Biden’s VP Choice Could Win or Lose the Election
Update: August 11, 2020 See Alexandra Petri, “Team Biden wishes it had known something was slightly wrong with every woman before promising a female,” Washington…
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Susan Rice and Samantha Power: Can they change Obama’s thinking on Syria? (updated)
For a particularly penetrating analysis of the backgrounds of Susan Rice and Samantha Power, and the chances that they might be able to change Obama’s…
The U.N. Commission’s Report on Syria, Obama, and the path ahead with Susan Rice and Samantha Power
The release of the Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria is discussed in a previous post. The report details the horrors of…
Benghazi reactions: Commentary, opinion and analysis
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool…
Benghazi and Beyond
After the Congressional testimony before a House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, new attention has been directed to the facts of the Beghazi affair….
Lies, Spies and Politics: The Incredible Evolution of the Benghazi “Talking Points” Narrative–Part II
Some enterprising jounalist should go back and prepare a compilation that lists the different versions of what happened to the talking points, citing all that…
Lies, Spies and Politics: The Incredible Evolution of the Benghazi “Talking Points” Narrative–Part I
DRAFT–developing Intelligence agencies use deception as a standard operating procedure. CIA operations are by nature secret, and intelligence agencies go to great lenghts to keep…
Deliberate ambiguity: Talking points, and what Susan Rice said on September 16 talk shows
Rereading the transcripts of Susan Rice’s statements on Benghazi on all five Sunday talk shows on September 16, brings home a critically important point: Isn’t…
All Eyes on Benghazi: The Petraeus Affair, Allen’s e-mails, and other distractions
Marcellus; “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” –Hamlet, Act I, Scene 4, 87-91 If President Barack Obama had schemed with his closest confidantes…
Collateral damage: Holly Petraeus, and other victims of the Petraeus affair
(developing) We’ve learned again one important thing in the last few days: The government cannot keep a secret. As further details filter in, it appears…
Security Council adopts Resolution 2059 extending mandate of UNSMIS for 30 days (with text); fighting and risks intensify—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #67 (July 20)
The U.N. Security Council adopted a draft resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom, France, and Germany on Friday morning, July 20, 2012, extending the term…
REPRISE: “The League of Authoritarian States”—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #65 (July 19)
REPRISE: “The League of Authoritarian States”—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #50 (June 9) First published June 9, 2012 … Responses to events in Syria…
“The League of Authoritarian States”—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #50 (June 9)
The proceedings of the General Assembly informal meeting on Syria on June 7, and the statements by Security Council representatives made following a closed meeting…
Security Council establishes observer mission (UNSMIS) with 300 officials to monitor implementation of Kofi Annan plan—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #28 (April 22)
Adoption of Security Council Resolution 2043 (April 21, 2012) On Saturday, April 21, the United Nations Security Council adopted by a unanimous vote Resolution 2043, which establishes…
Events on the Ground in Syria—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #21 (April 3)
Latest News Reports and Opinion Neil MacFarquhar and Rick Gladstone, “Syria Agrees to Troop Withdrawal, Annan Says,” New York Times April 3, 2012. “Assad lässt…