Tag Afghanistan

The rhetoric of escalation and Orwell

Obama’s own hypocrisy undercuts the alleged nobility of his Nobel acceptance speech, the purposeful blindness of some of those who are dismayed by it undercuts their dismay, and the constant creep of collective amnesia that allows for others support the escalation of war and the “logic” offered by Obama is Oslo undercuts our safety. Long [...]

Staking out This Week this morning: TWS talks to Feingold

My friend Sam Husseini’s project, The Washington Stakeout, was at the studios of ABC’s This Week this morning. The guests were Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and Senator Russ Feingold. I collaborate with Husseini, providing technical support, and I also watch the shows. This morning I noticed that Clinton repeated [...]

Misinformation provides basis for Obama’s Afghan strategy

Another check on the collective amnesia of the public, and how it is exploited by whoever is in power, from the Institute for Public Accuracy: Are Obama and Clinton Being Honest About How Afghan War Began? … RAHUL MAHAJAN: … It’s not clear how well President Obama and his advisers know this history, although it [...]