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Is it really wise to go negative against your own party?

Does it really make sense for Republicans to go negative against their fellow Republicans? I’ve noticed that most of the GOP candidates, particularly Mitt Romney, seem to stick to the belief that these aren’t attack ads that are being run, but instead as Romney has said, “are contrast ads.” C’mon now. We might not be [...]

McCain has got the game down.

While I’m still finding myself indifferent on who I am going to vote for in November, John McCain has been doing an incredible job of playing ” smart politics.” While most of the candidates have been finishing up shop in Iowa, McCain took advantage of the open stage and took the steps to, in my [...]

Two Israelis Killed in West Bank

Unfortunately, I’m not surprised by this story: HEBRON, West Bank, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Palestinian militants killed two off-duty Israeli soldiers who were hiking on Friday near the West Bank city of Hebron, in a clash that left two of the gunmen dead, Israeli and Palestinian security sources said. What will Israel do? Notice that [...]

Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility in Bhutto Killing

From the Asia Times Online: Al-Qaeda claims Bhutto killing By Syed Saleem Shahzad KARACHI – ”We terminated the most precious American asset which vowed to defeat mujahideen.” These were the words of al-Qaeda’s top commander for Afghanistan operations and spokesperson Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, immediately after the attack that claimed the life of Pakistani politician Benazir [...]

What Pakistan did and didn’t know

With all the attention now (rightfully) focused on the unfortunate death of Benazir Bhutto, I can’t help but wonder why the media isn’t giving more attention to the fact that Musharraf knew exactly what her situation was yet seemed to do little to strengthen her security. I came across this story yesterday evening (though its [...]

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