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Comment RSSIn case you missed this– Charlie Wilson, the colorful congressman from Texas, passed away yesterday. The New York Times reports:
Charlie Wilson, a 12-term Texas congressman who was best known for his playboy ways until he masterminded a covert effort to funnel billions of dollars in arms to Afghan rebels fighting the Soviets in the 1980s, died Wednesday in Lufkin, Tex. …
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February 11, 2010 # 5:18 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law # No CommentMatthew Kroenig– “Bombs Away: The real reason why Russia and China aren’t interested in stopping Iran’s nuclear program”
February 10, 2010 # 1:37 pm # Armed Conflict, Intelligence, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentMy friend and Georgetown University colleague, Matthew Kroenig has a provocative piece in the New Republic. He writes:
As President Obama begins a push to impose harsher economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, his success will be determined largely by the answer to a single question: Will China and Russia get on board? In order to bite, sanctions must …
John Yoo: The Full Daily Show Interview
January 12, 2010 # 6:19 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law, International Organizations, Supreme Court # 2 CommentsThe Daily Show With Jon Stewart
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Daily Show: Exclusive – John Yoo Extended Interview Pt. 1
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Leon Panetta on the CIA
January 10, 2010 # 12:24 am # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Intelligence # 2 CommentsCIA Director Leon Paneta has an op ed in Sunday’s Washington Post. He writes:
The horrible news Dec. 30 that a suicide bomber had taken seven American lives in Afghanistan may have been for some a stark reminder that we are at war. But the men and women of the CIA, whose colleagues these seven were, needed no reminder.
The main lesson …
Video and Transcript: President Obama outlining his steps to respond to the security review
January 7, 2010 # 7:07 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentThe White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 07, 2010
Remarks by the President on Strengthening Intelligence and Aviation Security
State Dining Room
4:34 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. The immediate reviews that I ordered after the failed Christmas terrorist attack are now complete. I was just briefed on the findings and recommendations for reform, and I believe it’s important that …
Breaking News: President Obama’s Directive to the Intelligence Agencies on “Corrective Actions”
January 7, 2010 # 5:05 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Intelligence # No CommentPresident Obama’s Directive to the Intelligence Agencies on “Corrective Actions” can be found here.
Indictment of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab for attempted bombing of Flight 253 on Christmas Day
January 6, 2010 # 5:49 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Intelligence # No CommentDepartment of Justice
Office of Public Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Indicted for Attempted Bombing of Flight 253 on Christmas Day
Defendant Faces Life in Prison if Convicted
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian national, was charged today in a six-count criminal indictment returned in the Eastern District of Michigan for his alleged …
