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White House security

Russ Baker has an interesting story here about recent security lapses around President Obama and the connections to the military and Robert Gates. In the past I've written about Robert Gates, to include his part in blocking the release of documents about the John F. Kennedy assassination, and the feeling that Gates might emerge as a "compromise" Republican presidential candidate in 2012.

Be careful when you salute the flag. It's not the man standing in front of it.

Lisa Pease on RFK's assassination

Here is an interesting article on the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Long story short: Too many bullet holes and too many people who wanted RFK dead. Pease edited a great collection on the rash of sixties political murders called The Assassinations.