General David Petraeus, the 56-year-old Commander of US Forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, has revealed in a statement he was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year, but underwent "successful" treatment and is on the road to recovery. Petraeus oversees US...
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For years, progressives, liberals and Democrats have been called "traitors," "unpatriotic" and "terrorist sympathizers" for stating that the U.S. violated the Geneva Conventions. The latest voice to join...
Iraq gets a new top dog today as the commander of US forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus, hands over control of American military operations to General Raymond Odierno. Petraeus becomes the new chief...
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WASHINGTON, April 10. Iraq troops combat tours are to be reduced to 12 months from 15 months says President George W. Bush today. In a late morning speech Thursday from the White House, the President...
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ARRIVAL AT SATHER AB, Baghdad. Vice President greeted by General David Petraeus - - commanding general of the Multi-National Force - Iraq. As
he steps off Air Force C-17 Globemaster III.
SAYS THE VP: “I was...
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Jolie writes an op-ed piece, "A Reason to Stay in Iraq," which was published in the Washington Post."
BAGHDAD — Actress and humanitarian activist Angelina Jolie said Thursday that the...
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As noted in an earlier story, Hillary Clinton may have made a key mistake in her presidential campaign. By firmly allying herself with MoveOn.Org and the now infamous New York Times ad calling Gen. David Petraeus...
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TheScroogeReport investigates HateOn.orgy on charges of being intelligent and patriotic. The investigation begins with an excerpt from the internet-chatroom-success-story group’s “About Us” page.
This...
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Even in terms of just decent behavior, it would have done Sen. Hillary Clinton good to distance herself from the entire debacle with the MoveOn.org ad in the New York Times. To support rhetoric and a bitter...
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By Jack Kelly, August 02, 2007, RealClearPolitics
Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-KS) walked out of a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee because she couldn't stand to listen to what retired General Jack Keane,...
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"It's a measure of how bad it's gotten. Iraq is a land of corruption, lawlessness, and human rights abuses. Armed gangs wander the streets, terrorizing the populace. The rule of law doesn't reach these gangs and...
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"Buried inside of the big troop surge idea is the another idea -- an idea so bad and so poorly thought out that it has even warheads like John McCain backing off on the plan."Salon:The Baghdad surge plan,...
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