Commuting to War
Drone strikes are no panacea, argues Charles Peña
Tag: war on terror
Uighurs Deserve Legal Remedy
Ubi jus ibi remedium. Probably nothing turns readers off more than starting a column with some incomprehensible Latin phrase. But this one’s relevant. It means: Where there is a right, there is a remedy. When a legal wrong has been done, the courts should be able to order some kind of relief, otherwise what good … Continue reading “Uighurs Deserve Legal Remedy”
Lawyer Blasts ‘Congressional Depravity’ on Guantánamo
Andy Worthington says Cheney’s still in the House
Losing the Moral High Ground
Frida Berrigan on Obama’s enemy combatants
The Hayden Letter
John Prados on the CIA torture cover-up
The Real Deal?
Charles Peña wonders if Zazi is a danger — and why
Judge Orders Release from Gitmo of Kuwaiti Who Met Bin Laden
Andy Worthington on another case of delayed justice
9/11: Our Truth, and Theirs
Justin Raimondo says the 9/11 narrative makes no sense
How 9/11 Should Be Remembered
Rebecca Solnit: Ordinary people are the real heroes
Mullen’s Mulligans
In golf and other sports, a "mulligan" is a second chance to get something right, sometimes referred to as a "do-over." In most sports, one do-over is all you get, and sports are just games. In war, humanity’s deadliest undertaking, the folks in charge of the Pentagon keep asking for another mulligan, and the president, … Continue reading “Mullen’s Mulligans”