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Op-Ed by McCain; NY Times Doesn’t Want You To Read It.
Below is the op-ed by McCain that the NY Times refused to print. In January 2007, when General David Petraeus took command in Iraq, he called the situation “hard” but not “hopeless.” Today, 18 months later, violence has fallen by up to 80% to the lowest levels in four years, and Sunni and Shiite terrorists are reeling from a
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Unexpected Lesson From Gettysburg
MonkeyCrash has not been updated for a few days due to a much needed vacation. I’d like to steer away from my usual political rants in order to share this brief story from my vacation. If a fireman pulled you from a burning home would you thank him? If a police officer protected you from a would
Supreme Court Supports Suspected Terrorists
The Supreme Court has ruled that over 270 prisoners in Guantanamo, held for more than six years for alleged links with al-Qaida and the Taliban, have a constitutional right to take their cases to civilian courts on the US mainland. The nine-member supreme court voted 5-4 in favor of the ruling thanks
Open Letter to Nancy Pelosi
Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) said twice that Iraq “is a failure,” adding that President Bush’s troop surge has “not produced the desired effect.” “The purpose of the surge was to create a secure time for the government of Iraq to make the political change to bring reconciliation