The Runaway Jury?
It sounds like something out of a John Grisham novel: a jury appears headed for one verdict, only to stun the court–and the nation–when it reaches the opposite conclusion. Of…
Attacking Iran
DefenseNews.com describes what an attack against Iran might look like. The scenario they paint is consistent with past speculation on the topic. A strike against Iran would be a Navy…
The Defector
From Newsmax and today’s Washington Post, we’re learning more about Iranian General Ali Rez Asgari, the former Deputy Defense Minister and Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander who has defected to…
NASA Punts
Shortly after the Lisa Nowak scandal broke, we predicted that the lovelorn astronaut would quietly “resign” from the space program in about three or four months. We also noted that…
About Those Missile Defense Sites
Over the past few months, Russia has mounted a non-stop diplomatic and media offensive against U.S. plans to install ballistic missile defenses in Poland and the Czech Republic. When Moscow…
An Issue Awaits in South Carolina
So far, much of the preparation for next year’s Democratic primary in South Carolina has focused on signing up prominent African-American politicians, in hopes that they can deliver that segment…
Morality and the Military
A couple of days ago, a member of the Chicago Tribune editorial board re-ignited the debate over gays in the military, asking the JCS Chairman, General Peter Pace about his…
Off With Their Heads
Newsweek’s John Barry gets today’s prize for stating the obvious, observing that “no one should have been terribly surprised” by the forced retirement of Army Surgeon General Lieutenant General Kevin…
The Forgotten Spy
I’m anxiously awaiting my copy of True Believer, the inside story of America’s first major spy scandal of the 21st Century. Written by Scott Carmichael, a senior counterintelligence investigator for…
The Liar's Wife
Forgive me for not live-blogging today’s “much-anticipated” testimony of Valerie Plame before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “Much anticipated” is (of course) a description that applies only to…