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WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2005 – To those who advocate a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, Vice President Dick Cheney posed two questions today. Would the United States and other free nations be better or worse off with terrorists like Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi running Iraq? And would the United States be more or less safe with Iraq ruled by extremists intent on its destruction? Cheney, speaking at the American Enterprise Institute here, warned against what he called "self-defeating pessimism" that overlooks solid progress being made in Iraq while advocating a prompt withdrawal of...

Welcome to the International Intelligence Summitsm, a non-partisan, non-profit, neutral forum that uses private charitable funds to bring together for the first time the intelligence agencies of the free world and the emerging democracies. The purpose of the Summit is to provide an opportunity for the International Intelligence community to listen to and learn from each other, and to share ideas in the common war against terrorism. The Summit's Advisory Council includes former heads of CIA, generals, former official of the Mossad, and former Chair of British Joint Intelligence Committee. The list of presenters at the Summit will include many...

Gonzales Had Key RoleIn March 2002, U.S. elation at the capture of al Qaeda operations chief Abu Zubaida was turning to frustration as he refused to bend to CIA interrogation. But the agency's officers, determined to wring more from Abu Zubaida through threatening interrogations, worried about being charged with violating domestic and international proscriptions on torture. They asked for a legal review -- the first ever by the government -- of how much pain and suffering a U.S. intelligence officer could inflict on a prisoner without violating a 1994 law that imposes severe penalties, including life imprisonment and execution, on...

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<p>A course called "How to be Gay: Male Homosexuality and Initiation," scheduled this fall, has reignited a culture war at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.</p> <p>A family-values lobbyist is leading public opposition to the self-proclaimed "uncompromising political militancy" of the professor who teaches "lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender."</p>

<p>If the recall election makes the ballot, Gray Davis expects to survive the same way he did in November's election: by making voters dislike his opponents even more than they dislike him.</p> <p>Darrell Issa, who hopes to be the main opponent, could be the perfect target.</p>

US on collision course with elite guards By John Lichfield 28 March 2003 After a series of bloody skirmishes on the road to Baghdad, American forces were preparing yesterday for their first head-on collision with Republican Guard units south-west of the Iraqi capital. Officers with the US 3rd Infantry Division predicted that battle would be joined in the next two to three days with Republican Guards dug in around the holy city of Kerbala, 70 miles from Baghdad. What remained unclear, however, was whether this would be the beginning of the Battle of Baghdad proper or a preliminary testing of...

Defiant Blair still on course for war By Andrew Grice Political Editor and David Usborne in New York 13 March 2003 Bloodied but unbowed, a defiant Tony Blair vowed yesterday to "hold firm" to his strategy in Iraq and made clear that British troops would fight alongside the United States even if he failed to win a new United Nations mandate.In a final attempt to win over the six wavering countries on the UN Security Council, the Prime Minister announced six tests to measure whether Saddam Hussein would disarm – including making a pledge on Iraqi television to surrender his...

FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE a. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. b. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone. c. Ruger: The original point-and-click interface. d. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control. e. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords? f. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words. g. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms. h. If you don't know your rights, you don't have any. i. Those who trade liberty for security have neither. j. The United States Constitution...