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Jed Babbin

Jed Babbin

American Spectator contributing editor Jed Babbin served as a deputy undersecretary of defense in the George H. W. Bush administration. He writes the “Loose Canons” column for The American Spectator and often appears as a talking warhead on television and radio. He is coauthor (with Herbert London) of the book The BDS War Against Israel. He is also the author of Inside the Asylum: Why the UN and Old Europe are Worse Than You Think. You can follow him on Twitter@jedbabbin.
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by | Nov 6, 2017

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by | Oct 30, 2017

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by | Oct 23, 2017

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by | Oct 16, 2017

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by | Oct 9, 2017

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by | Oct 2, 2017

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by | Sep 25, 2017

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