]> Attribute:Name Attribute:Has URL David Brooks David Brooks Conservative Transformation's Toll http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/17/AR2006071701152.html "'Why wait?' Perhaps because the U.S. military has enough on its plate in the deteriorating wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which both border Iran. And perhaps because containment, although of uncertain success, did work against Stalin and his successors, and might be preferable to a war against a nation much larger and more formidable than Iraq." 2006-07-18 George F. Will George Will conservative It's Our War http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/433fwbvs.asp "... we might consider countering this act of Iranian aggression with a military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. Why wait? Does anyone think a nuclear Iran can be contained? That the current regime will negotiate in good faith? It would be easier to act sooner rather than later." 2006-07-24 Alternative Reality at the Summit http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/19/opinion/19wed1.html "There could hardly have been a better moment for the annual meeting of the Group of 8 to prove its worth. Instead, it showed how pointless and embarrassing these gatherings have become." 2006-07-19 Attribute:Was published on List of topics Attribute:Title Attribute:Event date Attribute:Event end date Relation:Was written by Free Children From These 'Prisons' http://www.nypost.com/commentary/free_children_from_these_prisons_commentary_ryan_sager.htm "How much longer will thousands upon thousands of kids in New York be denied the chance to escape rotten, ineffective public schools for spots at innovative new charter schools that every day prove their ability to get the job done where the traditional system has failed?" 2006-07-20 Ryan Sager No Shame, No Sense and a $296 Billion Bill http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/19/AR2006071901789.html "Balancing the budget also lightens the debt burden. One figure Bush doesn't praise is the annual interest payment on the growing federal debt. Even by White House estimates, it will rise from $184 billion in 2005 to $302 billion in 2011." 2006-07-20 Hypothetical United States attack of Iran This is not our war http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51164 "'Why wait?' Well, one reason is that the United States has not been attacked. A second is a small thing called the Constitution. Where does George W. Bush get the authority to launch a war on Iran? When did Congress declare war or authorize a war on Iran? Answer: It never did. But these neoconservatives care no more about the Constitution than they cared about the truth when they lied into war in Iraq." 2006-07-26 Attack Iran, Ignore the Constitution http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060508/attack_iran "But the Bush doctrine of pre-emptive war, as laid out in the 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States and reiterated in 2006, claims for the President the power to attack other countries--like Iran--simply because he asserts they pose a threat. It thereby removes the decision of war and peace from Congress and gives it the President. It is, as Senator Robert Byrd put it, 'unconstitutional on its face.'" 2006-04-21 Jeremy Brecher Brendan Smith Attribute:Takes position The Weekly Standard http://www.weeklystandard.com_ 83000 United States English William Kristol William Kristol Conservative List of authors Attribute:Has quote Charter schools need objective study http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060717/OPINION02/607170302/1039/OPINION "But before even a modest increase in the cap on the number of charter schools, the state should conduct an objective study of whether this experiment merits any continuation or expansion." 2006-07-17 Tom Nespeca TestIndex What OpedDB is not It's not only about Israel, Ms. Rice http://iht.com/articles/2006/07/25/opinion/edkhouri.php "Any diplomatic efforts this week to bring about a cease-fire and install a multinational force in south Lebanon will succeed in the long run only if they respond to the demands and rights of Lebanese and Israelis alike." 2006-07-25 Rami G. Khouri Help:Template text Help:NewOpinionText Help:OpinionTemplate Help:NewTopicText Help:NewTopicTemplate Help:NewAuthorText Discourse_DB:Documentation User:Yaron Koren Katyusha World http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110008713 "To the specter of North Korea and Iran delivering WMD by long-range missiles, now add Katyusha-like strikes from very small rockets and missiles." 2006-07-28 Time to Talk http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008711 "Mr. Bush needs to use the present crisis to justify new and wide-ranging talks with Syria and Iran, and, if necessary, indirectly with Hamas and Hezbollah. These rank at the top of the world's nastiest and most untrustworthy negotiating partners, but they also happen to be the ones causing most of the trouble--and are, therefore, the ones we have to deal with." 2006-07-28 Discourse_DB:To do Time to Talk - Diplomatic jujitsu could help create a new Middle East New York State cap on charter schools / Should be lifted Should be lifted New York State cap on charter schools United States domestic politics Iranian nuclear crisis Middle East Iranian nuclear crisis / United States should attack Iran United States should attack Iran 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict 2006-08-19 2006-07-12 Middle East War 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / United States should take Israel's side United States should take Israel's side 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict/United States should take Israel's side Iranian nuclear crisis/United States should attack Iran Contents List of items The New York Times http://nytimes.com_ 1500000 United States English Newspaper 32nd G8 summit International relations United States federal budget, 2006 United States domestic politics New York State cap on charter schools/Should be lifted Discourse_DB:Install log The Only Option Is to Win http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/10/AR2006081001311.html "If Iran gets nuclear weapons, there will be no diplomacy capable of protecting Israel. If Iran continues to fund and equip Hezbollah, there will be no stability or security for Israel. Diplomacy cannot substitute for victory against an opponent who openly states that he wants to eliminate you from the face of the earth." 2006-08-11 Help:NewItemText Terrorism Causes Occupation, Not Vice Versa http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-dershowitz/terrorism-causes-occupati_b_27057.html "The oft-reported mantra that "occupation causes terrorism" has been disproved over and over again by history and contemporary experience." 2006-08-11 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot 2006-08-10 2006-08-10 Terrorism Attribute:Has start date Attribute:Has end date Lieberman's 'mainstream' isn't Democratic at all http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnist/wickham/2006-08-14-lieberman_x.htm "Lieberman is an anti-Democrat Democrat — a fifth columnist who has chosen to flout the will of Connecticut's primary voters by filing papers to compete as an independent in the general election." 2006-08-15 DeWayne Wickham Connecticut United States Senate election, 2006 2006-11-07 2006-08-08 United States domestic politics Connecticut United States Senate election, 2006 / Lieberman should drop out of the race Lieberman should drop out of the race Meanwhile, in Baghdad http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/16/opinion/16Wed1.html "As Americans debate where to go from here on Iraq, one thing should be clear. Staying the course until President Bush leaves office 29 months from now is not an option. It is no longer even clear just what course America is on." 2006-08-16 United States federal budget, 2006 / Should be balanced Should be balanced Post-invasion Iraq / United States should change its approach United States should change its approach Post-invasion Iraq 2003-05-01 Middle East War NSA warrantless surveillance controversy 2007-01-17 2005-12-19 Terrorism United States domestic politics Judge Ignores Precedent, Holds NSA Program "Unconstitutional" http://powerlineblog.com/archives/015037.php "One of the serious weaknesses of our federal judicial system is that in many cases, plaintiffs can forum-shop for a favorable district or judge." 2006-08-17 A Moment to be Seized in Lebanon http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR2006081701190.html "This is no time for the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. to be saying, when asked about the creation of an international force, that "this really is a responsibility of the Secretariat." Maybe officially, but if we are not working frantically behind the scenes to make sure that this preposterously inappropriate body actually gets real troops in quickly, armed with the right equipment and the right mandate, the moment will be lost. And with it, Lebanon." 2006-08-18 Ruling for the Law http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/opinion/18fri1.html "But for now, with a careful, thoroughly grounded opinion, one judge in Michigan has done what 535 members of Congress have so abysmally failed to do. She has reasserted the rule of law over a lawless administration and shown why issues of this kind belong within the constitutional process created more than two centuries ago to handle them." 2006-08-18 NSA warrantless surveillance controversy / Program should be ruled unconstitutional Program should be ruled unconstitutional President Taylor http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008816 "But her decision is all the more noteworthy for coming on the heels of the surveillance-driven roll up of the terrorist plot in Britain to blow up U.S.-bound airliners. In this environment, monitoring the communications of our enemies is neither a luxury nor some sinister plot to chill domestic dissent. It is a matter of life and death." 2006-08-18 NSA warrantless surveillance controversy / Judge Taylor was right to rule program unconstitutional Judge Taylor was right to rule program unconstitutional Marche en arrière http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,542-2318131,00.html "For France to have retreated from a key role to the realm of “symbolic” gestures “symbolises” only one thing: a French loss of nerve." 2006-08-18 Diplomacy has a limit http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1852665,00.html "Unifil must now disarm Hizbullah, and be seen to do so. If it does not, then Iran's ambitions in the region, and its transfer of arms, will only burgeon." 2006-08-18 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / United Nations should disarm Hezbollah United Nations should disarm Hezbollah Go Ahead, Search Granny http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/08/go_ahead_search_granny.html "The feds should avoid racial profiling because it breeds discontent without enhancing security. Strict profiling can't work, as it will prompt terrorist cells to recruit outside the profile. They already are." 2006-08-18 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot / United States should impose racial profiling at airports United States should impose racial profiling at airports Hezbollah 3, Israel 0 http://www.nypost.com/seven/08172006/postopinion/opedcolumnists/hezbollah_3__israel_0_opedcolumnists_ralph_peters.htm "Israel's politicians turned out to be even more profoundly out of touch with their people than the pols in Washington. Israelis were willing to fight. They wanted to win. The rank and file of the IDF would have done what needed to be done. And their leaders failed them." 2006-08-17 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / Israel was right to agree to a cease-fire Israel was right to agree to a cease-fire Start Talking to Hezbollah http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/opinion/18brahimi.html?_r=1&oref=slogin "What a waste that it took more than 30 days to adopt a United Nations Security Council resolution for a cease-fire in Lebanon. Thirty days during which nothing positive was achieved and a great deal of pain, suffering and damage was inflicted on innocent people." 2006-08-18 Can Israel Survive This Catastrophe? http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/08/can_israel_survive_this_catast.html "But now the ceasefire is a catastrophe for Israel to harvest, and Lebanon to share. And it was Israel's fault. Not for trying to destroy Hezbollah, but for failing to do so." 2006-08-17 The terror kings win http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/443701p-373687c.html "What was basically a military tie is especially bad for Israel, which violated the maxim against merely wounding the king in an assassination attempt. It just makes him mad. So Israel now faces energized enemies throughout the region who no longer view its military as invincible." 2006-08-16 After the Bombs, Politics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/08/the_solutions_to_the_middle_ea.html "Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is getting bashed at home for failing to deliver a quick victory over Hezbollah. But he deserves credit for recognizing the need for a political settlement that enhanced the authority of the Lebanese state. He wisely resisted pressure from his generals to mount a major ground offensive north of the Litani River, understanding that this quest for a decisive military solution would only take Israel deeper into the Lebanese quagmire." 2006-08-16 A Path To Lasting Peace http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/15/AR2006081501095.html "The implementation of Resolution 1701 will not only benefit Lebanon and Israel; it also has important regional implications. Simply put: This is a victory for all who are committed to moderation and democracy in the Middle East -- and a defeat for those who wish to undermine these principles with violence, particularly the governments of Syria and Iran." 2006-08-16 Why Israel Fights... http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NWU2M2YyNjFmZDViZmVkN2I2OGEyNjAwOWU1YzQ3ZDM "Now is the time for Israel to clean Hezbollah out of the Middle East, just as we are trying to clean al Qaeda out of everywhere else they have planted their soldiers. This is a long haul, and a dangerous war, but it will be longer and made more dangerous with appeasement and ceasefires being urged upon Israel and, for that matter, the United States." 2006-08-11 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / United States should call for a cease-fire United States should call for a cease-fire End This Tragedy Now http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/08/AR2006080800990.html "We in Lebanon call upon the international community and citizens everywhere to support my country's sovereignty and end this folly now. We also insist that Israel be made to respect international humanitarian law, including the provisions of the Geneva Conventions, which it has repeatedly and willfully violated." 2006-08-09 Israel's misguided strategies http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/08/08/israels_misguided_strategies/ "The United States, in turn, miscalculated Israel's abilities and the damage done to its own interests in the Middle East by blocking a quick cease-fire and allying its policies so closely to those of Israel." 2006-08-08 H.D.S. Greenway A Cease-Fire Reality: Dealing With Syria http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/16/AR2006081601426.html "History is littered with well-intentioned efforts to transform Lebanon. If the current effort is to be different, we will need a credible international force shaped by real, not symbolic, missions and a new approach to Syria -- one that gives the Syrians a reason to calculate their interests differently." 2006-07-28 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / United States should negotiate with Syria United States should negotiate with Syria 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / Israel should have agreed to a cease-fire The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/_ 890000 United States English Newspaper The Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/us_ 2000000 United States English Newspaper The Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/global/_ 690000 Great Britain English Newspaper 'Back Off, Israel,' Doesn't Cut It http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1838688,00.html "Israel is hoping to change the equation, to force Lebanon to take control of its border or accept an outside force that would do so. The tactic of striking Hezbollah has some chance of bringing that about. Stopping the attack and hoping for the best has no chance at all." 2006-08-06 Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/_ 1100000 United States English Newspaper NSA warrantless surveillance controversy / Judge Taylor should have ruled program unconstitutional A Judicial Misfire http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR2006081701540.html "Unfortunately, the decision yesterday by a federal district court in Detroit, striking down the NSA's program, is neither careful nor scholarly, and it is hard-hitting only in the sense that a bludgeon is hard-hitting." 2006-08-18 On victory http://news.bostonherald.com/editorial/view.bg?articleid=153142 "So Israel has settled for international acknowledgement that its actions in Lebanon were justified, and has agreed to cede control of the ground it seized there on condition that United Nations, Lebanon and France maintain control of it. Chalk up a pragmatic victory for Israel." 2006-08-16 After the cease-fire, war smolders http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06228/713726-108.stm "The real sense in which the United States -- and the United Kingdom as facilitator -- lost ground in the Israel-Lebanon-Hezbollah war is in our political and military support of Israel in the fray, throwing away any semblance of even semi-neutrality." 2006-08-16 Dan Simpson The Mideast's Munich http://www.nypost.com/seven/08162006/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_mideasts_munich_opedcolumnists_arthur_herman.htm "Resolution 1701 shows that, for the time being at least, the balance has likewise shifted to the terrorists and their state sponsors. Like Munich, it marks the triumph of the principle of putting off until tomorrow what needs to be done today. Like Munich, it will mean not peace in our time, but a bigger war in our future." 2006-08-16 A Month of War http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/12/AR2006081200760.html "The resolution adopted on a 15-to-0 vote, if implemented faithfully by all sides, would significantly reduce Hezbollah's ability to cause trouble." 2006-08-13 Hearts and Minds http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06218/711272-108.stm "If President Bush doesn't succumb to world opinion, Israel will win, soon, a decisive victory. And then world opinion will change." 2006-08-06 Still Spinning http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/14/opinion/14mon2.html "With hard-liners riding high in Tehran, there’s little chance of changing minds there. But the White House should still try, offering security guarantees in exchange for Iran’s giving up technology that could feed a nuclear weapons program. Isolating Iran and making itself look more reasonable are still more reasons why Washington should be offering to talk to Syria, Hezbollah’s other patron and Iran’s best ally." 2006-08-14 Iranian nuclear crisis / United States should negotiate with Iran United States should negotiate with Iran It’s time for Bush and Blair to try plan B – the humility option http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2088-2310298,00.html "Bush and Blair have needlessly alienated a continent and put their peoples at risk of a terrorist campaign. They now need a plan B and fast, a plan for global humility. They need to return to imperialism soft. They should shine their city on the hill and stop killing people on the plain." 2006-08-13 Post-invasion Iraq / Coalition troops should pull out Coalition troops should pull out Wiretap ruling affirms that presidents aren't monarchs http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20060818/edit18.art.htm "Bush has done these things by simply asserting that the powers of the presidency enumerated in Article II of the Constitution - particularly the clause making him the "Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy" - are much more sweeping than previously imagined. In short, he has acted like a king. Fortunately, the courts have begun to rein in his royal ambitions." 2006-08-18 USA Today http://usatoday.com/_ 2300000 United States English Newspaper The Bush doctrine under surveillance http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/17/nsa_michigan/index_np.html "The court's decision today reaffirms that even in times of war, the president is bound by the rule of law and constrained by the protections guaranteed to Americans by the Bill of Rights. And that the Bush administration simply has no justification for acting outside the parameters of the law." 2006-08-18 Bush's Vietnam? http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZjE4NDhmOWY5MTc4MjNkYjc5NjE4MGFiOTUxZjAzMTA= "...the violence in Iraq has belied the rhetoric of progress and prevented any reduction in troops. Bush would be much better served by forthrightly acknowledging Iraq’s distressing circumstances and backing an all-out push to secure Baghdad even if it takes thousands more American troops in the country." 2006-08-15 Antiwar Wackadoos Are Winning http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-brooks11aug11,0,520895.column?coll=la-opinion-rightrail "Lieberman's defeat only illustrates what most Americans already know: Mainstream Americans are tired of watching young Americans come home in coffins from an unnecessary war, tired of reckless foreign policies that have increased rather than decreased the threat of terrorism and really, really tired of incumbents who still don't get it." 2006-08-11 Telling it right http://www3.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20060808-095633-8280r.htm "America won that war because the objective wasn't to understand the Nazis, or to reach an accommodation with them; the objective was to win the war. Anything less in this war — against an equally evil and unrelenting enemy — will mean defeat for the United States and for freedom everywhere." 2006-08-09 Civil War? What Civil War? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080700931.html "I share the concern of what would happen to Iraq if the United States pulled out precipitously. I share the concern over what will happen if the United States stays. I share the concern of those who say that no matter whether it stays or goes the outcome will be the same." 2006-08-08 The generals' worry http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2006/08/05/the_generals_worry/ "Still, the Bush administration has 29 months left in office. ``Staying the course" is unsustainable. Rather than forcing a new administration to figure a way out of Iraq, it ought to begin the rethinking now." 2006-08-05 The Boston Globe http://www.boston.com_ 550000 United States English Newspaper Katyusha World - Surviving in the age of very short-range missiles Anti-Terror Weapons We're Afraid To Use http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-yoo19aug19,0,6538682.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail "Instead of enlarging the scope of standard law enforcement methods, we should be doing what Americans do best — innovating and applying new technology to the problem. Despite what civil libertarians might have you think, that means data mining." 2006-08-19 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot / United States should begin data mining United States should begin data mining Wiretap decision goes over the top http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/editorials/article/0,2777,DRMN_23964_4928086,00.html "Taylor employs plenty of florid rhetoric in the opinion, comparing President Bush with King George III and at times saying "obviously" and "undisputedly" the wiretap program violates the Constitution. But her arguments show a profound misunderstanding of the Bill of Rights, so it's unlikely to persuade appellate judges. And the main constitutional question remains whether these wiretaps are considered unreasonable searches under the Fourth Amendment." 2006-08-19 Rocky Mountain News http://www.rockymountainnews.com/_ 600000 United States English Newspaper Not worth the paper it's written on http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/444707p-374496c.html "Now France thinks it can't spare more than a few hundred soldiers. Reason, so stated: The UN ceasefire resolution does not sufficiently spell out the rules of engagement. France, you'll recall, was a co-author of the very resolution it is complaining about." 2006-08-19 New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/_ 730000 United States English Newspaper ACLU v. NSA: "A Fearless and Independent Judiciary" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-r-stone/aclu-v-nsa-a-fearless-_b_27583.html "I will venture a partial prediction: If the appellate judges do not hide behind the vacuous standing and state secrets arguments, they will uphold Judge Taylor's ruling. On the merits, the illegality of the NSA program is too clear to elide." 2006-08-19 Bush's Weapon of Mass Deception http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-c-johnson/bushs-weapon-of-mass-dec_b_27538.html "I have no doubt that British intelligence had succeeded in penetrating a group of Muslim extremists who had big dreams about hurting the United States but they lacked a viable terrorist plan ready for execution. We also know that the Bush Administration, who was being regularly briefed by the Brits about the plot, pushed London to act prematurely." 2006-08-18 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot / Plot did not represent a real threat Plot did not represent a real threat Time to Talk: Diplomatic jujitsu could help create a new Middle East With doublespeaking France, honor gets lost in translation http://news.bostonherald.com/columnists/view.bg?articleid=153613 "The shamelessness of France knows no bounds. They have a domestic Arabic population and business interests in the Mideast to satisfy. They desperately want to be taken seriously as a major power. So they sat down with the United States and hammered out a peace plan. Then, before the ink was dry, they shrugged a Gallic shrug." 2006-08-20 Eavesdropping within the law http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0608200348aug20,0,7022468.story?coll=chi-newsopinion-hed "The decision was on firmer ground in ruling that this sort of surveillance must be governed by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, enacted in 1978 to regulate domestic wiretapping aimed at gathering foreign intelligence. That would require the NSA to obtain warrants." 2006-08-20 New York Times Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/_ 920000 United States English Newspaper San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/_ 430000 Newspaper Richard Cohen Richard Cohen Center-left Rich Lowry Rich Lowry Conservative Debra Saunders Debra Saunders unknown The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/_ 390000 Great Britain English Newspaper Oliver Kamm Oliver Kamm left-wing New York Post http://www.nypost.com/_ 670000 United States English Newspaper The Bugs Bunny Democrats http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/577pmalf.asp "Are Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Moktada al-Sadr, Bashar Assad, the Sunni holy warriors in Iraq, al Qaeda operatives and sympathizers in the United Kingdom, and Kim Jong Il on the run? Have they become more cooperative, and less bent on trouble, since Secretary of State Rice started serving up the carrots last year?" 2006-08-21 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / United States should negotiate with Iran United States should negotiate with Iran The Guns of August http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/09/AR2006080901514.html "American disengagement from active Middle East diplomacy since 2001 has led to greater violence and a decline in U.S. influence. Others have been eager to fill the vacuum. (Note the sudden emergence of France as a key player in the current burst of diplomacy.)" 2006-08-10 List of sources The Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/_ 103000 United States English Newspaper List of Authors List of Items List of Topics Add Content Boston Herald http://bostonherald.com/_ 230000 United States English Newspaper The Boston Herald The New York Times editorial board left-wing Democrat and Chronicle http://www.democratandchronicle.com/_ 220000 United States English Newspaper Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Salon.com http://www.salon.com_ United States English Media of the People's Republic of China Asia China needs its press http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a05aac2c-30b0-11db-9156-0000779e2340.html "Invariably, it is a tacit admission of vulnerability by basically insecure regimes, which fear that if their citizens were told the truth, their own grip on power would be weakened. Such defensiveness ill serves China's aspirations to be respected worldwide as an emerging superpower." 2006-08-21 Media of the People's Republic of China / China should stop imprisoning journalists China should stop imprisoning journalists Stepping up to the plate in Lebanon http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c3010134-317a-11db-b953-0000779e2340.html "Over the past month, Mr Chirac has salvaged part of his tattered reputation by playing his hand skilfully at the UN. If he fails to increase France's commitment to Lebanon, his hopes of re-establishing himself on the world stage will turn out to be a charade. France and Europe have a chance to play a real role in the Middle East - and they should take it." 2006-08-22 Financial Times http://www.ft.com/_ 430000 Great Britain English Newspaper Israel's debacle, courtesy of Bush http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/08/17/bush/ "Rather than seek the disarmament of Hezbollah, Israel sought to eliminate it permanently. If the aim had been to disarm it, in line with United Nations Resolution 1559, Israel might have initiated a diplomatic round, drawing in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt, to help with the Lebanese government. But, encouraged by the Bush administration, Israel treated Lebanese sovereignty as a fiction." 2006-08-17 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / Israel was right to attack Lebanon Israel was right to attack Lebanon Advocates of 'proportion' are just unbalanced http://jewishworldreview.com/0806/steyn080706.php3 "Twenty-eight dead civilians in a village from which 150 Katyusha rockets have been launched against Israel doesn't seem "disproportionate" to me. What's "disproportionate" is the idea that civilian life should be allowed to proceed normally in what is, in fact, a terrorist launching platform." 2006-08-06 Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com_ 400000 United States English The Craven French 'Solution' http://www.nypost.com/seven/08022006/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_craven_french_solution_opedcolumnists_barry_rubin.htm "Forget about Israel; consider what such a policy will do to Lebanon, the country the French are supposedly trying to save. The Lebanese just got rid of a 30-year-long Syrian occupation marked by torture, murder and looting of the country. Now most European leaders want to bring Syria, Hezbollah's patron, back into power over Lebanon." 2006-08-02 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / The United States should help disarm Hezbollah 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / United States should help disarm Hezbollah Connecticut United States Senate election, 2006 / Lieberman should be elected Lieberman should be elected 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot / Plot represented a real threat Terrorists win! http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/guests/s_466726.html "We don't know the details of the British intelligence work that nabbed the 24 Muslims. But it is a fact that you could not catch 24 Muslim terrorists by surveilling everyone in Britain equally. Without the ethnic profiling going on outside of airports, no security procedure currently permissible inside airports would have prevented a terrorist attack that would have left thousands dead." 2006-08-20 Profile in Sanity http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=16557 "I know that's mean, but believe me when I tell you that if the Irish Republican Army were attempting to blow up American planes, I'd have no problem being patted down before I stepped on a plane. I would understand and appreciate the common sense behind the close look. I would not consider myself a victim but would be furious that my ethnic cousins were causing so much trouble." 2006-08-19 Human Events http://www.humanevents.com/_ 78000 United States English A Defeat for the Democracies http://www.humanevents.com/winningthefuture.php?id=16602 "This ceasefire is not a precursor to peace. But don't just take my word for it. Within 24 hours of the cease-fire, in a series of carefully orchestrated statements, the dictators of Iran and Syria both claimed credit for defeating not just Israel, but America as well." 2006-08-21 Every Executive Needs a Limit http://www.slate.com/id/2147955 "The Bill of Rights is a constant reminder that the ends do not justify some means. Surely, there would be less crime and more safety if the police could search anyone's person or property, at any time, without a level of suspicion that meets the legal definition of probable cause. But a society that values privacy and dignity does not accord the police such authority, even when the objective is fighting terrorism." 2006-08-18 Slate http://www.slate.com/_ United States English Who's Afraid of Anna Diggs Taylor? http://powerlineblog.com/archives/015042.php "Anyone who knows what legal analysis and legal argument look like -- anyone who knows the requisites of legal reasoning -- must look on the handiwork of Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in the NSA case in amazement. It is a pathetic piece of work. If it had been submitted by a student in my second year legal writing class at the University of St. Thomas Law School, it would have earned a failing grade." 2006-08-18 Robert J. Samuelson Robert Samuelson unknown Newt Gingrich Newt Gingrich Conservative French Follies http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&status=article&id=241053279402472 "France got Israel, Lebanon, the United Nations and the U.S. to put their faith in its plan — which included a major presence for French troops as part of the planned 15,000-troop U.N. contingent. Now, with little sense of duty or obligation, it has basically reneged." 2006-08-21 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / France should commit more troops France should commit more troops Gone to pieces http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/445475p-375128c.html "Iraq's Kurds have created a Western-oriented aspiring democracy in the north. What U.S. interest is served by forcing them to live in an Iraq that is theocratic and allied with Iran? And if Iraq's Shiites want their own state, as apparently they do, why should we commit our military to stopping them?" 2006-08-22 Post-invasion Iraq / Iraq should be split up Iraq should be split up A Law Unto Herself http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/23/opinion/23althouse.html "For those who approve of the outcome , the judge’s opinion is counterproductive. It will be harder to defend upon appeal than a more careful decision. It suggests that there are no good legal arguments against the program, just petulance and outrage and antipathy toward President Bush." 2006-08-23 Unbalanced to the right http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0823robb23.html "The [Fourth A]mendment protects a general right of the people to "be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects." It hardly grants the government an unfettered right to snoop so long as it doesn't use the information to arrest anyone." 2006-08-23 Robert Robb Bush clings to a lost cause in Iraq http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/08/23/bush_clings_to_a_lost_cause_in_iraq/ "The presidential rationale for staying in Iraq is the same old, same old. People know it and are weary of it." 2006-08-23 Downgrading Padilla http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/15337759.htm "Ultimately, the courts will resolve the legal questions, but there is an issue here that goes beyond fairness to the defendants. The case fits into a disturbing pattern that begins with the government announcing that it has discovered a major threat to U.S. security -- but then it can't back up its words with facts." 2006-08-23 Why this man should give us all nightmares http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/newscomment.html?in_article_id=401858 "So what happens next? Sanctions, probably. But the kind of sanctions which hurt ordinary, poverty-stricken Iranians too much would be counterproductive. Those which most hurt the elite would be preferable: international banking restrictions will damage the corrupt mullahs, and a form of oil sanctions may also put pressure on them." 2006-08-22 Iranian nuclear crisis / Economic sanctions should be imposed on Iran Economic sanctions should be imposed on Iran Daily Mail __ 2400000 Great Britain English Newspaper Wishing away reality http://www.dawn.com/weekly/mazdak/20060819.htm "Nonetheless, a growing chorus of voices is now suggesting ‘passenger profiling’ of intending travellers: obviously harmless people would be fast-tracked into the departure lounge, while those matching a certain profile would be subjected to close scrutiny. While this would no doubt lead to charges of racial profiling, how else are law-abiding citizens supposed to get on with their lives?" 2006-08-19 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot / Great Britain should impose racial profiling at airports Great Britain should impose racial profiling at airports Dawn http://www.dawn.com/_ 140000 Pakistan English Newspaper Irfan Husain Irfan Husain unknown When will Bush admit the obvious about Iraq? http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/08/when_will_bush_admit_the_obvio.html "At this point, it should be obvious to all that, despite the countless tactical successes by our troops, we are losing this war and have no strategy to win it. To keep fighting is akin to placing more bets after you realize the roulette wheel is rigged." 2006-08-20 Politics over justice http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/stories/MYSA082306.2O.gurwitz.1dfcb91.html "There is her extension of constitutional rights to terror suspects in other countries. There is her abdication of a judicial tradition giving the chief executive wide latitude in defending the nation during time of conflict. There is her assertion, as a matter of fact, that the most controversial issues of the case are self-evidently settled." 2006-08-22 Jonathan Gurwitz Israel Should Hit Syria First http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-boot23aug23,0,5533737.column?coll=la-opinion-rightrail "Indeed, Shlomo Avineri, a former director-general of Israel's Foreign Ministry, argues that his country fought the wrong war: Instead of targeting Lebanon, it should have gone after Syria. The Syrian armed forces are less motivated than Hezbollah, and they offer many more targets for Israeli airpower." 2006-08-23 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / Israel should attack Syria Israel should attack Syria Just one dog in the hunt http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/445744p-375316c.html "Any sane person would conclude that Iran is on a collision course with the world. But the United Nations is not made up of sane people, so U.S. Ambassador John Bolton will have a hard time in coming days. With the official deadline of Aug. 31 for Iran to suspend its nuke activities, Bolton must herd the Security Council toward imposing tough economic sanctions." 2006-08-23 What Israeli security could teach us http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/08/23/what_israeli_security_could_teach_us/ "Of course the Israelis check for bombs and weapons too, but always with the understanding that things don't hijack planes, terrorists do -- and that the best way to detect terrorists is to focus on intercepting not bad things, but bad people." 2006-08-23 Rah-Rah IDF! http://www.reason.com/links/links072106.shtml "We are left then with two distinct areas where U.S. interests might diverge with those of Israel. First, it makes U.S. goals in Iraq harder to achieve. Second, it may give Iran something more valuable than a guerilla force in Lebanon while increasing the total population of persons motivated to do harm to do Americans and American interests." 2006-07-21 Jeff A. Taylor The Battle of Baghdad http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008834 "Even in Baghdad, where the worst of Iraq's sectarian violence has occurred, 76% of those surveyed opposed ethnic separation, with only 10% favoring it. The challenge of the Baghdad Security Plan and its accompanying effort at national reconciliation is to realize the overwhelming majority of Iraqis desire to live in peace with one another against the violent minority who seek to impose their vision of hatred and oppression." 2006-08-23 Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2006 / United States should split Iraq, 2003–2006 into three countries Richard Holbrooke Richard Holbrooke left-wing If torture could stop a terrorist atrocity and save thousands of lives, would it really be so wrong? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/08/20/do2006.xml "Despite the fact that we may all turn out to be very grateful that there are other nations less morally fastidious than we are, no one wants to make torture legal, still less to have it part of anti-terrorism policy in Britain. A willingness to use the results of torture, but not to get involved in it directly, is not morally consistent." 2006-08-20 Alasdair Palmer 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot / Great Britain should torture terror suspects for information Great Britain should torture terror suspects for information The Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/_ 900000 Great Britain English Newspaper Doha round 2001-11-09 International relations Do-it-yourself is free trade’s best ‘plan B’ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e2d496bc-32cc-11db-87ac-0000779e2340.html "Economic analysis has found repeatedly that the benefits from removing trade barriers unilaterally are vastly greater than from negotiating them away – even when negotiations succeed. That is no mere theory. China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Chile and, to a lesser extent, India have put it into practice and reaped rich economic dividends." 2006-08-23 Guy de Jonquières Doha round / Governments should remove trade barriers unilaterally Governments should remove trade barriers unilaterally Revive the Doha Round http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/07/29/opinion/opinion_30009853.php "Wealthy countries and other major traders have a moral obligation to make concessions to restore the world's faith in the WTO's global trading, which would benefit everyone. There would be no better or nobler way to help the world's poor than to empower them to pull themselves up from poverty and destitution through their own efforts - that is, through fair trade." 2006-07-29 Doha round / Wealthy countries should cut farm subsidies Wealthy countries should cut farm subsidies The Nation (Thailand) http://www.nationmultimedia.com/_ 70000 Thailand English Newspaper Doomsday for Doha http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e2d496bc-32cc-11db-87ac-0000779e2340.html "Obviously, the U.S. government is not the only party at fault here. Europe, too, has been loath to open its cultural and agricultural industries to competition. But we don't need permission from Brussels to reduce our farm subsidies and other trade-distorting policies. Indeed, most Americans would benefit from the change." 2006-07-28 Reason http://www.reason.com/_ 60000 United States English Trade is a 2-way street http://www.bangkokpost.com/200806_Perspective/20Aug2006_pers004.php "The big rich countries had a chance to help the poorer nations of the world, but they chose to look after special interests inside their own borders instead. While this may not be so surprising, it makes a mockery of the arguments for free trade which are so often made by these same rich countries when they are trying to get poorer countries to open up their markets and industries." 2006-08-20 A Plan to Hold Iraq Together http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/23/AR2006082301419.html "At best, the course we're on has no end in sight. At worst, it leads to a terrible civil war and possibly a regional war. This plan offers a way to bring our troops home, protect our security interests and preserve Iraq as a unified country." 2006-08-24 The Iranian paradox: to gain victory the West must first concede defeat http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2326132,00.html "But if sanctions are doomed to failure, what about military options? As a last resort, couldn’t America or Israel stop the nuclear programme by threatening to bomb Iran? Sadly or happily (depending on your worldview), the answer is a very clear “no”." 2006-08-24 Iran Stalls http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/23/AR2006082301803.html "The Bush administration appears likely to seek a sanctions resolution at the United Nations. Britain, France and Germany seem ready to go along with that. But Russia and China are said to be wavering, and if they can be persuaded to support sanctions, the price may be that the sanctions are mild. Why this maddening lack of nerve?" 2006-08-24 The Ayatollah's Answer http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008838 "The obvious next diplomatic step is to show Iran that the world meant what it said by following through with the toughest achievable sanctions. A myth has developed in some circles that there are "no good options" available to pressure Iran, but that's more excuse than analysis." 2006-08-24 Iran's double talk leaves U.S., allies plenty of bad options http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-08-23-iran-edit_x.htm "The point is to inch forward and allow no daylight to open up among allies. If and when it becomes clear that Iran won't budge, the alliance against it can be solid enough to inflict what pain is possible. Iran's economy depends on oil riches and handouts. Reducing trade and the refined gasoline Iran that imports (because it doesn't have enough refineries) are potential pressure points." 2006-08-23 Illegal immigration to the United States 2008-05-20 2008-05-07 International relations The Border Patrol Inquisition http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/08/24/EDG0SJ7N2K1.DTL "At the heart of the prosecution is a vehicle-pursuit policy that makes absolutely no sense. As Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Kanof explained to the Sun, "It is a violation of Border Patrol regulations to go after someone who is fleeing." It's like a no-arrest policy." 2006-08-24 Illegal immigration to the United States / Border patrol pursuit policy should be relaxed Border patrol pursuit policy should be relaxed Hezbollah Didn't Win http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008847 "The leaders of the March 14 movement, which has a majority in the Lebanese Parliament and government, have demanded an investigation into the circumstances that led to the war, a roundabout way of accusing Hezbollah of having provoked the tragedy. Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has made it clear that he would not allow Hezbollah to continue as a state within the state. Even Michel Aoun, a maverick Christian leader and tactical ally of Hezbollah, has called for the Shiite militia to disband." 2006-08-25 Now is the time for sanctions http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/754725.html "The difficulties experienced by the UN in implementing Resolution 1701 and enlisting sufficient troops for an expanded international force in Lebanon raise serious doubts about the international community's determination to counter the threats posed by extremists elements in the Middle East." 2006-08-25 Iran's enablers http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060825/news_lz1ed25bottom.html "The onus is on Russia and China. The world is waiting. History's verdict on those who sabotage a peaceful solution will be deservedly harsh." 2006-08-25 The Perils of Using 'The Allies' http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/24/AR2006082401328.html "Realistically speaking, the point of this multilateral exercise cannot be to stop Iran's nuclear program by diplomacy. That has always been a fantasy. It will take military means. There would be terrible consequences from an attack. These must be weighed against the terrible consequences of allowing an openly apocalyptic Iranian leadership to acquire weapons of genocide." 2006-08-25 Hoodwinked by Hezbollah http://www.reason.com/links/links082406.shtml " Some analyses suggest Iranian officials are livid with Nasrallah for having squandered massive Iranian investment in Hezbollah. Missing from this, however, is that the party has also managed to turn the Lebanese consensus squarely against the party." 2006-08-24 Michael Young To Iran with love http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/08/25/iran_neocons/index.html "If the neoconservatives were not so adept at claiming the patriotic high ground for themselves -- and convincing the nation that they are interested only in advancing the security of America and Israel and the cause of democracy -- it might be time to start asking which of them are actually agents of Iran. The question is pertinent because "objectively," as they like to say, neoconservative policy has resulted in enormous profit to the Iranian mullahs, at grave cost to the United States and with little or no benefit to Israel." 2006-08-25 Come Home, Connecticut http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/583sutcs.asp "So it comes down to this: As the world got more dangerous, the Democrats got more pacifist and more left-wing. At the least, they have become less committed (or not committed at all) to a strong national security policy and less eager to defend America's interests around the world or to promote democracy." 2006-08-21 The Triumph of Unrealism http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081401163.html "Foreign policy "realists" considered Middle East stability the goal. The realists' critics, who regard realism as reprehensibly unambitious, considered stability the problem. That problem has been solved." 2006-08-15 Main topic themes A law unto herself: Judge Taylor shows why Dems can't be trusted http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06239/716461-108.stm "President Bush has made mistakes in his conduct of the war on terror. But thanks in part to Judge Taylor's ruling, voters this November will be asking themselves whether they would rather be governed by a political party that thinks Islamic terror is the greatest threat to Americans, or by a political party which is more concerned about Wal-Mart." 2006-08-27 Jack Kelly Jack Kelly unknown Break Up Iraq to Save It http://www.brookings.edu/views/op-ed/ohanlon/20060827.htm "There is what might be called a "Plan A-" option — facilitating voluntary ethnic relocation within Iraq while retaining a confederal governing structure. We should offer individuals who want to protect themselves and their families the chance to move to an Iraq territory more hospitable to their ethnicity and/or religion." 2006-08-27 A Team Player http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/commentary/hc-commentarylieberman0827.artaug27,0,7114939.story?coll=hc-headlines-commentary "As someone who has supported the war, I feel a heavy personal responsibility to end our mission in Iraq as quickly as possible. But I believe that Ned Lamont's strategy of pulling all our troops out by an arbitrary, politically determined date will lead to the collapse of Iraq, Iran surging in, and Iraq becoming a safe haven for al-Qaida and a launching pad for terrorist strikes against other countries in the region and the United States." 2006-08-27 Connecticut United States Senate election, 2006 / Lamont should be elected Lamont should be elected What Voters Want From Their Senator http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/commentary/hc-commentarylamont0827.artaug27,0,1586957.story?coll=hc-headlines-commentary "Finally and most urgently, we need to change Washington to replace a national security policy of weakness with one of strength. Our costly and counterproductive decision to go to war in Iraq has weakened America - by taking our eye off the ball in Afghanistan, by overstretching our military, by failing to invest in homeland security, by putting Israel's security at risk and by alienating our allies and further angering our adversaries." 2006-08-27 The Hartford Courant http://www.courant.com/_ 260000 United States English Newspaper California gubernatorial election, 2006 2006-11-07 2006-06-06 United States domestic politics You Can Count on Angelides for Tax Hike http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=16647 "If these rich people start moving out of California, and taking their money and their businesses with them, the state will never be able to give anyone a tax cut. The Angelides budget will look an awful lot like the Davis budget; lots of red ink and a fiscal crisis of epic proportion." 2006-08-25 California gubernatorial election, 2006 / Angelides should be elected Angelides should be elected GOP seems ready to be fooled twice http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/opinion/columns/article_1254831.php "Compare what the other party does with Schwarzenegger's program of higher debt spending, more government spending and more government regulations and less growth, and it's quite a choice, isn't it?" 2006-08-27 Steven Greenhut California gubernatorial election, 2006 / Schwarzenegger should be elected Schwarzenegger should be elected The Orange County Register http://www.ocregister.com/_ 330000 United States English Newspaper Topics of interest Discourse_DB:What OpedDB is not DiscourseDB:What OpedDB is not Discourse_DB:About What Iraq Needs http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/what_iraq_needs_opedcolumnists_samir_sumaidaie.htm "The majority of Iraqis may be irritated by the presence of foreign forces, but most realize that a premature withdrawal would create hideous problems for the country. This majority includes Sunnis as well as Shiites and Kurds." 2006-08-28 Spending: Dems Still Don't Get It http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/spending__dems_still_dont_get_it_opedcolumnists_david_boaz.htm "Some Democrats claim the "fiscal conservative" by saying they want to balance the budget. Lamont, for instance, says he'd "roll back Bush's tax cuts" - that is, raise taxes. But even such a massive tax hike would hardly be sufficient to close the current deficit, and it certainly wouldn't pay for Lamont's sweeping spending plans." 2006-08-28 Iran: Crying wolf again http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/282755_iraned.asp "The House Intelligence Committee report says analysts must not "shy away from provocative conclusions or bury disagreements." Arguing for sensational findings creates a huge risk of repeating the kinds of intelligence mistakes that facilitated the unjustified war against Iraq." 2006-08-28 A War of Her Own http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/27/AR2006072701220.html "The one thing that's clear so far is that Rice believes that allowing Israel to decimate Hezbollah and drive what's left of the group out of southern Lebanon is such a valuable step toward her "new" Middle East that it's worth crippling a nascent Arab democracy with hundreds of civilian casualties and billions of dollars worth of infrastructure damage." 2006-07-28 Breaking Up (a Country) Is Hard to Do http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/25/AR2006082501172.html "With all this to consider, it's no wonder that even partition's stoutest supporters see it as a last-ditch option. If Iraq is partitioned, it probably will be only after the United States experiences the same kind of panicky desperation that helped prompt Britain's mid-century partitions in its crumbling imperial possessions." 2006-08-27 Iraq: Still Worth Some Waiting http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/25/AR2006082501237.html "We'll be out of Iraq, one way or another, over the next few years. Rushing the process because of American impatience would make a bad situation even worse." 2006-08-27 David Ignatius David Ignatius unknown It's Up to You, President Chirac http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/23/AR2006082301363.html "But significant participation by France, which has always claimed a special role with Lebanon and Syria as well as global political and military responsibilities, is vital to the U.N. force, as Secretary General Kofi Annan said to you [Chirac] this week." 2006-08-24 It is time to start dancing with the wolves http://comment.independent.co.uk/commentators/article1221272.ece "Their initial intransigence may appear unbreachable, but I learned in Northern Ireland that there are ways of squaring such circles. Talking is not a sign of weakness. You can talk to insurgents and their supporters even when taking military sanction against them." 2006-08-24 The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/_ 260000 Great Britain English Newspaper 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict / Britain should negotiate with Hezbollah Britain should negotiate with Hezbollah Neocon Dreams, American Nightmares http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060828/alterman "Four wars simultaneously? Led by this crew? After what we've seen in Iraq and Afghanistan? Is it me, or are the people who run this country dangerously out of their minds?" 2006-08-10 The Nation http://www.thenation.com/_ 180000 United States English Warrantless Wiretap Program in Doubt http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0825-30.htm "Let's hope the higher courts do not allow the president to break the law" 2006-08-25 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/_ United States English Newspaper Helen Thomas Helen Thomas Liberal Eavesdropping ruling a judicial farce http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/08/judicial_chaos.html "Taylor ended up with the case because of forum-shopping: filing multiple lawsuits in quest of a favorable venue. With the executive and legislative branches in Republican hands, liberals count on activists in the federal judiciary such as Taylor. That explains why normally censorious legal scholars tend to excuse her shoddy judicial opinion and ethical trespassing." 2006-08-28 National Popular Vote Interstate Compact United States domestic politics The New York Times Editorial Board Conn Artists http://www.reason.com/links/links080306.shtml "Unfortunately for all concerned, Tuesday's contest is saddled with two such thoroughly unsavory and tiresome candidates that they're about as welcome as, respectively, heat and humidity." 2006-08-03 Time for a turnover? http://www3.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20060826-101824-2145r.htm "Mr. Lieberman, who disagrees with President Bush on virtually every domestic issue, understands the stakes in Iraq, even if his party members fail to." 2006-08-27 A Senate Race in Connecticut http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/opinion/30sun1.html "But this primary is not about Mr. Lieberman’s legislative record. Instead it has become a referendum on his warped version of bipartisanship, in which the never-ending war on terror becomes an excuse for silence and inaction." 2006-07-30 The Untouchable in the Room http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/the-untouchable-in-the-ro_b_28206.html "Rather than trumpeting how dangerous these pariahs are, why can't we begin to talk to them? They're totally fixated on the United States, and that means what they crave is our attention. They want to feel like somebodies, so let's begin an effort to engage in dialogue with them." 2006-08-28 Stop laughing, it's US policy that's the joke http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/stop-laughing-its-us-policy-thats-the-joke/2006/07/21/1153166583053.html?page=fullpage "George Bush, Condoleezza Rice and, for that matter, John Howard, can bleat forever about Israel's right to defend itself, but we are witnessing an obscenity. On all sides. The targeted Israeli air strike which murders children in a Beirut suburb is as much a crime against humanity as an indiscriminate Hezbollah rocket crashing into downtown Haifa." 2006-07-22 The Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/_ 370000 Australia English Newspaper A few gains for Israel http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20152288-25377,00.html "The long-term strategic consequences of this tragic month-long war are hard to discern. Apart from the tragedy of the civilian deaths on both sides, the war must be provisionally reckoned a messy draw. Israel has not achieved its strategic objectives, although it would be wrong to think that Israel has gained nothing." 2006-08-17 The Australian http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/_ 300000 Australia English Newspaper A Tool We Need to Stop the Next Airliner Plot http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/28/AR2006082800849.html "If we learned anything from Sept. 11, 2001, it is that we need to be better at connecting the dots of terrorist-related information. After Sept. 11, we used credit card and telephone records to identify those linked with the hijackers. But wouldn't it be better to identify such connections before a hijacker boards a plane?" 2006-08-29 Help:Template Text Trash the 'Compact' http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=110008855 "One wonders if the direct election of presidents is really the beginning of an effort to bring national government under the control of large and liberal states. [...] It contradicts our constitutional republic's state and federal government sharing of powers. Choosing presidents is one of our states' powers, and we should not remove it to begin a centralized national American government." 2006-08-28 National Popular Vote Interstate Compact / Compact should be passed Compact should be passed Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/_ 220000 United States English Newspaper Perverting elections http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/archive/s_466532.html "So the states should choose on what basis its electors cast their ballots based on that state's sovereign preferences. In 48 states it's winner take all. But for Pennsylvania, or any state, to relinquish its sovereignty to the popular vote compiled from other states is a perversion of federalism. And another blow to states' rights. " 2006-08-19 Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2006 / The United States should change its approach California Senate Bill 840 2006-09-05 2006-08-28 United States domestic politics Where cynical politics meets consumer illusions -- single-payer health insurance http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/08/31/EDG0SJ7NHP1.DTL "This bill would have gone nowhere had either legislators or the public remembered one basic idea -- nothing is free. This bill reflects the clash of a moral vision (we "ought" to do something about the uninsured) with the business economics of health care." 2006-08-31 Wanda J. Jones California Senate Bill 840 / Bill should be passed Bill should be passed Canadianizing the Golden State http://www.reason.com/rb/rb030306.shtml "Remarkably, Kuehl's proposal to socialize California's health care is being made just at the time when the Canadian system it resembles is falling apart at the seams. For instance, Canada's single payer system is projected to absorb more than half the budgets of most Canadian provinces. In addition, the amount of time a Canadian patient must wait before receiving medical care is notorious." 2006-03-03 "The Iran debate has really..." http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/009588.php "The Iranian military's equipment is outdated and essentially incapable of mounting offensive operations. So Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons and missiles to deliver them. Under the circumstances, wouldn't you? Don't you think a little deterrence capability would serve the country well under those circumstances?" 2006-08-30 Confirmation of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2006 2006-07-27 International relations United States domestic politics Confirmation of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2007 Confirmation of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2006 / Bolton should be confirmed Bolton should be confirmed Diplomacy at the U.N. http://www.sacbee.com/content/opinion/story/14287338p-15107044c.html "Bush could, as Democrats call for, replace Bolton with someone with a more collegial style. But Bolton is the instrument of a U.S. foreign policy doctrine that sees multilateralism as merely one option, to be used only when it serves U.S. interests. Absent a change in the fundamental U.S. approach to the United Nations, changing ambassadors might make little difference." 2006-08-04 A defeat for Bolton could undercut US policy http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/08/01/a_defeat_for_bolton_could_undercut_us_policy/ "Indeed, most of the criticism aimed at Bolton has nothing to do with him. More than anything else, it represents an effort to set the political stage for the upcoming midterm congressional elections in November." 2006-08-01 Thomas M. Boyd Confirmation of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2006 / Confirmation should be filibustered Confirmation should be filibustered Still the Wrong Man for the U.N. http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060731/NEWS/607310351/1039/OPINION03 "Bolton, by temperament and conviction, is far too dismissive of the results that can be achieved by this kind of traditional diplomacy. That is what makes him the wrong man for the job. America desperately needs to repair the alliances and relationships damaged by the shoot-from-the-hip diplomacy of the Bush first term." 2006-07-31 Joe Lieberman For Senate In Connecticut; John Bolton For The UN http://www.jewishpress.com/page.do/19039/Joe_Lieberman_For_Senate_In_Connecticut%3B_John_Bolton_For_The_UN.html "Sadly, these days the situation is radically different. The Loyal Opposition will seize any opportunity to try and derail a president from the other party." 2006-08-02 Get the hook for John Bolton http://www.projo.com/opinion/columnists/content/projo_20060802_02harr.1447feb.html "Has it occurred to the geniuses running foreign policy for the Bush administration that the world isn't a Fox News show -- that rude spokespeople do not serve American interests?" 2006-08-02 Why I'll Vote for Bolton http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/19/AR2006071901788.html "For me or my colleagues in the Senate to now question a possible renomination would jeopardize our influence in the United Nations and encourage those who oppose the United States to make Bolton the issue, thereby undermining our policies and agenda." 2006-07-20 John Bolton, Multilateralist? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/26/AR2006072601826_pf.html "Rather than building support at the United Nations, Mr. Bolton has more often solidified the anti-American coalition. We continue to believe that the president is entitled to the ambassador of his choosing, provided that the nominee is competent and honest. But we can't explain Mr. Voinovich's change of mind, nor why Mr. Bush supposes that this polarizing envoy advances U.S. interests." 2006-07-27 Rejecting Bolton's Sledgehammer Diplomacy http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-bolton27jul27,0,2819271.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail "U.N. members see American reform proposals not as ways to improve the organization but as hidden attempts to enhance U.S. power. This helps explain why Bolton has largely failed to achieve his stated goals — or much of anything else." 2006-07-27 Keep John Bolton at the United Nations http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/editorial/15178133.htm "Bolton has a superb record and to deny him would send a dreadful message to the world that the president is not in charge of U.S. foreign policy. Even uglier, it would be doing the bidding of Kofi Annan and the secretary-general's enforcer Mark Malloch Brown, who has cozied up to the Democrats in the hope of dumping Bolton." 2006-07-31 John Bolton deserves to remain U.N. envoy http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Aug-04-Fri-2006/news/8862932.html "So, will Democrats with broader ambitions -- such as Sen. Hillary Clinton -- now go through the exercise of a purely partisan filibuster to deprive the United States of a representative who, according to his U.N. colleagues, has been calm, firm, forthright and effective?" 2006-08-04 He's Baaaack: John Bolton ... Still Bad for America http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/hes-baaaack-john-bolton_b_28459.html "Democrats looking for a clear message on national security cannot afford to miss this opportunity to block the nomination of a man who personifies the failed Bush foreign policy. After all, it shouldn't be beyond our capacity to have a UN ambassador who is both pro-Israel and capable of fostering good relations with the rest of our allies while keeping Iraq on his front burner." 2006-08-31 Stick With Bolton: America could use stability at the U.N. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-bolton_02edi.ART.State.Edition1.247d134.html "Yet, given the timing, Mr. Bolton deserves confirmation. He's served well enough, and, amid all the wars and talk of wars, for the Senate to balk would send a terrible signal to the world." 2006-08-02 A public advocate for the United States http://washtimes.com/op-ed/20060727-083002-3605r.htm "Some critics have argued that Mr. Bolton is better in his public role as advocate than in his behind-the-scenes role as conciliator. But at this point in history, the United States needs a public advocate who can further its case in the court of public opinion. No one does that better than John Bolton." 2006-07-28 Hire This Temp http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/16471.html "Bolton has that voice. No shrinking violet, he's just the type of no-nonsense, "get 'er done" diplomat Washington needs in New York right now, fighting for American interests in the divided and increasingly impotent U.N. Security Council." 2006-07-27 The Dallas Morning News http://www.dallasnews.com/_ 520000 United States English Newspaper The Providence Journal http://www.projo.com/_ 220000 United States English Newspaper The Sacramento Bee http://www.sacbee.com/_ 330000 United States English Newspaper A nuclear Iran is not an option http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20320017-7583,00.html "An emboldened nuclear Iran is no more in the interest of the Middle East's Sunni Arabs than it is of Australia or the US. The process of international diplomacy must still be given more time. But the world cannot wait forever. Thwarting the mad Iranian regime's nuclear ambitions by any means necessary should be a project that unites the world." 2006-09-01 User:Patrick Relation:Addresses topic High Profile http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/635lpfcl.asp "The Israelis are generally regarded as having the safest air travel in the world because, instead of searching for weapons, they use profiling to search for terrorists. It isn't as controversial as it sounds. We're talking behavioral profiling here, not racial profiling." 2006-09-01 Jonathan Last Arianna in a Huff Over John Bolton http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=16845 "Bolton is the most qualified, most capable fellow the U.S. has ever sent to the UN in large part because he is willing to defend American interests against our fiercest antagonists and refuses to be used as a doormat for the international riff-raff in Turtle Bay." 2006-09-05 Thomas P. Kilgannon John Bolton is a terrible representative of the United States http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?articleId=5407c9a0-a0c6-425f-a2e2-f1339aa80f6c "The consequences have been U.S. estrangement from its allies, its relegation to the sidelines of negotiations, the virtual disappearance of U.S. diplomats from the mid-level discussion fora where ideas are gestated, and its humiliating isolation in the 170 to 4 vote to create the new U.N. Human Rights Council." 2006-09-04 Larry Finkelstein Jeffrey Laurenti Free lunch, free hot fudge sundaes http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/09/03/EDG0SJ79J41.DTL "If Schwarzenegger is the free-lunch governor -- he won't raise taxes and has failed to slice spending to eliminate the state's $4 billion to $5 billion structural budget shortfall -- Angelides offers free lunch followed by free desert. Angelides' recipe for state finances: No new taxes, unless you're rich, a tax-cut if you're middle class -- forget about the fact that the books don't balance as they are." 2006-09-03 Darfur conflict 2003-02-26 Africa War Darfur activists are much too polite about genocide http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/09/03/ING0TKT56V1.DTL "Nothing, however, has garnered as much attention within the activist community as the latest scheme to deploy a U.N. security force in Darfur. This plan, which has been promoted by nearly every activist organization working on this issue, has an almost unimaginable fatal flaw: Without permission from the perpetrators of the atrocities, the peacekeepers will be staying home." 2006-09-03 John Morlino Darfur conflict / United States should send peacekeepers United States should send peacekeepers What a shambles over Iran http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2341668,00.html "The awkward reality is that Iran will only reconsider its plans if it decides that there is a plausible chance of a military strike against it. The equally inconvenient situation is that it has absolutely no reason at the moment to assume this." 2006-09-04 U.S.-Iran war need not happen http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-bersia0406sep04,0,1633862.column?coll=orl-opinion-headlines "Without a self-inspired reversal, a sanctions-prompted about-face or a revolution, Iran will further isolate itself, heighten its pariah status and invite a war beyond proxies." 2006-09-04 Orlando Sentinel http://www.orlandosentinel.com/_ 320000 United States English Newspaper Lieberman's Right About Another War: Vouchers http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/op_ed/hc-cohen0901.artsep01,0,6041055.column?coll=hc-headlines-oped "The voucher opposition is more tawdry, because the Democrats are so willing to sacrifice American lives in a different way - for a purpose much less compelling than trying to win back the White House. To make nice to labor unions is a long and proud Democratic tradition, but to do so at the expense of a generation of black and Hispanic children is awful - and Joe Lieberman knows that." 2006-09-01 Laurence Cohen Out of sight... http://www.sacbee.com/content/opinion/editorials/story/14295110p-15141168c.html "Today too few voices are calling for action to deal with a crisis that could, if the world continues to temporize, rival in magnitude the Rwanda genocide 12 years ago, when the world also stood by as hundreds of thousands were slaughtered." 2006-08-13 Darfur's agony heightens http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/09/02//dl0202.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2006/09/02/ixopinion.html "Even worse, outside pressure on Khartoum and the rebel groups to conclude a premature peace agreement has encouraged the government to deliver what it hopes will be a final blow against the insurgents." 2006-09-02 John C. Bersia John Bersia unknown The Last Hawkish Democrat Leaves the Building http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-goldberg10aug10,1,744043.column?coll=la-opinion-columnists "Lamont, a multimillionaire limousine liberal, represents the modern McGovernite rank-and-file of the Democratic Party. His most ardent supporters are more likely to carry a laptop than a lunch bucket, and they are still inclined to blame America first." 2006-08-10 Staying the wrong course in Iraq http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-boot28jun28,1,5095761.column "By now it should be obvious that the "light footprint" approach has not worked. It has increased, not decreased, resentment of the United States because Iraqis are aggrieved by the breakdown of law and order. Yet there appears to be no serious rethinking of this flawed strategy at either the Pentagon or the White House." 2006-06-28 Let Israel Take Off the Gloves http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-boot19jul19,1,4571471.column?coll=la-news-columns "The real problem is that Israel's response has been all too proportional. So far it has only gone after Hamas and Hezbollah. (Some collateral damage is inevitable because these groups hide among civilians.) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is showing superhuman restraint by not, at the very least, "accidentally" bombing the Syrian and Iranian embassies in Beirut, which serve as Hezbollah liaison offices." 2006-07-19 Max Boot Max Boot Conservative Give It Up, Joe http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-oe-chait13aug13,1,5631667.column?coll=la-news-columns "But now that he's running as an independent, the last pillars of that rationale have crumbled. What's the point of running to uphold Democratic hawkishness when you're running against the Democratic Party and its chosen nominee?" 2006-08-13 Jonathan Chait Jonathan Chait Liberal Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 2002-02-14 United States domestic politics Your (Former) Speech Rights http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/your__former__speech_rights_opedcolumnists_ryan_sager.htm "Plus, there's a tremendous arrogance in the idea of even trying to determine what speech is legitimate and what is unwanted. Who gets to decide? The answer is simple: Incumbents (a k a congressmen) do. And their only agenda is to hold onto what they've got: their incumbency. Meanwhile, for two elections now (2004 and 2006), grass-roots groups will have gone without their basic constitutional right to criticize their government." 2006-09-06 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act / Act should be repealed Act should be repealed McCain-Feingold Online http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110006458 "Since 2003, when the Supreme Court upheld it, McCain-Feingold has failed spectacularly in its stated goal of reining in fat-cat donors. Yet its uncompromising language has helped to gag practically every other politically active entity--from advocacy groups to labor unions. Now the FEC is being asked to censor another segment of society, the millions of individuals who engage in political activity online." 2005-03-23 Wellstone's Folly http://www.slate.com/?id=2064076 "Which America do you want to live in—one where citizens are free to join together to proselytize for causes they believe in, or one where they are free up to $5,000 and go to jail if they spend $5,001?" 2002-04-04 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act / Act's "Wellstone amendment" should be repealed Act's "Wellstone amendment" should be repealed Fix the McCain-Feingold Law http://www.reason.com/rauch/100704.shtml "Astonishingly, the Supreme Court, which many in Congress had counted on to overturn the Wellstone amendment, instead ringingly ratified it. And so the law of the land now sharply circumscribes what is arguably the most important of all civil rights in a democracy: citizens groups' right to criticize politicians." 2004-10-07 Everyone Was Wrong About McCain-Feingold! http://www.slate.com/?id=2064730 "It turns out the new law's ban on last-minute ads only applies to corporations. True, most nonprofit "advocacy" groups—such as the Sierra Club and the ACLU—are corporations. But (and this is the point I didn't understand) they don't have to be." 2002-04-25 McCain-Feingold is a good start http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/guests/s_460230.html "And the law has been an undisputed success in combating the corruption of huge soft-money contributions and an apparent success in re-energizing grass-roots supporters." 2006-07-02 Trevor Potter Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/_ 370000 United States English Newspaper Charter school lessons http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=513593&category=OPINION&newsdate=9/5/2006 "Regrettably, some state lawmakers want to lift the cap on charter schools, which are publicly funded but largely free of the bureaucracy in public schools, on the grounds that they offer low-income parents a choice for their children's education. But what kind of choice is it if the local charter school isn't keeping pace with the public schools?" 2006-09-05 Times Union http://www.timesunion.com/_ 130000 United States English Newspaper Give voters a choice about war http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/283393_thomas01.html "We don't need more phony timetables to prolong the agony. We need a quick exit from a bad show." 2006-09-01 Seeking a right to speak http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=491265 "Dunning lobbyists for golf trips to Scotland is corruption. Stashing $90,000 in a freezer after taking bribes for manipulating bureaucrats is corruption. But spending money to urge people to call a senator is not. What should be on trial is the whole notion that lawmakers can tell citizens what they can and can't say come campaign time." 2006-09-05 Patrick McIlheran Milwaukee Journal Sentinel http://jsonline.com/_ 390000 United States English Newspaper How to Stop Iran (Without Firing a Shot) http://www.opinionjournal.com/wsj/?id=110008382 "Capital outflows from Iran surpassed the $200 billion mark in the past year alone. Much of that money has made its way to banks in the United Arab Emirates, many of which have correspondent banks in the U.S. "We are preventing financial transactions going to the Palestinian Authority because banks are scared they'll be hit by U.S. terrorism-financing laws," says a source who closely tracks the Iranian economy. "Why can't we do the same thing with Iran?"" 2006-05-16 Bret Stephens Bret Stephens Conservative Being Ehud Olmert http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115379268549116139.html "At the same time, you [Olmert] will send ground forces to the Litani to destroy every Hezbollah bunker, outpost, communications facility and weapons cache. You will withdraw the bulk of those forces as soon as feasible, but you will announce that Israel will shoot on sight any Hezbollah forces that move within 10 miles of the border. That should get the Katyushas out of range of Haifa and Tiberias." 2006-07-25 China Jails a Friend http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115705966240750958.html "If Beijing is so quick to turn on a life-long friend, perhaps these more recent allies might usefully reflect on the following question: How long will they last once -- like so many before them -- they outlive their usefulness to the Communist leadership?" 2006-09-01 Send in the peacekeepers http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060905/OPINION04/609050306/1041 "Soon after the resolution was passed, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir reiterated that he was unwilling to accept peacekeepers. The global community must apply real pressure to make him change his mind." 2006-09-05 Darfur conflict / United Nations should send peacekeepers United Nations should send peacekeepers Charter School Nonsense http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115671778245846773.html "All charters aren't successful, but the bad ones tend to close in due course, which is a good thing and more than can be said for failing traditional public schools. As for the rest, they are providing a fast-growing option for underprivileged children. This irks unions, school boards and others with a vested interest in a public school monopoly that's failing to educate millions of kids." 2006-08-28 The Wall Street Journal editorial board Conservative The 'Profiling' Debate http://www.opinionjournal.com/weekend/hottopic/?id=110008819 "Nobody is suggesting using ethnicity or religion as the only -- or even the primary -- factors in profiling possible terrorists. But it also makes no sense to take zero account of the fact that every suicide attack against U.S. aviation to date has been perpetrated by men of Muslim origin. While al Qaeda is no doubt seeking recruits who don't obviously display such characteristics, that doesn't mean we should ignore the likeliest candidates." 2006-08-19 The Lamont Democrats http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008776 "Most of all, Mr. Lieberman knows the consequences for U.S. security if the Lamont Democrats prevail. A Senator Lieberman would prod the Bush Administration for a strategy to win in Iraq; a Senator Lamont would cut and run and hope for the best." 2006-08-10 An American in Spirit http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115490159850428165.html "Mr. Li's case reminds us that the placid surface of a society kept under surveillance by the thought police hardly means that resentment of China's one party system has disappeared. It should also reassure Americans that in the world's tyrannies the U.S. remains a beacon of freedom." 2006-08-10 Mr. Diplomacy http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115758777974955818.html "As his critics would have it, Mr. Bolton's mission to the U.N. was supposed to be an act of diplomatic sabotage by the Administration. Instead, his tenure has been among the most constructive of any U.S. ambassador since Jeane Kirkpatrick and Daniel Patrick Moynihan." 2006-09-07 Bad Timing http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/08/lamonts_victory_bad_timing_for.html "In a better world, the U.S. war on terror, at its core, would be bipartisan. That world was what Joe Lieberman's politics represented. That world is dead. Democratic support for the Republican administration's plans to fight these terrorists is down to about zero." 2006-08-11 Nonsense and Sensibility http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F00A10FF3D5A0C728DDDA10894DE404482 "[Lieberman] has been wrong at every step of the march into the Iraq quagmire -- all the while accusing anyone who disagreed with him of endangering national security. Again, on what planet would Mr. Lieberman be considered "sensible"? But I know the answer: on Planet Beltway." 2006-08-11 Time for Plan B http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F10816FD3A5B0C778CDDA10894DE404482 "Yes, the best way to contain Iran would have been to produce a real Shiite-led democracy in Iraq, exposing the phony one in Tehran. But second best is leaving Iraq. Because the worst option -- the one Iran loves -- is for us to stay in Iraq, bleeding, and in easy range to be hit by Iran if we strike its nukes." 2006-08-04 As Israel Goes for Withdrawal, Its Enemies Go Berserk http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F00816FA34540C758DDDAE0894DE404482 "In all other crises there was a negotiation process, a set of plans and some hope of reconciliation. But this crisis is different. Iran doesn't do road maps. The jihadists who are driving this crisis don't do reconciliation. In other words, this crisis is a return to the elemental conflict between Israel and those who seek to destroy it." 2006-07-16 Of Shame and Face http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F10A14FB3B5A0C748EDDA10894DE404482 "China should be ashamed of this abuse of its legal system and of the mistreatment of Mr. Zhao. There is no face to be saved so long as his conviction stands." 2006-08-27 Waiting for Jacques http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/20/opinion/edfrance.php "It would be tempting to laugh about France's paltry commitment of 200 additional peacekeepers for Lebanon, if it weren't so dangerous. After insisting for years that they be treated like a superpower, the French are behaving as if they have no responsibility for helping dig out of the Lebanon mess." 2006-08-21 Revenge of the Irate Moderates http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/opinion/09wed1.html "When Mr. Lieberman told The Washington Post, “I haven’t changed. Events around me have changed,” he actually put his finger on his political problem. His constituents felt that when the White House led the country into a disastrous international crisis and started subverting the nation’s basic traditions, Joe Lieberman should have changed enough to take a lead in fighting back." 2006-08-09 Category:Authors Eco-fatalism is for wimps http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2346146,00.html "Ignore the pessimists: we can do a heck of a lot to curb the catastrophic effects of climate change" 2006-09-07 Category:Sources Category:Topics We're all dead against global warming. But when it comes to the crunch . . . http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2342635,00.html "a difficult policy has to be sold to an electorate that suffers from simultaneous compartmentalisation and amnesia" 2006-09-07 Ending the Lawlessness http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/06/AR2006090601752.html "The administration seems to want a system in which the military keeps its hands clean while the CIA does the dirty work of violating international law and humanitarian norms. And the president wants this system created in a matter of a few short days." 2006-09-07 Military Commissions Act of 2006 2006-10-17 2006-09-06 Terrorism United States domestic politics War The Year of Living Fearfully http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14640262/site/newsweek/ "Tehran's nuclear ambitions are real and dangerous, but its program is not nearly as advanced as is often implied. Most serious estimates suggest that Iran would need between five and 10 years to achieve even a modest, North Korea-type, nuclear capacity." 2006-09-11 Iraq: A Civil War We Can Still Win http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/07/AR2006090701616.html "The American people will support a cause that is noble and necessary, but not one that is unwinnable. And without a central Iraqi government willing to act in its own self-defense, this war will be unwinnable." 2006-09-08 Tehran's Two Worlds http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/07/AR2006090701615.html "Upon leaving this puzzling country, I ask myself what policy would make sense for America and its allies. The best answer may be the same one George Kennan proposed in 1947 for countering a rising Soviet Union: a policy of containment -- backed by the threat to use military force -- that seeks to limit the damage Iran can do while its revolution runs its course." 2006-09-08 Support for Bush's war in Iraq is crumbling fast http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-opklu084881221sep08,0,1806219.column?coll=ny-viewpoints-headlines "Bush's aim of making Iraq a democracy and projecting American power in the region as a way of fighting the war on terrorism is a failure. The invasion has only improved al-Qaida's ability to recruit terrorists and undermined U.S. long-term interests in the region. It has, for sure, made Iran the regional power. The question once the elections are out of the way will be how best to deal with those consequences." 2006-09-08 James Klurfeld Iranian nuclear crisis / Iranian regime overthrow should be encouraged Iranian regime overthrow should be encouraged Attacking Iran is not a long-term solution http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/newt_gingrich/2006/09/attacking_iran_is_not_a_longte.html "By using America's full economic, political, and diplomatic clout and by working with dissident groups, the Soviet Union was defeated without firing a shot. This can be our goal in Iran as well." 2006-09-09 Profiles in Correctness http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/676tadqx.asp "No, not all young men, not all Muslims, not all people from the Middle East, are jihadists or potential terrorists. Of course not. But common sense, and the overwhelming preponderance of evidence, should make it obvious to airport security personnel where to concentrate their energies." 2006-09-18 Category:Items Responsible China? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501187.html "If China really is sincere about its desire to see peacekeepers in Darfur, it should tell its allies in Sudan's government to call off their military offensive and accept U.N. peacekeepers immediately." 2006-09-06 Rescue Darfur Now http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090801664.html "Throughout the world, people of conscience were shocked by and ashamed of our failure to stop the genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda. We must not repeat these mistakes. In Darfur, the moment of truth is now." 2006-09-10 Second Time's a Charm? http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/682lrpat.asp "With Chafee's bizarre (but perhaps temporary) defection, Bolton's nomination is again in trouble. It shouldn't be. And you only have to listen to Voinovich to know why." 2006-09-18 Hammerin' Hank http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/678gwwcp.asp "So far, Iranian leaders have suffered little for their nuclear ambition--in fact they have gained as oil prices have risen. But if they were to suffer severe and personal financial losses, it might affect their calculus." 2006-09-18 Marc Sumerlin The Washington Post editorial board Left-wing The Miami Herald editorial board unknown Chicago Tribune editorial board Conservative The United Nations and Darfur http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20060911&s=editorial091106 "We could have chosen another path. We could have bypassed the maddeningly slow U.N. machinery, assembled a coalition of allies under the banner of nato, and dispatched troops to Darfur ourselves--without consent from, or apologies to, the men in Khartoum who orchestrated this evil. The United States could have led the way. We still could." 2006-09-01 Calling Iran's bluff http://www.slate.com/id/2149362 "So, what's the harm in taking [the Iranians'] declarations a bit seriously, in calling their bluff (if that's what it is), and seeing where things lead? If they lead nowhere, at least we'll have demonstrated the sincerity of our intentions and the mendacity of theirs—an important step in rallying allies, whose support will be crucial if sanctions (or other sorts of threats) become necessary." 2006-09-11 Ich Bin Ein Tehraner http://www.reason.com/rauch/090506.shtml "First, Iran has positioned itself as a regional power and must be dealt with as such. That will mean talking to Iran instead of at it, negotiating rather than demanding. [...] Third, the United States urgently needs instruments that can hurt Tehran short of launching a major war. Those include propaganda and aid campaigns, support for the mullahs' domestic political opponents, and economic pressure." 2006-09-05 Jonathan Rauch Jonathan Rauch unknown Starting Another War http://select.nytimes.com/2006/09/12/opinion/12kristof.html "But however one judges the risks, the one thing we should have learned from Iraq and Lebanon is that military “solutions” can leave us worse off than before." 2006-09-12 Nicholas D. Kristof Nicholas Kristof Liberal Main Page Sandbox Latest items Switch the fight to Afghanistan http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?articleId=5e6a24ea-aaee-4ac6-ac67-ed0b000fd338 "Iraqi leaders have responded only to deadlines. So we must set another deadline to extricate our troops and get Iraq up on its own two feet — a clear deadline of July, 2007. As our generals have said, the war cannot be won militarily. “Staying the course” isn’t far-sighted; it’s blind." 2006-09-09 New Hampshire Union Leader http://www.unionleader.com/_ 82000 United States English Newspaper User:Nick Grandy Censors holding fast http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/editorials/article/0,2777,DRMN_23964_4964535,00.html "If the price of restricting "sham" ads is the loss of freedom to express honest political views - the core of the speech protected by the First Amendment - then the price is far too high." 2006-09-03 Why Genocide Matters http://select.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/opinion/10kristof.html "We urgently need U.N. peacekeepers, even over Sudan’s objections. (If Sudan sees them coming, it will hurriedly consent.) The U.S. should also impose a no-fly zone from Chad and work with France to keep Chad and the Central African Republic from collapsing into this maelstrom." 2006-09-10 Category:Positions A Ban on Carry-On Luggage http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/opinion/10sun1.html "The ban on liquids surely makes sense given the lack of a reliable, efficient way to detect liquid explosives on the passenger screening line. But the other fine distinctions in this directive make us think the best approach would be a ban on virtually all carry-on items, or at least a limit of one small personal bag per passenger to tote travel documents, keys, vital medications, reading materials and any other minimal items that are allowed." 2006-09-10 Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Liberal Israel's Lost Moment http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/03/AR2006080301258.html "America's green light for Israel to defend itself is seen as a favor to Israel. But that is a tendentious, misleadingly partial analysis. The green light -- indeed, the encouragement -- is also an act of clear self-interest. America wants, America needs, a decisive Hezbollah defeat." 2006-08-04 Charles Krauthammer Charles Krauthammer Neoconservative 'Disproportionate' in What Moral Universe? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/27/AR2006072701725.html "On Wednesday CNN cameras showed destruction in Tyre. What does Israel have against Tyre and its inhabitants? Nothing. But the long-range Hezbollah rockets that have been raining terror on Haifa are based in Tyre. What is Israel to do? Leave untouched the launch sites that are deliberately placed in built-up areas?" 2006-07-28 Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/10/AR2006081001334.html "Lamont seems to think that we should just sit down with the Iranians and show them why going nuclear is not a good idea. This recalls Sen. William Borah's immortal reaction in September 1939 upon hearing that Hitler had invaded Poland to start World War II: 'Lord, if I could only have talked with Hitler, all this might have been avoided.'" 2006-08-11 Say No to Tehran's Gambit http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/10/AR2006081001334.html "Bilateral U.S.-Iran talks are the perfect way to get Europe off the hook. They would preempt all the current discussions about sanctions, place all responsibility for success on the negotiations and set America up to take the blame for their inevitable failure. It is an obvious trap. We should resolutely say no." 2006-05-26 USA Today editorial board Liberal Reinforce Baghdad http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/11/AR2006091100879.html "The administration deserves credit for the strides it has made in training the Iraqi army. But for now we have to do much of the holding ourselves for it to be effective. That simply requires more manpower." 2006-09-12 First a Wall -- Then Amnesty http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/06/AR2006040601380.html "Forget employer sanctions. Build a barrier. It is simply ridiculous to say it cannot be done. If one fence won't do it, then build a second 100 yards behind it. And then build a road for patrols in between." 2006-04-07 Illegal immigration to the United States / United States should build a fence along Mexican border United States should build a fence along Mexican border Border-fence plan an $8 billion folly http://www.readingeagle.com/blog/editorials/archives/2005/11/borderfence_pla.html "And just as the Great Wall of China did not prevent Mongols in the 13th century and Manchurians in the 17 century from invading and conquering China, Hunter’s proposed fence would not prevent the hoards of illegal aliens from crossing the border into the United States in search of a better life." 2005-11-13 The Not-So-Great Wall http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/24/opinion/main1650558.shtml "That said, is massive border fencing in America's interest? Would it succeed in quelling illegal immigration? How would it affect the estimated 10-12 million illegal aliens already here? Would it help us conclusively resolve the fight over "amnesty"? We've yet to see a substantive discussion of these questions, so charged have been the verbal histrionics on both sides." 2006-05-24 Duncan Currie Bush's Border Buffoonery http://www.reason.com/links/links051606.shtml "But the most efficient way to address these concerns is by making it easier for illegals to function in the light of day, where they would have every reason to pay all the taxes the rest of us do. And to enter the country through official checkpoints (and to leave the country through the same gates)." 2006-05-16 The New Republic http://www.tnr.com/_ 55000 United States English The Right Troops in the Right Places http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/15/opinion/15moulton.html "While consolidating bases is a short-term way to reduce troop requirements, fielding more adviser teams will eventually allow more Americans to come home. American troops embedded with the Iraqis they train usually require less support than conventional units; many rely on the Iraqis for food, shelter and basic defenses. Green Berets in 12-man teams have already replaced entire battalions of conventional forces in some Iraqi cities." 2006-09-15 Seth Moulton War, law and justice http://www3.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20060823-085042-1355r.htm "Early in her opinion she refers to "the War on Terror of this administration." In other words, this is not her war and it's not America's war, it's George W. Bush's war, and the judge was clearly determined to hold at least one aspect of that war — the NSA surveillance program — unconstitutional. She did so based on a deeply flawed rationale." 2006-08-24 David B. Rivkin Jr. Lee A. Casey The Tehran Calculus http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/14/AR2006091401413.html "Against millenarian fanaticism glorying in a cult of death, deterrence is a mere wish. Is the West prepared to wager its cities with their millions of inhabitants on that feeble gamble? These are the questions. These are the calculations. The decision is no more than a year away." 2006-09-15 A Solution for Trials http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090801554.html "President Bush is pushing aggressively for quick action on his bill. But the Senate needs to work from its own, far better, draft -- which, with relatively few changes, could provide a sound legislative basis for fair and orderly trials." 2006-09-09 Military Commissions Act of 2006 / Act should be passed Act should be passed Military Commissions Act of 2006 / Competing Graham-McCain-Warner bill should be passed Competing Graham-McCain-Warner bill should be passed A skewed view of detainee rights http://www3.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20060914-090746-9879r.htm "Leave aside the question of whether the rogue states confronting America today would ever afford decent treatment under any circumstances. Since actual torture is already illegal, it would be helpful if Mr. Warner, et al., could explain what interrogation methods or punishment they object to [...] even if it lessens the likelihood of preventing the next attack on Washington or on U.S. servicemen in Kabul or Baghdad." 2006-09-15 Enact the President’s Code for Military Commissions http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YzM4MGUyNWQ5MDQ1YzIwNjA5NGU5YTQ4OTU1OGE5Mjc= "The universal, reciprocal chivalry that guided warriors, and nation-states, when young John McCain’s unflinching valor blazed its legend on the honor-roll of American heroes no longer obtains. Now, the enemy is barbaric, and the only weapon is intelligence." 2006-09-13 Stampeding Congress http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/15/opinion/15fri1.html "Stampeded by the fear of looking weak on terrorism, lawmakers are rushing to pass a bill demanded by the president that would have minimal impact on antiterrorist operations but could cause profound damage to justice and the American way." 2006-09-15 A Defining Moment for America http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090801554.html "Three Republican senators -- John W. Warner of Virginia, chairman of the Armed Services Committee; Lindsey O. Graham of South Carolina; and Mr. McCain -- are bravely promoting an alternative measure that would allow terrorists to be questioned and tried without breaking faith with traditional U.S. values." 2006-09-15 The Fifth Anniversary http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/09/AR2006090900782.html "Mr. Bush seems to understand better than he did five years ago that diplomacy and the promotion of democratic values are as important to winning the war as military action. But in insisting on maintaining the CIA's secret prisons and in asking Congress to cancel some of the protections from abuse granted prisoners by the Geneva Conventions, he risks perpetuating and compounding one of his greatest errors" 2006-09-10 Judgment at Guantanamo http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115775899800658262.html "In this regard, the president's military commissions bill carefully balances the key relevant policy imperatives -- ensuring a fair trial without undermining national security -- and yet gives unlawful enemy combatants more due process than they've ever received in history. It should be promptly enacted." 2006-09-09 A Crucial Choice http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/13/AR2006091301926.html "To authorize trials that needlessly depart from international norms will only invite skepticism about the convictions they deliver, further degrade the United States in the eyes of the world, and make martyrs of those condemned to prison or death. Cooperation with allies, vital to stopping future terrorist attacks, will be seriously impeded." 2006-09-14 Wonder Why It's Been A Quiet Five Years On The Home Front? http://captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/007998.php "If an American POW got put on trial at all, it would violate those conventions under any circumstances and regardless of the evidentiary procedures used. If they got caught out of uniform spying during wartime, they'd most likely get shot, but at any rate would not fall under the protection of the Geneva Conventions -- and most of the people with whom we'd likely go to war have little love for fair trials for anyone, let alone American servicemen." 2006-09-06 Ed Morrissey Questions for the Interrogators http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14870307/site/newsweek/ "After Guantánamo, Abu Ghraib, Haditha and more, America desperately needs a symbol that showcases its basic decency. Quibbling with the Geneva Conventions is the wrong signal, by the wrong administration, at the wrong time." 2006-09-17 Listen to McCain and Powell http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0609170449sep17,0,394156.story?coll=chi-newsopinion-hed "The president is no doubt correct that in some cases abusing detainees may get them to talk. But the same could be said of outright torture. A barbaric government can rationalize anything if it works; civilized ones recognize that mere efficacy cannot justify cruelty. Another issue is whether most of the information elicited by brutal techniques will be accurate, or if inmates will make up things just to relieve their suffering." 2006-09-17 Permission To Speak Freely http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&status=article&id=242868186693784 "Silencing political opposition is not reform; it's incumbent protection. In any other context, it would be called censorship. In any other country, it would be called repression. And when criticizing leaders is suppressed and campaign speech is regulated, supervised, watched, controlled, authorized or prohibited by an agency of the national government, it's called dictatorship." 2006-09-11 Investor's Business Daily http://www.investors.com/default.asp_ 210000 United States English Newspaper President Bush's proposed legislation on detainees President Bush's proposed legislation on detainees / Legislation should be passed President Bush's proposed legislation on detainees / Competing Graham-McCain-Warner bill should be passed Keep War Crimes Criminal http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/9/11/72940/0006 "The War Crimes Act is what links the United States to people of conscience throughout the civilized world. It is our claim to membership. It is what puts the strength of law behind our feelings of disgust at what the Bush administration has perpetrated. It is how American can and will hold this administration accountable and bring them to justice." 2006-09-11 Wigwam They Liked It When It Was McCain's Idea http://powerlineblog.com/archives/015291.php "[The act] is a painstakingly conscientious effort to establish a system of military tribunals that will satisfy Hamdan. The statute is some 86 pages long; I would highly recommend that you at least skim it to gain some impression of the good faith with which the administration has tried to follow Hamdan's misguided mandate." 2006-09-16 A License to Abuse http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/16/AR2006091600587.html "Rather than admit that he wants to legalize disappearances and torture, Mr. Bush ominously warns that "the program" won't continue unless Congress passes his bill. He says "time's running out," even though it's not. There are no detainees in the CIA prisons at the moment, according to the president, and the only clock running out is that measuring the midterm election campaign." 2006-09-17 Permission to Speak Freely: The "electioneering communications" ban silences interest groups when their messages matter most http://www.reason.com/sullum/090606.shtml "It seems Americans now need permission to speak out on political issues and petition the government. I'd suggest a constitutional amendment protecting those rights, but I thought we already had one." 2006-09-06 Changes could harm American prisoners http://www.readingeagle.com/blog/editorials/archives/2006/08/changes_could_h.html "But if the rules are changed and the law allows detainees to be degraded and humiliated, the U.S. government no longer would have any moral basis for insisting that Americans taken prisoners abroad be treated with respect and dignity. If the United States is to have any positive influence in the world, it must lead by example, otherwise it’s going to be difficult to distinguish us from the terrorists." 2006-08-26 Seeking justice http://www3.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20060910-101234-2274r.htm "By marginalizing and ignoring the independent advice of the JAGs for the past four years, the Bush administration has seriously eroded what had been our moral leadership around the world, including among our allies, in the war on terrorists. Now, [...] they are proposing to retain certain interrogation practices that clearly violate the Geneva Conventions' prohibition of "humiliating and degrading treatment" of prisoners." 2006-09-11 Are Bush's critics right? http://www3.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20060822-091855-8972r.htm "We are all aware of the dangerous Middle East conditions the United States faces today after five and a half years of President Bush's leadership. So let's consider what the world might well look like if, in his remaining two and a half years, he were to follow the recommendations of his critics." 2006-08-23 The Trap http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/711lzwcj.asp "The key political fact is this: A GOP candidate can say he will vote to authorize interrogations that CIA director Hayden (no partisan gunslinger) says are important. The Democrats, by contrast, support legislation that would bring such interrogations to a stop." 2006-09-18 Geneva Contention http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008959 "What's more, the definition of an "outrage" is context-dependent. What's outrageous when dealing with the likes of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, or a terrorist who might know about imminent plots, is clearly different than what's outrageous when dealing with a lawful combatant or prisoner of war." 2006-09-18 Hamdan v. Rumsfeld 2006-06-29 2006-06-29 Terrorism Hamdan v. Rumsfeld / Supreme Court was correct in its ruling Supreme Court was correct in its ruling Emergency Over, Saith the Court http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/06/AR2006070601552.html "All rise: The Supreme Court has decreed a return to normality. A lovely idea, except that al-Qaeda has other ideas. The war does go on. One can sympathize with the court's desire for a Harding-like restoration to normalcy. But the robed eminences are premature. And even if they weren't, they really didn't have to issue a ruling this bad." 2006-07-07 Tortured Debate http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NTc1MWRmMmMyMWY5MzdmYWIwOTE3ZDI4NzY2ZGUxYTY= "We are not, and the administration is not, advocating torture. But there are, manifestly, methods of coercion that, though rougher than the Miranda standards of the criminal- and military-justice systems, fall short of torture. [...] Those methods will be effectively outlawed if Congress does not act." 2006-09-18 How Bush Rules: The Torturer-in-Chief http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sidney-blumenthal/how-bush-rules-the-tortu_b_29676.html "President Bush tried to armor the Republican Party before the mid-term elections by projecting himself as the commander-in-chief. Now he has torn the epaulets from his uniform to reveal himself as something no other president has ever been: torturer-in-chief." 2006-09-18 GOP Stand Against Torture http://bangordailynews.com/news/t/viewpoints.aspx?articleid=140591&zoneid=34 "This will become an important fight over whether the nation will give in to fear to protect itself, knowing, according to Sen. McCain, that coerced evidence isn't reliable. Or whether it will abide by long-standing human-rights treaties that protect everyone, including Americans who depend on it in wartime." 2006-09-16 Vengeance V. Victory http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_4307710 "In the long run, victory in the War on Terrorism will go not to the vengeful, but to the just, to the winner of the Battle of Ideas. By trying these 14 prisoners in front of a court that affords them basic legal protections, the United States would demonstrate the strength and superiority of freedom under the rule of law." 2006-09-08 Hold Bush to the Law in Terror-Suspect Cases http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_4307710 "On Wednesday in a speech in which the president admitted the existence of secret CIA prisons overseas, Bush asked Congress to fight terrorism on his terms. Those means and methods have been repudiated by the U.S. Supreme Court and legions of civil and military legal experts." 2006-09-08 Terrorist suspects should be tried, but Bush plan brings objections http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/opinion/15464504.htm "Bush appears, for example, to believe he can simply shrug off the court’s concerns about the Geneva Conventions violations. This raises the question of torture, which Bush says the United States does not practice. Yet he continued this week to defend an “alternative set of procedures,” an Orwellian phrase that is obviously designed to conceal the indefensible." 2006-09-08 The ticking clock http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=iraqnexted03&date=20050703&source=st "Our original war aim, the toppling of Saddam Hussein, has been achieved. It is now apparent that we are not even close to achieving the add-on mission of creating a democratic, law-abiding Iraqi state in which Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds share power." 2005-07-03 The Seattle Times http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home/_ 220000 United States English Newspaper Let There Be Law http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/01/AR2006070100782.html "This is a moment in which this country can correct the mistake of five years ago, when the executive branch sought to fight a novel war based on a combination of outdated laws and new rules it made up on its own. The Supreme Court has created the chance to bring real law to the war on terror -- if Congress is willing to do its job." 2006-07-02 A Victory for the Rule of Law http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F40D17F63F540C738FDDAF0894DE404482 "The Supreme Court's decision striking down the military tribunals set up to try the detainees being held in Guantánamo Bay is far more than a narrow ruling on the issue of military courts. It is an important and welcome reaffirmation that even in times of war, the law is what the Constitution, the statute books and the Geneva Conventions say it is -- not what the president wants it to be." 2006-06-30 A Victory for Law http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/29/AR2006062901779.html "Now, however, balancing these concerns against the accused's rights to a fair trial will not be the sole province of the administration itself but a shared responsibility of the executive and legislative branches. The results will bear the mark of democratic legitimacy: They will be law." 2006-06-30 Checking the Decider http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/29/AR2006062901773.html "It seemed almost too much to hope for, but the Supreme Court finally called George W. Bush onto the carpet yesterday and asked him the obvious question: What part of "rule of law" do you not understand?" 2006-06-30 Fight Terror -- With Law http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/29/AR2006062901775.html "The Hamdan ruling should be a cause for celebration, at home and abroad, because it demonstrates that the self-correcting mechanisms of American democracy remain healthy." 2006-06-30 5 wrong justices http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-06-29-oppose_x.htm "What the justices did would have been unthinkable in prior military conflicts: Judicial intervention in the decisions of the president and Congress on how best to wage war. They replaced his wartime judgment and Congress' support with their own speculation that open trials would not run intelligence risks." 2006-06-29 Justices insist on 'civilized' war on terror http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/opinion/atoz/article_1198821.php "And, of course, al-Qaeda never need to sign the Conventions now, do they? As the ultimate beneficiaries of the progressive mindset, they get all the benefits with none of the obligations. We’re bound, they’re not. If you’re captured with the severed head