War on Terror & Homeland Security
COMMENTARY:
In Wrong-Way
Bush, William Saletan argues that in the war on
terror the worst defense is a bad offense.
Christopher Dickey explains
how Bush is losing
the war on terror, and asks why Kerry isn't pressing him
on it.
Andrew Sullivan gives
his take on Dick
Cheney's claims that a vote for Kerry would lead to more
terrorists attacks.
Pat Buchanan laments that we
are losing the war on terror.
Fred Kaplan explains how serious threats were ignored
while Bush and other administration officials were on
vacation in August 2001.
Joe Klein points out in Time how Bush and his
advisors were so obsessed with their "strategic"
response to terrorism (i.e. removing Saddam) that they
tragically ignored the difficult, "tactical"
details.
Howard Fineman argues that Condi
Rice really doesn't know her role as national security
advisor.
Fareed Zakaria explains in Newsweek
how terrorists
don't need state-sponsorship, a notion that the Bush team
has not yet grasped. In his next column he outlines the best
ways to fight terror.
Fred Kaplan explains in Slate why Colin
Powell and George Tenet are not bashing Clarke.
Joseph Nye
argues in the Washington Post that soft
power is just as important as hard power in fighting the
war on terror.
Christopher Dickey
outlines in Newsweek the useful recommendations in
Richard Clarke's book on how
to win the war on terror.
Fred Kaplan explains in Slate
why he believes that Richard
Clarke is telling the truth and argues that the White
House has not refuted his specific charges.
In Slate, William Saletan wonders
whether Bush's aversion to Clinton's "law
enforcement" approach contributed to the failure on 9/11.
In Time, Joe Klein outlines
the questions
that the 9/11 commission will likely be asking President Bush
about the attacks.
A New York Times article
from 2002 details how John
Ashcroft was cutting counter-terrorism spending in 2001 prior
to 9/11.
In Newsweek, Christopher
Dickey examines our current policies in the war on terror
in the context of our policies
past and present towards Libya, pointing out the
limitations of military actions as en effective tool against
terrorists.
Pat Buchanan
offers a scathing
review of "An End to Evil", the new book from David
Frum and Richard Perle that advocates escalating the preemption
doctrine by confronting Syria, Iran and other states in the Middle
East. Buchanan rips the Neocon movement in general and criticizes
the decision to go to war in Iraq.
LATEST NEWS:
Kerry faults Bush for pursuing Saddam over Bin Laden
(AP)
Cheney backtracks on remarks that US would get hit again if Kerry
were elected
(WP)
Kerry challenges Bush on terror policies and Iraq occupation
(AP)
Bush recants, says terror war will be won
(AP)
Worldwide
terrorism-related deaths on the rise, contradicting claims of Bush
Administration (MSNBC)
Reports
that Arab men have been scouting jetliners, air marshals and flight
crews not being briefed by Homeland Security on how to handle these
incidents (Washington
Times)
Kerry
outlines anti-terrorism plan (Washington
Post)
Annan
warns that U.S. will face doubts about future intelligence
claims (Washington
Post)
NUCLEAR THREAT:
Fareed Zakaria
explains in Newsweek how policies to prevent nuclear
terror have hardly changed since 9/11, and argues that it's
time to tackle the nuclear threat.
The Nunn-Lugar effort is not getting enough support from the
Bush administration. Read the transcript
from Meet the Press discussing this issue.
Edwards
says Kerry would offer Iran special deal to give up ability to make
nukes (Reuters)
Comments, questions and suggestions can be sent to Gerardo
Orlando at editor@orlandoreport.com.
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