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	<title>The Blog of a Secular Conservative &#187; Self-Defense</title>
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		<title>Playing The Hand We&#8217;re Dealt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think that by and large, most actors on the world’s stage are rational people with a relatively level head and a healthy sense of self-interest, but even the most rational of people will jump at the chance to score a few points when they see an opportunity.

In Obama, they see opportunities.  Lots of them.  And they’re calling.]]></description>
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		<title>How Far Will We Go?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morals and Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enhanced Interrogation Techniques]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Piracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Defense]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[War is evil.  Killing is evil. Torture is evil.  Yes, I get it.  I understand.  I also understand that without them our enemies will not stop.  I understand that as long as these people are out there, there is a chance that my fellow Americans – my friends and my loved ones and my family – are in danger.  And I'm would do anything, anything, to keep them safe.]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultimate Right</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/foreign-policy/the-ultimate-right-to-self-defense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intifada]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Palistine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I neither endorse nor condone what goes on in the ongoing battle between Israelites and Palestinians – but I do understand it.  It's not a reason to stop trying.  It's not an excuse.  It's not a even reason to forgive.  But it's an understanding.  And that's a start.]]></description>
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