Yearly Archives: 2007

December 27, 2007 – The Times (London) Washington correspondent, Sarah Baxter, reporting with a summary of the developments in the case involving the CIA’s destruction of recordings of the treatment of Abu Zabaydah, points to the growing belief in Washington … Continue reading →

December 16, 2007 – One morning last winter, the war showed up on Kathy Berry’s front porch. It was just past 6 a.m., not quite dawn, when two soldiers in green dress uniforms passed by the patriotic bunting trimming her … Continue reading →

In a brilliant essay about the prophetic words of Sebastian Haffner, former CIA analyst Ray McGovern warns us with the wisdom of James Madison: “I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual … Continue reading →

December 25, 2007 – Army infantry Sgt. Wally Fanene’s sister calls him “the face of who came back from the Iraq war,” a reminder of the savagery confronting American troops daily. Fanene, while on foot patrol in Kirkuk in September, … Continue reading →

December 23, 2007 – Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are increasingly running afoul of the law, bringing the stress of war to Colorado Springs’ streets. Most of it is small-time stuff. But some of the allegations against soldiers in … Continue reading →

December 22, 2007 – Look anywhere in Killeen, home to the sprawling Fort Hood army base, and there are patriotic signs like the giant banner that greets shoppers entering the local Wal-Mart: “Fort Hood Texas, Home of America’s Hammer!” But … Continue reading →

If the end result of the investigation into Private First Class Jason Scheuerman’s suicide is that one NCO loses a rocker or two and another loses his stripes, you’ll know it’s a whitewash and you’ll know what to expect: more … Continue reading →

December 21, 2007 – When Larry Shellito returned from Vietnam back to Moorhead, Minn., the only people to greet him were members of his immediate family. Friends weren’t sure how to react. Some ignored the fact that he had just … Continue reading →

December 20, 2007 – The song “Famous Last Words,” was supposed to be his swan song. In 1993, after 14 platinum-selling albums, Billy Joel claimed he had nothing left to say. Fourteen years later, this is perhaps the Piano Man’s … Continue reading →

December 20, 2007 – There’s a war inside the military over how to treat a not-so-new enemy: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. “I’ve never had a guy in my unit develop PTSD,” one senior general from Iraq told me. ‘It’s nonsense.” … Continue reading →