DECEMBER 21, 2010 New Start’s Old Illusions The arms treaty is irrelevant to today’s nuclear proliferation. The Obama Presidency wouldn’t have been complete without an arms-control treaty. Since at least the Kellogg-Briand pact in the 1920s, which outlawed war, it has been an article of faith in some circles that reasonable men everywhere could be […]
DECEMBER 21, 2010 Foreigners can own 100% of Iraqi companies, must pay only a 15% flat tax on profits, and may take 100% of those profits home when and how they please. By BARTLE BULL The expected announcement of Iraq’s new government marks the culmination of a remarkable process. The former bully-boy of the Arab
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My diplomatic wingman The late Richard Holbrooke (left) and Gen. David H. Petraeus (right), shown here with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in April, collaborated closely on U.S. efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Holbrooke passed away Monday in Washington. (Shah Marai) By David H. Petraeus Washington Post December 19, 2010 Those of us engaged in the
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Only Yesterday A president remembers what some have forgotten. Philip Terzian November 22, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 10 Decision Points by George W. Bush Crown, 512 pp., $35 The president left the White House with abysmal approval ratings, and a war which had begun well—enjoying widespread support and historic
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Don’t Link START We need nuclear modernization whether the treaty is ratified or not. Spencer Abraham December 13, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 13 As the White House endeavors to secure Senate approval of the new START treaty, it is seeking to forge a grand bargain with Senator Jon Kyl:
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Deadly Gossip The culture of leaking grows to ominous proportions. Lee Smith December 13, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 13 Many here in the United States have been quick to dismiss the significance of the State Department cables released by WikiLeaks as little more than foreign policy gossip. Unfortunately, this
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Stuxnet versus the Iranian nuclear program. Jonathan V. Last December 13, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 13 Last week Mahmoud Ahmadinejad acknowledged that Iran’s uranium enrichment program had suffered a setback: “They were able to disable on a limited basis some of our centrifuges by software installed in electronic equipment,”
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Stephen F. Hayes and Thomas Joscelyn December 13, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 13 On December 1, Undersecretary of State William Burns appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to brief members of Congress on Iran. He touted the effectiveness of the latest round of sanctions and then listed some
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MONROE: Hesitation over New START Trouble with Russia’s tactical nukes By Vice Adm. Robert R. Monroe – The Washington Times November 23, 2010 The Senate has just reconvened for its “lame-duck” November and December session. President Obama is urging this body to hold a ratification vote on the New START nuclear weapons treaty with Russia
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THE ROCHE RECORD – FRANK ROCHE, ECONOMIST December 15, 2010 HOLIDAYS, TAXES, AND SECRETS SECRETS The efforts of Julian Assange by way of Wikileaks are not those of a hero in any way, shape, or form. Governments need to have secrets, companies need to have secrets, individual human beings need to have secrets. The belief that there should be
