The Terrorism Conundrum
Leaving the world alone would nix terror, says Philip Giraldi
Tag: war on terror
666 to 1: The US Military Against al-Qaeda
Engelhardt and Turse on our war of futility
Once More Unto the Breach
Charles Peña: terrorism isn’t an existential threat
Counterterrorism In Shambles; Why?
Because it deals with consequences, not causes, says Ray McGovern
Yemeni Detainees Caught in Bomb Backlash
In the wake of the failed attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, legal experts and human rights advocates are pushing back against calls from politicians to halt the planned release of prisoners from Guantánamo Bay to their home country, Yemen. The would-be bomber, a 23-year-old Nigerian, was disarmed and taken down … Continue reading “Yemeni Detainees Caught in Bomb Backlash”
The Next Quagmire
Non-G.I. Joe Lieberman, Dick Cheney’s fellow Vietnam-era draft dodger turned warmonger, said on the Dec. 27 edition of Fox News Sunday that "Yemen is now one of the centers of that fight." It’s difficult to tell from reading the transcript of the interview between Joe and Chris Wallace what exactly Joe means by "that fight." … Continue reading “The Next Quagmire”
I See London, I See France, I See Bombs in Underpants
Let’s start a war over a deluded rich brat, says Jeff Huber
Barack Obama, Interventionist and Ultimate Jihadi Hero
Michael Scheuer on Obama’s ‘bring ’em on’
Have Americans Traded Freedom For Security?
Yes, says Paul Craig Roberts
Judge Orders Release From Guantánamo of Unwilling Yemeni Recruit
How about the rest? by Andy Worthington