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A Conspiracy Theory About a Secret Police Force Has Ignited a Firestorm of Right-Wing Paranoia
Stephanie Mencimer/Mother Jones
Does Obama want to impose martial law to shut down the Tea Party movement?
For months, much of the right-wing blogosphere has been fuming about Executive Order 12425, which Obama amended in mid-December. The one-paragraph document grants Interpol, the international law enforcement agency based in France, special privileges within the United States—mainly immunity from [...]
Members of U.S. Congress Ask President Obama to End the Blockade in Gaza
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee / Global Research
Washington, D.C. www.adc.org | Last Thursday, 54 Members of the House of Representatives led by Congressman Ellison of Minnesota and Congressman McDermott from Washington State signed a letter to President Obama asking his Administration to lift the blockade on Gaza. In the letter to President Obama, the [...]
Top 10 Lines From Obama’s State Of The Union Address
The Huffington Post
A sampling of some of the most newsworthy lines from President Barack Obama’s 2010 State of the Union Address:
ON HEALTH CARE REFORM:
“Here’s what I ask of Congress, though: Do not walk away from reform. Not now. Not when we are so close. Let us find a way to come [...]
U.S. spy chief in spotlight after botched plane attack
REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence chief Admiral Dennis Blair faced tough questions about his future on Wednesday as the Obama administration fended off criticism over the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on December 25.
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White House hits back at Cheney, blames Bush for security failures
Daniel Tencer/Raw Story
‘Obama doesn’t need to beat his chest’ to prove US is at war, White House says
The White House has issued a stinging rebuke to Dick Cheney after the former vice president accused President Barack Obama of trying to “pretend” that the US isn’t fighting a war against terrorists.
I guess it’s not Obama’s fault after all, Mr. Hoekstra.
I guess it’s not Obama’s fault after all, Mr. Hoekstra:
An official briefed on the attack on a Detroit airliner said Saturday the U.S. has known for at least two years that the suspect in the attack could have terrorist ties.
The official told The Associated Press that the suspect, Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, has been on [...]
Obama Lied: Taliban Did Not Refuse to Hand Over Bin Laden
OpEdNews/Ralph Lopez
Obama slipped past a real doozy Tuesday night when he said the Taliban refused to hand over bin Laden. It just ain’t so. They tried three times to open negotiations for this, but Bush refused each time. He wanted to bomb people so bad it hurt.
Emotional Michael Moore calls Afghanistan troop build-up ‘insane’
David Edwards and Muriel Kane/Rawstory
Following President Obama’s announcement on Tuesday of a short-term troop surge in Afghanistan, an emotional Michael Moore told CNN’s Larry King, “I feel very bad for him.”
“I feel even worse for our troops,” Moore went on, blinking back tears. “And I feel a real sadness for the parents of those soldiers.of [...]
Obama signs one-year extension of Patriot Act