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{ Daily Archives }
The NYT reports on the potential for a “Mesopotamian Stalingrad”. Don’t believe it (though, of course, it’s an awesome turn of phrase). The Iraqi military will crumble, as soon as US psyops broadcast an amnesty offer over loudspeakers.
Superb Findlaw review of the Hamdi case: “If the government’s view prevails, and it alone decides who is an enemy combatant, then there is nothing to stop it from declaring anyone–you, me, or Tom Daschle–an enemy combatant who can be detained indefinitely without trial.” And another one. Versus the Japanese internments in WWII, “The main distinction is that Ashcroft’s camps are smaller in scale.”
Hell freezes over, and I agree with James Baker’s foreign policy. Even if the UN hasn’t lived up to our expectations, it’s better to make an effort to get security council agreement (and probably fail to do so) before attacking, which I support.