Our View intelligence failure reason for concern
The piece critiques the CIA and other agencies as the Senate prepares to authorize action against Iraq. It cites Sen. Graham accusing the CIA of obstructionism over late and incomplete reports on Iraq. It warns of parochialism, fragmentation, and secrecy hindering oversight amid war-time tensions.
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Congress
Iraq
Bob Graham
Florida
Senate Intelligence Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Sen
Graham
CIA
Richard Shelby
Alabama
Ted Carpenter
Cato Institute
Executive Branch
William E. Odom
National Security Agency
Joint Intelligence Committee
U.S
Lawmakers and officials contact notes from Texas delegation
A list of U S lawmakers and state officials with office addresses in Washington Austin Lubbock Odessa Midland San Antonio Amarillo and other Texas locations. Notable names include Lary Combest Henry Bonilla Phil Gramm Kay Bailey Hutchison George West Robert Duncan Tee Bivins and Rick Penny with their district and capital addresses.
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U.S
Lary Combest
Lubbock
Longworth House
Washington
D.C
E. 42Nd St
Odessa
Henry Bonilla
San Antonio
Phil Gramm
Russell Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Washington, D.C
George E
Buddy” West
Austin
Texas
E. University
Suite G
Kenaican
Midland
Austin Texas
Robert Duncan
Eighth St
Tee Bivins
Amarillo
Rick Penny
State Capitol
Trade faults of subsidies aid the rich over the poor
Jacob Sullum reviews an Oxfam report showing US cotton subsidies keep world prices low, harming Burkina Faso Mali Benin and Brazil. He notes US subsidies totaling over 12 billion dollars plus tariffs and quotas deepen poverty while lifting export shares by 5 percent could massively boost developing economies and cut poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Washington
Stanley Fischer
IMF
Nicholas Stern
Oxfam International
Oxfam
U.S
Burkina Faso
Mali
Benin
Brazil
World Trade Organization
United States
Sullum
Reason Magazine
Saddam and the myth of appeasement in Baghdad and beyond
Stephen Chapman argues Saddam Hussein is not Hitler and the U S has pursued containment rather than appeasement for 11 years. He contrasts precedents from Chamberlain and Churchill with current policy, citing no-fly zones and sanctions as proof of a restrained approach that could win future conflicts.
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Hitler
Saddam Hussein
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Daily Telegraph
London
Iraq
Jim Durkin
United States
Bosnia
Third Reich
Nazi Germany
Austria
Britain
France
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Denmark
Norway
Atlantic
Pacific
Saddam
Iran
Kuwait
Hussein
Shatt al Arab
Sudetenland
John Mearsheimer
University of Chicago
Saudi
Harry Truman
Ronald Reagan
Chapman
The
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