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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.
by | Dec 30, 2011

The coming year will not give us a break from the steady stream of political knavery, green graft and governmental…

by | Dec 27, 2011

Less than two weeks ago, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta presided over the final withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. Since…

by | Dec 19, 2011

Historians may someday conclude that the most curious incident of Barack Obama’s presidency occurred in October 2011. When Obama announced…

by | Dec 12, 2011

After Saturday night’s Iowa debate, I’d bet $10,000 that Mitt Romney has sunk himself. Well, I might if I had…

by | Dec 9, 2011

The Iranian government is crowing that they have shot down and seized an American stealthy drone. It is, from the…

by | Dec 5, 2011

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by | Nov 28, 2011

Hillary Clinton’s “3 a.m. phone call” ad could have been a devastating attack on Obama’s competence and experience. It failed…

by | Nov 21, 2011

Newt Gingrich was wrong. Last week, he said, “I am watching the ‘super committee’ in Washington with amazement. This is…

by | Nov 14, 2011

After all that has been said about Afghan President Hamid Karzai by U.S. military and civilian leaders, why did the…

by | Nov 11, 2011

Was it only eight years ago that John Bolton, speaking at an American Spectator dinner, told us that Iran had…

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