Monday, February 6, 2012

Change at CIA?

By Philip Giraldi Some might argue that the United States does not need anything like the Central Intelligence Agency because it is the cutting edge of an interventionist foreign policy. But as a former intelligence officer I would have to disagree, noting that the CIA was founded to serve as a clearing house for information [...]

Can Anyone Pacify the World?

By Alfred McCoy Can Anyone Pacify the World’s Number One Narco-State? The Opium Wars in Afghanistan For these poppy growers and thousands more like them, the return of government control, however contested, brought with it a perilous threat: opium eradication. Throughout all the shooting and shouting, American commanders seemed strangely unaware that Marja might qualify [...]

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