A new FBI terrorism case provides a rare nugget of intelligence about Osama bin Laden: the Al Qaeda leader is alive, well, and personally “giving the orders” for the terror group’s operations, according to comments made by an alleged American Al Qaeda operative on a secret bureau recording.
continue reading… Declassified blog via Newsweek
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The top congressional official who oversees research on foreign policy and defense issues, including the war in Afghanistan, has been fired from his job after publishing a newspaper op-ed criticizing the Obama administration’s recent decision about bringing Guantánamo detainees to trial…
“The irony is we’re located in the Madison Building,” says Davis, referring to the office building across the street from the Capitol where CRS is headquartered. “It’s named for the man who wrote the First Amendment.”
Michael Isikoff Newsweek Declassified Blog
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You have to wonder if his (Dick Cheney) beef is with Barack Obama or with the American public? The quote that leapt out at me in the Politico interview was; ‘Here’s a guy (Obama) without much experience who campaigned about much of what we put in place and now travels around the world apologizing. I think our adversaries see that as a sign of weakness,’
Well, right, Mr. Former Vice President! He campaigned against what you did and he won the election! The American public decided that is what they wanted! They rejected your policies and voted in favor of his. So, is his beef with Barack Obama, or is it with the American public that chose the path Barack Obama laid out?
Michael Isikoff on Dick Cheney’s Politico interview .
