Has the Obama administration stooped to tampering with threat levels as Bush & Co. did?
Is Mumbai-Style Attack Scuttlebut Just Cover for Increased Drone Strikes?
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Jon Stewart’s False “Moderation”
The Rally to Restore Sanity repeats liberals’ greatest error: when Republicans go on attack, hunker down somewhere in the middle and plead for civility.
Never Mind the Black Helicopters, Coming Soon to an Airspace Near You: Drones
Drones may seem like an over-reaction to local threats, but defense contractors are convincing police forces that they need them.
Cyberwarfare Works on Same Premises as Nuclear War
The creator of Stuxnet, while oblivious to its potential to proliferate, no doubt intended it as a deterrent.
Is It Time to Worry About Ahmadinejad’s Apparent Fanaticism?
How would we feel about Iran President Ahmadinejad’s extremism if he usurped Supreme Leader Khameini in power?
Disingenuousness Rules the Nuclear Roost
Iran doesn’t understand how its caginess about its nuclear program compares with Israel’s deceptions about its full-blown nuclear-weapons program.
Getting Into Bed With the Devil in Indonesia
The Obama administration’s rationale for lifting a ban on U.S. contact with Indonesia’s special forces is that it will serve to improve Unit 81’s human rights record.
Is “Cyber Missile” Launched at Iran Israel’s Handiwork?
Super-worm Stuxnet too sophisticated to have been developed by private citizens.
Getting History Right the First Time
In his classic novel Every Man Dies Alone, just published last year in English but written immediately after World War II, Hans Fallada gets it right the first time.
CNN’s Michael Ware Tries to Force Iraq War Down Public’s Throat
A correspondent seeks to make the public see the Iraq War for real from the viewpoint of both Coalition forces and Iraqis.