If We Do Attack Syria, What’s Next?
Some questions that the Administration needs to answer before attacking Syria.
Joyner and Foust on Manning and Other Stuff
Joshua Foust and I discuss Chelsea Manning and other issues for BloggingHeadsTV.
Yemen Wants Its Own Drones
A headline I never thought I’d see: “Yemen Asks U.S. For Drones To Fight Al Qaeda”
West Point Casualties in Post-9/11 Conflicts Historically High
West Point graduates account for nearly one in fifty deaths in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Of Course the NSA is Lying to You
My latest for The National Interest, “Clapper’s Bodyguard of Lies,” has posted.
TSA Expanding Beyond Airports
TheTransportation Security Administration is expanding its purview to train stations and sporting events.
FBI Review Says That Boston Bombing Could Not Have Been Prevented
In the end, it doesn’t appear that the Boston Marathon bombings could have been prevented by law enforcement.
Senator Obama Warned About PATRIOT Act Abuses That Happened Under President Obama
President Obama is doing precisely what Senator Obama warned us about.
State Department: Avoid Planet Earth, There Be Terrorists There
Al Qaeda may be up to something, so take no chances.
Google Searches For “Pressure Cooker” And “Backpacks” Lead To FBI Visit
A husband and wife do unrelated, and perfectly innocent, Google searches, and get a visit from the FBI.
Guantanamo Costs $2.7 Million Per Prisoner
Keeping 166 detainees in Gitmo costs taxpayers $454 million.
Syrian Anti-Regime Forces Carry Out Mass Executions
Anti-Assad forces are committing atrocities in Aleppo.
Egyptian Government Massacres More Peaceful Protestors
The US backed Egyptian government is massacring supporters of the ousted democratically elected government.
Hundreds of al Qaeda Militants Freed in Iraq Jailbreak
As many as 500 convicted al Qaeda terrorists were released Sunday night as part of a surge of violence that has killed thousands since April.
Federal Judge Not Buying Administration Arguments In Lawsuit Over Drone Killings
A Federal Judge wasn’t very pleased when Administration lawyers told her that she doesn’t have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit over the President’s drone policy.
Peter King ‘Not Ruling Out’ Presidential Run; He Should
An overweight Republican from the northeast is thinking about running for president. No, not that one.
Should Juror’s Identities Ever Be Kept Secret?
Until the presiding Judge in the case rules otherwise, the identities of the members of the jury in the Zimmerman is secret. Should that be the case?
Yemen’s al Qaeda No. 2 Still Dead
Abu Sufyan al-Azdi, al Qaeda’s number two man in Yemen, is still dead. Or dead again. Or finally dead.
Syrian Opposition Fractures Further; FSA at War With al Qaeda
Ostensible allies in the fight against the Assad regime, al Qaeda and the Free Syrian Army are killing each other.
Obama Job Approval On Foreign Policy Hits Low In New Poll
President Obama is losing public support in the one area where he’s generally had broad support from the public in the past.
Frustration With Karzai Pushing Obama Toward “Zero Option” In Afghanistan
Frustrations with the mercurial leader of Afghanistan may increase the pace of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
FISA Court Does Job Congress Assigned It
Don’t blame “secret courts” for the government’s expanded spying on American citizens and allies.
On The Coup In Egypt And The Future Of Democracy
The events of the last week in Egypt raise a whole host of questions.
The Fourth Of July And The Fourth Amendment
Contemporary Americans accept actions by the state that were once the cause for revolt.
Britain’s Version Of The NSA Listens To Phone Calls And Reads Email, Lets The NSA Listen In
New revelations from The Guardian
Obama’s Job Approval Numbers Take A Hit In Wake Of NSA Revelations
President Obama’s poll numbers seem to be suffering under the weight of nearly two months of scandals and/ media attention.
