the smartest person in the room

Barack Obama, Egypt, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Middle East, religious belief, syria, U.S. Congress, United States December 15, 2012

White House thinking and Obama’s Reaction to Events in Egypt

The New York Times reports today on the thinking of officials behind the very bland reaction of Barack Obama and the United States to recent…

Barack Obama, CIA, extrajudicial execution, extraordinary rendering, extraordinary rendition, human rights, Intelligence, International Law, Iran, Israel, Justice Department, Mossad, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, Torture, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. Congress, U.S. Intervention, U.S. news coverage, United States, use of force June 26, 2012

Holder’s Investigations into Torture and Covert Operations Leaks–An Obama Cover-up?

Barack Obama thinks he’s always “the smartest person in the room”, and that he is a lot smarter than we are. Or maybe, accustomed as…