Flash! Bin Laden Calls Iraq “Distraction” Flash! Bin Laden Calls Iraq “Distraction”
Osama bin Laden, the leader-in-hiding of Al Qaeda, announced today that his organization was shifting resources from Iraq to Afghanistan. "Iraq is not the central front in the Wa...
Jul 20, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Spies Cash In Spies Cash In
There's a brouhaha developing over the latest U.S. intelligence community funding bill, but it's not the right one. The fuss is over the effort by the House intelligence committee...
Jul 17, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Maliki’s Balancing Act Maliki’s Balancing Act
There's a rumor going around that Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is feeling his oats, flexing his muscle, and displaying a newfound confidence that has allowed him to challe...
Jul 15, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Ugliness in Sudan and Zimbabwe The Ugliness in Sudan and Zimbabwe
There's no defense for the ugliness in Sudan and Zimbabwe. But US policy in connection with those two problematic nations is running into a buzzsaw. In both cases, the United Stat...
Jul 14, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Giving Neocons the Fingar Giving Neocons the Fingar
Yesterday afternoon, as guests balanced buffet lunches on their knees, one of America's top intelligence official made some provocative and fascinating comments about the current ...
Jul 10, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Missile Tests and Bluster from Iran Missile Tests and Bluster from Iran
Iran is in the news again today, with reports that it has test-fired missiles with a range of 1,200 miles. "Our hands are always on the trigger and our missiles are ready for laun...
Jul 9, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Problem with Power The Problem with Power
In the latest issue of Time magazine, Samantha Power -- the author of A Problem from Hell and a former adviser to Barack Obama -- proposes a radical solution for the crisis in Zim...
Jul 8, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
McFaul Defends Obama’s Russia Policy and Himself McFaul Defends Obama’s Russia Policy and Himself
The following is a letter written by Obama foriegn policy advisorProf. Michael McFaul in response to Robert Dreyfuss's blog entitled: The Rise and McFaul of Obama's Russia Policy...
Jul 7, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Maliki Stunner: He Wants US Pullout Timetable Maliki Stunner: He Wants US Pullout Timetable
The long-running showdown over the proposed US-Iraq treaty, aimed at legitimizing the American occupation of Iraq, is coming to a head, and it doesn't look good for the United Sta...
Jul 7, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Iraq Transcript Obama Iraq Transcript
Here's a transcript of Barack Obama's comments on Iraq. Read the whole thing. I admit I am worried, but in his remarks Obama seems to be clear that he, not the generals, will deci...
Jul 4, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss