ASKING MEN TO DIE TO "MITIGATE DEFEAT"
How to Talk to Iran and Syria
Much poo-poo has been made about the recent ISG report that gives so-called “expert†recommendations on what to do next in Iraq. The quality of the recommendations vary widely, in my view. Undoubtedly the most controversial is the recommendation to...
Comment Posted By Non Partisan Pundit On 8.12.2006 @ 11:48
DOES CONFRONTING TERRORISM MAKE IT WORSE?
Iraq and Terrorism NIE Leaked
The NYT is reporting tomorrow (HT: RWN) on a recent National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) detailing the current state of international terrorist movements. Part of report concludes that the increase in Islamic terrorism is partly due to the ongoing insu...
Comment Posted By Non Partisan Pundit On 23.09.2006 @ 23:57
CIA VS. THE WHITE HOUSE: THE CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST
Recent Comments
I've had the opportunity recently to comment extensively on other blogs I'm reading. As I said in my last post, I'm better at counterpoint than point. Here are some highlights from this past week: Right-Wing Nuthouse - I've been reading Rick Moran...
Comment Posted By Non Partisan Pundit On 27.08.2006 @ 15:09
WHY WE NEED MORE INTROSPECTION FROM THE MEDIA
Ignorance and the Media
Rick Moran over at RightWingNuthouse wrote another thought-provoking article on the need for more introspection in the media. I couldn’t agree more with his description and analysis of the problem. The most important connection he makes is the confli...
Comment Posted By Non Partisan Pundit On 18.06.2006 @ 14:36
ARE PARTS OF THE NSA TELEPHONE RECORDS STORY BOGUS?
NSA Teleco Wiretap Denials
The NSA data-mining project continues to provide fuel for speculation by the media and bloggers. Over the past couple of days, Bellsouth, implicated in the USA Today NSA data-mining project, denied any involvement with the reported NSA program. Verizon...
Comment Posted By Non Partisan Pundit On 17.05.2006 @ 10:55
CIA VS. THE WHITE HOUSE: GUESS WHICH SIDE THE PRESS IS ON?
McCarthy - Too Many Unknowns
The bottom line about the Mary McCarthy leak storm is that we don't know enough to make definitive judgments about what she actually did or didn't do, her motivations if she did leak classified information, if the prison program was illegal or not, e...
Comment Posted By Non Partisan Pundit On 26.04.2006 @ 11:52