How long until we go back? Will Bush II lead on the Kurds and then abandon them like Daddy? I was there for Oil Wars Part One from December 1990 […]
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Tag: Foreign Policy & Military & War
Wouldn't it be great if wars could be fought just by the assholes who started them? – The Postman
Posse Comitatus
Gene Healy in today's Washington Times: Soldiers are trained to kill; policemen, to use force as a last resort. Accordingly, there's a deep-rooted American hostility to the idea of using […]
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I’m not crazy, you are
Moussaoui psyches us out. I'm guilty — not so fast.
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On Trial in Upsidedown Land
Dahlia Lithwick writing for Slate: "…Moussaoui is interested in only two things: telling his story and doing absolutely everything he can to flout the judge. So his assumption—that if Judge […]
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Dead Terrorists
The Associated Press – FBI Official Thinks bin Laden Dead: The head of the FBI's counterterrorism effort thinks Usama bin Laden is dead. The statement by Dale Watson marks the […]
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Draft Dodging
Carl Campanile writing for the New York Post: "U.S. military recruiters have the authority to demand that education officials turn over the names, addresses and phone numbers of high-school students […]
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Terrorism
Gene Healy on Al Qaeda and Peter L. Bergen's Holy War, Inc.: "Don't get me wrong: Al Qaeda's patience and detailed planning of operations is impressive. But how do you […]
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Afghan Wedding Party
Unbelievable. MSNBC: U.S. bomb kills 250 Afghans at party.
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Jose Padilla
Newsday gets one right. Padilla is "one nasty piece of work" as their editorial from yesterday states. But he is also an American citizen. "Our tripartite government of executive, legislative […]
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A Day Off
Just got online after a day away from the computer. Sometimes you have to unplug. Anyway, check out this recent commentary from Harry Browne regarding the Forever War on Terrorism.
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