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Sept. 14, 2009

		Pants on fire! Think carefully for a minute: those who call others liars are usually deceivers themselves.      Do you think I am talking about the recent flap with SCCongress member, Joe Wilson? My fault, I forgot to say who or what was the object or cause of my opening aphorism--and t... Posted by walterrhett at 7:56 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

Aug. 31, 2009

		Intelligence & Intelligent Policy           Regarding aggressive intelligence gathering, the Obama administration is now clearly at war – with the Obama administration. Very soon after assuming office, President Obama opted not to pursue prosecution of intelligence professionals ... Posted by aicyr at 12:37 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

		Kim Dae-jung: Great Korean Leader, Great American Friend            Former President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea died this week at the age of eighty-five. His extraordinary career demonstrates the triumph of discipline and determination over tremendous barriers. He also personifies the long-term value o... Posted by aicyr at 12:31 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

		Clintons In Africa & Asia         Former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are both making headlines. His surprise visit to North Korea has successfully secured release of Euna Lee and Laura Ling, young journalists held hostage. Her well-planned visit to seven... Posted by aicyr at 12:13 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

		Secretary Gates Forceful on Force On July 16, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates provided a tour de force on U.S. national security policy. Speaking at the Economic Club of Chicago before a notably attentive audience, he bluntly addressed life and death in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and beyond.     ... Posted by aicyr at 11:22 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

		Afghanistan, Britain and US London            The killing in Afghanistan of eight British soldiers in twenty-four hours at the end of last week has heightened debate over involvement in the war and underscored the very human costs. Pictures of the generally very young B... Posted by aicyr at 11:17 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

Aug. 27, 2009

		A Memory of the Kennedy Journey    The one time I was in the room with Edward Kennedy was almost 26 years ago, for an afternoon announcement of the Senate's passage of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday bill. Senator Kennedy, and others, including Coretta Scott King, stood to the right of the podium, as Bob Dole, the... Posted by walterrhett at 12:44 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

Aug. 26, 2009

		The Invisible Health Care System Health Care Reform is confusing and scary. Will the proposed changes make costs go up or come down? How will the quality of service be effected? Will treatment improve or get worse? And who will make the decisions that determine how cases and patients are handled? An unknown bureaucrat in Washing... Posted by walterrhett at 12:43 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

Aug. 19, 2009

		Hitler's Moustache He had a way of ruining just about everything he touched, didn't he?Look at the swastika.  It's a brilliantly-geometric shape that was a symbol of good fortune for countless ethnicities, cultures and religions including Hinduism, Buddhism and in Native American heritage.  In World ... Posted by jfq_nd96 at 1:08 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

Aug. 12, 2009

		President and Congress Oppose New Health Care Plan During the past several weeks we have been bombarded with information about  the President's new health care plan. This plan is suppose to be the answer to providing everyone with the same quality health care regardless of race, color, creed, or economic status.Supposedly everyone will be af... Posted by wiboots at 5:58 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

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