FOCUS ON THE MAN IN THE FIRST PICTURE. . .IT’S HIM THROUGHOUT THE SERIES BELOW. . .   w       he is a hero………..and she is an angel. Remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.

Continued

The report just published by Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee about the

CIA’s interrogation of captured terrorists after 9-11 is so badly flawed — so

overtly partisan, so ideologically-driven, so far below the basic standards of reporting

and analysis — that the clowns who wrote it couldn’t even get hired by Rolling Stone.

In the interests of turning a lemon into lemonade, let’s use this report, and the

political explosion it’s triggered, as an opportunity to put the issue of how we want the

CIA to deal with captured terrorists into the public square — and let’s get it resolved,

finally, one way or the other.

First, a bit of background: In the aftermath of 9-11 the Bush administration —

reeling from an attack that killed more than 3,000 Americans, terrified that a second

attack could come at any time, facing a threat to our homeland no administration in

American history had confronted — pulled out all the stops and took down all the

guardrails. And the CIA was at the leading, or rather at the bleeding, edge of all these

efforts. Did the administration make mistakes? Of course it did. Did the president and

his top officials sometimes go too far to protect us? Alas, yes. Did the CIA sometimes

act clumsily, put the wrong officials in the wrong jobs, and sometimes make a mess

of things? Absolutely.

Still, in the more than 13 years since 9-11 there hasn’t been a second masscasualty

attack on our country. There’s nothing wrong with being critical about how this

miracle was accomplished. But just a bit of gratitude mixed into the criticism, and

perhaps even a dollop of admiration for the men and women who achieved it, would be

nice. Continued

San Juan County Republicans need those of you who believe in conservative small government values.

Help us stand up for high moral standards and elect leaders that will respect our personal freedoms.

San Juan County Republican Party Organization Meeting

PCO’s will vote for officers

Monday December 8^th 11:30

China Pearl Upstairs

 Tentative Slate:

Chair-Levi Rawls

Vice Chair-Michelle Loftus (flexible if someone else wants the opportunity)

Secretary-open (male or female)

Treasurer-Alex Gavora

State Committee Woman-Cindy Carter

State Committee Man-open (male of course)

Thank you Steve Beren, WSRP