The United States imprisoned juveniles at Guantanamo Bay who were kidnapped.
WikiLeaks: Juveniles at Gitmo Didn’t Come From “a Little-League Team”
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North America
60-Second Expert: Gunrunning to Mexico
On March 3 of this year, Agent John Dodson of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) blew the whistle on a secret government project that allowed guns to be smuggled from U.S. merchants to Mexican drug cartels.
Mexico’s House of Deputies Likely to Approve Police State Law
Mexico’s House of Deputies has brought the country to the cusp of a police state. The reform to the National Security Law now before the lower house would grant sweeping military powers to the executive and limit congressional oversight of domestic military activity.
Review: After 9/11
In After 9/11: Leading Political Thinkers about the World, the U.S. and Themselves, researcher Tobias Endler explores the role and aspirations of public intellectuals and how they reach out to their preferred audiences.
Time to Sever the Saudi Ties That Bind
It would be nice to see America expand its cache of good will cache to enhance our diplomatic — as opposed to military — capital.
WikiLeaks: No Special Treatment for Non-Compos-Mentis Gitmo Detainees
The latest WikiLeaks dump confirms that American officials have been slow to recognize and treat mental health disorders in Guantanamo detainees.
Is the Nuclear Taboo More of a Deterrent Than Deterrence Itself?
Deterrence — or Mutual Assured Destruction — isn’t all that’s kept us from blowing each other up in a nuclear war.
Obama’s Dirty Energy Fixation
As radioactivity levels continue to spike in Fukushima, Obama’s support for nuclear power is unwavering.
Sleepwalking into the Imperial Dark: What it Feels Like When a Superpower Runs Off the Tracks
Facing the challenges of a world at the edge — from Japan to the Greater Middle East, from a shaky global economic system to weather that has become anything but entertainment — the United States looks increasingly incapable of coping.
Obama and Gates Disagree to Agree on Military Spending
The shell game that defense cuts have become underscores the need for an independent review of the budget.