The informational poster above comes from the website of the American Legion. We are fortunate in Alabama that none of our facilities have been found wanting at this point. I am proud of that and I hope that our record keeps up. I know that we have had OIG (Office of the Inspector General) personnel […]
Archives for June 2014
When opposing the President is more important than consistency or integrity
Sgt. Bergdahl was recently released by the Taliban in trade for five prisoners. Since then, a wave of criticism has come from various Republican members of Congress. This would be slightly more believable had not these same members of Congress not only made opposite statements, some earlier this year, but also attacked President Obama on […]
When a prisoner exchange becomes just another opportunity for political attacks
Several Republican lawmakers have already raised concerns that President Obama violated U.S. law by approving the exchange of prisoners at Guantanamo without notifying Congress 30 days in advance. Others are worried that it violates a U.S. precedent not to negotiate with terrorists. For McCain, the chief concern is what will happen to the detainees once […]
