Archive for the ‘War & National Security’ Category:
PETERSON: The “Terrorist” Label: A Cursory Exercise
Tim Peterson, Socratic
Following Andrew Joseph Stack III’s February 18th attack on an IRS building in Austin, Texas, many have asked: did Stack commit a terrorist attack and was he, in fact, a terrorist? Indeed, the pecking over the terrorist label is a superficial debate that buries the more dire discussion of issues.
PETERSON: Fields of War – Professional Sports and the Military
Tim Peterson, Socratic
There are a lot of similarities between playing football and military service. Has the NFL robbed the armed forces of men who would otherwise be excellent soldiers? And should there be mandatory military service requirements for NFL players?
CUEVAS: Justice on Trial
Jesse-Justin Cuevas, Independent
Trying Khaled Sheikh Mohammed in a criminal court would send a clear message of pride and certainty to the rest of the world – a distinguished belief in our system and our country’s dependence on and commitment to due process. Certainly 9/11 was an act of war rather than a “mere” felony, but that does not legitimize the subversion of one of the pillars supporting this government. Instead of subverting due process, we should sublimate it.
ROGERS: GOP Has Everything To Lose, Nothing to Win, on ‘Don’t Ask’
Conor Rogers, Moderate Republican
The GOP is risking a political and public relations disaster by opposing the repeal of don’t ask don’t tell – just as they’ve begun to take a national lead.
BARON: A Dangerous Hypocrisy
Noah Baron, Religious Progressive
For some reason, many on the campus left appear to have an apologist affinity for radical Islam, countries which enforce Islamic law, and terrorist groups. This is unacceptable.
PETERSON: The National Security Implications of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Debut column from NYU graduate Tim Peterson on why “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is a threat to national security and should be repealed.
MARIN: Cyber Warfare May Wipe America off the Map
Paul Marin, Liberal Republican
Without adequate cyber-defense, America’s security and prosperity are gravely endangered. This article offers a potential solution to America’s most serious security threat in the new decade.
ROGERS: President Obama, (R-DC)
Conor Rogers, Republican
In tonights State of the Union, the President put himself more in line with Senate Moderates Susan Collins and Ben Nelson than with Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid.
BARON: A History Primer for Republicans
Noah Baron, Religious Progressive
Lately, many prominent Republicans have been pretending that the events of September 11, 2001 either didn’t happen, or did not happen during the Bush administration. Sounds like these folks need a brief lesson in recent history.
SIEFF: Why They Want To Attack Us
Adam S. Sieff, liberal
At the end of yesterday’s White House press conference on the botched Christmas bombing, press corps legend Helen Thomas asked John Brennan, the President’s assistant in charge of counterterrorism intelligence, the money question that corporate media airheads and hacks have never really considered: “why does Al Qaeda want to attack us?”
BLANCO: TSA Inconveniences Protect Us From Terrorism
Emily Paige Blanco, Conservative
Many Americans fail to recognize that flying is not a right, but rather a privilege and choice. Yes, it oftentimes is the most convenient form of transportation, but it is by no means an inherent human right to fly in an airplane.
ROGERS: They Forgot Poland – Now Terrorism, Too?
Conor J Rogers, Republican
In failing to swiftly respond to the attempted Christmas bombing, Obama missed his first chance to redefine what it means to be an anti-terror Democrat.
MCCAFFREY & WALK: Gaping Security Holes and Those Who Dig Them
Kathleen McCaffrey, Libertarian
Michele Walk, Moderate
National security needs to be totally revamped. Until we bring down costs, employ more resources to out-thinking terrorists, and fail to cover enormous security gaps, we will remain vulnerable to terrorism.
SIEFF: The Delusion of Perfect Security
Adam Sieff, Liberal
No combination of security measures and counter-terrorist action can drive the risk of terrorist attacks down to zero. As a result, the focus of homeland security should be to minimize harm, not eradicate risk.
CUEVAS: The Elephant in the City
by Jesse-Justin Cuevas, Liberal
Approximately 100 miles northeast of the Louisiana border, on the Mississippi side of Interstate 59, there is a trailer graveyard that spooks like Hemingway’s white elephant hills. What looked like thousands of empty white trailers lay abandoned not far from the asphalt. Metal tombs replace cement in this cemetery.