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Oral history of the Bush White House
When you have a spare hour or so, check out this "Oral History of the Bush White House" by Cullen Murphy, Todd Purdum and Philippe Sands in the current issue of Vanity Fair. The format of the article is...
Cap Weinberger, R.I.P.
Reagan Administration Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger died Monday at the age of 88 after a short illness. Weinberger is best remembered for a combative style that likely had something to do with his indictment in the Iran-contra affair (for...
The Rumsfeld Reorganization
Don't miss this important David Von Drehle/Washington Post article that provides a decent overview of the reorganization of the Defense Department under Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during preparations for the Iraq War. This is an important issue that has...
Squandered Victory
Over a year ago, this post noted Hoover fellow and former U.S. Iraqi advisor Larry Diamond's reservations the United States' failure to provide adequate security for the Iraqi people who are willing to risk commitment to democratic principles. Now, Mr....
An inevitable lawsuit
Eight former Afghan and Iraqi prisoners represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights First have filed a federal lawsuit (bugmenot login: "colinsearle" pword: "bristol") in Illinois seeking unspecified damages against Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for authorizing abuse...
James Fallows on the Iraq War
James Fallows is the National Correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, where he has worked for more than twenty years. He is one of the most important and gifted investigative reporters of our time. During his long and storied career, Mr....
VDH on Rumsfeld
Victor Davis Hanson's latest NRO column is up and, as usual, he places the calls for Donald Rumsfeld's resignation or firing in the proper perspective: The idea that anyone would suggest that Donald Rumsfeld -- and now Richard Meyers! --...
War Theory
This Wall Street Journal ($) article reports on an interesting area of Pentagon research that is not discussed much in the mainstream media -- that is, the fundamental shift that has taken place over the past generation in the theory...
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