Although headlines trumpeted troop withdrawals scheduled for 2014, the United States has signed an agreement with the Afghan government pledging continued military support through the year 2024.
Moral Equivalence
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After a soldier slaughters 16 civilians in Afghanistan, President Obama pointed out that killing Afghans is just as serious as killing Americans. Amazingly, this is the first time in memory that a president has pointed out thaty foreign lives matter as much as domestic ones.
If I Told You, I’d Have To Piss You Off
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Two Senators complain that the Obama Administration is willfully twisting the meaning of the USA-Patriot Act in order to spy on Americans in ways that Congress never intended. But they won’t tell us how or why.
Boomerang
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A secret presidential memo argues that US citizens can be assassinated if they’re terrorists and are hard to arrest.
Violent Video Games
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The US Supreme Court has ruled that children can buy violent video games since they are protected by the First Amendment.
The World is Watching
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Barack Obama says he mourns every life that is lost, but there’s an exception for his wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
