Why Congress Won’t Stop the Drone War
My latest for World Policy Review, “Oversight or Not, Drones Are Here to Stay,” has posted.
Jimmy Carter: U.S. Under Obama Is A “Widespread Violator Of Human Rights”
From one Nobel Peace Prize winner to another.
Al Qaeda Dirty Bomb Terrorism Attack on Mexico Subway Could Cause Pork Gas Cloud
Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui.
Cleveland Bridge Terror Plot Averted
Five suspects have been arrested in a plot to blow up a Cleveland bridge.
Anders Breivik and Khaleid Sheikh Mohammed
The Atlantic’s Max Fisher reflects on “What America Can Learn From Norway’s Anders Breivik Trial.”
CIA’s Counterterror Chief a Muslim Convert
A profile of the chief of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center.
Joseph Kony, #stopkony, and Ignoring Africa
Today, the #stopkony hashtag is trending on Twitter. Here’s why.
Eric Holder: Yes, We Can Kill American Citizens Without Trial
Attorney General Eric Holder offered a somewhat alarming defense of the Administration’s policy on targeted killings.
Ron Paul Steps In It In South Carolina
Once again, Ron Paul showed last night why he could never win the Republican nomination.
Defense Bill Allows For Indefinite Military Detention of American Citizens
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 authorizes the President the authority to indefinitely detain persons, even American citizens arrested on American soil, without trial because they allegedly support the enemy.
Republicans For Waterboarding
The most disturbing part of Saturday’s debate came when most of the GOP candidates endorsed torture.
The Costs Of Attacking Iran
An attack against Iran’s nuclear weapons research facility won’t be an easy thing.
Defense and State Reining in CIA Drone War
The CIA’s drone war in Pakistan has gotten so out of hand that the Pentagon and State Department are reigning it in.
What Is Iran Up To, If They’re Up To Anything?
What’s the logic behind Iran’s alleged plot to commit terrorist attacks inside the United States?
Iranian Terror Plot in US Foiled
The Justice Department claims to have disrupted a major Iranian-backed terrorist attack in the United States.
There Really Is A Death Panel
We’re learning more about the Obama Administration’s decision to kill Anwar al-Awlaki
The Death Of Anwar Al-Awlaki And The Imperial Presidency
Giving the President the unchecked power to kill American citizens raises some serious red flags.
Terrorist Plot, Or Homeland Security Theater?
When the FBI essentially creates a terrorist in order to arrest him, have we really accomplished anything?
When Can a President Order an American Killed?
My latest for The Atlantic, “The Thorniest Question: When Can a President Order an American Killed?” has been posted.
FBI Using Anti-Muslim Literature To Train Counterterroism Agents
The FBI has been using some odd materials to train its counterterrorism agents.
Paul Krugman: 9/11 Has Become “An Occasion For Shame”
Paul Krugman chose to mark the the 10th anniversary of September 11th with an odd blog post.
December 7, 1951 v. September 11, 2011
Not every 10th anniversary of a horrible surprise attack has been treated the same.
No Football On 9/11?
Was it wrong for the NFL to schedule its opening Sunday on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks?
Bush, Clinton, Biden Honor Flight 93
The short-lived national unity spawned by the attacks of a decade ago was re-kindled for a few hours as former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush joined with Vice President Joe Biden to honor Flight 93.
