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And Speaking Of Afghanistan . . .

September 22, 2009 – 8:49 am

Leslie Gelb of the Council on Foreign Relations properly excoriates Administration strategy:

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

A Stark Choice For The White House

September 22, 2009 – 8:44 am

Either give General McChrystal the troops he needs, or the general resigns.

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

Of Afghanistan, Hell, And Handbaskets

September 22, 2009 – 1:02 am

Via New Ledger colleague Dan McLaughlin–who wickedly says that “someone should ask Eric Shinseki what he thinks of this”–we get a depressing report on the Pentagon’s (read “the Obama Administration’s”) reaction to General McChrystal’s request for more troops:

Stanley McChrystal Raises Alarm Bells

September 21, 2009 – 12:02 am

This makes for stark, and exceedingly worrisome reading:

Wow

September 19, 2009 – 7:11 pm

Just . . . wow.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Carter Administration, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Iran, Israel, Jimmy Carter, Middle East, Zbigniew Brzezinski | Comments

HopeAndChange

September 16, 2009 – 1:50 am

If you turn your ears to the left, you can hear heads exploding:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Bush Administration, George W. Bush, Law, Obama Administration, Patriot Act | Comments

Torture and Truth

September 8, 2009 – 10:06 am

The American people are entitled to facts, and truth, and to gauge how we balance acts and results against the alternatives. If that embarrasses the Republican or Democratic Parties, so be it. The alternative is a politicized war over every last foreign policy action, and the last time we tried that gambit, it ended with smoking craters in the Northeastern United States.

By Christopher Badeaux | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged Barack Obama, Christopher Badeaux, CIA, Conor Friedersdorf, Dick Cheney, Enhanced Interrogation, Eric Holder, FBI, Leon Panetta, torture | Comments

Questions For Nancy Pelosi

August 29, 2009 – 11:04 am

Courtesy of Peter Kirsanow.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged CIA, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Nancy Pelosi, Peter Kirsanow, Terrorism, War | 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, Interrogation Policy, Obama Administration, Terrorism, torture, War, Waterboarding | Comments

Potential Upheaval At The CIA

August 24, 2009 – 1:26 pm

So reports ABC News, indicating that Leon Panetta is tired of reporting through Admiral Dennis Blair, angry about reports that CIA officials may get prosecuted by the Obama Justice Department, and angry as well about other aspects of his job.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Bush Administration, CIA, Dennis Blair, Director of Central Intelligence, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Intelligence Reforms, James Jones, Leon Panetta, National Intelligence Director, Obama Administration, Robert Gates | 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, Interrogation Policy, Law, Obama Administration, Rahm Emanuel, Terrorism | Comments

Friday Prayers In Iran, And Their Aftermath

July 17, 2009 – 11:43 pm

Today, Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former president and the current head of the Expediency Council and the Assembly of Experts, led Friday prayers in Iran. As has been mentioned before, Rafsanjani has been instrumental in providing high-ranking clerical support to reformist groups, and there are persistent rumors that Rafsanjani is using, or will use his position as the head of the Assembly of Experts to get rid of Khamene’i, the current supreme leader.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Ali Khamenei, Democracy, Dictatorship, Elections, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mehdi Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Neda, Sohrab Arabi, Stolen Elections, Totalitarianism, Tyranny | Comments

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