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Date: June 29th, 2008

Weley Clark dismisses McCain’s war record and the lessons those experiences taught

29 June, 2008 (22:47) | 2008 Presidential Race, Politics | By: ricjames

I had the opportunity to hear former general Wesley Clark speak at a business conference I was attending back in 2006. I didn’t think very much of him at the time (most particularly in the sense of a sales advice resource, the alleged reason for his being selected to speak) and his latest shooting off [...]

Breaking news! Bunch of Army historians think early war policies and implementation flawed!

29 June, 2008 (22:20) | GWOT, Military, Politics | By: ricjames

This is news? A new report by Army historians levels heavy, unvarnished criticism against Pentagon leadership for its failure to plan beyond the initial invasion of Iraq. “On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign” — which outlines the 18 months following the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime — said too much focus was placed [...]

WaPo article on Russell Means and Lakota “Independence” more puff than reporting

29 June, 2008 (14:44) | Human Interest, Politics | By: ricjames

In December 2007 I wrote a post on an interesting article that appeared on FoxNews.com wherein a declaration of independence from the United States was made supposedly on behalf of the Lakota Indian tribe. That post drew the largest number of hits this blog has ever seen in a 24-hour period, bar none, and continues [...]