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Lieutenant Colonel Davis, Death and Deception in Afghanistan

Matthew Hoh | Posted 04.07.2012 | World
Read More: Eisenhower, Danny Davis, Pentagon, Intelligence, Leon Panetta, Pakistan, Daniel Davis, David Petraeus, Congress, Nie, Daniel L. Davis, Deception, Frank Wolf, Department of Defense, New York Times, Afghanistan, Karzai, Taliban, World News
Matthew Hoh

Over the last several months, at great risk to his career and personal life, LTC Davis has documented the deliberate misleading of the American people and Congress by the leaders of the Department of Defense. He has done his nation and the U.S. Army a tremendous service.

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Please Mr. President! Some Truth About Afghanistan

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Wikileaks, Cia, Safe Havens, Pakistan, Afghan Drug Trade, Taliban, Afghanistan, Baluchi, Karzai, Nie, Politics News
Eric Margolis

The Pentagon is in something of a panic over America's longest war. How can a bunch of lightly-armed mountain tribesmen in turbans fighting only part-time battle the world's most powerful armed forces to a standstill?

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Cheney's "Privileged" Interview Already Leaked By Personal Lawyer

Emptywheel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Central Intelligence Agency, Scott Mcclellan, Libby Trial, Doj, President Obama, Terry O'Donnell, Dan Bartlett, Obama, David Addington, Nie, Department of Justice, Newsweek, Patrick Fitzgerald, Michael Isikoff, White House, Judith Miller, Cia, Dick Cheney, Scooter Libby, Politics News

You know how Obama's DOJ claims that we can't see Cheney's interview with Patrick Fitzgerald because it's privileged? Well, Dick Cheney's lawyer alrea...

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Intel Estimate Muddied Iran's Nuclear Intent

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Barack Obama, Obama Iran, National Intelligence Estimate, Obama Blair, National Intelligence Director, Nie, 2007 NIE, Nie 2007, Nuclear Proliferation, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Iran, Inter Press Service, Dennis Blair, Iran News, World News

WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (IPS) - President Barack Obama and Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair did not appear to be on the same page this week...

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John McCain's Blundering Week On Foreign Policy

Patrick Barry | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: John McCain, Petraeus, John McCain 2008, Palin, Georgia, Russia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Nie, Mckiernan, Mullen, Home News
Patrick Barry

This week, John McCain's positions on critical foreign policy issues such as Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan have all been undermined.

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Intel Goes Down the Memory Hole Again

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Iran, Mike Mullen, Chris Wallace, Nie, Media News
Harry Shearer

It's no surprise this latest NIE has fallen down the administration's memory hole, but what excuse do those in the media have for sipping the amnesia juice?

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Iraq: The 2 Key Differences Between Obama and McCain that Must be Emphasized

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Back-Door Draft, John McCain, Iraq, Barack Obama, Nie, Draft, Hostage, Accountable, Politics News
Paul Abrams

The minimal non-negotiable distinction must be that Obama will tell the Iraqis we are leaving, that our commitment is not open-ended. McCain will not.

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Is McCain Building An Iran War Drum?

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Ahmadinejad, Mccain, Matthew Plaevksy, Middle East, Senator John McCain, Hezbollah, Aipac, Iran, Hamas, The Real News, Israel, Aijaz Ahmed, Nuclear Bomb, Nie, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

Kowtowing to an Israeli fear of Iran, McCain used the AIPAC forum to reinforce his three most dubious and dangerous policy claims and beat the drums of war.

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Max Follmer

In Wake Of Intelligence Report, Rivals Pounce On Clinton's Iran Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Hillary, Iran, Clinton, Iran NIE, Hillary Iran, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Iran, Nie, Barack Obama, Politics News

A new assessment by the nation's intelligence community that says Iran halted its covert nuclear weapons program in 2003 provided fresh ammunition Tue...

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