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US Swagger Equals Foreign Policy Disaster

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics


Sharmine Narwani

If Iran offers to swap its low-enriched uranium for higher grade uranium, does the US have the right to dismiss it because it doesn't meet our conditions?

Tony Blair: Would Have Invaded Iraq Without WMD

The Guardian | Posted 12.11.2009 | World


Tony Blair has said he would have invaded Iraq even without evidence of weapons of mass destruction and would have found a way to justify the war to p...

Iraq War Inquiry Begins In Britain: Tony Blair Will Be Witness

AP | PAISLEY DODDS | Posted 11.25.2009 | World


LONDON — An inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war kicked off Tuesday with top government advisers testifying that some Bush administration...

Why Weren't H1N1 Vacccines Available for Our Children Before School Started?

Sen. Bob Graham | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Sen. Bob Graham

Whether the threat is from naturally occurring disease or bioterrorism, the United States needs to be able to produce vaccines and other medicines faster and less expensively.

Frank Rich: In Defense Of The Balloon Boy Dad

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 10.25.2009 | Media


For a country desperate for good news, the now-deflated "balloon boy" spectacle would seem to be the perfect tonic. As Wolf Blitzer of CNN summed up t...

Congratulations, President Obama

Chris Campbell | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics


Chris Campbell

I find it maddening how quickly the wolves came out. Similar to any policy move that will actually benefit Americans and our standing in the world, the right-wing goes ballistic.

Israel's Pines-Paz Ignores Facts on Iran

Taylor Marsh | Posted 12.01.2009 | World


Taylor Marsh

After listening to Israeli Labor party MK Ophir Pines-Paz speak and answer questions, it seems clear that Pines-Paz does not understand Iran, though he's clearly not alone.

Maddow Interviews Tom Ridge About Iraq Intelligence, Hurricane Katrina, Politicized Threat Levels (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


***UPDATE*** TPM makes the good point that Maddow got Ridge to contradict what was written on the jacket of his book. After repeatedly denying that p...

Biden Locks Horns With Gates and Clinton Over the Monster That Won't Die

Russ Wellen | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Russ Wellen

In a couple of decades, with the momentum that disarmament is building, there may be not be enough nuclear warheads left by then to make it worth anyone's while to replace them.

The Doctrine of "Sovereign Immunity" Presents a Grave Danger to Our Security

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


Raymond J. Learsy

Sovereign Immunity has its roots in old English law postulating that neither the sovereign nor the sovereign state can commit a legal wrong. It is an anachronism of another time and poses a great danger to our security.

The Real Motive Behind the Cheney Family Torture Tour

Bob Cesca | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics


Bob Cesca

Why did the Bush administration authorize torture when other methods were more successful? And why is Dick Cheney so desperate to exonerate himself and to skew the debate with trivialities?

The Internet Is Absolute Democracy -- Be Very Afraid!

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media


Tom Alderman

Like Guttenberg's printing press, the Internet has created radically new opportunities and systems that have put us at the beginning of a seismic cultural shift and yet, something is terribly wrong.

As 6th Anniversary Nears: Amazing Poll Reveals Most Iraqis Wish We Did Not Invade

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

A surprising new poll by leading media organizations, as the sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq queitly approaches this week, finds that d...

The Journalist and the "Other" in Times of War

Sandy Tolan | Posted 02.24.2009 | World


Sandy Tolan

What is the ethical responsibility of the journalist in telling the story of the Other? And what larger forces come to bear in shaping that story in the press?

Is Leon Panetta the Right Choice for CIA Director?

Gloria Duffy | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Gloria Duffy

It is perhaps not widely known that there has been a major change in the intelligence agencies' personnel since 9/11. Some 50% of intel community staffers have joined since 9/11.

CIA: Parsing The Panetta Pick

William Bradley | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


William Bradley

To say Panetta is a Clinton retread is to ignore his actual background. He comes out of a tradition which is almost forgotten today, that of the liberal Republican.

8 Years and Still No Chemical Plant Security

Mike Papantonio | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics


Mike Papantonio

There has been an effort to minimize the importance of a new congressional report about the probabilities of another catastrophic domestic terrorist attack.

Truly Regretful

Hon. John N. Hostettler | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics


Hon. John N. Hostettler

While I concur with President Bush that his failure to properly assess the intelligence available to his administration was regretful, I do not wish the intelligence had been different.

Night of the Long Pointing Fingers

Brian Ross | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics


Brian Ross

Republican politicians all seem to be trying their hand at historic re-creationism to transform both the history and future of the Republican party into their own image.

Friday Talking Points [57] -- End Of Prohibition 75th Anniversary Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...

WMD Attack Likely In Next Five Years, Panel Says

AP | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — A bipartisan commission is asserting the country should expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or biological weapons sometime in t...

Con Games: Calling Dr. Strangelove

Michael Conniff | Posted 01.02.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Conniff

Kids of my generation spent lifetimes in ridiculous bomb shelters wondering if the lead in a pencil could protect us from imminent destruction.

Throwing Out the Bathwater, but Keeping the Baby

Emma Belcher | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics


Emma Belcher

Despite squandering widespread global sympathy and much-needed support for U.S. foreign policy since 9/11, the Bush administration's Proliferation Security Initiative has been a foreign-policy coup.

10 Questions That Should Have Been Asked of Powell...

Richard Grenell | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Richard Grenell

Why did you wait for the last 16 days of the general election to speak out if you were truly troubled about "your party's direction"?

White House WMD Czar Post Still Empty

Newsweek | Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


The prospect that Al Qaeda or some other terrorist group might get its hand on a nuclear bomb is widely viewed as the scariest national security threa...