Viewpoints -- January 11, 2010

The Empire Discovers Yemen 
It was there all along, notes Philip Giraldi
George W. Obama 
Nat Hentoff says not much has changed
Will Blackwater Be Banned? 
Jeremy Scahill on the reckless organization

	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
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