Writing on ACW 2004–2026 · 2,079 posts
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Al Gore gave a fantastic foreign policy address last night–just 4 years too late. But it was fantastic anyway, holding the Bush Administration to account largely on the issue of Abu Ghraib. One thing that I notice seems to have…
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The New York Times has committed, in its mea culpa today, to “continue aggressive reporting aimed at setting the record straight” regarding “the story of Iraq’s weapons, and of the pattern of misinformation.” Perhaps the most important omission, however, is…
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Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut, had a suprise visior during his meeting with Senator (and former Astronaut) Bill Nelson (D-FL): Buzz Aldrin, second man to walk on the moon. Aldrin has been a man on fire trying to promote…
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The Bush Administration announced a surprise push for a new Security Council Resolution by Friday that would extend by one year an exemption from prosecution by the International Criminal Court granted to U.S. personnel (including contractors). “Given the recent revelations…
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Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Stephen A. Cambone has been at the center of the Abu Ghraib controversy, basically being accused in Sy Hersh’s article of running the special access program. This has led to a minor revival of “how…
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Armscontrolwonk.com is going to be a little neglected over the next couple of days due to a strange confluence of events—a headcold, dead logic board in my laptop, a talk I have to give tomorrow at the Stimson Center and…
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The aide who abruptly ended Colin Powell’s interview with Tim Russert is a former press flack for Tom DeLay. I knew the right wing had salted the State Department to undermine Powell’s influence, but this is nuts. An aide to…
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I know better than to read the National Review, but this quote in an article on “Gen X in the Green Zone” contains a remarkably stupid comment from Michael Ledeen’s daughter in defense of the vast number of kids who…
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The Hindu natonalist (BJP) government of Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has fallen. The Congress party (led by Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi) won a surprise victory in India’s elections and is expected…
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The Bush Administration and the Missile Defense Agency may run into trouble over their plans to place weapons in outer space. The Senate Armed Services Committee, in its defense authorization mark-up, directed the Missile Defense Agency “to provide the congressional…
