OK, It’s a Smoking Gun, but for Whom?
Top administration officials tried to censor outlets like Al Jazeera. But, instead of enhancing our security, these efforts have only undermined the best evidence we now have against our principal enemy.
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Al Gore and the Iraqi Democracy Question
/in IntellectualCapital.com/by Frank SmythThen-Vice President Al Gore was the first high-level U.S. official ever to publicly promise to promote “democracy in Iraq.” Nothing would be more revolutionary for a place that had been long dominated by a small minority.
Overstretched?
/in IntellectualCapital.com/by Frank SmythBaghdad waited only three days last week before rejecting a British/Dutch proposal to finally lift economic sanctions against Iraq in exchange for new inspections into its ability to produce weapons of mass destruction.
After the Shelling Stops: We Need More Than Missiles To Oust Saddam
/in The Washington Post/by Frank SmythWho doesn’t want a new government in Baghdad? The Clinton administration’s sustained airstrikes against Iraq will cripple some of Saddam Hussein’s military capabilities, but few believe that unilateral bombing will, by itself, compel lasting change in Iraq.
Toppling Saddam: Clinton Wants a New Government in Baghdad, but He and the Iraqi Opposition Are Unlikely to Be Up to the Task
/in Salon.com/by Frank SmythPresident Clinton is committed to backing Iraqi opposition forces toward eventually forming a new government in Baghdad, say Clinton administration officials. But they acknowledge that risky strategy could take years to bear fruit.
The Holy Warrior: Is This the Man Behind the Bombings?
/in The New Republic/by Peter Bergen & Frank SmythOsama bin Ladin is not an easy man to find, and he plans on keeping it that way. A multi-millionaire from Saudi Arabia, he is considered by the U.S. government to he “one of the most significant financial sponsors…
Our Missiles Won’t Crush This Terrorist
/in Newsday/by Frank SmythAt least one suspect in the two U.S. embassy bombings on Aug. 7 has reportedly implicated a wealthy Saudi, Osama bin Laden. Finally U.S. prosecutors might now have a chance to indict bin Laden, who was linked to but never charged…