Arms Control Wonk

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 the emerging realization that the military knew there were no large-scale WMD programs. John Steinbruner, …

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 U.S.-Chinese space cooperation; it looks like he/’s scored some Congressional support. Senator Nelson reportedly asked …

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 from Abu Ghraib prison, the U.S. government has picked one hell of a moment to …

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 much of a right wing nut is Steve Cambone” stories. For example, Salon carried a …