I ran across this link on John Amato’s Crooks and Liars blog. John says, "OK, I really can’t comment on this right now. I’m just speechless." Me too…
Insider: Iraq Attack Was Preemptive Pentagon Insider Tells 60 Minutes U.S. Attack On Iraq Was Anticipatory Self-Defense; Not 9/11 Retaliation
The first [...]
U.S. Cites Planning Gaps in Iraqi Assault on Basra
Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker first learned of the Iraqi plan on Friday, March 21: Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki would be heading to Basra with Iraqi troops to bring order to the city. But the Iraqi operation was not what the United States expected. Instead of methodically [...]
In a 2006 conference entitled Executive Powers in Wartime held by the Federalist Society, John Yoo summarized his position using a "functionalist" approach. After drawing on arguments in some of the Federalist Papers that the Executive Branch could act more quickly and secretly than the Congress, he moved on to a historical argument. He mentioned [...]
I must say that John Yoo is an interesting character. He is something of a creation of the Federalist Society, or else he’s a natural "fit." It’s hard for me to get my mind around what drives these people. But they are part of the Right Wing Power House including the American Enterprise Institute and [...]