Tag: Torture
Stevenson’s army, November 1
-WaPo released — on line, not yet in print — a major, lengthy report on Jan 6 events.
– Military jury condemned torture.
– WSJ article correctly notes that “groupthink” is a pejorative term, but often good in practice.
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Stevenson’s army, December 12
– At Lawfare, a CIA lawyer complains about inaccuracies in the movie on the Senate “torture report.”
– At The Intercept, there’s an interview with the chief author of the report, Daniel Jones [starts a few pages in].
– Somalia may lose its international aid because of a US bureaucratic snafu.
– Here’s a list of cyber provisions in the new NDAA.
– The Hill lists the top lobbyists. Note how few are from defense — and even fewer on foreign policy.
– At last, administration drops plan to eliminate OPM.
– Latest Afghanistan article by the Post, this time on corruption.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I plan to republish here. If you want to get it directly, To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).
Stevenson’s army, November 21
– To me, the most significant foreign policy exchange in the Democratic presidential candidate debate was the widespread sharp criticism of Saudi Arabia. I don’t see how any of them can back off that if elected.
– Meanwhile, the US is sending more troops to Saudi Arabia.
– But DOD denies planning troop withdrawals from South Korea.
– FP article raises a concern I share — the vulnerability of US forces given advanced technology available to others.
– The docudrama about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s “torture report” opens in theaters and will stream after Thanksgiving. RollCall tells a story about how the key staffer found his way in DC through networking. Good lessons for Hill job seekers.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I plan to republish here. If you want to get it directly, To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).