I was going to write a post about the second anniversary of Lockerbie bomber al Megrahi’s release, commenting on my lack of surprise at his continued existence despite the initial prediction that he had only three months to live. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →
The rebels claim to control Tripoli (80%? 95%?). Although Gaddafi’s forces fight on in a few areas, the flamboyant dictator himself is nowhere to be seen, and two of his sons have reportedly been captured. President Obama exhorts: The surest … Continue reading →
It would appear that the Gaddafi forces are collapsing, although it’s impossible to know for sure. It also appears that, as so often is this case in these situations, the turning point may have come when Gaddafi couldn’t motivate his … Continue reading →
Obama’s Middle East speech (full text here) pays lip service to Assad of Syria needing to reform or quit, support for more rights for the Iranian people, and giving Egypt a financial break. I can’t quite imagine either Assad or … Continue reading →
It’s not a pretty picture. Hey, but Obama got Bin Laden, single-handedly. So I’m cool with it.
Continue reading →Do you care? I do. Here’s the reason why: And when bunkers get hit the occupants perish without distinction. The truth is that the families of enemy leaders die during a time of war. It is often unavoidable. But therein … Continue reading →
Again, an excerpt from Ryan Lizza’s New Yorker piece on Barack Obama’s foreign policy: During the peak of the protests in Iran, Jared Cohen, a young staffer at the State Department who worked for Slaughter, contacted officials at Twitter and … Continue reading →
The details of Lara Logan’s terrible treatment at the hands of an Egptian mob emerge, and they are about what one would have thought from previous accounts: She was ripped away from her producer and bodyguard by a group of … Continue reading →
We still don’t really know who those Libyan rebels although we’re supporting them. But this article takes a stab at telling us something a bit easier to ascertain: who the Qaddafi loyalists might be.
Continue reading →What makes Syria different from Libya?
Continue reading →Steven Metz wonders whether Libya marks the end of NATO’s effectiveness. What he describes is a military action by committee, which doesn’t make sense as a way to fight even a limited war. But what he fails to address is … Continue reading →
…are now in prison (sons) and hospital detention (father). I can’t help but think that the message received by dictators around the world is that it’s much better to be a US enemy than a US friend. Here’s more about … Continue reading →