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Colossal Waste: U.S. Aid to Afghanistan Now Exceeds Marshall Plan, With Little Return

October 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Adjusted for inflation, U.S. appropriations for the reconstruction of Afghanistan exceed the funds committed to the Marshall Plan, the U.S. aid program that delivered billions of dollars between 1948 and 1952 to help 16 European countries recover in the aftermath of World War II.

When Dick Cheney Snarls Again

June 23, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Dick Cheney’s calculated refusal to refer to “President Obama,” calling him instead by his first and last name, telegraphs the notion that Obama is not rightfully the president. But it’s only one of many misfires by the loathsome ex-VP, argues Steve Robinson.

Obama’s Mistake in Iraq: Getting Sucked Back Into a Religious War Already Lost

June 22, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

The United States had no business invading and occupying Iraq in 2003, it has no business now arbitrating a religious war between Sunnis and Shiites. The mayhem unleashed by the Bush administration is being made worse by further American meddling.

Dick Cheney as America’s Wiretap of the Unconscionable

June 26, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

He is the hemorrhoid that defies Preparation H., but why in the name of Dan Quayle does anyone give a damn about what Dick Cheney has to say about anything? Cheney’s credibility is so low, Steve Robinson argues, that branding him a liar would represent a promotion.

Anti-Terror “Fusion Centers” Like Central Florida’s Slammed as Ineffective and Intrusive

October 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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A two-year Senate investigation finds that Department of Homeland Security efforts to engage state and local intelligence “fusion centers”–six of which are set up in Florida, including one in central Florida–has not yielded significant useful information to support federal counterterrorism intelligence efforts.

Gov. George W. Bush’s Jesus Day Proclamation in Texas

May 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

George W. Bush's Jesus Day Proclamation, Texas, June 10, 2000

In 2000, while thick in his first campaign for the presidency, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush issued a proclamation declaring June 10 “Jesus Day.” Here’s the full text and an image of the proclamation.

Barack Obama: State of the Union Address, January 28, 2010

January 28, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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“We don’t quit. I don’t quit. Let’s seize this moment — to start anew, to carry the dream forward, and to strengthen our union once more,” Obama concluded in his first State of the Union speech.

Americans Owe More to Haiti Than They Know

January 15, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

Well beyond earthquake relief, an American commitment to independence and democracy in Haiti would not be a favor, a gift or an indulgence. It would be the down payment of an incalculable debt long overdue.

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