• But…but…I thought George W. Bush defeated the Taliban.
• Can we finally shut these bastards down?
• Another unpopular politician joins GOP rebrand.
• A primary challenger for Arlen?
• Stay classy, “Joe.”
• Really helpful there, guys.
• Heh.

Nothing like a foreign military whipping up the notion of a crusade.

New Zealand’s Ben Lee sure knows how to combine a political message with an upbeat pop sound. Although I am not a fan of pop music in general, I have to say I admire this fellows optimistic efforts.

It all depends on what your definition of “loyal” is.

Either Jonathan Fredman or someone close to him or the CIA has leaked to The Washington Times a letter Fredman wrote to the Senate Armed Services Committee last Nov. 18, in response to SASC allegations based on a set of minutes the Committee produced as part of its investigation of Department of Defense treatment of prisoners.

SERE psychologists and consequentialism.

Part three in a series examining the historical origins and the need for a Pecora Committee today.

As John Conyers has suggested, if the Bush Administration destroyed Philip Zelikow’s dissent to Bradbury’s torture memo, it’s a violation of the Presidential Records Act, in addition to–potentially–evidence of criminal intent.

ince the endgame in Iraq was about who would control Iraq after the US left, which was indicated by the fact that Iraqi government forces were under heavier attack than the Americans (who were attacked just enough to keep the cost high), the Sunnis said “sure.” By accepting the money and arms they got to build up to be in a better position when the Americans left—either for negotiation, or for war.

But the Sunni central government is aware of this, and in the past few months they’ve started arresting and assassinating Sunni leaders, in preparation for when the Americans leave.

Soufan, Zelikow to testify on torture