General Petraeus reverses field on the Afghan withdrawal timetable he promised President Obama. By openly defying President Obama’s timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan, Gen. Petraeus is cementing his unprecedented power over U.S. war policy. Gareth Porter reports.
Politicians play general, generals play politics (part 4)
Our discussion with Military.com columnist Jeff Huber, author of a new novel, Bathtub Admirals, continues. How did you score a column on Military.com? It was easy, to rob an expression from Inspector […]
Politicians play general, generals play politics (part 3)
We engage Military.com columnist Jeff Huber in a wide-ranging discussion that begins with his new novel, Bathtub Admirals. Pitch Bathtub Admirals to prospective readers as if you were trying to interest an […]
Nota Bene #20
Got hot links if you want ’em! Headline of the week: CLINTON CHALKS UP KEY MEANINGLESS VICTORY. At Asia Times Online courtesy of Muhammad Cohen. (Yes, that’s his real name.) In her […]
Nota Bene #19
Got hot links if you want ’em! Nobody took off George Stephanopoulous and Charles Gibson’s heads and handed them to them better than Will Bunch at Attytood. But, in an interview, he […]
Lingering bad aftertaste from Clinton’s Iran vote
Though it’s been almost three weeks, Hillary Clinton’s vote for the Kyl-Lieberman amendment still sours the stomach. In Sunday’s New York Times Week in Review, Helene Cooper terms it “more hawkish than […]
