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Glenn Greenwald: An Interview with The Art of the Possible
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The new National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan is, apparently, too grim to release. The Bush administration are falling back upon their usual penchant for secrecy, saying that it isn’t policy to release NIE’s - but others have been released, or at least their summaries, since that decision was taken so no-one is buying it. (more…)
All the speculation, hand-wringing, and brow-furrowing (check out some of the lefty blogs) about Joe Biden as veep overlook the essential reason Biden is far and away the best choice — and not just for Obama’s chances, but for America. Yes, he voted for the war (though he proposed an alternative to the AUMF that if passed, might have prevented it). Yes, he voted for the bankruptcy bill liberals loathe (though I can’t really get worked up about it, except that it looks like a pretty gross giveaway to the worst state on the Acela corridor). Yes, he’s incredibly pompous, is capable of behaving like a jerk, has been around so long he can scarcely remember not being a member of the senate and has little valuable non-senatorial experience; yes, even if he avoids some ridiculous verbal gaffe, it’ll be stunning if he doesn’t have a few interminable self-back-patting soliloquies (though on the flip side, all the foregoing makes him immensely entertaining). Yes, he’s been saying unhelpful things about the Russia-Georgia standoff.