Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love. Where evil men seek to perpetrate an unjust ‘status quo’, good men must seek to bring into being a real order of justice.
– Martin Luther King Jr
Reconfirming that he has much left to accomplish in his final week in office, Obama has released another 10 Gitmo detainees that have just confirmed their safe arrival in Oman. Meanwhile, the Omani Foreign Ministry released a statement confirming their 'favor' to the United States "out of consideration for [our] humanitarian situation." Per the Washington Post:
The statement by the Omani Foreign Ministry said that the men released from Guantanamo would “temporarily reside” in the country.
Submitted by Jeff Thomas via InternationalMan.com,
In 2008, the majority of Americans voted for “change,” and in some ways, they got it. They received a heavier dose of collectivism in the form of Obamacare, but in addition, they received an even heavier dose of “more of the same.”
Mister Obama did not put an end to Guantanamo as he promised. And, although he did remove troops from Iraq (only to send them back a few years later), he expanded America’s military adventures overall, invading numerous sovereign nations.
This article by David Haggith was first published on The Great Recession Blog:
An angry Berlin has responded with a staunch defense of its policies after President-elect Donald Trump criticized German Chancellor Angela Merkel in two separate Sunday interviews, one with Germany's Bild and one with the Sunday Times, for her stance during the refugee crisis while threatening a 35% tariff on BMW cars imported into the US.