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Entries by Tom Engelhardt from 05/2009

Secretary Doomsday and the Empathy Gap

| Posted 05.07.2009 | World
Read More: Obama Pakistan, US Military Pakistan, US Military, Military, Pakistan Opposition, Pakistan, Drone War, Drones, World News

If Obama suspended the Bush-era drone war, it would represent a start down a different path, one not already strewn with the skeletons of failed policies.

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Going for Broke

| Posted 05.21.2009 | World
Read More: Stanley McChrystal, Afpak, David McKiernan, General Mcchrystal, General Mckiernan, Afghanistan, Af-Pak, Afghanistan War, World News

Afghan commander General McChystal's mentality is undoubtedly a global-war-on-terror one, which translates into no respect for boundaries, restraints, or the sovereignty of others.

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