January 2011 Response to Freedom of Information Act Request January 2011 Response to Freedom of Information Act Request
In this letter, the Army's associate deputy general counsel writes that the CID "never created an official 'Detainee Abuse Task Force.'"
May 14, 2011 / The Nation
Memo From the Detainee Abuse Task Force Memo From the Detainee Abuse Task Force
One of more than twenty CID documents from 2004 and 2005 obtained by the ACLU that reference the Detainee Abuse Task Force. This one, dated October 6, 2004, refers to five abuse ca...
May 14, 2011 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Anatol Lieven on Pakistan’s Delicate Balance of Power Nation Conversations: Anatol Lieven on Pakistan’s Delicate Balance of Power
The Pakistani government is too weak to compel its elites to contribute to the system, leaving the country in a near-feudal state.
May 13, 2011 / The Nation
Tom Donilon Gets a Laugh at Dennis Ross’ Expense Tom Donilon Gets a Laugh at Dennis Ross’ Expense
National Security Adviser Tom Donilon cracks a joke at Obama’s Middle East adviser on the staff of the National Security Council, relatively hawkish, pro-Israel Dennis Ross.
May 13, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Inside the Detainee Abuse Task Force Inside the Detainee Abuse Task Force
Former agents say Army accountability after Abu Ghraib was a whitewash.
May 13, 2011 / Feature / Joshua E.S. Phillips
George Mitchell Quits as ME Envoy George Mitchell Quits as ME Envoy
Mitchell gives up. Has Obama given up, too?
May 13, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Will Obama’s High Approval Ratings Change the GOP Debate on the Debt? Will Obama’s High Approval Ratings Change the GOP Debate on the Debt?
In this "Soundoff" segment on MSNBC, Melissa Harris-Perry says the Republicans may want to cozy up to Obama to regain some of their lost popularity.
May 12, 2011 / Press Room
Washington Court Culture and Its Endless Wars Washington Court Culture and Its Endless Wars
Our wars and their impact are kept in remarkable isolation from what passes for public affairs in this country, leaving most Americans with little knowledge and even less say about...
May 12, 2011 / William J. Astore
The Kushner Affair The Kushner Affair
It is shameful that CUNY colluded so thoughtlessly in an attempt to narrow the bounds of acceptable public discourse.
May 12, 2011 / The Editors
South Asia Without Osama bin Laden South Asia Without Osama bin Laden
Bin Laden's death offers President Obama a chance to end the war in Afghanistan and to prevent one in Pakistan.
May 12, 2011 / Graham Usher