With the release of some 90,000 classified documents by the whistleblower Wikileaks many facts surfaced, which the Pentagon wanted to remain secret. This includes collaboration of Pakistani officials with the Taliban, increasing difficulties in the North and also a massive amount of civilian casualties. Now the Pentagon wants these documents back, including every copy of…
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Kagan confirmed as Supreme Court justice
Elena Kagan, President Obama’s nominee, was just confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the successor of John Paul Stevens. The vote came down 63-37 in favor of Kagan, with all Democrats supporting her, except Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska. Republicans mostly voted against her, because she might not be able to judge by the…
Every vote counts
On Tuesday primaries were held in Michigan. One of them stood out, the Republican primary for 1st Congressional District, to be exact. The two most promising candidates, Jason Allen and Dan Benishek are separated by just a single vote, according to the Detroit Free Press. Benishek, a Tea Party favorite, will have defeated Allen, if…
5 political iPad apps you should check out
The iPad is a great device for gathering and consuming information. As the number of released apps is very low, in contrary to the iPhone, I will take a look at the first five must-have political apps in this article. This does not include news apps, but I’ll cover those in a later article. 1.…
US has first strike plan on Iran, so what?
Admiral Mike Mullen was a guest on NBC’s Meet the Press last Sunday and talked about Afghanistan, the importance of the strategic partnership with Pakistan and the danger of the recent leaks. He also mentions plans of the United States to attack Iran to prevent them from getting nuclear weapons. Watch the video below to…
Rand Paul starts flip-flopping before even getting elected
Republican candidate for the Kentucky Senate seat, Rand Paul, who stands for limited government and a change in Washington, starts to back down on his campaign promises. Back in the primary campaign, Paul decided not to endorse Mitch McConnell for Senate Minority leader, before he knows of any opponents. This seems to have changed now.…
Gingrich wants to attack “Axis of Evil” countries
Newt Gingrich gave a very interesting speech at the AEI on Thursday. At one point he referred to President Bush’s “Axis of Evil” containing of Iraq, Iran and North Korea. While the first one is not evil any more, the latter ones have not been attacked yet, which seems to bother Gingrich. It is rumored,…
CNN anchors advocate blogging ban
The political blogosphere is in uproar about the remarks of two CNN anchors about the ban of anonymous blogging. Just after President Obama denounced the new media, those two discuss on live television the possibility of a crackdown on blogging. They are concerned with the use of blogs to spread lies about persons and therefore…
Obama denounces new media
Remember the 2008 presidential election? Then you probably also recall the buzz then-Senator Obama generated through new media. He used every new trend on the internet, including blogs, Youtube, Twitter and Facebook to get as much exposure as possible. Just think of the “Yes We Can” song, made by celebrities like will.i.am, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole…
Sharron Angle is allergic to media
Harry Reid’s Republican opponent ran from reporters after a short speech she gave during a so called “press conference”. Angle left the building right when the press expected to be allowed to ask questions. I always thought press conferences involve the press in some kind, but I guess Angle is way ahead of me on…