The United States is still trying out oust IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei. Bush’s Candidate to Replace ElBaradei? “They’ve already started lobbying in the capitals” for a no confidence vote, one diplomat told AP on condition of anonymity. “Whether or not they call for a vote depends on the support they will get.” Diplomats accredited to …
Fun with Torture
by | 2005-01-08 | 1 Comment
This is a cartoon (right) from a briefing by the Joint Interrogation and Debriefing Center (JIDC) at Abu Ghraib prison, Iraq. It was, I believe, reproduced in a classified annex to the Taguba report. This isn’t really related to arms control, but I am finding it hard to blog about anything else really. I am …
Bolton to Replace Libby?
by | 2005-01-07 | 1 Comment
Yeah, you read that correctly. This is my least favorite Washington rumor right now. The Nelson Report cannot confirm it—or the nightmare scenario of Bolton as Cheney’s Chief of Staff, Libby as DepSecDef and Wolfowitz as UN Ambassador.
CTR Funding Restored and a little Administrivia
by | 2005-01-07 | No Comments
A proposal to cut $46 million from Cooperative Threat Reduction programs in the FY 2006 budget has been reversed. CTR will, instead, enjoy a $5 M increase in FY 2005. Or that is what I hear from contractors. [The Boston Globe now reports that the White House over-ruled the Defense Department and restored the money.] …
