On behalf of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institute, Max Boot and Michael Doran are openly arguing for a return to the mafia-like political warfare of the Cold War era. "With the end of the Cold War," they lament unironically, "America's...
Obama's trip to Africa is a propaganda crusade. As the president talks about growing economies and making electricity more available to the continent, he is all hush hush on what is actually happening in Africa with regard to U.S. policy. Namely, Obama has increased...
There is a bit of déjà vu happening in Egypt right now: as mass protests against the Morsi regime continue to grow, the Egyptian army gave the regime a 48-hour ultimatum, threatening direct military involvement in the political process "if the demands of the people...
I've noted the work of Webb and Murphy before here. They also claim, according to their sources, that Petraeus was intentionally ousted from the CIA through the deliberate public disclosure of his affair with Paula Broadwell.
Those defending the NSA's surveillance activities in the wake of Edward Snowden's leaks swear the program is lawful, transparent, and checked by oversight in other branches of government. Many are even appalled at the suggestion that the NSA could ever overstep its...
Via Matthew Feeney at Reason, Irish politician Clare Daly calls Obama a "war criminal" and asks if he's going for the "hypocrite of the century award."
This isn't much positive to say about the virtues of Congressional oversight in the aftermath of Edward Snowden's leaks of the NSA's vast domestic surveillance apparatus. Congress has been little more than an active participant in the systematic violation of...
The unprovoked massacre of 16 Afghan civilians by U.S. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales drew shock and horror from people all over the world when it happened last year. And it should have. An American soldier, armed to the teeth, committed one of the most heinous atrocities of...
Democrat/Republican noun 1: one who selectively applies stated values From the moment Barack Obama was elected, he resolved to immunize Bush officials from all legal retribution and public accountability for the crimes they committed. As it has become almost trite...
National security reporter Josh Rogin published a big scoop on Syria yesterday: "The White House has asked the Pentagon to draw up plans for a no-fly zone inside Syria." According to one administration official, "The White House is still in contemplation mode but the...
