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NY Times: Obama Intensifies Covert U.S. ‘War’ in Yemen

WASHINGTON (The Blaze/AP) — The New York Times says the Obama administration has intensified the covert U.S. war in Yemen, hitting militant suspects with armed drones and fighter jets.

The newspaper says the accelerated campaign has occurred in recent weeks as conflict in Yemen has left the government there struggling to cling to power.

The report, posted on the newspaper’s website late Wednesday, says Yemeni troops who had been battling militants linked to al-Qaida in the south have been pulled back to the capital. American officials hope the strikes will help prevent militants from consolidating power.

A drone strike by U.S. special operations forces on May 5 targeted U.S.-born al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, but missed, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters.

Unrest continues to run rampant in Yemen, with citizens growing impatient with the nation’s current political situation:


Demonstrations Continue in Yemen by NewsLook

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  • commonsenseguy
    Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:54am

    so the government of Yemen is sending protesters over to israel to be killed, then they { the government } is killing it’s own people,because they are trying to over throw the government ,with the obama and his buddies help,now obama is sending us drones over to kill anwar al-awlaki , obama has got the taste for blood ,he killed osama,now he is hunting down others,without congressional approval,if this was bush,the left would have their commie two faced panties in a bunch, but since it is their god, they say knowing, no wonder the people in the middle east hate us so much, hell, i say just let them kill each other, and we should send all the left wing nut jobs and obama over to Yemen and let the people deal with them ,i am sure they are not real happy about being killed and used for obamas agenda.where is congress, o yeah,they have made themselves irrelevant,they have let obama becomme to powerful,and now they can’t stop him and his agenda,

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  • SilentReader
    Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:49am

    Obama has crowned himself King. The NY Times has only themselves to blame because they’ve aided and abetted the King.

    Congress has been irrelevant for quite a while now.

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    • Teaparty-grammy
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:57am

      Regarding “Congress has been irrelevent for a long time now”

      Yes, they have–and it is ODUMBER who made them irrelevent by usurping the powers of Congress for himself, totally in violation of the Constitution. What amazed me is those bozos in Congress could not see what he was doing, and that they were rapidly becoming an afterthought that would have no power and no say in governing the country. You’d think they would at least protect their OWN turf, wouldn’t you, even if they don’t give a rip about the rest of us (and they don’t).

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  • jb.kibs
    Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:31am

    A song comes to mind…
    Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? Remember how she said that we would meet again… Some.. sunny day… VERA.. VERA…. What has become of you? Does anybody else in here feel the way I do? … BRING THE BOYS BACK HOME. Bring the boys… back home….

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  • 538cm
    Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:26am

    Obama is thoroughly confused over how to conduct foreign policy.
    Since his root motivation is always political, he will continue to poke his nose into events to which he can attach himself (not the U.S. mind you) just enough to take credit if successful and distance himself otherwise.
    If this Yemen nonsense is true, Obama is resorting to the most insidious of all foreign policy operations,
    something that he certainly would vehemently criticise were he not the pres and most assuredly will not improve our standing in the Muslim world.
    What covert operations is he perpetrating against American citizens on our own soil?
    HE CANNOT BE TRUSTED

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    • Teaparty-grammy
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:51am

      I agree that he cannot be trusted, but as to his actions in the Middle East making them hate us more, I question whether that is possible? That hated us quite a bit, already. They divide their time equally between chanting “Death to Israel” and “Death to America”. But I do agree we shoud withdraw–after all, if they want to kill each other off, who are WE to interfere?

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  • Workforit
    Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:18am

    The big elite/new world order boys want the US to protect their assets and at the same time destabilize the middle east. On a side note this could really piss some people off to the point of retaliation… By the time this happens we wont have the money, credit, or assets to do a damn thing about it.

    We need to send a squadron to Switzerland and shut down those Bilderberg boys… like yesterday. That is a bombing as an American I could get behind.

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  • IM John Galt
    Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:17am

    Covert? what about the constitution and the war powers act? Time for Impeachment?

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    • Workforit
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:24am

      I’m all for Impeachment until I hear the name “Biden”. if we think things are screwed now… Give old joe a chance to be the “puppet” in charge… I rest my case. I just hope the rest of the world will give us a chance to fix this “Obamanation” B.S. If I were the middle east, I’d be hard pressed to turn the other cheek…

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    • Teaparty-grammy
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:47am

      It has been time for impeachment since the monent that lying loser swore the oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution” on the steps of the Capital. He was lying then, and has been lying every time he opened his mouth since. It is way PAST time for impeachment — and where is Congress? Where is the Supreme Court when he is passing oppressive and Unconstitutional legislation by “executive order”? Well, we KNOW where Weiner was, but where were the REST of them? Is there NOBODY in Congress with the guts to stand up and cry bullsheet on his highly-illegal power grabs? Where are the protests about his violation of the War Act? Anybody? Is there anybody up there who cares more for this country and our Constitution than that evil and clueless moron Pilosi or the unprincipled Harry Reid (who likely STOLE his last re-election in Nevada with the help of the SEIU)..

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  • Middle Finger
    Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:17am

    A bunch of men dancing with each other, please.

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  • AmericanStrega
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:59pm

    Holy Pete! BRING THE BOYS (and ladies) BACK HOME! Is this admin trying to kill all who serve in our military? Are they doing this, spreading our military so thin, to keep this same military occupied from keeping the USA safe? FOR THE LOVE OF PETE, stop allowing our military men and women being cannon fodder for these worthless fools. AMERICA FIRST. I’m sorry, this crap has got to STOP! How many more do we have to bring back home in body bags? Geez!

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  • joelack55
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:49pm

    I have called my senator and congressman
    And asked why we are supporting the Islamic
    Militants in four wars. I’ve asked them to be provocative
    And loud in their remarks . They have done neither
    Why we are not supporting Isreal?
    Please call your representatives
    Time is wasted talking about someones penis,instead of
    Real issues . We are being played like a cheap
    Fiddle.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:32am

      don’t rip on cheap fiddles… they sound better than the bs we are hearing today… ;)

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  • Gmarko68
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:46pm

    Congress anyone? We do still have a Congress rite?

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  • Gmarko68
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:43pm

    Congress? We do still have a congress rite?

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  • christianUSA
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:42pm

    Does any history buffs remember what happen when Rome armies got spread thin and low on funds?

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:41pm

    what is that moron obama doing,… he is going to every muslim terrorist country and making sure they know AMERICA is bombing them and obama hates America as much as they do?
    we all know the unthinkable, no one says it because it is so scary. obama wants every single one of us white conservative Americans clinging to America, God and our Bibles and Guns to be killed off, and obama wants Israel to send its Navy out to stop his hamas flotilla so he can use the US Navy to annihilate all of the Jews for the palestinains like he promised. and he already opened the floodgates for overseas sharia muslims to immigrate here while we have millions of illegals here that he incites to “punish” and kill us Americans. someone with 4 stars should throw obama in Leavenworth and Restore SANITY to our nation. God help us.

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    • deepesq
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:26am

      Amen to that, brother!!

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    • Teaparty-grammy
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:35am

      I’ve got news for you–even as I write this, he is importing Muslims from Somalia to come here and work–providing them with homes, cars, etc. at our expense. I kid you not–there is a whole colony of them living not far from here who were brought here to work in a Tyson chicken plant.

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  • randy
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:38pm

    Obama is spreading us thin to destroy us. just like Bin Laden did to Russia.
    I’d be surprised if we survived until the 2012 elections.

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    • Nobamazone
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 6:22am

      I will be surprised if we make it also.

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    • starman70
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 3:18pm

      WATCH THE OTHER HAND! Will there be a CRISIS on which the pesident MUST act to “Protect” the citizens? Will he use this Crisis to abrogate the Constitution? Will he declare himself dictator, in order to restore “Calm and peace”? Will this Crisis arise just before the 2012 election?

      Remember the Weiner episode is being touted on the major news outlets to cover up many other important stories, such as OPEC’s failure to authorize more oil, while drilling for our own oil is tied up in Obama’s red tape. The major news outlets give little coverage to the debt crisis and only serve to castigate anyone who tries to provide an intellighnt solution. Belittle and denegrate any candidate who is against Barry & company.

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  • christianUSA
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:36pm

    Other Obama UNwar? Why? It appears like Obama using US as world police to help Islamic people form united islam; since we also fighting Islamic terrorist this feels contradictory, wrong, and pushing bankrupting US;

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    • raspberrytea
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:06am

      I can‘t believe people aren’t screaming to the
      top of their lungs… stop this!! we aren’t going
      to take this anymore! where is congress on this?
      where are the liberals?if it were Bush, they would
      be out on the streets demanding we get out of
      these senseless wars. The potus is trying to break
      us financially and physically!!

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    • Teaparty-grammy
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:33am

      Well, once he has all the Arabs united, it will be easier to wipe out Israel, and then they can start working on finishing us off. That is his plan, I believe. Or at least the people pulling his strings I do not believe he is smart enough to plan a path out of the White House by himself, let alone any kind of major political maneuver like this.

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  • oldwmn
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:34pm

    He who’s name must not be mentioned Obamamort wants to spread our military too thin we need our troops on OUR BORDERS not in some forsaken sand dune watching ancient tribes battle each other its not our problem..our southern border is.. this is all going so wrong…and dont even get me started on giving money to Greece while Americans starve and live out of their cars YIPES

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  • RLTW
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:32pm

    Can we just let the Muslims kill each other? It’s a win, win for everyone.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:49pm

      I am for that

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    • godhatesacoward
      Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:53pm

      I agree!

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    • Alky
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:21am

      Me too, but why is he stirring up crap in all the Muslim countries anyway??

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    • Teaparty-grammy
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:29am

      Me, too! I’ve been saying for a long time that is what we should be doing.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:49am

      They have been doing just that for over 2000 Years now !
      and Bama thinks he’s the second coming, and will control
      the World….Bullshi***, Get our Guy’s outta there NOW !!!!

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  • Jediusetheforce
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:24pm

    amabO is frequently wrong and this is just another bad decision..Ohh, Lets go back to the future.

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  • heavywx
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:22pm

    Wow this is one deep a$$ rabbit hole huh?

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  • redbone007
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:16pm

    when did we go to war with yemen..

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    • monkeymom
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:04am

      It must be far less than 60 days, because Obama would have to be talking to Congress if it were more than that …. at least that’s how it was back in the olden days before Obama strolled into town.

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    • wildbill_b
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:35am

      The War powers act is unconstitutional and there is no authority for Congress (legislative branch) to delegate any of its powers to the President(executive branch). That is what the separation of power is all about. IF one branch can give its powers arbitrarily to another branch then the whole point of division of power was just pretend. You decide.

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  • nomercy63
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:15pm

    This is ridiculous! Another country and who is authorizing this nonsense in our names?

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    • Fina Biscotti
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 3:46am

      ……and with our US taxpayer money = Usurper Obama/Soetoro and tax cheat Timothy Geithner LOOTING the US Treasury.

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    • starman70
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 9:07am

      Yemen has been one of the few Islamic countries whose regime has been friendly to the United States. Nothing would please Barak Barry Soetoro Obama more than to have a another viscious anti American government installed. Barry is working overtime to destabilize the entire middle east.

      He is a meglomaniac who, in the end, may cause WWIII. He is dangerous!!

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  • Whostolemypig
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:15pm

    Obama is in the middle of world war 3, he just hasn’t told the world yet.

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    • redbone007
      Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:21pm

      remember, we can not use the word ‘war’.

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:07am

      This is the problem when a novice gets himself elected well above his level of competence.

      He has not one shred of experience that qualifies him for being the commander-in-chief. NOT ONE!

      He was elected so that whites could salve themselves saying the race issue has been put to bed. This man is destroying all that the Civil Rights mvt of the 60′s worked to make better for all Americans. He’s racially divisive — even worse that Geo Wallace.

      In terms of choke points, we should keep the sea lanes open around the horn of Africa. We should go in and clean out pirate bases in Somalia. We should keep an eye on the Yemenis. As long as they mind their own business, leave them alone. Smack them around when they get out of line and threaten open seas.

      But noooo, we want to reorganize every tin pot dictator on the planet! How stoooopid is that!

      Leave them alone until they are a problem, then deal swiftly and harshly w/the problem. Stop making more problems — we cannot afford to solve the ones we already have.

      MORONS! IMBECILES! IDIOTS! plus a host of other less polite terms that certainly apply.

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  • Aerocog
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:10pm

    We’re at war with everyone!

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  • Exrepublisheep
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:08pm

    Should a news paper be speaking of things better left secret?

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    • monkeymom
      Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:29pm

      @Banjarmon – you are correct of course, but my point is that if it is “covert” the NY Times shouldn’t know about it at all.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:21am

      The Libo’s are gonna Luv This, Lets hear it MMMMsn !!

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  • monkeymom
    Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:07pm

    Um … if the NY Times knows about it, it’s not terribly covert is it?

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:21pm

      Have you known of a time when the NYT did keep a secret?

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:33pm

      banjarmon
      Have you known of a time when the NYT did keep a secret?
      —————
      NYT has kept the pic of dead Osama a secret ..they’ll not release it ever…….unless ofcourse releasing those pics is in their LordO’s political interest

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:33pm

      Yemen is now in a full scale civil war with more than the Al Quaeda linked terrorist groups; we need to stay as far away from that area as possible, unless we get dragged into yet another mess like the one ongoing in Libya and the continuing mess of Afghanistan and parts of Iraq.

      It is past time for our troops to come home and the adminsitration to accept the loss belongs on their doorstep, and not that of the troops.

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    • SavingtheRepublic.com
      Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:35pm

      ^____^____^
      Well I didnt know about it until 15 min ago when I heard it during news break listening to Mark Levin. This is insane we have no business in Yemen, Libya and should get out of Iraq and Libya. The admin doesnt understand the islamic culture and IMO this could very well be the final nail in the coffin as an interpretation by them that the US has declared war on all islamic nations.

      The US needs to get out of that powder keg theater asap. For those who dont get it let me explain it to you very simply. Those involved in the uprisings HATE us. Those nations we have an active role in HATE us. They want us and Israel dead. If anything they will first take their aggression out on Israel to suck us into a massive guerrilla war (that is what we are already involved with in Iraq and Afgh.)

      Get on the phone to DC and demand to your reps to get out!

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    • CatB
      Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:44pm

      So Obama can ignore any law he chooses ???

      The War Powers Act …. 60 days after reporting the start of a military intervention, the president must secure congressional authorization or a declaration of war or remove our forces.

      This is the kind of thing that Dick Cheney was always accused of , although the Bush administration was “old-fashioned” enough to get prior congessional approval of its wars.

      Obama is above the law???? Where is the “outrage” from the MSM and left? Why aren’t the Republicans speaking out?

      TEA!

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    • 101
      Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:58pm

      BHO helping his fellow Muslim terrorist brotherhood

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    • D0ntTread0nMe
      Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:58pm

      You stole the words out of my mouth monkey… But I will say that I think we should bring every soldier home from around the world and only send our boys and girls places we are willing to win at.
      http://www.mythoughtsfromthemiddle.blogspot.com

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    • Cause4Liberty
      Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:59pm

      Influencing the global agenda and promoting the Islamic caliphate…

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    • monkeymom
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:01am

      How many more regions of the Mid-East do we need to be involved in before there is some significant anti-war outcry?? The near silence of the left and the media amazes me.

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    • Dale
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:10am

      CatB
      So Obama can ignore any law he chooses ???….Obama is above the law???? Where is the “outrage” from the MSM and left? Why aren’t the Republicans speaking out?
      ——————————–
      Having become an Andrew Napolitano fan, I venture that the repubs are as (perhaps more) addicted to war than the progressocrats.

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    • Teaparty-grammy
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:23am

      @ monkeymom who Posted: “How many more regions of the Mid-East do we need to be involved in before there is some significant anti-war outcry?? The near silence of the left and the media amazes me”

      It IS amazing, isn’t it, since those folks are such peace-loving anti-war types and all. They were sure vocal enough about being against our involvements there when “W” was in the WH. The breadth and depth of their double standard hypocrisy has always atonished me!

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:24am

      Obamas Illegal Wars….

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    • M-O-O-N Spells Moon
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:49am

      My thoughts exactly. Isn’t it interesting that this administration has so much transparency in our military actions, and yet we can‘t find out what they’re doing with the economy.

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    • 1Sword
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:13am

      Well it Aint Covert Now! What an Idiot, how sad the American people have find this out threw the NYT get this traitor out of here

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    • Showtime
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:34am

      @Cheez
      Hope you are getting your strength back.

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:51am

      Obama is a madman! Don’t we have enough trouble w/out making more?

      The Libyans are being spurred on to revolt and make another islamic republic by Egypt’s radicals. Read Mark Gabriel’s book: Islam & Terrorism to see clearly the roots of modern terrorism ag the West began in Egypt. We are in for an even longer slog by pushing out secular dictators and replacing them w/salfist ones.

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 4:18am

      I can’t figure out what Obama hopes to achieve there. The government is as bad, if not worse, than the militants. Whatever happens, the results will be bad.

      The US has absolutely nothing to gain, and military lives and money to lose. What the hell are you doing there?

      Unless, of course, your President is responding to a request from his muslim friends who, coincidentally, live close to Yemen.

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    • dizzyinthedark
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 7:25am

      Come on you guys do your homework here, we are going after Awalaki or however you spell that idiots name. Unfortunately we missed him. JSOC, Pentagon, CIA all together on this one using drones. I don‘t have problem going after the big guys and ending once and for all the the ’ring leaders’ of a nasty organization to supress it for time being. Knocking it down a few pegs, letting them know just who is boss. Why do you guys? Apparently we had the intel on this one, how could we NOT act on it?

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    • Sinista MACE
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:36am

      This rampaging bastard named Obama just does what the hell he wants, regardless of the law and Constitution.

      I hope somebody does what the hell they really wanna do to his face and head area.

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    • militiaman
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:44am

      “American officials hope the strikes will help prevent militants from consolidating power.”

      We‘ve been lied to so much by the feds I’m really skeptical that these insurgents have any ties to al- Qaida. They’re probably just more of the same oppressed peons who are rioting for better pay and conditions, as the others in the Middle East.

      The stark reality here is that the US is bombing them supporting a dictatorial regime just as bad….or worse….than Mubarak, or Ghadafi, because of the dictator’s close affiliation with the corrupt administration in Washington right now. It’s shameful.

      Is the man responsible for all these wars occurring now, and continuing on with ones already in existence when he took over, the same person who received the Nobel Peace Prize?

      He is, of course, but not one word of condemnation from the yellow journalists on t.v. and in the print media. On the contrary, they support his war mongering.

      What hypocritical liars they are.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:50am

      Where’s PINK ????

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    • ConsiderThis
      Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:17am

      Somehow Obama has to realize America can‘t afford all these Arab wars he’s getting involved in.
      This man does not have the ability to handle the job he’s in.

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