Today, Julian Assange sits in a British jail while the United States government reportedly readies to indict him on charges of espionage. His story has taken a dramatic turn not unlike the rebels and revolutionaries of our literary canon, and in fact, he is imprisoned...
Monday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 32 Wounded
WikiLeaks Conjures Litvinenko’s Ghost
We keep hearing there's nothing in the WikiLeaks cables we didn't already know – this from people who, more often than not, are frothing at the mouth about Julian Assange's alleged “treason” and “anti-American” villainy. Of course, if...
A General Overhaul
The judge: “You are accused of murdering your wife and two children. How do you plead: Guilty or not guilty?” The accused: “Your honor, I do not deal with the past. I think about the future!” No, not a scene from a comedy. Something very similar really happened. That...
Celebrity Generals
Let's consider for a moment the fates of two men who took unique paths in military life and whose careers were once intertwined: Gen. David Petraeus, now our Afghan War commander, and his former subordinate, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, our former Afghan War commander...
Sunday: 22 Iraqis Killed, 91 Wounded
Saturday: 2 Iraqis Killed
Govt Accused of Fuzzy Math in Gitmo Report
A prominent public interest law firm that has defended numerous Guantánamo Bay detainees charged Thursday that a recent government report on a high rate of recidivism among former inmates is loaded with "vague and unsubstantiated claims and misinformation."...
Of WikiLeaks, Whistleblowers and Whipping Boys
As pro- and anti-WikiLeaks forces draw their battle lines, and WikiLeaks' impresario Julian Assange marks time in storied, overcrowded and very Victorian Wandsworth Prison in southwest London, a group of his supporters are taking a different tack. No, they're not...
Senate Hawks Push Obama on ‘Zero Enrichment’ for Tehran
Five senators sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama Monday warning the administration not to offer concessions in upcoming talks with Iran over its nuclear program. If Obama takes the advice, experts say, it could sink his engagement efforts with Tehran. The...