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12
. Nicholas Ballasy, “Rangel: Obama Needed Congressional Authorization for Military Intervention in Libya,”
CNSNews.com
, March 31, 2011, http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/rangel-obama-did-not-have-constitutional.

13
. “United States Ending Its Air Support of No-Fly Zone in Libya, Leaving NATO to Take Reins,” Fox News, April 1, 2011, http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/01/ending-air-combat-role-libya/.

14
. Pauline Jelinek, “CIA’s presence doesn’t break no-troops promise,”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
, March 31, 2011, http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/03/31/2965784/cias-presence-doesnt-break-no.html.

15
. Hadeel Al-Shalchi, “Fighting’s effect on Libya civilians remains murky,”
Los Angeles Daily News
, March 25, 2011, http://www.dailynews.com/politics/ci_17698814.

16
. Thom Shanker and Charlie Savage, “NATO Warns Rebels Against Attacking Civilians,”
New York Times
, April 1, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/world/africa/01civilians.html.

17
. “Text of Ghadafi letter to Obama,” Yahoo News, April 6, 2011, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110406/ap_on_re_us/us_us_libya_text.

18
. Karen Hawkins, “Farrakhan: Libya has lent Nation of Islam millions,” Yahoo News, March 31, 2011, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110401/ap_on_re_us/us_nation_of_islam_farrakhan.

19
. “US hopes military action will result in Gaddafi quitting,”
One India News
, April 2, 2011, http://news.oneindia.in/2011/04/02/ushopes-military-action-will-result-in-gaddafiquitting-aid0126.html.

20
. “Dr. ElBaradei Calls for ‘Timeout’ on Iran Nuclear Issue,” International Atomic Energy Agency, January 29, 2007, http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/2007/iran_timeout.html.

21
. Danielle Pletka and Michael Rubin, “ElBaradei’s Real Agenda,”
Wall Street Journal
, February 25, 2008, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120389990086289395.html.

22
. Ibid.

23
. Wes Barrett, “Group Says Spies Have Found Secret Iranian Nuclear Facility,” Fox News, April 7, 2011, http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/04/07/group-says-spies-secret-iran-nuclear-facility/.

24
. Tim Ross, Matthew Moore, and Steven Swinford, “Egypt’s protests: America’s secret backing for rebel leaders behind uprising,”
Telegraph
, January 28, 2011, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8289686/Egypt-protests-Americas-secret-backing-for-rebel-leaders-behind-uprising.html.

25
. Ibid.

26
. Charles Levinson and Steve Stecklow, “Inside Opposition’s War Room,”
Wall Street Journal
, February 3, 2011, p. 1.

27
. Andrew Lee Butters, “Is Egypt’s Parliament Finally Ready for Prime Time?”
Time
, January 31, 2011, http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2045444,00.html.

28
. Jonathan Tirone, “Iran Divides Mubarak’s Troubleshooter, Opposition’s ElBaradei,”
Bloomberg.com
, February 2, 2011, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-02/iran-divides-mubarak-s-troubleshooter-opposition-s-elbaradei.html.

29
. Richard A. Oppel, “Foreign Fighters in Iraq Are Tied to Allies of U.S.,”
New York Times
, November 22, 2007, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/22/world/middleeast/22fighters.html.

30
. Gordon Rayner, “Rebels argued over whether to kill Gaddafi as he begged for his life,”
Telegraph
, October 21, 2011, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaand indianocean/libya/8842021/Rebels-argued-over-whether-to-kill-Gaddafi-as-he-begged-for-his-life.html.

31
. “Moammar Kadafi’s family reportedly will sue NATO,”
Los Angeles Times
, October 26, 2011, http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2011/10/moammar-kadafi-family-nato.html.

32
. Ruth Sherlock, “Libya revolutionaries burn, loot village homes,”
Los Angeles Times
, October 5, 2011, http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/05/world/la-fg-libya-fighting-20111006.

33
. Kimberly Dozier and Lolita C. Baldor, “Crash kills members of SEAL Team 6,” Associated Press, August 6, 2011, http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=14246233.

34
. Allan Hall, “Dozens of U.S. paratroopers injured after parachute jump during mock battle goes horrifically wrong,”
Daily Mail
, October 7, 2011, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2046471/Dozens-U-S-paratroopers-injured-mock-battle-Slovakians-goes-horrifically-wrong.html.

35
. “Obama urges debt panel to reach for deal,” Associated Press, November 12, 2011, http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2011/11/11/obama_urges_debt_panel_to_reach_for_deal.

36
. Eli Lake, “Shite House Pressure for a Donor?”
Daily Beast
, September 15, 2011, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/15/lightsquared-did-white-house-pressure-general-shelton-to-help-donor.html.

37
. “Philip Falcone,”
Forbes
, http://www.forbes.com/profile/philip-falcone/.

38
. Eli Lake, “White House’s Testimony ‘Guidance,’ ”
Daily Beast
, September 19, 2011, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/19/lightsquared-second-witness-rejects-white-house-testimony-guidance.html.

39
. Michelle Malkin, “LightSquared: Obama’s Dangerous Broadband Boondoggle,”
Townhall.com
, September 21, 2011, http://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2011/09/21/lightsquared_obamas_dangerous_broadband_boondoggle/page/full/.

40
. Rachel Leven, “LightSquared doubles size of its lobbying team in 2011,”
Hill
, September 27, 2011, http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/184031-lightsquared-doubles-size-of-its-lobbying-team-in-2011.

41
. Timothy P. Carney, “Soros turns up in Obama’s LightSquared imbroglio,”
Washington Examiner
, September 13, 2006, http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/article/soros-turns-obamas-lightsquared-imbroglio.

42
. “Soros Surfaces on the Edge of White House Controversy Involving LightSquared,”
FoxNews.com
, September 23, 2011, http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/23/soros-surfaces-on-edge-white-house-controversy/.

43
. Ibid.

44
. Rowan Scarborough, “Lehman rocks Navy with complaints about political correctness,”
Washington Times
, September 18, 2011, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/18/lehman-rocks-navy-complaints-about-political-corre/.

45
. Zuhdi Jasser, “The Islamist Threat Inside Our Military,”
Wall Street Journal
, August 18, 2011, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904006104576500593598420746.html.

46
. Frank Gaffney, “A smoking gun,”
Washington Times
, June 28, 2011, http://www.wash ingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/28/a-smoking-gun/.

47
. Laura Meckler, “Obama Names Openly Gay Veteran to West Point Advisory Board,”
Wall Street Journal
, July 5, 2011, http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/07/05/obama-names-openly-gay-veteran-to-west-point-advisory-board/.

48
. Daniel Luzer, “Obama Appoints Lesbian Veteran to West Point Board,”
Washington Monthly
, July 7, 2011, http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/blog/presi dent_appoints_lesbian_vet.php.

49
. “Gay Graduate Appointed to West Point’s Board,”
Army Times
, July 5, 2011, http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/07/ap-west-point-brenda-sue-fulton-board-of-visitors-070511/.

50
. Lolita C. Baldor and Donna Cassata, “Military money on chopping block in austere time,” Associated Press, August 4, 2011, http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Mili tary-money-on-chopping-block-in-austere-time-1722001.php.

51
. Niccolo Machiavelli, “Report: Obama Administration Bows To Chinese Pressure On Taiwan Arms Sales; Will Cost U.S. 16,000 Jobs,” August 15, 2011, http://bigpeace.com/nmachiavelli/2011/08/15/report-obama-administration-bows-to-chinese-pressure-on-taiwan-arms-sales-will-cost-u-s-16000-jobs/.

Chapter 8. Tyranny of Treating Our Friends Like Enemies and Our Enemies Like Friends

1
. “Obama rebounds in polls as economic crisis bites,” Agence France-Presse, September 18, 2008, http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5grzIRe03CerX8EC_7WHqwav ChcMg.

2
. “Sharansky’s Insights on Egypt’s Future,” Sceptical Market Observer, February 5, 2011, http://scepticalmarketobserver.blogspot.com/2011/02/sharanskys-insights-on-egypts-future.html.

3
. Michael Slackman, “Syrian Troops Open Fire on Protesters,” Real Clear Politics, March 26, 2011, http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/03/26/syrian_troops_open_fire_on_protesters_252732.html.

4
. Glenn Kessler, “Hillary Clinton’s uncredible statement on Syria,”
Washington Post
, April 4, 2011, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/hillary-clintons-uncredible-statement-on-syria/2011/04/01/AFWPEYaC_blog.html.

5
. Richard Falk, “Welcoming the Tunisian Revolution: Hopes and Fears,”
Foreign Policy Journal
, January 24, 2011, http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/01/24/welcoming-the-tunisian-revolution-hopes-and-fears/.

6
. Patrick Poole, “New Law Cuts Ties Between FBI and Terror-Tied Groups,” PJ Media, November 22, 2011, http://pjmedia.com/blog/pjm-exclusive-new-law-cuts-ties-between-fbi-and-terror-tied-groups/.

7
. “Obama says Mubarak must begin ‘transition’ now,” Jihad Watch, February 1, 2011, http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/02/obama-says-mubarak-must-go-now.html.

8
. “Obama Administration Corrects Clapper’s Claim Muslim Brotherhood is ‘Secular,’ ” Fox News, February 10, 2011, http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/10/administration-corrects-dni-clapper-claim-muslim-brotherhood-secular/.

9
. Leland Vittert, “Egyptian Businessman Fears Muslim Brotherhood Takeover,” Fox News, February 8, 2011, http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/02/08/leading-egyptian-businessman-fears-muslim-brotherhood/.