Archive for March, 2008
What happened with Rep. William Jefferson’s indictment?
Many Americans are wondering when will the US Justice Department get around to prosecuting US Congressman William J. Jefferson for the alleged corruption he’s perpetrated while in office.
Terrorist espionage at sea
As a task force of US battleships steamed towards the Middle East in the spring of 2001 on a mission to patrol the Persian Gulf, a sailor aboard one of those vessels was pursuing an entirely different mission.
GAO report to House: Stabilizing and rebuilding Iraq
Since 2001, Congress has appropriated nearly $700 billion for the global war on terrorism. The majority of these funds have supported U.S. efforts in Iraq. Congressional oversight is crucial to improve performance, ensure accountability, and protect US programs from fraud, waste, and abuse.
I don’t believe Obama
On March 13th, an ABC News report revealed incendiary excerpts from several sermons recorded on DVD by Obama’s spiritual advisor, The Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Jr. Until his retirement last month, Wright was the pastor at the Trinity United Church in Chicago.
McCain, Soros and the new “Global Order”
It’s not the kind of endorsement that a Republican presidential candidate should welcome. But former Clinton State Department official and alleged Russian dupe Strobe Talbott says that Senator John McCain and Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are all “moderate pragmatists” in foreign policy “with the demonstrated ability to reach across party lines.”
Duncan Hunter: On the road to the Oval Office
The legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager once wrote of Rep. Duncan Hunter, “Congressman [Hunter] is the best candidate for President of the United States of America that I know — he has integrity, tenacity, courage, and diplomacy. He is intelligent and thoughtful, does his research, and acts on it.
