Month: December 2007

On the Challenge to Lantos

Take a look at the seniority on the House Foreign Affairs Committee: Chairman Tom Lantos (DEM-CA-12th) Rep. Howard Berman (DEM-CA-28th) Rep. Gary Ackerman (DEM-NY-5th) Del. Eni Faleomavaega (DEM-AS-At-Large) Rep. Donald Payne...

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The Iran NIE As Pretense: The Who

Many folks have wondered why the Iran NIE saw the light of day in the first place if it so obviously contradicts the neocon “all war, all the time” position.  Several theories are out there, ranging from it...

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Religion and the Presidency

Mitt Romney is going to make his “Kennedy Speech” today to offset the question his Mormon Religion has brought up. Unlike Kennedy, however, who made a clear distinction between church and state, Romney apparently is...

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Bush Writes a Letter

Mr. Bush has never been all that involved in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians to attempt to realize a peace agreement between those two antagonists. Indeed, it’s hard to remember any instance when Our Dear...

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