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Rumsfeld's double deception on Afghanistan

In today's Washington Post, Donald Rumsfeld has an Op-Ed Afghanistan Five Years Later keyed to the anniversary of the start of military operations against the Taliban. The main point of the article, of...

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Bush administration undermines Afghanistan, NATO with confused message to...

One of the core precepts of "tough-guy" foreign policy as practiced by the Bush-Cheney administration is the need to send consistent, clear messages to America's enemies.  This precept is the basis for...

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We Need a Narrative on Islamist Terrorism

A recent diary, by jmorton, DEMS are Weak, lamented the lack of s strong answer by Senate candidate (D-MO) Claire McCaskill when confronted over Iraq and terrorism by her Republican opponent, Talent...

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"U.S. dominance in the Middle East has ended ."

In the lead article in the new issue of Foreign Affairs (full text online), Richard Haass writes an obituary for U.S. dominance in the Middle East.  While his coroner's report lists various causes of...

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We are Unlawful Enemy Combatants

Since there are no more tinfoil hats -- submitted for your consideration: The law.  According to the Military Commissions Act of 2006, an unlawful enemy combatant is:a person who has engaged in...

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My Foreign Affairs Article: Saving Afghanistan

I wanted to let fellow Kossacks know that I have an article on Afghanistan in the current issue of Foreign Affairs.  A sample below the fold:

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Gonzales'"Mea Culpa?" NYT Trivializes Confession

The New York Times reports this morning on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' statement yesterday about the dismissal of US Attorneys:Under criticism from lawmakers of both parties for the dismissals...

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US Attorneys Dismissal: Voter Fraud,Institutionalized Racism, and the...

I propose a theory for further investigation, as follows: The underlying purpose of dismissing the US Attorneys was to intensify "voter fraud" investigations leading up to and after the 2008 elections....

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David Brooks: Stubborn Arabs Won't Admit It's All Their Fault

Have you ever tried to win over someone to your point of view by patiently  explaining to them that they are completely wrong to be concerned about the things that are most important to them, and that...

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I'll be on MSNBC to talk about al-Qaeda today

I wanted to let the DKos community know that I will be appearing on MSNBC from 1 PM EDT today to discuss the new National Intelligence Estimate on  the revival of the al-Qaeda threat.  I recently...

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Post Labor Day Product Rollout: War with Iran (Cross-Posted at Informed...

On September 7, 2002, the New York Times reported an explanation how the Bush administration would sell the invasion of Iraq.  The administration may be replicating this strategy for Iran.  Today I...

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I'm Speechless: CNN Compares Al Gore to Jerry Lewis

I'm in a hotel room in Ottawa, Canada, for a very serious conference on Afghanistan.  Consequently I was watching CNN while getting dressed.  I don't know if it is on line somewhere, but someone should...

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Vote Rigging Report that Benazir Bhutto was Planning to Present to the U.S....

I have posted a scanned copy of the Pakistan People's Party report on election rigging, Another Stain on the Face of Democracy. This is apparently the report that Benazir Bhutto was planning to give to...

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Racism is the Nightmare of History, not Just Bias (Cross-Posted on Informed...

In January a diary by Rosebuddear about race, sparked by the Obama candidacy, sparked a lively discussion. shanikka enlarged her comment into another recommended diary, which in turn inspired a comment...

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ABC hypocrisy: Were there any violent groups except the Weather Underground...

At last night's Clinton-Obama debate hosted by ABC News, former Clinton White House official George Stephanopoulous asked Barack Obama about his acquaintance with William Ayers, a former leader of the...

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