A while back, a reader asked me whether or not “suitcase nukes” actually existed. I expressed my skepticism, but deferred to a more knowledgeble colleague. Now, AP’s Katherine Shrader has a very nice, readable deconstruction of the rise and fall of the suitcase-nukes-scare: “The suitcase nuke is an exciting topic that really lends itself to …
Curveball Docs
by | 2007-11-09 | 1 Comment
Since I’ve been blogging talking and talking so much about Curveball and Bob Drogin’s excellent book of the same name, I thought I should link to the excellent document cache posted by our friends at the National Security Archive. The Record On Curveball: Declassified Documents and Key Participants Show the Importance of Phony Intelligence in …
Finger Lickin' Good
by | 2007-11-09 | 1 Comment
Pyongyang gets fried chicken delivery for the first time. AP’s Jaesoon Chang explains: Choi Won-ho, head of a fried chicken franchiser that has about 70 restaurants across South Korea, said Friday he is opening a 50-table restaurant in Pyongyang on Nov. 15. It will also deliver chicken and draft beer to homes. “I have wanted …
Bloggingheads with Jackie
by | 2007-11-08 | 7 Comments
My diavlog with Jackie Shire from ISIS is on the site. I model that “Get Il” shirt at the beginning of the Nork Segment.
