The Amnesty International site offers some background to their opposition and criticism of the Bush administration’s detainee program: On June 29, 2006, the Supreme Court issued a sweeping decision that found the commissions as currently constructed to be invalid. The Court held that the President did not have the authority to convene military commissions that … Continue reading Amnesty International opposes Bush pot shots
Reports indicate that the Israeli warship was hit by an Iranian C-802, also known as a Silkworm. This anti-ship cruise missle is the same as the one fired by an Iraqi jet that struck the USS Stark in May 1987 (during the Iran-Iraq war), killing 37 United States sailors and disabling the ship for sixteen … Continue reading Arms escalation in the MidEast
The Financial Times has had some interesting articles recently about the challenges America is facing under the Bush Administration. They have a certain way of putting things in perspective: President George W. Bush likes to say that his job is to confront big problems, not leave them to those who follow. As he prepares to … Continue reading Bush brings home recession
While I was reading about the history of the Hart-Rudman national security commission (sometimes also known as Hart-Gingrich or the Hart-Rudman-Gingrich), I ran into an interesting Weekly Standard article (Issue 35, May 29, 2000) by Tom Donnelly. Donnelly was deputy executive director of the Project for the New American Century at the time. This is … Continue reading America and the Con