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NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Will second "Arab Spring" start with Jordan?; Muslim Brotherhood demands that military cede power; Even among Putin's "base," support is tepid.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, February 10, 2012
NYT (6): Foreign Affairs
U.S. closes embassy in Syria; Obama/Clinton fail to get Egypt to rescind legal action against Americans; U.S. drones out of control in Pakistan?; European activists fight their own "SOPA"; Failing French economy leads to gains for far right; Wicked cold snap kills hundreds in Europe.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, February 6, 2012
Bipartisan Strategy Takes Shape to Close Overseas US Bases
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, February 5, 2012NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
As post-soccer violence continues into fourth day, Egypt will try 19 Americans, possibly leading to loss of U.S. aid; Russians endure bitter cold to protest Putin.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, February 5, 2012
NYT (6): Int’l Affairs
Post-soccer violence continues in Egypt for third day; Russia and China veto U.N. bill re Syria, right after attack that kills 200; Hacker group "Anonymous" hacks an FBI-Scotland Yard phone call about... "Anonymous"; E.U. looks to create roadblock re Google's new privacy rule; Putin aide says roots of protests are "foreign"; U.N. says Somali famine is over, though violence continues.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, February 4, 2012
Pentagon Unable to Account for Missing Iraqi Millions
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, February 2, 2012NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Panetta calls for earlier end to U.S. combat presence in Afghanistan; Chinese village that took on gov't gets independent elections; Was Egyptian military complicit in post-soccer game violence that left over 70 people dead?Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, February 2, 2012
UN intervention in Syria: What is Russia’s tipping point?
Posted by Harry Sifton, Wednesday, February 1, 2012NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Charles Murray’s 'Coming Apart' describes the most important cultural trends today and offers a better understanding of America’s increasingly two-caste society" (Brooks); "Thanks to a gap between discrimination laws and disability laws, it’s possible for a pregnant woman to be forced from her job" (Guest Op-Ed); "With use of drones, the world could get clear, instant evidence of atrocities in Syria" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, January 31, 2012
TomDispatch: Tomgram: Engelhardt, Iran Through the Looking Glass
Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, January 30, 2012NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Why are U.S. surveillance drones still in the skies over Iraq?; Egypt's military may be willing to cede power earlier.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, January 30, 2012
Occupying Hawaii: Paradise Lost and Found
What a sad story, past and present. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Sunday, January 29, 2012
New Military Doctrine: America is “Looking for Enemies”: Threatening China
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, January 29, 2012NYT (6): Foreign Affairs
Will Israel attack Iran?; In wake of growing violence, Arab League suspends monitoring in Syria; DC lobbyists drop Egypt as client; British hacking scandal continues, as 5 more are arrested, including a policeman; A book on two Muslim women "firebrands"; A book on how the Inquisition helped create the modern world.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, January 29, 2012
Space: The next war zone? – U.S. Military – Salon.com
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, January 25, 2012NYT Op-Eds (4)
"There is a case for modest optimism about the ecomony" (Krugman); "It’s an election year, and testosterone is in the air re Iran" (Keller); "Casinos might create jobs and generate state revenue, but supporters ignore or play down the costs" (Guest Op-Ed); "Leading conservative thinkers talk about what liberals are good for" (Edsall)Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, January 23, 2012
NYT (4): Foreign Affairs
Muslim Brotherhood and military move toward agreement; Protests against temporary Libyan gov't grow; Sectarian violence returns to Iraq; China reports 2nd case of bird flu.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, January 23, 2012
NYT Editorial, Op-Eds, Letters (11)
"Americans spend more than patients in any other country, but with very mixed results" (Editorial); "Drones are blurring the civilian and military roles in war and circumventing the constitutional mandate for authorizing it" (Guest Op-Ed); "If only a presidential candidate would adopt this four-part agenda, he would surely be the winner on election night in November" (Friedman); "'Porgy and Bess' supplies a prism through which African-Americans have viewed their history" (Nocera); "No longer will only men be allowed to sell a bra to a woman clothed head-to-toe in an abaya" (Guest Op-Ed); "Could 2012 be a race between two powerful victims yearning to be lonely at the top?" (Dowd); "In both parties, there is a long tradition of underwhelming nominees" (Douthat); "If liberals care about middle-class salaries, public education and other state-funded services, they need to care about controlling health care costs as much as conservatives do" (Guest Op-Ed); "Lessons from Paula Deen on indulgence and its consequences" (Bruni); "It's 2012, and let's face it, the old way of sizing up candidates on the left-to-right spectrum just will not do" (Guest Op-Ed); "Sunday Dialogue: State Laws on Unions" (Letters)Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, January 22, 2012
NYPD, Pentagon to Place Mobile Scanners on Streets of NYC
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, January 21, 2012Defense Budget Flip: Dick Armey – Cut the Budget, Obama – Slow the Increase
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, January 20, 2012NYT (11): National News
As "public outcry" over SOPA and PIPA leads to reversals by at least two Senators, Chris Dodd takes conciliatory tone for Hollywood, and Reid postpones Senate vote; Manning moves closer to court-martial; Anonymous takes down DOJ and entertainment sites in retaliation for DOJ take-down of MegaUpload; SCOTUS decision on TX redistricting likely to help GOP; First, its the plaza in front of SCOTUS, now a NYC judge says OWS cannot protest outside Federal Courthouse; Judge rules only fed, not state (VT), can close nuclear plant; Army reports record high active-duty rates for suicide and violent sex crimes; Jobless claims fall to lowest since April 2008; Brooklyn D.A. uses social media to help take down two gangs.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, January 20, 2012
NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
In rarity, Haitian police officers get jail terms for massacre; Romanian protests ramp up; Myanmar gov't giving with one hand, taking with the other.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, January 20, 2012
Torture, Review of Legal Mail at Issue During Guantanamo Military Commission Hearing
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, January 19, 2012NYT (2): Foreign Affairs
Israel says decision on attacking Iran is "very far off"; Sarkozy faces jobless in coming election.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, January 19, 2012
