Posted on 14 November 2011. Tags: Agenda 21, Barack Obama, Chutzpah, Credible Threat, Debate Transcript, Dictatorship, Gop Side, Juveniles, Libertarianism, Longshot, Military Action, Military Option, Mitt Romney, Moral Voice, Newt Gingrich, Nuclear Weapon, President Of The United States, Public Sphere, Republican Presidential Nomination, Ron Paul, Unqualified Success
I blogged before that I felt Ron Paul did well in last night’s debate: He NAILED it! He stated a moral voice that the GOP must hear. We start with what could be a new definition of chutzpah – CBS claiming that Paul was successful in getting his message out (in spite of only 89 [...]
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Posted on 22 May 2011. Tags: Accomplices, African Countries, Arrest Warrant, Arrest Warrants, Doozy, Hague, Hypoth, Illegal Arrest, Indictment, International Criminal Court, John C Calhoun, Libyan Leader, Libyans, Logistical Nightmare, Military Action, Paraphrase, Person Subject, Safe Haven, Saudi Arabia, Supreme Law, Un Security Council
This article describes the logistical nightmare the arrest of the Libyan leader Gaddafi and two associates by or on behalf of the International Criminal Court. It’s a doozy. Basically, the question is will the international community assist the ICC in its pursuit of the Gaddafi gang. Maybe the Libyans will betray him. Maybe a third [...]
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Posted on 01 April 2011. Tags: April 1, Civilians, Conflict Resolution, council, Decades, Diplomatic Options, Genocide, Glenn Beck, has, Humanitarian Grounds, Internal Conflict, International Criminal Court, Libya, Military Action, Motivation, National Sovereignty, Prosecution, Radio Free Europe, Sanctions, Security Council, Shorthand, Soros, Spoken, Zeal
The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and the results are in for this week, carved eternally in the records of cyberspace. One thing many people have been asking is why Libya? Why now? And who benefits? This week’s winner, New Zeal, took a look at the motivation for this war in terms [...]
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Posted on 18 March 2011. Tags: American Intervention, Arab Country, Arab Street, Article I Section 8 Of The Constitution, Civilian Deaths, Congressional Debate, Declaration Of War, Fly Zone, Libertarians, Liberty Activists, Lockerbie Bombing, Military Action, President Authority, Qaddafi, Quarrel, Richard Lugar, Ron Paul, Senator Lugar, Senator Rand, Senator Richard Lugar, Tea Party, Unpredictability
Who said this: “But given the costs of a no-fly zone, the risks that our involvement would escalate, the uncertain reception in the Arab street of any American intervention in an Arab country, the potential for civilian deaths, the unpredictability of the endgame in a civil war, the strains on our military, and other factors, [...]
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Posted on 30 August 2010. Tags: bill white, democratic, Iraqis, mark-the-end, Mexico, Military Action, not-fooling, Obama, one-heckuva, Politics, white
Dude. You’re not fooling anyone. We all know you’re just Obama in boots. Obama on Tuesday will visit Fort Bliss to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq. He will meet with soldiers in anticipation of a new phase of military action that begins in September with about 50,000 soldiers staying to “advise and assist” the Iraqis. … Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White will be absent. So will New Mexico’s Democratic nominee for governor, Diane Denish. White says he’ll be in Fort Worth, which is about 600 miles away from El Paso. That’s one heckuva duck and cover routine.
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