Plot to assassinate Obama foiled in Turkey by Ed Henry ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- U.S. officials have taken "very seriously" a plot to assassinate President Barack Obama involving a Syrian man who was arrested late last week in Turkey, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter. But the officials strongly cautioned that American presidents are frequent targets of threats that are all watched very carefully, and in this case the alleged plotter did not appear to get anywhere close to Obama during his European tour.
Kim Jon Il: North Korea closer to conquering outer space. by Aimee Kligman There were massive protests in South Korea with photo burning, effigy burning, standing on Jong Il's photos that were spread out on the street, signs that said 'Jong Il out'. Well, in my estimation, Jong Il is out, out of touch with reality, and perhaps out of his mind. Despite the fact that the missile ended up somewhere on the Pacific ocean floor, Jong Il declared that the launch had brought the country closer to conquering outer space.
Obama, Nukes, and the World by Allison Kilkenny President Obama has seized upon North Korea's missile launch to talk about a new approach to nuclear disarmament. Most people agree with the swell commonplaces associated with Obama's vague rhetoric. Sure, we shouldn't blow up the planet. Yes, nuclear weapons are extremely dangerous.
A Soldier’s Soul Screams ‘Get Out’ by Katrina vanden Heuvel Last week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus held its second of six scheduled forums on Afghanistan. It was the first non-classified public forum on Capitol Hill to address the Obama Administration's newly released Afghanistan/Pakistan strategy. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson (Ret.) -- a Vietnam Veteran and former chief of staff for Secretary Colin Powell -- offered some powerful words of caution.
Judge: US Used Mentally Ill Witness in Guantanamo Cases by Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON - The Justice Department improperly withheld important psychiatric records of a government witness who was used in a "significant" number of Guantanamo cases, a federal judge has concluded.The government censored parts of the records, but enough has been made public that it's clear that the witness, a fellow detainee, was being treated weekly for a serious psychological problem and was questioned about whether he had any suicidal thoughts. The witness provided information in the government's case for detaining Aymen Saeed Batarfi, a Yemeni doctor who the government announced last week it would no longer seek to detain.
Return of the Republican hatemongers by Doug Thompson Extremism, always a co-conspirator of the GOP in their quest for absolute control of the nation, is emerging as the dominating force in the Republican Party's new war against Democrats and President Barack Obama.Led by hate-spouting iconoclasts like Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich, Republicans are comparing Obama to Hitler, Democrats to Nazis and invoking all the fear they can muster in an effort to turn back and the clock and restore their political fortunes.
