Category: National Security/UN

Black Conservative to Discuss Rice Testimony on CNN

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According to RushLimbaugh.com, CNN had Anita Hill on the network as an advance commentator in preparation for Dr. Condoleezza Rice's testimony before the 9-11 Commission today. What's the connection between Dr. Rice and Professor Hill? Deep knowledge of national security ...

“My Battalion is Right in the Middle of Sadr’s Challenge” — An E-Mail from Joe Roche

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Joe Roche's essay giving us a soldier's view of what is going on in Iraq has now been run by several newspapers, cited on the RushLimbaugh.com main page (listed as "Great Letter to the Editor" in the "stack of stuff"), ...

Black Groups Call for Investigation of Congressional Black Caucus; Details of Black Lawmakers’ Relationship with Deposed Haitian Leader Sought

Press Release /
In response to actions and comments by members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) regarding American policy toward Haiti, the African-American leadership network Project 21 endorsed a letter to Chairman Joel Hefley (R-CO) asking the U.S. House of Representative's Committee ...

“My Battalion is Right in the Middle of Sadr’s Challenge” and the News from Iraq is Good, Soldier Says

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The news from inside Iraq is not as depressing as some Americans might be being led to think, says Joe Roche, a soldier with the U.S. Army serving in the 16th Combat Engineer Battalion, a unit that is right in ...

Keep the Faith: A Letter from Iraq, by Joe Roche

I'm in Baghdad, Iraq. I'm a soldier with the U.S. Army serving in the 16th Combat Engineer Battalion. The news you are hearing stateside is awfully depressing and negative. The reality is we are accomplishing a tremendous amount here, and ...

Addressing Africa’s Problems, by Michael King

Project 21 Commentary /
I recently talked with some old classmates about the crises facing Africa. Contrary to popular belief, the crisis isn't insurmountable once the real problems are identified. Africa's problems are legion. But the perception of Africa's problems is, in and of ...

MoveOn.org: Wrong on Terrorism, Wrong on Mercury

What do al Qaeda and mercury pollution have in common? The answer: Clinton appointees who did little about them are now claiming in MoveOn.org political TV ad campaigns1,2 that, thanks to George Bush, both threaten your health. Al Qaeda's terrorist ...

Dangerous Cargo Proposal Contains Hidden Perils

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: Saying "the Bush Administration has not acted aggressively"1 to protect Americans from terrorists, Friends of ther Earth and Greenpeace have convinced elected officials on the city council of the District of Columbia to introduce legislation to prohibit the shipment ...

For Security’s Sake, D.C. Government Should Ignore Greenpeace on Homeland Security

National Policy Analysis #503 /
The Department of Homeland Security's recent "Code-Orange" alert was a grim reminder of the ever-present threat posed by terrorism. Fortunately, the alert passed with no harm done. Indeed, the heightened awareness shown by security officials, law-enforcement personnel, and the private ...

National Security: Has George Bush Abandoned Global Leadership?

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"For almost three years now, the world has been given quite a different view of the United States than the one to which it had been accustomed. It has seen global leadership abandoned and replaced with what now is known ...

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