Fight Brewing Over Defense Cuts
The defense spending lobby is already engaging in fear-mongering over very modest defense cuts.
American Boots on Ground in Somalia
Leon Panetta has been brought in to oversee significant cuts to the U.S. Defense budget. Meanwhile, we’re in six wars.
Afghan Surge Ending
President Obama is expected to announce the withdrawal of the 30,000 Surge troops.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Laughed Off Waterboarding
Marc Thiessen claims Khalid Sheikh Mohammad mocked the CIA interrogators who waterboarded him.
John McCain: Neither Waterboarding Nor Any Other Form Of Torture Led To Bin Laden
John McCain thoroughly dismantles the argument that Osama bin Laden’s capture vindicates the use of so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques.”
Missing The Point: It Doesn’t Matter If Torture “Works”
The debate over “enhanced interrogations” has been renewed by the bin Laden mission, but whether it “worked” or not isn’t the question.
Pakistan Claims It Did Its Part To Catch Bin Laden
The question of how the world’s most wanted man could’ve hidden in plain sight in Pakistan continues to be asked.
Who Will Be Rahm’s Replacement ?
With Rahm Emanuel apparently set to leave the White House to run for Mayor of Chicago, speculation is turning to who may replace him in what some have called the nation’s de facto Prime Minister-ship.
Three Different Takes on the Leaked “War Logs”
Three different ways they’re viewing the leaked “war logs” across the Pond.
