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Benghazi Is Not A Tom Clancy Novel

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Benghazi Is Not A Tom Clancy Novel”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail On CNN yesterday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) expressed dissonant disapproval of the president’s failure to teleport reinforcements to the US consulate in Benghazi. You have to admire the way he … Continue reading →

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Remember the Cain

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Remember the Cain”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The complete and uncut video of Herman Cain’s implosive non-answer to a simple question about Libya. He can’t articulate what he would have done differently because he doesn’t know anything about the conflict — … Continue reading →

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Watch Out! Here Comes the Empire of Qatar

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Watch Out! Here Comes the Empire of Qatar”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe Economist warns that a wide assortment of foreign actors stands to undermine the independence of the new Libya. And there’s a surprise: The worst offender is Qatar, according to … Continue reading →

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The New Libya Will Prepare for Peak Oil

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “The New Libya Will Prepare for Peak Oil”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Outgoing Finance and Oil Minister Ali Tarhouni on the necessity of growing the non-oil Libyan economy: “This country has been using a nonrenewable resource, and it does not matter … Continue reading →

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All The Devils Are Here: Moammar Gadafi

Posted on October 25, 2011 by MagicLoveHose

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Share the post “All The Devils Are Here: Moammar Gadafi”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail If you think that a comic about Gadafi’s death right now is “too soon,” take advantage of this comic’s “come back later” feature! (CLICK TO EMBIGGEN) Magic Love Hose makes … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Not a Drone Hysteric

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Why I’m Not a Drone Hysteric”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Drone fever: catch it! RT America, in August: The US will drop billions on defense spending with the purchasing of 55 Global Hawk drone planes over the next few years. Each … Continue reading →

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The Power of Rock Compels Them

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “The Power of Rock Compels Them”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail If the character in the Tripoli street art on the right looks familiar, then you’re probably a fan of the band Disturbed and their breakout cover of Land of Confusion. So … Continue reading →

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Moammar Gadhafi Chose His Death

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Moammar Gadhafi Chose His Death”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe Libyan revolution lasted nine months. According to the Vice President, America’s involvement cost the US taxpayer about $2 billion — less than one week’s expenses in Afghanistan. It turns out that helping … Continue reading →

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“We Are the Youth of Today”

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post ““We Are the Youth of Today””FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe Libya Al Hurra TV crew singing “We Are the Youth of Today.” Their message is conspicuously lacking in fodder for concern trolls.

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Morning Awful: Missing SAMs

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Morning Awful: Missing SAMs”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThis is actually a threat. I experienced a SAM scare on a MAC flight into Kuwait once; it wasn’t fun, and it happened more than four years before the war with al-Qaeda was even … Continue reading →

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Rolling Up Libya In Detail

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Rolling Up Libya In Detail”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The southern city of Sabha has fallen; so have the Jufra Oasis towns of Hun, Waddan, and Sukna. Allegiances in a string of southern towns along the edge of the Sahara remain … Continue reading →

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