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Responding To The Underpants Bomber: The White House Fails The Test

January 8, 2010 – 2:02 am

The New York Times does a good job in detailing the White House’s overview of the details of an unclassified memorandum, discussing the various national security failures that allowed Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab the opportunity to try to blow up Northwest Flight 253.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Janet Napolitano, Northwest Flight 253, Obama Administration, Terrorism, War | Comments

Epic Intelligence FAIL

January 2, 2010 – 4:05 pm

You know, between this, and the fact that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s father sought to warn the United States and other Western authorities about his son’s increasing radicalization, the fact that transportation safety authorities failed to thwart Abdulmutallab from boarding Northwest Flight 253 becomes increasingly shocking.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Erroll Southers, Janet Napolitano, Mark Kleiman, Northwest Flight 253, Obama Administration, Terrorism, War | Comments

And Speaking Of Janet Napolitano . . .

January 1, 2010 – 3:45 pm

President? Seriously?

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, David Broder, Janet Napolitano, Northwest Flight 253, Obama Administration, Terrorism, War | Comments

David Brooks Has It Half Right

January 1, 2010 – 3:42 pm

Concerning the reaction to the Obama Administration’s initial “the system worked” claims in the wake of the attempted bombing of Northwest Flight 253, Brooks writes:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, David Brooks, Janet Napolitano, Northwest Flight 253, Obama Administration, Terrorism, War | Comments

The Difference Between Markos Moulitsas And Patriots

January 1, 2010 – 11:11 am

“I feel nothing over the death of merceneries [sic].”

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Afghanistan, Blackwater, Markos Moulitsas, Screw Them, Terrorism, War | Comments

Quote Of The Day

December 30, 2009 – 11:04 pm

“In summary, a ‘world without nuclear weapons’ would be a world in which the United States, Russia, Israel, China, and half a dozen or a dozen other countries would have hair-trigger mobilization plans to rebuild nuclear weapons and mobilize or commandeer delivery systems, and would have prepared targets to preempt other nations’ nuclear facilities, all in a high-alert status, with practice drills and secure emergency communications.”

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Nuclear Weapons, Obama Administration, Reagan Administration, Ronald Reagan, Thomas Schelling | Comments

“Systemic Failure”

December 30, 2009 – 8:19 am

There can be little doubt that the attempted bombing of Northwest flight 253 exposed a significant hole in our airline security procedures.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Northwest Flight 253, Obama Administration, Terrorism, War | Comments

Reviewing President Obama’s Speech On Afghanistan

December 3, 2009 – 2:18 am

It is the subject of my latest column for the New Ledger.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Obama Administration, Taliban, War, War On Terrorism | Comments

How Will We Know If The Obama Administration Is Serious About Winning In Afghanistan?

November 26, 2009 – 1:43 pm

Peter Feaver tells us how the President can show that he is “embrac[ing] his inner commander in chief.”

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Obama Administration, Taliban, Terrorism, War | Comments

In Britain, They Think That The Obama Administration Is Dithering Too

November 25, 2009 – 9:22 am

It was once thought unthinkable that a British defense secretary would issue this kind of talk. But the Obama Administration made it necessary, now didn’t it?

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bob Ainsworth, Britain, Dithering, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Obama Administration, Terrorism, War | Comments

Charles Krauthammer On Civilian Trials For Terrorist Suspects

November 20, 2009 – 9:43 pm

Look, I would love to think that we could simply resolve all of these issues in a civilian court. But in many cases, we can’t. This isn’t a partisan point, just a realistic one. And Krauthammer explains why:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Charles Krauthammer, Civilian Trials, Eric Holder, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, Law, Military Trials, Obama Administration, Terrorism, War on Terror | Comments

Lindsey Graham Devastates Eric Holder

November 19, 2009 – 2:57 pm

Watch:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Civilian Trials, Eric Holder, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, Law, Lindsey Graham, Military Trials, Obama Administration, Terrorism, War on Terror | Comments

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