“The security forces were delighted to be freed from the constraints of legality. With Congress closed and the press muzzled, they quickly organized death squads, accountable to no one. The sight of unmarked but characteristically green Ford Falcon sedans driven at breakneck speed through the streets of Buenos Aires with machine guns pointing out their...
Author: Jefferson Morley (Jefferson Morley)
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Partisan Military Pundits Win Followers and Lose Credibility
Thanks to President Trump, the intelligence profession has been politicized to an unprecedented degree. If the same happens to the military, the military will lose credibility, says Michael Robinson at War on the Rocks. The social media performance of the top two military pundits from Ralph Peters to Tammy Duckworth confirms the point, he says.
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Brennan Confrontation Helps Trump’s ‘Deep State’ Narrative, Says Former Bush Official
Jack Goldsmith, Harvard Law Professor and former Bush administration official, doesn’t much like President Trump but he worries about his critics. However understandable or admirable the motivation, the fact is that for many Americans the relentless attacks on Trump by scores of senior long-term intelligence officials lend credibility to the president’s claims of a politicized...
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Haspel Memos Illuminate 4 Keys to the Culture of Torture
CIA director Gina Haspel supervised the torture of an alleged terrorist at a CIA black site in November 2002, according to declassified records obtained by the non-profit National Security Archive. Haspel’s supervisory role at the secret prison in Thailand was known before she was confirmed as CIA director in May with virtually no public hearings or declassification...
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Obama’s World, As Seen From the Right
In National Review James Rosen, former Fox News correspondent, knocks Ben Rhodes’ book “The World As It Is,” with the kindest of introductions: