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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2009 2 Comments

As we are led to believe that negotiations are underway to convince Iran to give up its uranium enrichment program, comes this disclosure by The Times of London that the International Atomic Energy Agency has been double-dealing:United Nations and Iranian officials have been secretly negotiating...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2009 11 Comments

Andrew Sullivan is "Live Blogging" Oprah's interview of Sarah Palin (screen shot below). Probably waiting for the question as to who is Trig's real mother. Do we really need to "fact check this notion that losing vice-presidential candidates get to speak on election night"? That...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2009 4 Comments

"The fierce urgency of now." One of Barack Obama's favorite lines. But used only when convenient.As in, "we need to pass the stimulus bill immediately, or there will be a financial disaster. Forget reading the bill, just pass it so I can sign it immediately...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2009 12 Comments

The Bow controversy will not stop. Jake Tapper at his blog has some comments by an expert on Japanese cultural norms arguing that Obama's close inspection of the Emperor's shoes was neither protocol nor culturally appropriate: "The bow as he performed did not just display weakness...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2009 2 Comments

Anyone who questions the wisdom of bringing non-civilian Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to trial in a civilian court stands accused of reducing 9/11 to kitschy memory, or something like that:In the years since, “9/11” has turned into a shorthand for patriotic kitsch for the Wingnutteria, and...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2009 2 Comments

Memeorandum is the source for what is happening in the U.S. political blogosphere. Using some mysterious method, apparently based on an algorithm and Voodoo, Memeorandum captures the hot stories from blogs and online news sources.Getting a Memeorandum thread is a good thing for a blogger,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2009 0 Comments

This is my obligatory "Obama changed his mind on military tribunals" post.Back in 2006 when the Senate debated the legislation creating constitutionally acceptable military tribunals, as a reaction to the Supreme Court ruling in the Hamdan case, Obama was confident that a full military tribunal...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2009 3 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:Tonight is a two-fer. Extremely ironic post title, with the race card thrown in no extra charge. From John Cole at Balloon Juice, An Object Lesson on Not Being...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2009 5 Comments

There will be plenty of time to analyze the wisdom or lack thereof in bringing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to New York City for a civilian criminal trial.Plenty of times as in years and possibly decades of legal wrangling over a host of issues. But...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2009 8 Comments

Yes, he did it again:Now the obligatory: When will the NY Times dust off the criticism of Bill Clinton's "almost bow" to the Emperor?"IF I see another king, I think I shall bite him," Teddy Roosevelt once growled. Offered that opportunity with the Japanese equivalent...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2009 1 Comment

In honor of the first historic trip of the first "Pacific President" to the Pacific; andIn further honor of the capitalist entrepreneurship of the Chinese people who have honored the occasion with the "Obama Mao" T-shirt; andThe Communist government of China having banned the "Obama...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2009 10 Comments

Someone is impersonating me using "Legal Insurrection" as a user name at Huffington Post.The person has just started placing comments at HuffPo.Any suggestions how I can track this person?My readers help is appreciated on this. Post a comment or e-mail me directly....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2009 4 Comments

Justice Department announces that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is coming to NYC for a civilian court trial, with all the melodrama and lawyering-up that will entail. Can you say, "objection your honor, my client was waterboarded"? Can you say, "Bush and Cheney really are on trial...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2009 7 Comments

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of 9/11, will be put on trial in NYC. Figures, the announcement would be made on a day I don't have much time to comment.So go here for some thoughts:Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to Be Sent to New York for Trial9-11 Mastermind...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2009 8 Comments

I really wish I had more time to devote to this today, but I don't, so I'll be quick.The hysteria, pushed by HuffPo Blogger Alison Kilkenny, over the "threat" by the Catholic Archdiocese charities to terminate services to the poor in D.C., is a typical...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2009 12 Comments

Just a couple of days ago I wrote of the fundraising boycott of the Democratic National Committee and Obama campaign apparatus by liberal gay rights activists. The boycott was in reaction to almost complete inaction, and in some cases what was perceived as insulting conduct,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2009 3 Comments

Karl Eikenberry, who was in charge of training the Afghan Army from 2002-2003, and in charge of all U.S. military operations in Afghanistan from 2005-2007, now is Ambassador to Afghanistan. Eikenberry apparently is the dissenting voice on the Obama national security team which caused Obama...

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