Tag Archives: Osama bin Laden

What if Bush Had Caught bin Laden?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Of course George W. Bush never actually caught bin Laden. President Obama did. In fact, Bush made it a point to not to capture or kill America’s number one enemy. He went out of his way to avoid going after … Continue reading →

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An Eye For an Eye

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

On Wednesday night, after repeated attempts for clemency, Georgia executed Troy Davis; a man convicted in 1989 of killing an off duty police officer. Up until now I had never heard of Troy Davis but because the evidence against him … Continue reading →

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Free Forum Friday June 24th Edition

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

This week president Obama announced his withdrawal plans for the Afghanistan conflict in an address to the nation. 10,000 by Christmas and 33,000 by next summer. Is it enough? Many people don’t think so including members of the Democratic Party. … Continue reading →

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War; What is it Good For? Absolutely Profit$

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Many apologies to Edwin Starr for co-opting the title of his 1969 classic. When President Dwight David Eisenhower delivered his farewell address to the nation on January 17, 1961, he advocated keeping an established military always ready for action. Eisenhower … Continue reading →

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Torture is Patriotism

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

One of the curiosities noted on this blog in the aftermath of the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden (aside from detailing the media’s penchant for providing the platform) has been the previous administration’s defense of and justification for … Continue reading →

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Free Forum Friday May 6th Edition

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

Not much happening this week. Well, there was that bin Laden thing. For only the third time in a century the New York Times physically stopped the presses to publish a new front page notice on the death of Osama … Continue reading →

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Whither Thou, Jack Bauer?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

It didn’t take long for the conservative right to deflect the conversation away from the President’s victory of eliminating Osama bin Laden. A meme has arisen that the intel for the raid in Abbottabad is a result of ‘enhanced interrogation’ … Continue reading →

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What of Pakistan?

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

One of the looming questions surrounding the fact that Osama bin Laden was found within a suburb of the capitol city of Islamabad is whether the Pakistanis knew that bin Laden was in that compound. Of course the media is … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two May Days

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

May 1st has several events associated with it. Great Britain is formed (1328), Pluto (considered the ninth planet at the time) is officially named (1930), Empire State Building is dedicated (1931), Hitler is confirmed dead (1945), North Korea is established … Continue reading →

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Osama bin Laden Killed in Pakistan

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

Moments ago, President Obama announced to the nation that a military operation had located and killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan; an affluent suburb of Islamabad. The President approved the mission on April 29th after several months of monitoring … Continue reading →

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