Two weeks ago I blogged some meandering thoughts on “government-in-a-box,” a neologism for the “hold, build” part of international forces’ counterinsurgency strategy of “clear, hold, build” in the Afghan town of Marja. I concluded that perhaps the contents of the… Continue Reading
In a typical rant, The New Republic editor/publisher Marty Peretz prefaced a rambling declaration of victory in Iraq with these charming words: There were moments–long moments–during the Iraq war when I had my doubts. Even deep doubts. Frankly, I couldn’t… Continue Reading
While this is not by any means the most egregious example, recent complaints by neo-conservatives about the Obama administration’s neutrality in the ongoing dispute between Argentina and Britain over the sovereignty of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands — now heating up over… Continue Reading
In a guest post for LobeLog, Max Blumenthal reports on blogger Pamela Geller’s attendance at an Israel Apartheid Week event at Columbia University in New York, her smear campaign against speakers, and her own ties to far-right European groups. (Regular… Continue Reading