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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 | Oct 1, 2012

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by | Sep 24, 2012

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by | Sep 4, 2012

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by | Aug 30, 2012

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by | Aug 27, 2012

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by | Aug 20, 2012

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