Green on Blue
Dead Americans, Dead Goats, and Half a Million Gunmen on the Loose
Month: March 2012
The Syrian Gambit Unravels
Justin Raimondo is off today, but we’ve dredged up a particularly appropriate column from the distant past (originally publshed December 12, 2005): with Syria in the headlines and the prospect of regime-change looming large, it merits looking back on the Bush administration’s efforts to target Damascus. The effort to demonize Syria and, in effect, Saddamize its ruler, Bashar … Continue reading “The Syrian Gambit Unravels”
Rights Group Warns of Anti-Gay Attacks in Iraq
Aleast seven Iraqis were killed and 13 more were wounded in new violence. More alarmingly, an Iraqi right’s group says that 42 homosexual Iraqis have been murdered in the last few weeks.
The MEK’s Useful Idiots
If you are a Muslim American who is appalled by U.S. foreign policy, most specifically its penchant for invading Islamic countries in a bid to change their regimes, and you make the mistake of saying something to that effect on the phone or writing about your concerns in an email, there is a good chance … Continue reading “The MEK’s Useful Idiots”
Groups Reject Holder’s Defense of Targeted Assassination
Two days after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder outlined the statutory justifications for “targeted killings,” civil liberties groups here continue to question the legality of the Obama administration’s policy, particularly as it applies to the rights and very lives of both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals. Speaking before law school students on Monday, Holder rebuffed … Continue reading “Groups Reject Holder’s Defense of Targeted Assassination”
Syria: There Are No ‘Good Guys’
Well, OK, yes, there are some “good guys” in Syria: People trying to live their lives in the midst of civil war, doctors treating the wounded, and, yes, almost certainly some who are genuinely fighting for freedom. But neither of the two sides of that civil war are worthy of support. Everything which either side … Continue reading “Syria: There Are No ‘Good Guys’”
Can the President Kill You?
Can the president kill an American simply because the person is dangerous and his arrest would be impractical? Can the president be judge, jury, and executioner of an American in a foreign country because he believes that would keep America safe? Can Congress authorize the president to do this? Earlier this week, U.S. Attorney General … Continue reading “Can the President Kill You?”
Double Bombing in Tal Afar Among Attacks That Killed 23 Iraqis
Dozens of people were killed or wounded in a complex attack in the northern city of Tal Afar. At least 23 Iraqis were killed and 44 more were wounded overall. Meanwhile, the P.K.K. kidnapped five of Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani’s relatives.
America Is a Great Country, but Its Attitude Overseas Needs Work
Since World War II, America has conducted an interventionist foreign policy that is atypical historically. Most Americans are oblivious to data that clearly show that the United States has been the most aggressive nation in the world during the postwar period — in fact, it was the most aggressive even during the Cold War when … Continue reading “America Is a Great Country, but Its Attitude Overseas Needs Work”
Western Hypocrisy and the Russian Election
Vladimir Putin wasn’t the only one with tears in his eyes as he exulted in his presidential election victory and shouted “Glory to Russia!” The entire American punditocracy, to say nothing of the Brits, responded as one with accusations the election had been fixed, confidently predicting a “crackdown” on “dissent” as the Russian leader resumed … Continue reading “Western Hypocrisy and the Russian Election”