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Head Games

February 18, 2010 – 2:49 pm

My latest for the New Ledger has to do with Dick Cheney and his effect on the Obama Administration.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Democrats, Dick Cheney, foreign policy, Joe Biden, National Security, Obama Administration, Republicans, Terrorism, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being Joe Biden, torture, War, War on Terror, Waterboarding | Comments

Dear Andrew Sullivan

February 8, 2010 – 9:45 pm

The Cossacks work for the Czar.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Law, National Security, Obama Administration, Terrorism, torture | Comments

The Verdict On Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

August 25, 2009 – 2:11 pm

We have some evidence, as reported by Ed Morrissey, that EITs were useful in getting information from detainees, a point reinforced by a statement from former Vice President Cheney.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Ali Soufan, Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Dick Cheney, Ed Morrissey, foreign policy, George W. Bush, National Security, Obama Administration, Terrorism, torture, War, Waterboarding | Comments

All KINDS Of Deadlines Are Being Missed, Aren’t They?

July 21, 2009 – 1:37 pm

In addition the many other things that are backlogged in the White House, the Obama Administration has delayed releasing a report on the custody and interrogation of terrorist suspects:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Detention Policy, Guantanamo Bay, Law, National Security, Obama Administration, Rahm Emanuel, Terrorism | Comments

When we get past the hagiography contained in Newsweek’s portrayal of Eric Holder, we learn that he is wrestling with the idea of appointing a prosecutor “to investigate the Bush administration’s brutal interrogation practices.”

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Alberto Gonzales, Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Department Of Justice, Eric Holder, Law, Obama Administration, Politics | Comments

Is The White House Moving Away From A Public Option In Health Care?

July 7, 2009 – 3:25 pm

That seems to be the import of a story from the Wall Street Journal. According to the White House, the key is to introduce competition, and while the public option may be one way to do that in the White House’s view, there apparently is room to negotiate over the matter, and the public option is not a non-negotiable issue for the Obama Administration.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Ezra Klein, health care, Health Care Policy, Health Care Reform, Obama Administration, Public Option, White House Temporizing | Comments

Cheney is More Popular with Public Than Pelosi

June 5, 2009 – 11:44 am

A new Gallup poll has to anger the Speaker of the House, as Americans have higher favorable ratings of former Vice President Dick Cheney then Nancy Pelosi.

By Brad Jackson | Posted in Blogs, The Whip | Also tagged Dick Cheney, Nancy Pelosi | Comments

Pelosi Dodges Questions About CIA

May 22, 2009 – 11:14 am

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dodged questions about the CIA at her first Capitol Hill press conference since last week’s debacle, but a new poll shows that Americans do not approve of her handling of this scandal.

By Brad Jackson | Posted in Blogs, The Whip | Also tagged Democrats, Intelligence, Nancy Pelosi | Comments

GOP Highlights Pelosi’s Evolving Story in “Dance of the Sugarplum Failure”

May 19, 2009 – 11:39 am

New GOP video highlights Pelosi’s changing story on interrogation scandal.

By Brad Jackson | Posted in Blogs, The Whip | Also tagged 2010, Nancy Pelosi, Republicans, Scandal | Comments

In Wake of Scandal, Pelosi’s Approval Rating Tanks

May 18, 2009 – 10:57 pm

Americans do not think very highly of their high and mighty Madame Speaker.

By Brad Jackson | Posted in Blogs, Tech, The Whip | Also tagged Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, Republicans | Comments

Department Of “Huh?”–Interrogation Policy Edition

May 13, 2009 – 11:46 pm

The Obama Administration doesn’t want to release detainee abuse pictures, because it is afraid that releasing such pictures could “inflame anti-American opinion and endanger U.S. troops.”

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Law, National Security, Obama Administration | Comments

In Which John McCain Puzzles Anew

April 26, 2009 – 8:29 pm

I write as someone who agrees in large part with the stance taken on interrogation policy by John McCain. I think that he generally has things quite accurate on the issue.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Cover-Up, George W. Bush, John McCain, Law, National Security, Obama Administration, torture, transparency | Comments

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