Quote of the Day: Frank Gaffney Quote of the Day: Frank Gaffney
The Quote of the Day comes from the overlong feature in the Washington Post by Dana Priest and William M. Arkin on “Monitoring America:" “Members of our team have been involved in training programs for several years now, many of which have been focused on local law enforcement, intelligence, homeland security, state police, National Guard units and the like. We’re seeing a considerable ramping up of interest in getting this kind of training.” —Frank Gaffney, neoconservative extremist and Islamophobe, whose Center for Security Policy recently published “Sharia: The Threat to American,” a wildly distorted and alarmist attack on Islam and Muslim Americans. Don’t you feel better that Gaffney and his “team” are helping to train our police and intelligence officials? Like this Blog Post? Read it on get the Nation's free iPhone App, NationNow.
Dec 20, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Afghan Review: ‘Lookin’ Good,’ Says Obama Afghan Review: ‘Lookin’ Good,’ Says Obama
It's mostly spin, not substance, and the real fight over what to do in Afghanistan will come early next spring.
Dec 16, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Journalists Begin, Finally, to Stand Up in Defense of WikiLeaks and Freedom of Information Journalists Begin, Finally, to Stand Up in Defense of WikiLeaks and Freedom of Information
"The overarching consideration should be the freedom to publish in a democratic society—including the freedom to publish material that a particular government would pref...
Dec 14, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
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Dec 14, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Is a US-Iran Nuclear Deal in the Works? Is a US-Iran Nuclear Deal in the Works?
More straws in the wind on a possible deal with Iran.
Dec 13, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Democrats Attack WikiLeaks or Remain Silent, but Republican Ron Paul Says: ‘State Secrecy Is Anathema to a Free Society’ Democrats Attack WikiLeaks or Remain Silent, but Republican Ron Paul Says: ‘State Secrecy Is Anathema to a Free Society’
Republican Congressman says: "We should view the Wikileaks controversy in the larger context of American foreign policy. Rather than worry about the disclosure of embarrassing...
Dec 11, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
GOP Monkey-Wrench Gang GOP Monkey-Wrench Gang
If Obama is looking for a reason to scale back his foreign policy ambitions, the GOP takeover of the House is the perfect excuse.
Dec 9, 2010 / Editorial / Bob Dreyfuss
US-Iran Talks: A Good Start US-Iran Talks: A Good Start
No breakthroughs yet, but it's looking like the United States is finally ready to recognize Iran's right to enrich uranium.
Dec 7, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
Domestic and global trends suggest that in 2025, just 15 years from now, the American century could all be over except for the shouting.
Dec 6, 2010 / Alfred W. McCoy
Sarah Palin vs. Julian Assange Sarah Palin vs. Julian Assange
The former vice presidential nominee may not be able to see Russia from her house. But she sees the WikiLeaks founder as enough of a threat to argue for hunting him down as a terro...
Dec 4, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols