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POPSNew CBS/NYT Polls Asks about Iraq More comments from troops; What I can't believe (0.00 / 0) is that ONLY 53 percent now realize that Iraq has nothing to do with the "GWOT." That's pretty depressing actually. After everything we know now, you would expect that percentage to be closer to 80, at least--well, I would...
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POPSChristianity Today on torture David Gushee for the evangelical Christian magazine Christianity Today on five theological grounds for the unequivocal and universal condemnation of torture by Christians, and why, from a Christian perspective, no exceptional circumstances can ever justify the use of torture. From February 2006.
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POPSWar on Terrorism is a Pretext Do you remember the changing list of reasons for going to Iraq ? WMD investigators said they hadn't found any both before and after Occupation.Did you know the U.S. has sent forces and weapons into Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan for years and years ? Now there are many 'Super Bases' in Iraq and 'terrorism' is worse. Something's not right.
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POPSGAO: Faulty defense accounting, 3rd year in a row Little accountability, transparency; cites large contractor billings in "miscellaneous" category; we really don't know how our money is being spent, or if contractors are taking us to the cleaners in the GWOT (global war on terror)
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POPSThoughts on Nangarhar from an ex-Marine An interesting and nuanced perspective, combining an appreciation for the culture of the Marines (and its flaws), an awareness of the high strategic stakes involved in any civilian killings by U.S. troops, and a much-needed reminder that U.S. forces have generally respected the law much more rigorously than any previous occupying or counterinsurgency force in history.
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POPS 2008: THE GAS MASK ELECTION John McCain is WELL to the Left of the Bushes. So, conservative voters won't be able to even get into the voting booths - let alone PULL THE LEVER for the liberal McCain - without wearing a GAS MASK!
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POPS"24": Life imitates art (sort of) According to author Judith Warner, a new book of essays on the TV series "24" shows how policymakers and military officials have been taking cues from Hollywood on how to do their jobs. Not only chilling, but surreal to boot.
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POPSAnother view of Musharraf's latest move Musharraf's proclamation of "emergency" rule indicates that he feels he has no real need to worry about U.S. posturing about "freedom and democracy" in the region. He knows Bush needs him and he intends to take full advantage.
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POPSMusharraf's speech defending martial law You probably know that Musharraf declared martial law on Nov. 2 against the strongly expressed wishes of U.S. and other Western diplomats. The irony is that he claims (quite plausibly, in my view, but I don't know that much about it) to be doing it in order to prevent Pakistan being overrun by violent Islamist agitators, which would be a disaster of unfathomable proportions for the GWOT and U.S. policy generally (not to mention India and Afghanistan). I'm mystified about what the U.S. really wants Musharraf to do.
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POPSNaomi Wolf on Blackwater: "Are you scared yet?" Naomi Wolf points out that historically, every fascist regime has required a nongovennmental paramilitary force in order to set aside basic civil rights and the rule of law. Could Blackwater be that force? They were recently awarded $15 billion as part of a consortium to conduct counter-narcotics operations, including operations on US soil. Will a private army with no obligation to uphold the Constitution be policing your town soon?
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POPSOk, I'm OFFICIALLY worried SOME (and only some) of what Newt Gingrich is saying actually is making a bit of sense... Don't worry, I still find him to be a rather loathsome fellow, but in addition to calling out the administration on the phony war on terror, he's also promoting the idea of **gasp!** both parties working together to solve some of our problems. If the old boy's not careful, he may find himself kicked out of the GOP for being too reasonable.
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POPSOxford Research Group's assessment of GWOT The Telegraph reports on the recent study by the Oxford Research Group, which contends that the attempt to use military force to "contain" global attacks on the status quo will eventually backfire. Interesting, if tendentious.
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