I missed this when it came out a couple of weeks ago. Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte told NPR that the IC’s estimate regarding Iran’s nuclear program is the same as it was a year ago. He said: MR. SIEGEL: …According to U.S. intelligence agencies, how soon will Iran have a nuclear weapon given …
Well, Come to Beijing!
by | 2006-09-16 | No Comments
So said the sign at the aiport (above). I will be in Beijing all this week, then moving down to Xiamen for a few days. I never thought I would miss the smell of pollution, but, when I stepped off the plane, the unmistakable smell of coal plants, construction dust and cigarettes made me tear …
Libya/UK Peace and Security Letter
by | 2006-09-15 | 3 Comments
This looks kind of interesting. Libya and the UK signed a joint letter of Peace and Security in June. My colleague Michael Nguyen wrote about it in this month’s ACT. He wrote: On June 26 in Tripoli, British Junior Foreign Minister Kim Howells signed a “Joint Letter of Peace and Security” with his counterpart, Libyan …
Not if You Were the Last HPSCI on Earth
by | 2006-09-15 | No Comments
I have a feeling that telling clowns like Charles Krauthammer that exaggerated Iran intel could increase support for a bombing campaign is kind of like Ordell Robbie admonishing his girlfriend while she smokes herb on the couch: Ordell Robbie: That shit’ll rob you of your ambition. Melanie: Not if your ambition is to get high …
