US Escalation in Afghanistan
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The Afghanistan ParenthesisObama believes his own lies, says David Bromwich
Fool Me Twice
...shame on... me? by Philip Giraldi
Afghan Withdrawal Timeline: a Deadline Written in Quicksand, Not Stone
Fool Me Twice
...shame on... me? by Philip Giraldi
Afghan Withdrawal Timeline: a Deadline Written in Quicksand, Not Stone
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The War at Home
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| Antiwar Mom of Soldier Sues Over Letter Stamped 'Deceased' |
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| Special Operations Command's Holiday Shopping List |
| Filmmaker Michael Moore Jabs Obama as New 'War President' |
| Poll: Record Number of Americans Feeling Isolationist |
Viewpoints
| How Many Muslims Has the US Killed in the Past 30 Years? by Stephen M. Walt |
| The US Govt Is Taking Us Down by Jacob G. Hornberger |
| Obama Isn't Listening to Voices of Reason on Afghanistan by John Nichols |
| Psychological Warfare by Ximena Ortiz |
| Go With the Savvy Investors by J. Victor Marshall |
| The Hollow Politics of Escalation by Norman Solomon |
WHICH 'safe haven,' Mr. Obama? from antiwar.com
The Case Against Military Tribunals
By Andrew P. Napolitano
…the public discourse has lost sight of the fundamental principles that guide the government when it makes such decisions. Unfortunately, the government has lost sight of the principles as well.
…the public discourse has lost sight of the fundamental principles that guide the government when it makes such decisions. Unfortunately, the government has lost sight of the principles as well.
…When President George W. Bush spoke to Congress shortly after 9/11, he did not ask for a declaration of war. Instead, Republican leaders offered and Congress enacted an Authorization for the Use of Military Force. The authorization was open-ended as to its targets and its conclusion, and basically told the president and his successors that they could pursue whomever they wanted, wherever their pursuits took them, so long as they believed that the people they pursued had engaged in acts of terrorism against the United States
…Since 9/11, American agents have captured and seized nearly 800 people from all over the globe in connection with the attacks, and now five have been charged with planning them.
…The casual use of the word "war" has lead to a mentality among the public and even in the government that the rules of war could apply to those held at Guantanamo
…The last time the government used a military tribunal in this country to try foreigners who violated the rules of war involved Nazi saboteurs during World War II.
…The recent decision to try some of the Guantanamo detainees in federal District Court and some in military courts in Cuba
…The framers of the Constitution feared letting the president alone decide with whom we are at war, and thus permitting him to trigger for his own purposes the military tools reserved for wartime. They also feared allowing the government to take life, liberty or property from any person without the intercession of a civilian jury to check the government's appetite and to compel transparency and fairness by forcing the government to prove its case to 12 ordinary citizens….Numerous Supreme Court cases have ruled that any person in conflict with the government can invoke due process -- be that person a citizen or an immigrant, someone born here, legally here, illegally here or whose suspect behavior did not even occur here. go to article
Viewpoints
Holbrooke: 'We're Not in Afghanistan to Build a Perfect Democracy'
- Who Will Protest Obama's War?
- Justin Raimondo sees an opening for libertarians
- Dumb and Dumber Wars
- Jeff Huber on dunces macabre
- Terror Lists Won't Save Us
- But they cost quite a lot, says Ivan Eland
- If Obama's a 'Pragmatist,' Then What Was Bush? by Nick Baumann
- Are Conservatives Coming Around on Civil Liberties? by Jacob Hornberger
- The American Cause by Daniel Larison
- Old Soldiers Never Cash Out New York Times
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