Viewpoints, December 22, 2009

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What Do the Nazis Have to Do With Afghanistan?  by Laurie L. Calhoun

The Best Argument for the Afghan War – and What's Wrong With It by Jon Wiener

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Making More Terrorists in Yemen  by Glenn Greenwald

GOP Hawks Love Obama's War Talk  by Jack Kenny

US News: Supreme Court Guts Due Process Protection

After hearing passionate arguments from the Obama Administration, the Supreme Court acquiesced to the president’s fervent request and, in a one-line ruling, let stand a lower court decision that declared torture an ordinary, expected consequence of military detention, while introducing a shocking new precedent for all future courts to follow: anyone who is arbitrarily declared a “suspected enemy combatant” by the president or his designated minions is no longer a “person.” They will simply cease to exist as a legal entity. They will have no inherent rights, no human rights, no legal standing whatsoever — save whatever modicum of process the government arbitrarily deigns to grant them from time to time, with its ever-shifting tribunals and show trials. read more at Supreme Court Guts Due Process Protection

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Opinions/Viewpoints

NYT Columnists
Doubts About Certitude 
Defense Secretary Robert Gates helped create the mess in Afghanistan decades ago and now has to try to clean it up.MAUREEN DOWD
A troop surge won’t work in Afghanistan unless there is a parallel surge against those who promote jihadism online.THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Global Warming's Cold Shoulder 
Do advocates of global-warming theory think it helps their cause to ignore questions from skeptics? TOBIN HARSHAW

Protesters offer best hope for our planet

Johann Hari: They have ensured that the corporate lobbyists punching holes in the deal are shamed.

Miraculous Organ: Blair, Obama, and the Narcissist's Defense
by Chris Floyd



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Sanctioning Iran a Dangerous, Illegal Move  by Rep. Ron Paul

Possible Unintended Consequences of Regime Change in Iran  by Stephen M. Walt

Intoxicated by Power, Blair Tricked Us Into War  by Ken Macdonald

Grinding Down the US Army
by William Astore and Tom Engelhardt


Obama's Indecent Interval
by Thomas H. Johnson and M. Chris Mason


True Lies: The Tzipi Livni Debacle  by Ayman Mohyeldin


The War Democrats
Justin Raimondo on Sestak's rationale for war
Another Questionable Peace Prize Choice 
Obama has some bad company, says Ivan Eland


Coperhagen Cimate Summit

Independent, UK

Protest hits climate talks

New York Times  
The sharp line between a Brazilian forest and a cleared section of land lies at one of the fronts in efforts to save the world’s forests.
Negotiators were closing in on a sweeping deal that would compensate countries for preserving forests and other natural landscapes.

Police Beat Back Climate Protesters

Reporter’s Notebook

In Copenhagen, ‘To Be Elaborated’ Is a Stalemate

The top United Nations climate official said the many disputes at the climate conference reflected the challenge of finding common ground among 193 countries.