Scott Darnell

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Iran advances global terrorism

Scott Darnell | April 12

Last week, Iran ended its 13-day hostage-taking of British sailors when it finally agreed to send them back to Britain. During the ordeal, Iranian leaders acted as all other Islamic fundamentalists we've seen since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, parading their hostages in the global media, creating a facade that the hostages were not being harmed and making demands on the Western world. It's a picture we've become far too comfortable seeing.

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Attorney deserved to be fired

Scott Darnell | March 26

by Scott Darnell Daily Lobo columnist David Iglesias says his firing as U.S. attorney was politically motivated, and he was threatened and intimidated by phone calls he received from Sen. Pete Domenici and Rep. Heather Wilson. The Department of Justice is now under fire for not properly outlining the reasons behind the firings of Iglesias and seven other U.

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Congress' message hurts U.S.

Scott Darnell | February 19

With about half the U.S. snowed in on Valentine's Day, President Bush likely felt that he had a captive audience when he held a news conference to address a few issues. He spoke about the beginning stages of the security crackdown in Iraq, detailing that U.S. forces in Baghdad are teaming with Iraqi security forces to clear insurgents from the area and hold the areas afterward.

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Left shouldn't embrace Chávez

Scott Darnell | February 6

On a recent television and radio show, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez remarked about the U.S., "Go to hell, gringos." His tirade came after concern was raised by the U.S. State Department about the Venezuelan National Assembly's plans to give Chávez full authority to pass a series of socialist laws over an 18-month period. Chávez also referred to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as "missy," this some months after calling President Bush the devil while speaking at the United Nations.

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Obama may have the spotlight, but McCain has guts

Scott Darnell | January 24

Scott Darnell will be writing a series of columns pertaining to the political power players in the world, the United States and New Mexico today. His column will focus on the decisions they make. It's a triple dose in this column, as he tackles the good, the bad and the gutsy moves of Sen. Barack Obama, New Mexico Speaker Ben Lujan and Sen. John McCain.

Iran advances global terrorism

Attorney deserved to be fired

Congress' message hurts U.S.

Left shouldn't embrace Chávez

Obama may have the spotlight, but McCain has guts

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