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... We, as a nation, are having a crisis of honor. Last week the Attorney General nominee Judge Michael Mukasey refused to define ... enemy would use torture at the slightest whim. If this is the case, then waterboarding is unquestionably being used as torture ...

Blog post - Oct 31 2007 - 2:30pm - 215 comments - 0 attachments

... And there are three overriding truths driving this IW: investors are more powerful than nation states; stateless actors are ... Kabul on a NATO-hosted trip. They were briefed for over a week on the many faces of progress and imminent success, and as they were ...

Journal Article - May 14 2012 - 4:42am - 62 comments

... 14th weekly contribution to Foreign Policy - This Week at War by Robert Haddick - is now posted. Topics include attacks begin ...

Blog post - Apr 24 2009 - 9:27pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

... and history of the "Dear Boss" letter, see this post . Dear Boss, I don’t just quit. I give up. ... a day of heavy attack but it sometimes went on for a week with little permanent damage. I have no idea how much detonation speed ...

Blog post - May 14 2012 - 4:55am - 41 comments - 0 attachments

... Joint Strike Fighter program came under renewed scrutiny this week. The Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and many foreign partners plan to buy ...

Blog post - May 27 2011 - 1:49pm - 8 comments - 0 attachments

... Policy column discusses the strategic implications of this week's massacre in Panjwai, Afghanistan. ...

Blog post - Mar 16 2012 - 6:21pm - 44 comments - 0 attachments

... delusion’ ( Komer , p. 78). Indeed, a feature of this symposium, which attracted some publicity, was a mood of almost apologetic ... papers have been uncovered ahead of a High Court bid this week to secure a public inquiry into the 1948 Batang Kali killings. ...

Journal Article - Apr 16 2012 - 4:44am - 23 comments

... communities. The Department of Defense had identified this critical capability gap by 2004, and by 2005 had directed the Services to ... classes for 10 months, then sustainment training once a week. This didn't do a whole lot of good when 6-months prior to deployment the ...

Journal Article - Mar 20 2012 - 5:26am - 30 comments

... Gulf needs its own NATO. But just like in 1949, this alliance will work only if the United States leads it. ... bring to all six kingdoms. Abdullah's bid this week failed. The Gulf royals, undoubtedly wary of ceding any of their authority ...

Blog post - May 18 2012 - 3:26pm - 5 comments - 0 attachments

... approach to the drug cartels.  Much of this analysis, however, appears to be an attempt to redefine what constitutes ... blood if ALL visa issuances were stopped for more than a week. For any reason. The consulates are under constant threat, much like ...

Journal Article - Dec 27 2011 - 6:10am - 42 comments