Ex-Military Commissions Prosecutor on McChrystal: ‘Surely the Buck Doesn’t...
Some thorough legal analysis by Eugene Fidell of Yale, solicited by Adam Serwer. Fidell thinks that Gen. McChrystal’s comments were “disrespectful” but they don’t rise to the level of insubordination...
View Article‘Angry’ President Will Meet McChrystal Tomorrow, but Strategy Likely to...
“He was angry,” White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said just now about President Obama’s reaction after reading Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s comments to Rolling Stone disrespecting several senior...
View ArticleGen. Mattis on Those Rumors About Taking Over for Gen. McChrystal
Almost as soon as Gen. McChrystal’s Rolling Stone comments went into the internet ether, speculation started about a replacement as commander of the Afghanistan war. And quickly there came, in email...
View ArticleMcChrystal Reportedly Resigns
Joe Klein of Time just told that to CNN. Will President Obama accept his resignation if so? Update: On Twitter, Joe clarifies through Time Magazine that McChrystal offered to resign. Hasn’t actually...
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Obama Unlikely to Use McChrystal Flap to Change Course on Afghanistan
Gen. Stanley McChrystal (Louie Palu/ZUMApress.com) By the time you read this, Gen. Stanley McChrystal may very well have lost his command in Afghanistan. McChrystal is headed to a White House Situation...
View ArticleCIA Just Straight Throwing Money at Blackwater
It’s like they’re in a strip club, according to Jeff Stein: The Central Intelligence Agency has hired Xe Services, the private security firm formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide, to guard its...
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If McChrystal’s Out, What Should Change in Afghanistan? A Guide
Gen. Stanley McChrystal (Oscar Matatquin/ZUMA Press) President Obama and Gen. Stanley McChrystal began their decisive one-on-one talk in the Oval Office at 9:51 a.m., according to ABC’s Jake Tapper....
View ArticlePetraeus Rides Again: What About July 2011?
If you wanted to underscore the continuity in strategy that exists for Afghanistan and Pakistan now that President Obama has fired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, there is absolutely no more potent symbol of...
View ArticleMcChrystal Speaks on His Resignation/Firing
The cashiered commander of the Afghanistan war just emailed this to reporters: This morning the President accepted my resignation as Commander of U.S. and NATO Coalition Forces in Afghanistan. I...
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With Petraeus Pick, Obama Clarifies His Afghanistan Strategy
President Obama announces his selection of Gen. David Petraeus to lead the Afghanistan war on Wednesday. (epa/ZUMApress.com) “This is a change in personnel,” President Obama said, announcing Gen. David...
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