To Mitigate Economic Armageddon: Slash the Defense Budget
The Two-State Solution, Israeli-Style
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, has been much criticized in Israel, as well as abroad, for failing to present his own diplomatic initiative on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process to forestall US intervention. Mr Netanyahu may have huffed and puffed...
Escalation Scam: Troops in Afghanistan
The president has set a limit on the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. For now. That's how escalation works. Ceilings become floors. Gradually. A few times since last fall, the Obama team has floated rising numbers for how many additional U.S. soldiers will be...
Thursday: 1 US Soldier, 60 Iraqis Killed; 172 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 11:42 p.m. EDT, July 9, 2009
The string of blasts that vexed Ninewa province yesterday continued with a major strike on the city of Tal Afar today. Overall, at least 60 Iraqis were killed and 172 more were wounded across Iraq. A U.S. soldier was found dead at a U.S. facility. In political news, U.S forces released five Iranian diplomats who were detained on suspicion of aiding local militants in Arbil. Also, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called for restraint from the Kurdish Regional Government.
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Why Torture is Evil
Most defenders of torture rely on the argument that torture saves (American) lives, and that torture is therefore justified and moral. Such defenders often cite fantastic scenarios similar to the following: Imagine a terrorist group is planning to detonate a nuclear...
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Wednesday: 32 Iraqis Killed, 90 Wounded
Updated at 11:50 p.m. EDT, July 8. 2009
Mosul erupted in a spasm of violence today as at least six explosions took the lives of over a dozen residents. At least 32 Iraqis were killed and 90 more were wounded there and across Iraq. No Coalition deaths were reported, but a U.S. soldier is facing a court martial in the slayings of his superior and another soldier at a base south of Baghdad last year. Meanwhile, Iraqi lawmakers warned Israel that use of Iraqi airspace during a strike on Iran would be considered an attack against Iraq.
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