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Archive for June, 2010


Summary: Rep. Michele Bachmann’s paranoid “One-World” delusion has reared its head yet again. While lunacy has traditionally been associated with the phases of the moon, this particular figment of Bachmann’s paranoia seems to wax and wane on an annual cyle coinciding with the yearly G-20 summit. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on June 30, 2009 Aubrey Immelman reported that between January 2008 and June 2009, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) was 0 for 5 on the PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter. Her latest ratings at the time involved two “ridiculously false statements” regarding the 2010 Census.


Jun 29th, 2010

Summary: Weekly report of U.S. military deaths in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), compiled from U.S. Department of Defense News Releases. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on June 29, 2009 Aubrey Immelman reported that the security situation in Iraq remained fragile and uncertain as the U.S. handed over security to Iraqi forces in accordance with the Bush administration’s status-of-forces agreement with Iraq.


Jun 28th, 2010

Summary: The U.S. has often overestimated the ability of Afghan military and police units to fight on their own, according to an independent report that calls into question the strategy to win the war and bring troops home. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on June 28, 2009 Aubrey Immelman provided his weekly summary of security incidents in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) and Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom).


Jun 27th, 2010

Summary: Iran alleges Saudi Arabia is allowing Israel to use its territory in preparation for attacking Iran nuclear sites. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on June 27, 2009 Aubrey Immelman provided a compilation of notable reports and opinions regarding U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s announcement that she would refuse to complete the 2010 U.S. Census beyond reporting the number of members in her household.


Jun 26th, 2010

Summary: Central Minnesota voters had the opportunity to meet gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner’s running mate, lieutenant-governor candidate Jim Mulder at the Granite City Days parade in St. Cloud. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on June 26, 2009 Aubrey Immelman reported that angry Iraqis were demanding better protection after a spate of bombings had killed at least 250 and wounded hundreds in just one week as U.S. forces pulled back from urban areas to large military bases in accordance with the 2008 status-of-forces agreement between the United States and Iraq.


Jun 25th, 2010

Summary: Lawmakers or candidates in nearly 20 states are pushing for tougher anti-illegal immigration measures similar to Arizona’s sweeping new immigration law. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on June 25, 2009 Aubrey Immelman reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused U.S. President Barack Obama of behaving like his White House predecessor George W. Bush, calling on Obama to apologize for what he called U.S. interference following Iran’s disputed elections. Against that background, Immelman provided links to psychological profiles of Ahmadinejad, Bush, and Obama developed at his Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics.


Jun 24th, 2010

Summary: President Barack Obama says his ouster of the top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, would not disrupt his war strategy or timeline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on June 24, 2009 Aubrey Immelman featured a book review of Bill Prendergast’s illustrated history of U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s political career in comic book format, titled “False Witness! The Michele Bachmann Story.”


Jun 23rd, 2010

Summary: President Barack Obama has relieved Gen. Stanley McChrystal of his command in the Afghanistan war, naming Gen. David Petraeus as his replacement. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on June 23, 2009 Aubrey Immelman provided his weekly report of U.S. military deaths in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), compiled from U.S. Department of Defense News Releases.


Jun 22nd, 2010

Summary: Weekly report of U.S. military deaths in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), compiled from U.S. Department of Defense News Releases. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on June 22, 2009 Aubrey Immelman provided a weekly summary of security incidents in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Jun 21st, 2010

Summary: A prophetic view of BP’s Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil drilling catastrophe from a Christian fundamentalist perspective. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on June 21, 2009 Aubrey Immelman reported that a rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan killed two U.S. troops and wounded six other Americans, while a truck bomb exploded near a Shiite mosque in Taza, near Kirkuk in northern Iraq killing more than 70 people in the deadliest attack in the first six months of 2009.