Arab Revolts Have Weakened U.S. Intel
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 13th, 2011 4:31 am by HL
Arab Revolts Have Weakened U.S. Intel
Christopher Dickey, Newsweek
Tahrir Square after MubarakAmong American spies there's more than a little nostalgia for the bad old days. You know, back before dictators started toppling in the Middle East; back when suspected bad guys could be snatched off a street somewhere and delivered to the not-so-tender mercies of interrogators in their home countries; back when thuggish tyrants, however ugly, were at least predictable.It's not a philosophical thing, just a practical one. Confronted by the cold realities of this year's Arab Spring, many intelligence and counterterrorism professionals now see major…
When Government Jumps the Shark
Walter Russell Mead, Am. Interest
Policy, Politics & Culture In my last post, I wrote about “Fanniegate“, the scandalous goings on by well connected Democrats that trashed the nation’s financial system. It was not that Republicans didn’t join the fun or that Republican malefactors of great wealth weren’t abusing the public trust in other ways. The moral and intellectual meltdown of the American elite is a robustly bipartisan affair and there is plenty of mud to throw at all sides.But Fannie Mae represents a special problem for the Democratic Party and Democratic…
Another ‘Bump in the Road’
Ralph Reiland, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Way to Go, Wings of Gold
Peter Brookes, New York Post
Why This Economic Recovery Is Slow
Lawrence Summers, Washington Post
