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Lamborn wants public to see bin Laden photos, still calls them a ‘a bloody mess’

By | 05.13.11 | 3:10 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

As a member of the U.S. House Armed Services committee, Colorado Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn was invited to view the photos of Osama bin Laden shot to death in the U.S. raid in Pakistan last week. According to the Denver Post, Lamborn was excited about the opportunity. He More…

John Yoo Neglects to Mention That August President’s Daily Brief

By | 07.16.09 | 10:13 am

Following up on Spencer’s post, I must point out the absurdity of the opening of John Yoo’s op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal.

It was instantly clear after Sept. 11, 2001, that our security agencies knew little about al Qaeda’s inner workings, could not detect its operatives’ entry

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Al Qaeda and the Surge: A Category Error Masquerading as a Question

By | 10.10.08 | 11:15 am

Ken Timmerman of NewsMax asks the panel what Al Qaeda would look like if the surge in Iraq never happened “and Al Qaeda was allowed to take over Iraq” — which would be news to the 60 percent of Iraq that’s Shiite and never ever would have permitted such a More…

Obama: 9/11 Terrorists Still At Large

By | 09.11.08 | 1:35 pm

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today Sen. Barack Obama is in Manhattan to commemorate the 9/11 attacks.  “We will never forget those who died,” he said in a solemn statement, stressing a commitment to “honor the memory of the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.”

It is also a day More…