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Waterboarding 101

November 7th, 2007 · No Comments

When I read accounts describing waterboarding as being a simulated drowning, I thought they strapped the detainee to a board and actually dunked him into a water tank. I was mistaken. As it turns out, waterboarding is a much simpler procedure.

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Gulp

August 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I just read The War as We Saw It, an op-ed written by seven infantrymen and noncommissioned officers who will soon be returning home from their 15-month deployment in Iraq. This well-written piece provides a valuable perspective to those of us fortunate enough to be in America safe and far away from the daily [...]

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US and Iran Join Forces in Iraq

February 12th, 2007 · 3 Comments

The Los Angeles Times reported that “U.S. defense and intelligence officials sought Sunday to bolster the charge that Iran was providing arms to Shiite Muslim militants in Iraq….”
Yes, that’s one way to report the news. The headline that they should have used was “US and Iran Join Forces in Iraq.” After all, we’re [...]

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Abre Los Ojos

January 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Americans should have experienced a collective Vanilla Sky moment when they viewed the Saddam execution. In that unfiltered and uncensored video shot live from Iraq, Americans could see for the first time the true state of affairs.
National Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Back in November 2005, the National Security Council released a National Strategy for Victory [...]

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