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CIA Director Leon Panetta appeared on ABC's This Week yesterday, where he laid out some of the "problems" we face in Afghanistan along with our "fundamental purpose" there and what "winning" might look like. From Think Progress:<br />Too bad most, if not all, of what Panetta describes is not based in reality. "There are some serious problems here. We're dealing with a tribal society. We're dealing with a country that has problems with governance, problems...

As America's longest war drags on, and on, and on.... the two operative phrases seem to be " still a long way to go" and "taking longer than expected." In Marja (McChrystal's "bleeding ulcer") : "Residents of this onetime Taliban sanctuary see signs that the insurgents have regained momentum in recent weeks, despite early claims of success by U.S. Marines. The longer-than-expected effort to secure Marja is prompting alarm among top American commanders that they...

President Bush admits to committing war crimes and the media overlooks the story to report about Obama's job offers to Democratic primary challengers. You may not have heard, but  in a speech in Grand Rapids, Michigan, former President of the United States of America admitted to committing a war crime. President George W. Bush said, "Yeah, we water boarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. I'd do it again to save lives." In the same speech he went...

It would seem to me that we, as a country, pretty much have our plate full right now. Two endless wars, an impending environmental and economic disaster on the Gulf Coast, high unemployment, and an economy still struggling to recover should be about all we can handle, one would think. But hey, there's always room for some good, old fashioned empire-building and military intervention into whatever nation we choose. After all, we can so why...

In the 'Be Careful What You Ask For You Just Might Get It' Department comes this from Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog concerning Joe Lieberman's proposal to strip citizenship from Americans affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations:"Lieberman's law would amend an earlier statute that details other things that can cost you citizenship: Serving in the army of a foreign state, pledging allegiance to a foreign state, and so on. In those cases the...

The Department of Homeland Security made a quick arrest in the attempted Times Square bombing after putting him on the No-Fly list on Monday.  Republicans took no time in finding something to twist into a negative - that the Pakistan-born naturalized U.S. Citizen was read his Miranda rights.  They overlooked the fact that the attempt was thwarted and the suspect was found and arrested swiftly. Former Presidential Candidate John McCain said that it was a big mistake...

We're all familiar with the shenanigans of Westboro Baptist Church.  From protesting outside soldier's funerals holding signs that say "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" to protesting outside the Obama children's private school to running a disgusting website that I won't link you to because I like you too much, this guy is the very definition of an out of control extremist prick.  He believes that the Iraq war is God's punishment for America's tolerance of...

Nine members of Hutaree, an screwy extremist Christianity-based militia group in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana were arrested this weekend after the ATF broke a plot to kill a law enforcement officer, then detonate an explosive device under a vehicle at the funeral.  Yes, use WMD in the United States, not Iraq or Afghanistan.  On Hutaree's website, their motto is:"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down is life for his friends"Right. ...

UPDATED: I'm listening to Joe Scarborough right now and his mantra of "We never hear about threats or violence if it's a Republican" and "We have these people on both sides," referring to the rash of violence and threats against Democratic representatives after the health care vote on Sunday.  Ed Schultz got into a shouting match last night with former right wing congressman and now radio talker Ernie Istook when Istook also falsely claimed that...

I don't have the words to express my disgust with this attack on Department of Justice lawyers from the Liz Cheney-led group that goes by the name of Keep America Safe, more aptly named Keep America Scared. Shameful, despicable, and contemptible aren't strong enough. Adam Serwer at The American Prospect appropriately called it "The New McCarthyism." For those who may not have seen it, here's the video:So now lawyers who defend people accused of being...