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Cutting Food Aid Programs Dangerous to National SecurityThere is much debate in Congress on how much to cut military spending. But there is another vital area of our foreign policy at risk of budget cuts too: international food aid.
President Should Declare High Gas Prices a National Security EmergencyThe increasingly high price of gasoline is rapidly becoming a national security issue
National Security Costs Are America's Sacred CowDespite American polling, to the President and Congress, National Security costs are sacrosanct, while the needs of the most vulnerable and needy Americans are despised and deemed discretionary.
Patriot Act Measures Fail in House in a National Security Vs Civil Liberties VoteThe House of Representatives failed to pass Patriot Act extensions Tuesday night. The vote came down to national security vs civil liberties, and didn't exactly fall along party lines.
Thomas Donilon President Obama's National Security Right HandThomas Donilon President Obama's National Security Right Hand. The White House is getting a makeover. Thomas Donilon will have more visible power. Here's a tiny manual for what needs doing.- Climate Change and National Security: Part ThreeWill climate change really affect national security? A group of experts come up with three scenarios of what the world will be like. Possible terrorist attacks on power grids and nuclear war. Reports of an impending abrupt climate shift.
- Climate Change and National Security: Part OneIs climate change really a national security issue? There are already water wars in the U.S. and national security issues on the Arizona/Mexico border. Check out this fascinating report that includes future scenarios from experts in the field.
- Climate Change and National Security: Part TwoWill climate change really create national security problems? Experts meet to come up with three scenarios that predict what will happen because of climate change. Surprisingly, some of the predictions have already taken place-find out here.
- What is the National Security Council? How Does it Work?This article examines the history and formation of the National Security Council and how its role has changed since World War II.
The School Lunch and National SecurityIt's not so much a question of whether school meals can be provided to children. It's more a question of is there the will and leadership to do so- Afghan National Security ForcesAs NATO allies consider withdrawing from Afghanistan, and the United States itself is setting limits to its military assistance, the makeup and abilities of the Afghan National Security Forces become vitally important.
- Assessing US Elections Part IIILooking at national security and civil liberty issues through a broad national security frame allows leaders to better manage policies while this technique allows voters the opportunity to properly assess a candidate's stance.
- Is National Security More Important Than Civil Rights?A successful democracy must balance the necessity of national security with the need for civil rights.
- National Security May Rest with the Latest British Invasion: Jamie Oliver's Food RevolutionThe Army's fitness campaign aims to reduce high-school obesity to maintain viable recruits. Jamie Oliver's "Food Revolution" starts with grade K to affect a lifelong healthy eating habits and challenge parents to do the same.
- Obama Says Resolving Arab-Israeli Conflict 'Vital National Security Interest'On the heels of the first Nuclear Summit in Washington, U.S. President Obama used a phrase that could signal a shift in America's position toward Israel.
'Islam', 'Islamic', and 'Jihad' to Be Expunged from National Security DocumentsThe Obama administration is busily revising the document that outlines the national security strategy of the United States and is expunging terms like "Islamic" to describe radicalism, extremism, and terrorism, as well as the word "jihad."- Obesity Jeopardizes U.S. National SecurityResearch reports that the obesity epidemic jeopardizes the military and national security. Find out the full story here.
- Obama's 2011 Budget and National SecurityIf a small business owner budgeted his money for inventory, new buildings and employee education, but he ruled out buying fire insurance, where would he and his employees be once a fire came? The same is true with national security.
Bringing in the Reins on National SecurityFollowing the failed terror attempt of Christmas Day 2009, President Obama reviewed national security policy and issues a memo on corrective actions, directing change in national security practices.- National Security, the Obama DoctrineThe foreign policy of the United States is currently operating from a position of weakness based on the core beliefs of our President.
- What is the Greatest Threat to National Security?A look at the national security and its threats.
Sibel Edmonds & the Security Establishment's "A-BOMB" -- the State Secrets PrivilegeSibel Edmonds spoke of upon the plight of the whistleblower facing the invocation of the state secrets privilege at the National Security Whistleblowers' Seminar- Who is Sibel Edmonds? F.B.I. Translator Blew Whistle on Possible EspionageSibel Edmonds, an FBI translator who alerted her superiors to possible espionage, was fired. Her case against the government was struck down under theState Secrets Privilege.
Homeland Security Directives from President ObamaThe President has created a new body of personnel which he is calling the "National Security Staff".
National Security Trumps PromisesSome Obama supporters are disappointed that the president is not fulfilling his national security agenda according to plan. They might want to look before we leap.- Obama vs. Cheney on National SecurityWhile President Barack Obama remains relatively popular, former Vice President Dick Cheney is considered unpopular by virtually every poll. So it would follow that most people would agree with Barack Obama on national security issues? Right?
- Obama Releases Bush Era Interrogation MemosPresident Barack Obama has released Bush administration memos detailing interrogation techniques used after 9/11 to extract secrets from captured terrorists. Even though these techniques are no longer used, Obama has come under criticism.
- Is National Security More Important Than Civil Rights?This article addresses concerns related to laws limiting civil rights to protect citizens fro terrorism
- Bush's Final Interviews Warn of National Security ThreatPresident Bush's final days in office concluded with a round of interviews and speeches with regard to the national security risks
- A Stamp of Approval from Vice President CheneyVice President Cheney has issued his stamp of approval for the national security team selected by President-elect Obama. Should we be worried?
Condoleezza Rice Admits 9/11 IneptitudeCondoleezza Rice said, "This is counter-terrorism work." As if she would know exactly what that entails. The one person that can be pointed to without hesitation as "dropping the ball" leading up to September 11, 2001.
Obama Announces National Security TeamPresident-elect Obama's National Security team is poised to turn the ship of state around and make the United States into a world citizen instead of a pariah.- National SecurityA brief overview into what National Security really is, and if we really need it...
- Rep. Paul Broun's "Obama Dictatorship" Comments Keep Obama Socialist Sentiments AliveRep. Paul Broun of Georgia voices his concerns about President-Elect's civilian national security force and what it could mean for Americans.
- "Homegrown Terrorism," the War in Iraq, and National Securitypolitical commentary on recent segment on Fox News regarding "homegrown" terrorism and radical Islam.
- Oil, National Security & EconomyA non-partisan look at the energy crisis facing America.
- The True National Security Threatpolitical op ed on the war, terrorism, national security, Iran, etc., etc.
- National Security is Government SecurityThe collectivists refuse to acknowledge that national security is merely employed for the purpose to cover up any political, militaristic, and illegal wrongdoings and is simply the defense of the modern American Empire and its nation-building activities.
- Report: How Climate Change Affects United States National SecurityThe Council on Foreign Relations has published a new special report on climate change and U.S. national security.
- Assessing the U.S. National Security StrategyA paper submitted to the U.S. Army War College for the Defense Strategy Course.
