Tag: Obama
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@RadioFreeBlood: James Evan Pilato on Helter Skelter
Media Monarchy joins Jack Blood for a jingoistic June to talk about shooters, fakers and super flag freakouts + ‘This Day In History’ headlines and more on Radio Free Blood! Download/Subscribe
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Hagel’s Ritual Resignation and ‘The War Ahead’
from 21stcenturywire.com: Another ritual resignation took place today in Washington… Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (R) threw in the towel today by tendering his resignation to President Barack Obama, amidst all the usual pomp and circumstance at the White House (America’s equivalent to a royal divorce). His swift departure could be for a number of reasons…
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@DeadlineLive: James Evan Pilato on 9/11+13
Media Monarchy joins Jack Blood on the eve of the 13th anniversary of 9/11 to talk about where we’ve been and where we’re going + ‘This Day In History’ headlines and more on Deadline Live! Download/Subscribe
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White House Apologizes for No Notice on #Bergdahl
from seattlepi.com: The White House has apologized to key lawmakers for not notifying them in advance about the exchange of five Taliban detainees for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (boh BURG’-dahl). Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Democrat and Republican respectively on the Senate Select committee on Intelligence, said White House…
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Obama ‘Plans’ to End US Troop Presence in Afghanistan by 2016
Seriously, For Real This Time… You’ll Be Gladio That We Did… from reuters.com: U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined a plan to withdraw all but 9,800 American troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year and pull out the rest by the end of 2016, ending more than a decade of military engagement…
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#BringBackYourDrones: US Drones Search for Kidnapped Nigeria Girls
from time.com: White House officials confirmed that reconnaissance drones are now patrolling an area the size of West Virginia in a search for nearly 300 kidnapped schoolgirls… The United States has deployed drones to Nigeria to help search for more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by militant group Boko Haram, officials confirmed Wednesday.
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Obama and Merkel fail to reach no-spying pact
from aljazeera.com: The leaders of the US and Germany have admitted that the two governments have failed to reach a no-spying agreement. US President Barack Obama met with German chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, months after Edward Snowden, a former US surveillence agency contractor, revealed that Washington was spying on German officials, including Merkel. Efforts…
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Obama’s Asia trip fails to achieve goals, experts say
from chinadaily.com: As the dust settles on US President Barack Obama’s Asian trip, it seems that Washington got less out of it than its hosts, but Beijing is now more aware of US intentions in the region, observers said. During Obama’s trip, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines have achieved their goal of a…
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America: A Pacific Power?
By Nile Bowie | Russia Today: As Washington pursues its re-balancing strategy, Obama’s historic four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific has subtly altered the region’s security dynamics. “The United States is a Pacific power, and we are here to stay,” declared President Obama during his speech to the Australian parliament in 2011, following his announcement to…





