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Obama: no doubts on readiness
The Swampby Mike Dorning Barack Obama said this morning that he "never" doubts his own readiness to lead the nation in international affairs from the first day in office if elected. Obama gave the one-word answer when asked by CBS correspondent......Tags: CBS Corp., Diplomacy, Illinois, Elections, Politics
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McCain: Explains surge "gaffe"
Spin CycleWe've devoted a fair amount of attention to McCain's comment in which he seemed, mistakenly, to say that the troop surge in Iraq preceded and facilitated the anti-al-Qaida Sunni Awakening in Anbar Province. For balance: He tried to clarify today,......Tags: Wars and Interventions, Guerrilla Activity, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.S' Afghan challenges daunting: expert
The Swampby Frank James Both Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have recently talked of surging U.S. troops to Afghanistan in order to beat back the Taliban and al Qaeda. But adding more troops is the least of what the U.S.......Tags: International Military Interventions, Non Government Organizations, Parties and Movements, National Government, Charity
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Obama worries peace movement
The Swampby Frank James Members of the peace movement who saw Sen. Barack Obama as their candidate, presumably after the ardently anti-war Representatives Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul exited the primaries, don't like what they're hearing from the senator from...Tags: Dennis J. Kucinich, International Military Interventions, Ralph Nader, John McCain, Elections
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Bush meets Pakistan's not-so-strong man
The SwampPresident Bush with Prime Minister Gillani, June 28, 2008. (Alex Wong/Getty Images.) by Frank James President Bush and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani met today at the White House and made brief statements to reporters on the White......Tags: National Government, Government, Civil Unrest, Nawaz Sharif, Democracy
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Iraq bombings: female kamikazes?
The Swampby Frank James Today's bombings in Iraq of a Shiite pilgrimage in Baghdad and a Kurdish rally in northern Iraq are just the latest examples of a sadly increasing trend: attacks featuring female suicide bombers. As such, they demonstrate once......Tags: Bombings, Religion and Belief, Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, Guerrilla Activity
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Pakistanis attack Indians in Kabul: report
The SwampDamaged building near the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 7, 2008. (AP Photos/Rahmat Gul) by Frank James Have U.S. intelligence agencies caught their Pakistani counterparts red-handed, aiding in last month's bombing by Afghan...Tags: Espionage and Intelligence, Religious Conflicts, Civil Unrest, Politics, Terrorism
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Swamp Sunrise
The SwampGood morning. Here are a few Washington events of note for Wednesday, August 6. President Bush is meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul and Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej in Bangkok. The National Coaching Report, "The State........Tags: Lee Myung-bak, George W. Bush, National Government, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.S. to keep Hamdan even if acquitted
The Swampby Aamer Madhani As Osama bin Laden's driver awaits the verdict in the first military tribunal case at Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon made clear today that they are not about to give up custody of Salim Hamdan if he beats......Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Terrorism, Osama bin Laden, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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White House: Forged Iraqi letter 'absurd'
The Swampby Mark Silva First it was former CIA Director George Tenet calling the case for Iraq's weapons of mass destruction a "slam dunk,'' as our colleague, Johanna Neuman, at the Los Angeles Times notes. Now it is author Ron Suskind......Tags: Basketball, White House, Central Intelligence Agency, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Politics
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African embassy bombings, plus 10
The Swampby Frank James Little did we know when al Qaeda attacked two U.S. embassies in East Africa ten years ago that there would be far a worse day of American casualties ahead only a few years later. The 12......Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Bill Clinton, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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McCain speaks on Hamdan decision
The Swampby James Oliphant Sen. John McCain issued the following statement on today's verdict in the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan: "I welcome today's guilty verdict in the first trial held under the Military Commissions Act (MCA). This process of bringing......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, John McCain, Terrorism, Barack Obama
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