Just days after he was seen on television saying that Americans probably aren't safer today than they were when the war in Iraq began, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center has announced his resignation.
The explanation? Ret. Vice Adm. John Scott Redd says he needs to have some long-delayed surgery on his knees . . . and he wants to spend more time with his family.
The losers who gave us Sarah Palin The GOP operatives who championed her should be held accountable for endangering the country
Clergy say, "I won't"
And still our vote matteredNewsweek says he's leaning toward probing Bush-Cheney torture policies, but lack of public outrage weakens his hand
An Obama official (about Afghans): "We believe anyone suspected of war crimes should be thoroughly investigated."
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