News Brief, Go Buy In Rainbows Edition
Joshua Foust on Oct 12 2007 at 8:35 pm | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, Military Matters
Over at The Conjecturer as well.
Defense & The War
- Britain is treating its interpreters and collaborators the way they should be treated—with respect, appreciation, and protection. Will do ours the same courtesy? Based on our behavior there and in past wars… no. But I hope we do.
- I join Afghanistanica in advocating rational policy choices for Afghanistan.
- AQI exists?
- Understanding the source, the UN has accused some U.S. contractors in Iraq of committing war crimes. Like everything else, this warrants consideration both on its merits, and our apparently inability to reign in and monitor their conduct.
- American should hire Al-Qaeda’s PR agent.
- No love lost for Blackwater.
Around the World
- Again, the stupidity of forcing an independent Kosovo on Serbia (perpetrated under the myth that the Serbs were the only aggressors committing atrocities) will lead to war.
- Looking the 17th Party Congress right in the face.
- What might the Condi/Gates trip to Russia accomplish?
- China has joined everyone else in censuring Burma. As to what that accomplish… well, not much. Thailand would have to get on board for that to have any real impact.
- Meanwhile, Nepal’s Maoist guerrillas are anxiously watching legislative attempts to disband the monarchy.
- President Bush will deliver remarks at the awarding ceremony of the 14th Dalai Lama. What will China do?
Back at Home
- Nathan hits Congress across the jaw for their stupid flimflammery over Turkey.
- How the NSA took advantage of decades of oppressive tariff agreements to tap the world’s phones.
- Ugh.
