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ReThink Interview: Daniel Ellsberg -- the Most Dangerous Man in America Speaks, Part Two

Jonathan Kim | Posted 10.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Battle of Algiers, Nationalism, Henry Kissinger, Afghanistan, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, Rethink Reviews, Daniel Ellsberg, Film, Jonathan Kim, Movies, Paul Wolfowitz, Movie Reviews, Insurgency, Whistleblowers, Jonathan Kim Movie Reviews, Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith, Richard Nixon, Occupation, Vietnam War, Documentary, Movie Critic, Counterinsurgency, Pentagon Papers, Machiavelli, Torture, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

The second part of my interview with Daniel Ellsberg, the true American hero who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971.

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FBI Whistleblower: Hastert, Burton, Blunt, Other Members of Congress 'Bribed, Blackmailed'

Brad Friedman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Douglas Feith, Turkey, Valerie Plame Wilson, Lobbyists, Roy Blunt, Ohio, State Secrets, Sibel Edmonds, Dan Burton, Fbi, Valerie Plame, Blackmail, Tom Lantos, Bribery, Armenian Genocide, Dennis Hastert, Paul Wolfowitz, Whistleblowers, Nuclear Weapons, National Security, State Secrets Privilege, Marc Grossman, Stephen Solarz, Jean Schmidt, FBI Surveillance, Politics News
Brad Friedman

The broad criminal conspiracy is said to have resulted in, among other things, the sale of nuclear weapons technology to black market interests including Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, Libya and others.

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Formerly-'Gagged' FBI Whistleblower Details Congressional Blackmail, Bribery, Espionage, Corruption in Remarkable Videotaped Deposition

Brad Friedman | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Douglas Feith, House of Representatives, Turkey, Valerie Plame Wilson, Roy Blunt, State Secrets, Dan Burton, Sibel Edmonds, Fbi, Blackmail, Valerie Plame, Justice Department, Armenian Genocide, State Department, Dennis Hastert, Paul Wolfowitz, Whistleblowers, National Security, State Secrets Privilege, Marc Grossman, Stephen Solarz, Nuclear Proliferation, Jean Schmidt, Politics News
Brad Friedman

Just over two weeks ago, FBI translator-turned-whistleblower Sibel Edmonds was finally allowed to speak about much of what the Bush Administration spent years trying to keep her from discussing publicly.

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Paul Wolfowitz is Wrong on ForeignPolicy.com

Sean Gilfillan | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

Read More: Brent Scowcroft, Iraq War, Paul Wolfowitz, Iraq, Stephen Walt, Kenneth Waltz, Barack Obama, World News
Sean Gilfillan

I just finished reading Paul Wolfowitz' article on ForeignPolicy.com titled, "Think Again: Realism" and concluded that he is completely wrong.

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Jingoism Isn't Journalism: Why I Don't Trust CNN & Corporate Media to Cover Iran

Linda Milazzo | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Indymedia, War, Violence, Iraq, Barack Obama, Cable Television, Iran, Brutality, Cnn, Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Paul Wolfowitz, Opposition Movement, Corporate Media, New Media, Invasion, Wolf Blitzer, Iranians, Satellite Television, Media News
Linda Milazzo

Old media, and specifically CNN, are learning the difficult lesson that with or without their vast resources and state of the art studios, the Iranians' stories will be told. And they'll be told to tens of millions more viewers than cable and satellite programs tend to reach.

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Neocons Salivate Over the Chance for Another Middle East War

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Paul Wolfowitz, Neoconservatives, John McCain, Iran, Iran Protests, Politics News
Robert J. Elisberg

"Standing up" for Mr. Mousavi would get him painted as an American puppet, a disaster for reformers.

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Obama's Iran Silence Endorses Ahmadinejad Tactics: Paul Wolfowitz

washingtonpost.com | Paul Wolfowitz | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Paul Wolfowitz, Obama Iran Silence, Iran Election, Paul Wolfowitz Obama, Iran Obama, Obama Iran, Iranian Election, World News

President Obama's first response to the protests in Iran was silence, followed by a cautious, almost neutral stance designed to avoid "meddling" in Ir...

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Sir Bob Geldof, Bono, Jeff Sachs and Bill Easterly Should Lead on the Reform of the Levers of Foreign Assistance

Sunil Chacko | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Bono, Jeff Sachs, Foreign Assistance, Paul Wolfowitz, Bill Easterly, Sir Bob Geldof, Silvio Berlusconi, World Bank, World News
Sunil Chacko

Leading lights of the aid movement -- Geldof, Bono, Sachs and Easterly -- continue to bicker with politicians and amongst themselves without taking a visible role in reform of the levers of assistance.

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She's Out There! Her Name Is Ingrid Schuster Tighe

Amy Sewell | Posted 07.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Iraq War, Paul Wolfowitz, Women, Politics, Kosovo, Military, Washington DC, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Woman President, Feminism, Foreign Policy, Entertainment News
Amy Sewell

The need for pragmatic and prudent leaders in both the military and politics was evident to me during my military service.

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Even For Cheney, The Al Qaeda-Iraq Torture Story Is A New Low

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.30.2009 | World

Read More: Dan Coleman, Jack Cloonan, War on Terror, Abu Zubaydah, Guantanamo, Fbi, Ibn Al-Shaykh Al-Libi, Maj. Paul Burney, Dick Cheney, Politics, Newsweek, New Yorker, Vice President Dick Cheney, Jose Padilla, Guantanamo Bay, David Rose, Colin Powell, Terrorism, Vanity Fair, Guantanamo Detainees, Arkan Al-Karim, Senate Armed Services Committee, CIA Torture, Al Qaeda, Paul Wolfowitz, Iraq War, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Al Qaeda Iraq, Saddam Hussein, Cia, Jane Mayer, New York Times, Waterboarding, Iraq, Vice President Cheney, War Wire, World News
Andy Worthington

Coercive and illegal techniques were used widely at Gitmo in an attempt to secure information linking al Qaeda to Saddam Hussein.

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Obama Lawyers Set To Defend Bush 'Torture Memo' Author In Court

Politico | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Paul Wolfowitz, Jose Padilha, Bush Administration Torture, Bush Administration, Obama Lawyers, Disclosure of Yoo Memo, Yoo, Jose Padilla, Donald Rumsfeld, John Yoo, Jose Padilla 17 Years Sentence, Jose Padilla Prison, John Yoo Memo, John Yoo Torture, Politics News

In Democratic legal circles, no attorney has been more pilloried than former Bush Justice Department official John Yoo, chief author of the so-called ...

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The Bush Presidency: Shakespearean Tragedy or Cruel Farce?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Douglas Feith, White House, Herbert Hoover, Colin Powell, Economic Crisis, George W. Bush, Hurricaine Katrina, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Bremer, Iraq, American Foreign Policy, Bush, Dick Cheney, Bush Economy, Iraq War, Bush Administration, Paul Wolfowitz, Condoleezza Rice, George Tenet, Tommy Franks, President Bush Economy, Financial Crisis, Richard Perle, Richard Nixon, Politics News
Hoyt Hilsman

Unlike earlier failed presidents like Herbert Hoover and Richard Nixon, Bush does not seem to acknowledge or even recognize the destruction that he has wrought.

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10 Ways To Spot a Neo Con

Ben Cohen | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Paul Wolfowitz, Vietnam, War, Iraq, Afghanistan, Neo Conservatives, Dick Cheney, Political Satire, Political Humor, Politics News
Ben Cohen

Have facts to counter his? It won't matter, as Neo Cons rely on a tautological loophole that justifies pretty much anything.

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Rewarding Those Who Got It Right

Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Paul Wolfowitz, Obama Cabinet, General Eric Shinseki, Nouriel Roubini, Joseph Stiglitz, Eric Shinseki Veterans Affairs Secretary, Paul Krugman Nobel, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, Bush Legacy Project, Nassim Taleb, Obama Administration, Paul Krugman, Iraq, Eric Shinseki, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

Watch: Arianna Talks Blogging with Tavis Smiley Watch: Arianna Discusses Blagojevich on Larry King Watch: Arianna Discusses Blagojevich and Xmas Cookies on Morning Joe Watch: Arianna Debunks Obama Citizenship Rumors on Countdown Blagojevich: Character is Destiny

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Obama's Growing Pro-Israel Cabinet Should Not Worry Allies of Just Peace

Ray Hanania | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paul Wolfowitz, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Obama's Cabinet, George W. Bush, Palestine, Ari Fleischer, Israel, Richard Perle, Joe Biden, Peace, Barack Obama, Politics News
Ray Hanania

Obama's heart is one of fairness, justice and understanding. That he must surround himself with high profile and controversial pro-Israel champions is not a real concern.

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Veterans' Families Cast a Vote for Change

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Military Families, Iraq War, Patriotism, John McCain, Gold Star Families, Paul Wolfowitz, Vietnam, Veterans Issues, Donald Rumsfeld, War in Afghanistan, Invasion of Iraq, Barack Obama, Veterans, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

I previously wrote an article about those who have served in our military, and the challenges facing them and their families. At that time, I intervi...

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U.S. Justice Department drops "dirty bomb plot" allegation against Binyam Mohamed

Andy Worthington | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paul Wolfowitz, Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld, UK High Court, Morocco, Terrorism, Jose Padilla, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, CIA Torture, Clive Stafford Smith, Washington Post, Dark Prison, Binyam Mohamed, Justice Department, Defense Department, Dick Cheney, Military Commissions, Habeas Corpus, Politics News
Andy Worthington

As the Washington Post reported yesterday, the U.S. Justice Department has dropped the key allegation against British resident and Guantánamo prisone...

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Senator McCain's Fannie Problem

Sunil Chacko | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business

Read More: John McCain, Robert Zoellick, Senator McCain, Congressional Subpoenas, Ceo, Jim Johnson, Senator Obama, McCain Campaign, Fannie Mae, Accounting Irregularities, Immunity, Advisor, John Huntsman Jr., George W. Bush, World Bank, Barack Obama, Paul Wolfowitz, World Trade Organization, Project for a New American Century, Wto, Business News
Sunil Chacko

Zoellick would have to comply with Congressional subpoenas to explain having headed the lobbying activities for Fannie Mae.

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Putin's Lesson

Harry Shearer | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia-Georgia War, Russia, Paul Wolfowitz, Condoleezza Rice, Putin, Russian President Putin, Putin Georgia, Vladimir Putin, Russia Georgia War, Politics News
Harry Shearer

As Putin watched the U.S plunge into two wars in the Middle East, he saw a power vacuum in his neighborhood. He was playing old-fashioned power politics while his "friend" Bush was trying to remake Arabia.

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McCain's Premature Surge Adulation

David Quigg | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Paul Wolfowitz, Politics, Iraq Surge, Max Boot, John McCain, Thomas Ricks Fiasco, Counterinsurgency, David Petraeus, Donald Rumsfeld, Iraq, 2008 Election, Eric Shinseki, Politics News
David Quigg

McCain's failure of judgment, conscience, and courage during the rush to war cannot be erased. He turned his back on the only surge that might have spared us this: a surge before the invasion.

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Con Games: Neocons I Have Known

Michael Conniff | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Neocons, Neoconservatives, Paul Wolfowitz, Paul Wolfowitz George Bush, Neoconservative Movement, Politics News
Michael Conniff

Neoconservatism is about seeing everything as appeasement, no matter the size of the pea-shooter, and making the philosophy fit the crime, regardless of the consequences.

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Neocons Busy Rewriting History On Iraq

Washington Independent | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Douglas Feith, Paul Wolfowitz, Bush Administration, Revisionist History, War in Iraq, Neocons, Neoconservatives, Politics News

Ever since the Rumsfeld era at the Pentagon ended abruptly in the aftermath of the Democratic victory in the 2006 mid-term elections, the civilian haw...

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Time 100 Attendees On Who They Most Want To Influence

Portfolio.com Mixed Media | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 05.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Paul Wolfowitz, Martha Stewart, Time 100, Media News

The event is about influence -- the Time 100 is supposedly the hundred most influential people of the year -- so I asked a few attendees about their o...

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Wolfowitz: U.S. Was "Clueless On Counterinsurgency"

New York Sun | Eli Lake | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paul Wolfowitz Iraq War, Paul Wolfowitz, Wolfowitz Insurgency, Wolfowitz Counterinsurgency, Paul Wolfowitz George Bush, Wolfowitz Iraq War, Warwire, Politics News

Paul Wolfowitz, in his first public remarks on the Iraq war in years, said the American government was "pretty much clueless on counterinsurgency" in ...

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Miley Cyrus' Vanity Fair Embarrassment The Latest In A Long Line That Includes Lohan, Hilton, Wolfowitz

New York Observer | Matt Haber | Posted 05.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Paris Hilton, Miley Cyrus Annie Liebovitz, Miley Cyrus Topless Photos, Miley Cyrus Topless, Miley Cyrus, Katherine Heigl Vanity Fair, Lindsay Lohan, Katherine Heigl, Paul Wolfowitz, Vanity Fair, Annie Liebovitz, Paris Hilton Vanity Fair, Lindsay Lohan Vanity Fair Paul Wolfowitz Vanity Fair, Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair, Miley Cyrus Topless Pictures, Media News

As you may have already read, Miley Cyrus is totally embarrassed by the semi-topless (back view) photos printed of her in this month's Vanity Fair. In...

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