THE ROCHE RECORD
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International Affairs
AN INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL ODIERNO – HOW IRAQ WAS WON
SEPTEMBER 18, 2010 How the Surge Was Won America’s longest-serving general in Iraq says that when they realized the U.S. presence in their communities was permanent, allies came ‘out of the woodwork.’ By DAVID FEITH On Sept. 10, 2007, Gen. David Petraeus climbed the steps of the U.S. Capitol to testify that the surge in
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VIDEO – ILARIO PANTANO ON HANNITY
Ilario Pantano, candidate for the U.S. Congress from North Carolina appears on the Sean Hannity TV program. This man has a great future! http://www.youtube.com/user/PantanoForCongress#p/u/7/df7JDIe4K24
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VIDEO – MALLORY FACTOR – THE DANGERS POSED BY OUR HUGE NATIONAL DEBT
MALLORY FACTOR SPEAKING ON THE DANGERS POSED BY OUR NATIONAL DEBT AT THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S FALL BOARD MEETING IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 Mallory Factor warns of dire consequences if national debt not reduced from Thomas Hanson on Vimeo.
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LIMITS TO RUSSIAN POWER
SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 A Weakened Russia Looks to Europe By STEPHEN FIDLER The severe blow dealt to Russia by the West’s financial crisis is prompting a recalibration of Russia’s foreign policy. Among the ideas now surfacing in Moscow: a much closer relationship between Russia and the European Union. Mr. Putin attacked the West during a
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JOHN BOLTON – THE NEW START ARMS-CONTROL TREATY WARNING
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010 New Start Is Unilateral Disarmament The treaty’s little-noticed limits on conventional weapons systems will reduce our ability to project power around the world. By JOHN BOLTON The centerpiece of “New Start,” the arms-control treaty that President Barack Obama signed with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April, is its reduction in nuclear warheads.
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HOPE IN THE WEST BANK
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 The Future Palestinian State Takes Root Peace talks are making familiar headlines. The real news is economic progress in the West Bank. By HUSSEIN IBISH AND MICHAEL WEISS Many contentious issues could bedevil the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations that began Wednesday, but on one subject both sides can largely agree: The state-building program launched
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KRAUTHAMMER – GIVING OUR ENEMY SUSTENANCE
News & Observer Sep 03, 2010 DEADLINES DISTRACT FROM VICTORY Charles Krauthammer WASHINGTON Many have charged that President Barack Obama’s decision to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan 10 months from now is hampering our war effort. But now it’s official. In a stunning statement last week, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway admitted that the July
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PELOSI – STAND UP FOR MUSLIM WOMEN!
PAJAMASMEDIA.COM Speaker Pelosi: Stand Up for Muslim Women, Not Islamists Like Rauf! An open letter from the founder and president of the Alliance of Iranian Women. September 5, 2010 – by Manda Zand Ervin Honorable Speaker Pelosi: I heard you say that the people who oppose the construction of the Ground Zero mosque should be
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SCOTT BROWN – IRAN AND PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 Want Middle East Peace? Deny Iran Nukes Israeli-Palestinian talks are good, but Tehran’s nuclear drive continues. By SCOTT BROWN Those of us who hope for peace in the Middle East applaud the meeting of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The fact that Palestinians finally agreed to direct
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