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As a libertarian, I’m in favor of a relatively open border. The major difference I have with the LP is that I believe we should know who is coming, and have the right of refusal. I’ve written that a wall wouldn’t keep me out, that this is a problem only Mexico can really solve, [...]

Democrats have accused General David Petraeus of following orders from President Bush while giving his report to Congress this week.
Republicans have accused these Democrats of being un-American for making this accusation.
Rudy Giuliani thinks Senator Clinton should condemn Move On for their characterization of General Petraeus as General Betray-us, while he takes the same discount he [...]

With the Petraeus/Bush/DOD report on the surge filling all the news networks, both sides of the Iraq issue have claimed victory.
Supporters point to evidence that the surge is working. They note a significant drop in violence in the Anbar Province that points to the influx of troops has had a positive effect.
Opponents use the same [...]

THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ: PLEA FOR MORE TROOPS (L.A. Times)

U.S. commander for northern Iraq cites the growing violence in Diyala province.
By Peter Spiegel, Tina Susman and Garrett Therolf, Times Staff Writers May 12, 2007

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Senator Sam Brownback (R -KS) supports the Three-State-Solution. Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) has been talking about this strategy for years.
Independent news is talking about it.
The Corporate media (CNN-Time WARNER, FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC -MSNBC, COX Media, etc), well they don’t really report the news anymore..
The Three-State Solution would break Iraq into 3 separate states with [...]

George Tenet has something to say. And he wants to make sure everyone knows it.
1) He did not jump up and down and tell President Bush that WMDs were a “slam dunk”. I mean, he did tell President Bush that the case for the war with Iraq was a “slam dunk”, but he did not [...]