Category Archives: Media

Take It to the Bank, Hagel Will Win

Posted on January 10, 2013 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall The war against Chuck Hagel followed a predictable pattern. It will end soon when the U.S. Senate votes to confirm Hagel as President Barack Obama’s next defense secretary. This is one of those rare occasions in … Continue reading →

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The Hagel Narrative the Neocons Want

Posted on January 3, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M.Wall UPDATE Friday, 6 p.m. CST: The Daily Beast and the Los Angeles Times are reporting that President Obama will name Chuck Hagel as his next Defense Secretary. Sources in Washington say that the nomination will be announced Monday or … Continue reading →

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Hagel Defenders Battle Neocon Opposition

Posted on December 26, 2012 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall The Washington Post wrote in a lead editorial, December 18, that President Obama should not nominate former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel as his Defense Secretary because the President “has available other possible nominees who are considerably closer … Continue reading →

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Will Israel Block Hagel as Defense Secretary?

Posted on December 20, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Former Nebraska Senator Charles (Chuck) Hagel (above right) may be nominated by President Barack Obama to be secretary of defense. The President is known to like his old Senate colleague, a Republican who, like Obama, considered … Continue reading →

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Romney’s Israeli Friends Desert Him

Posted on October 9, 2012 by wallwritings

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A “Bad Moon Rising” Over An Obama Victory

Posted on October 4, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Those voters looking forward to a second term for Barack Obama, were shocked by the President’s sub-par first debate performance. A month before the election, it now appears that an Obama victory is no longer a certainty, … Continue reading →

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NYT to Obama v. Romney, “let’s you and him fight”

Posted on September 30, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Scott Shane’s New York Times story Friday, linked President Obama to President Jimmy Carter. Shane maintains that Obama, like Carter before him, could also be a one-term president. The New York Times must have gone into … Continue reading →

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The Video That Could Doom A Candidate

Posted on September 20, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The presidential election is still four and a half weeks away, but the video that tells all about Republican Mitt Romney’s inner beliefs on Palestine and U.S. tax payers, may already have doomed his candidacy. Mother … Continue reading →

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44 Senators Tell Obama To Do Israel’s Bidding

Posted on June 22, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall War, as General Sherman once said, is hell. It is also widely perceived to be a failure of diplomacy. Which would explain why it is, that when war-promoting lobbyists want to generate congressional enthusiasm for the … Continue reading →

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Obama Emerges as the US Warrior President

Posted on June 2, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Memorial Day in the United States is a time for hot dogs, overcooked burgers, too much beer, and a massive dose of militaristic patriotism. It is also a good time for Americans to begin thinking seriously … Continue reading →

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