary Hart

Historians of early 21st century American politics will remark the degree to which radical forces, usually called neoconservatives, perverted language as recommended by the National Socialist Party in 1930s Germany. Continue to demonize liberals, blame them for all social and economic problems, and soon enough no one will be willing...

McCain Criticized For Generalizing Enemy In Iraq As "Al Qaeda"

New York Times   |  MICHAEL COOPER and LARRY ROHTER   |   April 19, 2008 12:25 PM


As he campaigns with the weight of a deeply unpopular war on his shoulders, Senator John McCain of Arizona frequently uses the shorthand "Al Qaeda" to describe the enemy in Iraq in pressing to stay the course in the war...
Will Thomas

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John McCain Repeats Al-Qaida Shiite Confusion

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   April 8, 2008 10:53 AM


John McCain again confused Shiites and Sunnis during today's Senate Armed Services hearing, undermining suggestions that the conflation is simply a "McCain moment." In the past month, the veneer of Sen. John McCain's foreign policy expertise has been muddied by...

Where Did McCain Get What He's Got "in the Bank" with the Press?

Jay Rosen | Posted March 27, 2008 | Off The Bus


Jay Rosen

First came John McCain's strange assertion that Al Qaeda in Iraq was being trained and supported by the Iranians.

Next he backed off the claim after Joe Lieberman whispered something in his ear. "I'm sorry, the Iranians are training extremists, not Al Qaeda," he said.

Then on Meet...

Sam Stein

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Iraq Vet In Congress Takes McCain To Task

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein   |   March 20, 2008 10:57 AM


The lone Iraq war veteran in Congress says it's a "shame" that Sen. John McCain has repeatedly and falsely stated that the predominantly Shiite Iran was training the Sunni al Qaeda forces in Iraq. Rep. Patrick Murphy, who served in...

McCain: Al Qaeda May Intervene To Tip Election Towards Dems

  |   March 14, 2008 01:34 PM


"Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Friday he fears that al Qaeda or another extremist group might attempt spectacular attacks in Iraq to try to tilt the U.S. election against him," Reuters reports. McCain, at a town hall meeting...

 

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