Viewpoints, January 11, 2010

I Coulda Been A ContendaJustin Raimondo on his life as a politician
Who Would Jesus Shoot?Charles Peña on a clueless gun company
Mayor of the North Pole...is what Karzai might as well be, says Jeff Huber
Spotlight
Old Threat Rings True Today
by Eric Margolis
Viewpoints
Making Sense of the New CIA Battlefield in Afghanistan  by Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse
The Quiet American  by Uri Avnery
Obama's Yemeni Odyssey Targets China  by M.K. Bhadrakumar
The COIN Myth  by Jeff Huber
Overspent and Overextended
by Doug Bandow
Helen Asks Why  by Ray McGovern