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Re: The FBI and Politics

JohnMcC — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:13:17 -0000

Because the present Admin chose to ignore FISA despite the fact that under it's provisions they could have instantly tapped anyone's communications it is they who have raised the specter of WhiteHouse spooks reading the mail of anti-war organizations. They have themselves to blame for the special prosecutors, truth commissions and numerous congressional hearings that it is fondly to be hoped will soon occur.

Re: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Top-5-Reasons-to-Stay-in-Afghanistan-1100

JohnMcC — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:42:03 -0000

If a thought experiment had been conducted 8 years ago to find the least likely place for the US to conduct successful military operations, the result would probably have been Afghanistan. A traditionally tribal society, divided by history and geography from its own 'capital' city and 'national' gov't are only the obvious obstacles. We are presently supplying roughly 100,000 GIs by subcontractors driving trucks over the Khyber Pass. Does any strategy that starts there have a chance of success? We only need to ask the question to know the answer.

The cliche is that amateurs talk about strategy or tactics, professionals talk about logistics. The simple fact is that we have no capacity to supply a force of the size necessary to "win" in Afghanistan.

Re: Probing Too Deeply Into Michelle Obama's Roots | The Atlantic Wire

JohnMcC — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:25:28 -0000

There is a narrative in our politics and history that we in the US are composed of discrete groups. There is the European/white and the African/black and the Hispanic/brown and the Native American/red. The famous remark by GlennBeck that 'Obama hates white culture' is a voice of this narrative.

The NYTimes has demonstrated that this story is a lie. We are in fact one nation. Our history, the road we all traveled together to get here and now, has made us a unique people. I find it inspiring.