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State Department Dissent Memo on Syria
The New York Times has the text of the dissent channel memo regarding Syria, although it is displayed in somewhat unusual format. Here is a link to the text: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/17/world/middleeast/document-state-dept-syria.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0 The Washington Post also has a story about the memo. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-memo-us-diplomats-urge-more-aggressive-stance-on-syria/2016/06/16/ff30596a-3431-11e6-8758-d58e76e11b12_story.html I do not agree with the dissenters. I don’t think Assad will leave unless […]
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Obama, Modi and the MTCR
Indian Prime Minister Modi has made membership in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which I helped create, an issue in his meeting with Obama. Â While the MTCR has gotten some Indian press play, it has not been an issue in the US press. Â According to the Indian press, Obama supports Indian membership in both […]
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Bob Kerrey – War Criminal with a Medal of Honor
I believe that Roger Cohen intended his New York Times column on Bob Kerrey to be somewhat complementary of Kerrey as a man trying to make amends for his involvement in a wartime atrocity. However, the impression it made on me was of his hatred for military veterans in general, and Vietnam veterans in particular. […]