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  • Owned by the Saudis

    09/01/2002 4:26:10 AM PDT · by sarcasm · 10 replies · 255+ views
    Boston Globe ^ | September 1, 2002 | Jeff Jacoby
    <p>F SUCKING UP to the House of Saud were an Olympic event, George W. Bush would be a contender for the gold.</p> <p>He was at his fawning best last week, when he hosted the Saudi Arabian ambassador, Bandar bin Sultan, for lunch in Crawford, Texas. The ambassador, who showed up with six of his children, was treated to what The New York Times called "the full ranch treatment" - a meal of grilled chicken and biscuits followed by a personal tour in the president's pickup of the 1,600-acre ranch. The White House PR staff released photographs of the two men chatting, and President Bush's spokesman sang Bandar's praises. The Saudi envoy is "a very seasoned diplomat," Ari Fleischer gushed, "a very affable fellow, very good humor, speaks English better than most Americans." Hours earlier Bush had phoned Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah and urged him to ignore the growing expressions of anti-Saudi sentiment in the United States - exemplified by the Rand Corporation analyst who had recently told a key Pentagon advisory board that the Saudis "are active at every level of the terror chain, from planners to financiers, from cadre to foot soldier, from ideologist to cheerleader."</p>
  • The NRA Takes Aim at 10th Amendment

    06/20/2002 2:31:28 PM PDT · by Alan Chapman · 11 replies · 534+ views
    America's Future Foundation ^ | June 20, 2002 | Gene Healy
    National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre recently gave a fiery speech before the NRA Annual Convention, railing against those who would shred the Constitution in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The Constitution, he said "is pristine and inviolate...The Bill of Rights doesn't care about opinion polls. It doesn't tolerate cherry-picking some parts but not others." Strong words and fine sentiments; but, ironically, the NRA is currently engaged in the very trade-off that LaPierre decried. The organization played a key role in promoting President Bush's crime-control initiative, Project Safe Neighborhoods, which undermines the 10th Amendment in...
  • McCain Touts Stance on Israel

    02/19/2008 1:24:15 PM PST · by gallaxyglue · 35 replies · 488+ views
    The Forward ^ | 02/13/08 | Marc Pearlman
    McCain Touts Stance on Israel News Analysis By Marc Perelman Wed. Feb 13, 2008 John Mc Cain prides himself on being a straight shooter, a political maverick who speaks his mind even when it riles his own camp or alarms voters. He supported President Bush’s troop surge in Iraq even though pundits called it political suicide. He once told a questioner that it “would be fine with me” if America kept a military presence there for 100 years. Asked last year about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, he jokingly sang the words “Bomb, bomb, bomb. Bomb, bomb Iran” to the tune of...