Worth a Look: Between Threats and War

When confronted with a persistent foreign policy problem that threatens U.S. interests, and that cannot be adequately addressed through economic or political pressure, American policymakers and opinion formers have increasingly resorted to recommending the use of limited military force: that is, enough force to attempt to resolve the problem while minimizing U.S. military deaths, local …

Secrecy News–Gosh, Darn, Damn, & Aw Shucks

**      SECRECY AND DECEPTION IN A DETAINEE RULING **      THE HISTORY OF MI-6, AUTHORIZED AND UNAUTHORIZED **      FEDERAL CONSPIRACY LAW, AND MORE FROM CRS **      SLOW PROGRESS, SETBACKS SEEN IN AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN Secrecy News Home

Journal: Debka (IL)–US Terror Scare Backfires

US Terror Scare Misfires New US Tactics in Afghanistan Unrelated to Europe Terror Alert A strong strategic rationale actuated Washington’s blanket terror warning to Europe of Sunday, Oct. 3. But the way it evolved reflected the current interplay among the leading American personalities who devised it. Phi Beta Iota: We do not normally point to …

NIGHTWATCH Extract: East Prepares for Big War

India-Russia: India will buy 250 to 300 advanced stealth fighter aircraft from Russian, according to Defence Minister A.K. Antony, as he announced the deal worth nearly $30 billion. Antony and Russian Defense Minister Serdyukov said Russia would supply the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) as well as 45 transport aircraft. India also will jointly manufacture …