Against my better judgement, and any consideration of my mental wellbeing, I have watched virtually every minute of this year’s Republican National Convention.What I have seen has not disappointed so far as spectacle is concerned, but has managed to calcify… Read More ›
Iraq
Bomb First, Ask Questions Later: Looking at America’s Use of Military Force in the Drone Age
Ike warned us. He spelled it out for us in no uncertain terms at the close of his presidency and we should have listened. When the former Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, General of the Army and Commander in Chief… Read More ›
Kim Jong-Un & The Democratic People’s Republic of Awesome
If you were hoping that the world’s youngest and fluffiest head of state would prove himself to be less of a caricature of a Bond villain than his demented father, I think you can stop now. Kim Jong-Un, the 29… Read More ›
Torture Me Softly
To members of the CIA, it was known as “The Salt Pit”. For those that were shackled and beaten there, it was simply “The Dark Prison.” In actuality it was an abandoned brick factory north of Kabul that had been… Read More ›