Richard Rashke’s definitive new book Useful Enemies reviewed.
“Useful Enemies”: U.S. Admitted Not Just Nazis After WWII, But Their Sadistic Collaborators
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Human Rights
In Bahrain, An Uprising Unabated
More than two years after peaceful demonstrators took to the streets to demand reforms, Bahrain’s uprising has not abated. Activists and opposition groups continue to demand the basic human rights and political reforms promised to them by their government. Rather than meet the opposition’s calls for reform, the government of Bahrain has responded by subjecting citizens to arbitrary arrest and imprisonment, interrogation, torture, and abuse.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (5/17)
Emphasis, as always, added.
Right-Wing Think Tank: Hispanics Welfare Queens Like Blacks
According to the study, Hispanics will use more government handouts than the average citizen and drain government resources.
Despite Horrific Repression, the U.S. Should Stay Out of Syria
The question on the mind of almost everyone who has followed the horror in Syria as it has unfolded over the past two years is, “What we can do?” The short answer, unfortunately, is not much.
President Obama Tries to Pass Guantanamo Closure Buck to Congress
The implication that Congress is preventing the closure of Guantánamo is disingenuous.
Syria: Great Game or Just a Tug of War?
None of the sides is close to a decisive military victory.
Make Migrants, Not War in North Korea
Recent inter-Korean tensions have rekindled debate over methods for moving the North Korean government away from weapons development. If an upcoming United Nations human rights report can establish a framework and funding mechanism to assist refugees who have crossed the border into China, it might be more effective than either sanctions or traditional engagement.
Turkey Brings Refugees Out of the Shadows
More often than not, news coverage of Turkey’s treatment of refugees is negative. Last month, however, Turkey took a big step toward setting up a proper domestic legal framework and administrative infrastructure for asylum–and it’s something the United States should take note of.
Next Step for Assad — Exile to a Rump State?
What does Syria plan to do, if anything, about Israeli air strikes?