To Reduce Violence,
End the Drug War
David Henderson on Hillary Clinton’s crocodile tears
Day: March 30, 2009
To Reduce Violence,
Stop Arming Israel
Philip Giraldi on restoring America’s good name
Yes, We Have No Bananastan
Jeff Huber on the social re-engineering of an entire region
Khmer Rouge Trials May Expose US, China
PHNOM PENH – Limits placed on a United Nations-backed war-crimes tribunal in prosecuting surviving leaders of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime may not prevent revelations about international actors linked to Cambodia’s dark period. It ranges from the period of Khmer Rouge history that the court will consider, a geographic limit to account for only atrocities … Continue reading “Khmer Rouge Trials May Expose US, China”
ACLU: Let Spy Laws Fade Into the Sunset
One of the nation’s leading legal rights groups is calling on the U.S. Congress to make major changes in the USA PATRIOT Act to reverse parts of the hurriedly passed law that have been found unconstitutional or have been abused to collect information on innocent people. On Dec. 31, 2009, three provisions of the PATRIOT … Continue reading “ACLU: Let Spy Laws Fade Into the Sunset”
Another War Lost?
With the usual fanfare, the Obama administration has proclaimed a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan. On the surface, it does not amount to much. But if a story by Bill Gertz in the March 26 Washington Times is correct, there is more to it than meets the eye. Gertz reported: "The Obama administration … Continue reading “Another War Lost?”
Monday: 15 Iraqis Killed, 19 Wounded
Updated at 8:55 p.m. EDT, Mar. 30, 2009
Calm may have returned to central Baghdad, but violence continued over much of Iraq. At least 15 Iraqis were killed and 19 more were wounded in various attacks. No Coalition deaths were reported, but a U.S. soldier was convicted of murdering four Iraqis in his care, and sentenced to 35 years in prison. Also, the British will hand over their base at the Basra airport to U.S. forces tomorrow.
The Great Afghan Bailout
Let’s start by stopping. It’s time, as a start, to stop calling our expanding war in Central and South Asia “the Afghan War” or “the Afghanistan War.” If Obama’s special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke doesn’t want to, why should we? Recently, in a BBC interview, he insisted that “the ‘number one problem’ … Continue reading “The Great Afghan Bailout”
Af-Pak Fever
The idea that anything has really changed, at least in the realm of foreign policy, with the ascension of Barack Obama to the White House, is now completely debunked by the administration’s latest pronouncement on the "Af-Pak" war, and I quote from the "white paper" that accompanied the President’s spiel: "The ability of extremists in … Continue reading “Af-Pak Fever”