John YooWhy We Endorsed Warrantless Wiretaps -- John Yoo, Wall Street Journal
The inspectors general report ignores history and plays politics with the law.
It was instantly clear after Sept. 11, 2001, that our security agencies knew little about al Qaeda's inner workings, could not detect its operatives' entry into the country, nor predict where it might strike next.
Suppose an al Qaeda cell in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles was planning a second attack using small arms, conventional explosives or even biological, chemical or nuclear weapons. Our intelligence and law enforcement agencies faced a near impossible task locating them. Now suppose the National Security Agency (NSA), which collects signals intelligence, threw up a virtual net to intercept all electronic communications leaving and entering Osama bin Laden's Afghanistan headquarters. What better way of detecting follow-up attacks? And what president -- of either political party -- wouldn't immediately order the NSA to start, so as to find and stop the attackers?
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In U.S., the War on Terror Is Over -- Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian
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Chance for a U.S.-India Reset? -- Richard Celeste & David Karl, Forbes
Iran's Secret Weapon? China -- Vivienne Walt, Time
Iran's Delayed Revolution -- Mansoor Moaddel, RealClearWorld
What if Iran Doesn't Want to Talk? -- Michael Singh, New York Times
We Won't Win Terror War in Afghanistan -- A. Hamilton, The Independent
China's Crackdown Could Breed Extremism -- Christina Larson, TNR
China Puts Pressure on India's Borders -- Jayadeva Ranade, Times of India
Can the U.S. Prevail in Afghanistan? -- Michael Yon, National Review
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