via Think Progress Former Defense Secretary William Cohen said in an interview with CNN last night that the U.S. doesn’t want to go to war in Syria, but with tensions mounting between Turkey — a NATO ally — and Syrian dictator… Continue Reading
How Pakistan Makes Washington Pay for the Afghan War By Dilip Hiro Posted by Tom Dispatch The following ingredients should go a long way to produce a political thriller. Mr. M, a jihadist in an Asian state, has emerged as… Continue Reading
How the U.S. Fanned the Flames in Afghanistan By Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse Posted by Tom Dispatch Is it all over but the (anti-American) shouting — and the killing? Are the exits finally coming into view? Sometimes, in a moment, the… Continue Reading
Reposted by arrangement with Think Progress A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to President Obama in September asking him to “mount a diplomatic offensive” against Turkey in the aftermath of souring Israeli-Turkish relations last summer. Now House Democrats… Continue Reading
Reposted by arrangement with Think Progress Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has had no shortage of criticisms for Obama administration’s handling of NATO air support for Libyan rebels. But with news this morning of Muammar Qaddafi’s death, Graham offered a new… Continue Reading