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5/29/08 - 5/31/08
5/25/08 - 5/28/08
5/21/08 - 5/24/08
The American Monitor is up and running once again. My apologies for the delays. Heart palpitations landed me in the hospital for a short while, but the doctors tell me it is just stress, nothing major. I need to find a balance between work and relaxation, a difficult task in times like these. Thanks to all the readers who sent e-mails expressing concern. I'm glad to be back.
--Devlin
5/17/08 - 5/20/08
5/4/08
4/30/08 - 5/3/08
4/24/08 - 4/29/08
4/19/08 - 4/23/08
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State Secrets: What is the Government Hiding in the al-Haramain Case?
--The New Yorker (You wouldn't know it from reading this article, but an illegal wiretap is not the only thing being covered up. This Saudi charity crossed paths with US-supported covert operations in Bosnia, Chechnya, and Kosovo, among other places. For those familiar with the background of this story, some of the new details revealed here may be startling, although objective reading is a must. --DB)
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Al-Arian Not So Innocent
--National Review (I do not agree with many of Emerson's viewpoints, but he is nonetheless a common source of good information. Take from this article what you will. --DB)
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4/14/08 - 4/18/08
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Professor in Deadlocked Terror Case Could Face a New Indictment
--The New York Times (There is more to the case of Sami al-Arian than meets the eye. Many demonize him, others sympathize with him, but few understand his full background, which includes links to a network of organized criminals that have been doing business with the U.S. government for years. In my opinion al-Arian will soon be deported. To the delight of many, he will take his secrets with him. --DB)
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4/10/08 - 4/13/07
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Truckers Struggling to Stay in Business
--KNDO (The truckers do not have a national union. Their attempts to organize an effective strike have been largely unsuccessful. If $5 diesel hits this summer, be prepared for a few empty shelves. --DB)
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4/5/08 - 4/9/08
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Saudi Arabia is prime source of terror funds, U.S. says
--The Los Angeles Times (While factually correct, this LA Times story provides somewhat of an inaccurate portrayal of Stuart Levey's testimony. Video of the hearing is available here. Most of Levey's focus was directed at Iran, which he labeled the world's "central banker of terrorism". He only mentioned Saudi Arabia after being strongly pressed by committee members. The administration wanted Iran in the headlines, not the Saudis. Fox News took the White House's bait, but the LA Times tried to stick to the truth. There are just as many conflicts of interest in Washington as there are in Riyadh. Stuart Levey himself spent 11 years working at the law firm Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, which merged into Baker Botts in 2001. Baker Botts attorney William H. Jeffress Jr., who represented several prominent Saudis in their case against the 9/11 families, says he established his Saudi contacts through Levey's old firm. So you can see why Levey was the perfect choice to head the government's fight against terrorism financing...can't you? --DB)
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4/1/08 - 4/4/08
4/1/08 - 4/4/08
3/28/08 - 3/31/08
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Are Air Force ads recruiting, or lobbying?
--The Los Angeles Times (Also think about those ads by contractors like Boeing and Lockheed Martin constantly aired on the cable news networks. The average Joe is not exactly looking for a missile defense system. --DB)
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3/24/08 - 3/27/08
3/20/08 - 3/23/08
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Pakistan to Talk With Militants, New Leaders Say
--The New York Times (Once again, The Times misses much of the story. Not all U.S. officials are, as the article implies, worried about this. In fact, this plan was suggested in a classified U.S. military proposal that leaked late last year. What's more, earlier this month Matthew Cole reported: "Interviews with Afghan and U.S. intelligence officials involved in covert U.S. operations along the border suggest that U.S. intelligence operatives have known since 2005 that the Pakistan army and the ISI have been training and arming insurgents in the Tribal Areas who cross into Afghanistan to kill Afghan, U.S. and coalition forces." Not surprisingly, the latest "talks" come just as the U.S. is preparing to send dozens of military advisers to Pakistan to train members of the Frontier Corps, even though soldiers on the ground have often blamed the Frontier Corps for "aiding and abetting Taliban insurgents mounting cross-border attacks." How anyone can claim this is a war against terrorism is beyond me. --DB)
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3/16/08 - 3/19/08
3/12/08 - 3/15/08
3/6/08 - 3/11/08
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Dow falls under 12,000 as job losses roil Wall St.
--Agence France Presse (Of course, if you pay attention to the real economy, we have been going down hill for three decades. Meanwhile, stocks are back up today after the Federal Reserve announced plans to "pour as much as $200 billion into banks and investment houses and allow them to put up risky home-loan packages as collateral." --DB)
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3/1/08 - 3/5/08
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