Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is the guy who runs the show in Saudi Arabia and a ruthlessly interesting dude…
Military Industrial Complex
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the F-35 Store
The F-35 Store is over in a seldom seen corner of the Pentagon and if it was a vegetable, it…
Feel-Good Nazi Prosecutions
Is this a little weird, or not? According to the article, a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard who has…
Mr. Trump Sees Enemies Everywhere—So We Do As Well
The recipe for the toxic soup our current president is ladling out is three parts fear to one part frustration—and…
America’s Short-Tail Diplomacy in a Long-Tail Game
My convenient definition of ‘short tail’ for the purpose of this article is politics and ‘long tail’ is statesmanship. Politics…
Will the Real President Obama Please Stand Up.
Stand up, of course, means many things to many people. But in the context of my question, I define…
John Yoo Gets a Book Review Instead of Jail Time
Book review of John Yoo’s ‘Crisis and Command’ By Jack Rakove Sunday, January 10, 2010; CRISIS AND COMMAND A History…
The Next Stinger Sting
Pakistan Seeks More U.S. Military Aid Prime Minister Gillani Petitions Envoy for Drone Technology, Real-Time Data By Joshua Partlow Washington…
Taking Bob Gates Unseriously
Ah, the difference a day makes. April 9, 2009 Contractors Reach Deal on Destroyer By CHRISTOPHER DREW Two military contractors,…
Payoffs vs Bob Gates–Gunfight at the Pentagon Corral
Pentagon Chief Calls for Cuts; Congress Opens Fire By Dana Milbank Tuesday, April 7, 2009; A02 The F-22 Raptor fighter…