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Islamist terrorists still aspire to kill you
Very smart libertarians often make an argument against muscular counterterrorism efforts (I prefer this term over "war on terror," because "war on terror" reminds me of Donald Rumsfeld). It goes like this: Why do we obsess over terrorism when a) guns, b)...Tags: Terrorism, Religious Conflicts, Diabetes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Is collecting phone records an outrage?
A few weeks ago, the Obama administration found itself under attack from Republicans as well as journalists for its handling of an investigation of a leak to the Associated Press about an al-Qaida operation. It seems the Justice Department had gone to...Tags: Verizon Communications, FBI, Lindsey O. Graham, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Killing of Syrian youth for 'blasphemy' fuels tension in Aleppo
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Protesters in the embattled city of Aleppo called for justice in the killing of a 14-year-old boy accused of blasphemy, blaming armed opposition groups for the youth's death. The...Tags: Prosecution, Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq
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My Word: Syria's tragedy is Mideast's tragedy
With all that has been written, blogged, tweeted and said about the tragedy in Syria, the worst part of it has been overlooked. First, it must be realized that the conflict in Syria is in reality a religious war. The Baath government of President Bashar...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad
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Editorial: The NSA leaks and national security
After the leaks that revealed the surprising ways in which the National Security Agency is monitoring the communications of Americans as well as people abroad, President Barack Obama addressed the ensuing uproar: "I welcome this debate and I think it's...Tags: Michael Mukasey, Terrorism, Government, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Central Intelligence Agency
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COLUMN: Obama's foreign policy reset
The appointment of Susan Rice as national security adviser sends an important signal about the kind of foreign policy President Obama wants to pursue for the remainder of his second term: activist, assertive, occasionally even pugnacious. With three years...Tags: Jimmy Carter, Wars and Interventions, Vladimir Putin, Tehran (Iran), International Military Interventions
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U.S. considers taking in Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON — Two years into a civil war that shows no signs of ending, the Obama administration is considering resettling refugees who have fled Syria, part of an international effort that could bring thousands of Syrians to American cities and...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, Refugee, Bashar Assad
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Where's the enemies list?
Who exactly is the enemy in the continuing U.S. war against terrorism? In some cases, the answer is: It's a secret. When the United States began its war against al-Qaida after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the identity of the enemy was clear: Osama...Tags: Afghanistan, Somalia, U.S. Department of Defense, Carl Levin, Doyle McManus
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Mail Call - June 10
“I was just reading the marriage licenses in the newspaper, and I’m curious to find out, when a woman and a woman get married, how do they decide which name to take? And the same thing with a man, when two men get married, how do they decide...Tags: American Red Cross, Eric Holder, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Drug Trafficking, Internal Revenue Service
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Obama foreign policy follies befuddle right and left alike
The young Barack Obama's early enthusiasm for anti-war progressivism is well chronicled in his autobiography. Friendships with the likes of anti-war activists/bombers Bill Ayers and wife Bernardine Dohrn, poet Frank Marshall Davis, and the notorious Rev....Tags: Afghanistan, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Terrorism, Religious Conflicts, Wars and Interventions
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Secret program mines Web data
— The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies, extracting audio, video, photographs, emails, documents and connection logs that enable analysts to track a person's...
Tags: Social Media, FBI, Government, Media Industry, Skype
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Voice of the People, Jun. 08
Charles Yates Age: 65 Residence: Chicago Been writing letters since: The late 1990s. "If it piques my interest or ticks me off, I'll write about it," he said. Life story in 100 words or less: Grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. Enlisted in the Army after high...Tags: George W. Bush, Seinfeld (tv program), Chicago Transit Authority, Brooklyn (New York City), Chicago Sun-Times
Jun 12, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Jun 12, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jun 11, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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Jun 11, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 10, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Jun 9, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 7, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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|Story| Herald Mail
Jun 9, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Jun 7, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 8, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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