Month: October 2007

What is so Hard to Understand?

The bottom line: Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, the committee’s top Republican, said at a hearing Wednesday that any statement by Mr. Mukasey that waterboarding is torture could fuel criminal charges or lawsuits against...

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One Reason for Intelligence Failures

More than six years since the terrorist attacks on 9-11 the intelligence community continues to employ a substandard analytical practice that virtually guarantees shoddy and inaccurate analysis. What am I talking about? An...

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Voting as Political Narcotic

Fast forward to Election Day 2008: Network anchors, cable pundits, and state and local election officials are going nuts as evening hours pass and voter turnout is hardly approaching 20 percent nearly everywhere....

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Spooky Halloween Thread

My favorite costume that I ever wore for Halloween was a Giant. I found a long coat and went around on my older brother’s shoulders. One lady refused to serve me because I was 7 feet tall, and clearly an adult. My brother...

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