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GAO Declares Trump Action on Ukraine Funds Illegal
By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 29th, 2020 The biggest politicalmatter in the U.S. at the moment is the impeachment of Donald Trump.Everyone knows that the issue revolves around the Trump Administration’swithholding of funds apportioned by Congress for security assistance toUkraine. But political pundits have been doing what they do best:arguing about everything but the facts of the case. WhatAmericans – and others around the world – really need is a clearstatement of facts, which ignores charge and counter-charge alike. Weat the American Spark find that the best, most easy-to-understandstatement on the matter was released a few weeks ago by the…
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Why Should Bush Single Out Iran?
Many powers,including the BushAdministration andSaudi Arabia, arepushing their willonto Iraq.Why Should Bush Single Out Iran?By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 16th, 2007The issue of the moment may be the sudden increase…
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Is Iran The New Bush Target?
Why Iran may be thenext Mideast countryto be in thecowboy’s crosshairs.Is Iran The New Bush Target?By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 12th, 2007Perhaps precisely because of its hopeless blunders in Iraq,…
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House Panel Questions Lost Cash Shipments To Iraq
What happened to$12 billion dollars ofIraqi oil money?House Panel Questions Lost Cash Shipments To IraqBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 9th, 2007A U.S. House committee report on Tuesday questioned whether nearly…
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Are U.S. Embassies Becoming Semi Military Posts In Counterterror Campaigns?
How closely shouldAmericanembassies workwith the Pentagon?Are U.S. Embassies Becoming Semi-Military Posts In Counterterror Campaigns?By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 5th, 2007Is it wise for the Bush Administration to continue embroiling U.S.…
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What Are China’S Military Hopes?
We can glean a fewhints from China’sown report on thesubject.What Are China’s Military Hopes?By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 25th, 2007Below are extracts from a report issued by the Chinese Information…
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Iraq Parliament Exists Only In Name
How can America’save Iraq’ whenIraqis won’t helpthemselves?Iraq Parliament Exists Only In NameBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 24th, 2007It usually doesn’t make the American corporate news, but these days the Iraqi…
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U.S. Considered Sunni Offer To ‘Clean Up’ Iraq’S Pro Iranian Militias
The U.S.ambassador to Iraqnegotiated with thereligious groupwhich backedSaddam Hussein.U.S. Considered Sunni Offer to “Clean Up” Iraq’s Pro-Iranian MilitiasBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 8th, 2007U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad negotiated with Iraqi…
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Iraq’S ‘Protection Service’ Source Of Death Squads
How anAmerican-created’protection service’became the mainsource of deathsquads in Iraq.Iraq’s ‘Protection Service’ Source Of Death SquadsBy Cliff MontgomeryIraq’s Facilities Protection Service (FPS), created after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has become…
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Are Attacks On U.S. Troops Meant To Keep Them In Iraq?
Our enemy may wellbe using violence inIraq to keep us in afool-hardy, losingsituation.Are Attacks On U.S. Troops Meant To Keep Them In Iraq?By Cliff MontgomeryLeo Tolstoy once wrote that the…
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Are Islamists Real Winners Of Iraq Occupation?
Let’s ask a simple question: Why are we in Iraq?Are Islamists Real Winners Of Iraq Occupation?By Cliff MontgomeryLet’s begin by telling a simple truth: The Bush Administration invaded Iraq with…
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Loss Of Personal Information Widespread In Government
Why can’t the Fedsprotect their ownsensitiveinformation?Loss of Personal Information Widespread in GovernmentBy Cliff MontgomeryA new report from the House Government Reform Committee shows that the loss of personal data is…
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Are Iraqi Forces Behind ‘Death Squads’?
Are some of the veryIraqi groups the U.S.created to maintainorder nowspreading death inBaghdad?Are Iraqi Forces Behind ‘Death Squads’?By Cliff MontgomeryThe drama unfolds again and again throughout Baghdad: people are quickly…
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In Iraq, U.S. Forces Resort To ‘Collective Punishment’
Iraq locals areaccusing U.S.forces of creatingthe very climate offear they aresupposed to stop.In Iraq, U.S. Forces Resort To ‘Collective Punishment’By Cliff MontgomeryAccording to residents and officials living in Ramadi, Iraq,…