Author: Freedom Watch

Washington Post August 16, 2021 With Taliban fighters poised to rout the U.S.-backed Afghan government — and with it the 20-year, multibillion-dollar effort to root Western-style democracy in Afghan soil — President Biden over the weekend first offered compassion for those left behind. “Our hearts go out to the brave Afghan men and women who are now at risk,” he said in a statement late Saturday as insurgents closed in on Kabul. But then Biden pivoted to the cold calculation behind his decision to pull the plug on a mission that has cost more than 2,000 American lives. Continue…

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World leaders blame Biden, express disappointment with Afghanistan By Michael Lee Fox News August 15, 2021 World leaders are speaking out about their disappointment with the security situation in Afghanistan, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson going so far as to pin the blame on President Joe Biden and the United States. Johnson said it was “fair to say the US decision to pull out has accelerated things, but this has in many ways been a chronicle of an event foretold,” but urged western leaders to work together to prevent Afghanistan from again becoming a “breeding ground for…

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Lindsey Graham called Joe Biden to mend their friendship after the senator publicly went after Hunter Biden By Kelsey Vlamis Business Insider August 15, 2021 Sen. Lindsey Graham called President-elect Joe Biden shortly after the election to try and mend their friendship, according to a new report from The New York Times. The call came after Graham had publicly called for an investigation into Biden’s son Hunter and his business dealings in Ukraine, an obsession of former President Donald Trump and his allies during the campaign. Continue Reading…..

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Analysis | Embattled California Gov. Newsom, facing recall election, says it’s time for Democrats to wake up Washington Post August 15, 2021 OAKLAND, Calif. — Eighteen years ago, California voters tossed a Democratic governor out of office and installed a Republican (Arnold Schwarzenegger) in the governor’s mansion. Could another Democratic governor suffer the same fate in September? Gov. Gavin Newsom, in his third year office, fears that might happen to him, unless he can persuade Democratic voters to believe the threat of a recall is real. “Democrats up and down the state haven’t taken this seriously, whereas Republicans…

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US Capitol riot judges step up as the conscience of democracy By Tierney Sneed CNN August 13, 2021 (CNN)A “disgrace to our country.” “The tyranny we rejected.” “An embarrassment to every American.” In presiding over the cases of hundreds of people accused of breaching the US Capitol on January 6 in support of then-President Donald Trump, federal judges have not held back when describing the unprecedented nature of the events of that day. “You called yourself and everyone else patriots, but that’s not patriotism,” Judge Amy Berman Jackson told defendant Karl Dresch earlier this month. “Patriotism is loyalty…

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Judge Upholds Biden’s Eviction Ban Newsmax August 13, 2021 A federal judge in Washington ruled that a temporary U.S. ban on evictions in parts of the country hit hardest by the coronavirus can continue, a major victory for the Biden administration’s efforts to extend protections as the Delta variant spreads. In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich rejected a plea by two landlord groups to block a moratorium by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was set to last until Oct. 3. The decision extends protections against eviction that expired July 31 and were…

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