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October 27, 2015
Defense Veto Opens Door to Ending Pentagon Slush Fund
by William D. Hartung
President Obama's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) last week is a positive step towards imposing long overdue discipline on the Pentagon budget. In vetoing the bill, he noted that it "fails to authorize funding for our national security in a fiscally responsible manner." This was a not-so-veiled reference to the fact that the bill relied on a budget gimmick - a multi-billion dollar Pentagon slush fund that violates the caps on Pentagon spending established in current law. For this reason alone, the veto deserves to be upheld.... READ MORE »
October 13, 2015
The Debate the Democrats Should Be Having on Defense
by William D. Hartung
Pre-debate piece on issues Democrats should address in Tuesday's debate, including nuclear weapons reduction, curbing Pentagon spending, the war in Yemen, and whether there should be a no-fly zone in Syria. Ends with a call for creative diplomacy over more calls for war.... READ MORE »
October 9, 2015
Letter to the Editor: U.S. Military Assistance
by William D. Hartung
“U.S. Financing Fails to Sustain Foreign Forces” (front page, Oct. 4), about the routine failures of American foreign arms and training programs to meet their objectives, underscores the need for a move away from reliance on these programs as a central component of United States strategy.... READ MORE »
September 24, 2015
Gilbert Brownstone, Jean Nouvel et Bob Vallois s’engagent pour Cuba
by Philippe Régnier
Gilbert Brownstone va donner à Cuba un ensemble de gravures d’André Masson qui seront accueillies par un nouveau bâtiment de l’architecte Jean Nouvel à La Havane. De son côté, Bob Vallois travaille à la création sur l’île d’une fondation dédiée au sculpteur Agustín Cárdenas.... READ MORE »
October 10, 2015
Together, We Filled that Room with Light
by Oscar Arias Sanchez
The guest of honor at CIP's 40th anniversary on October 9th, 2015 was Óscar Arias Sánchez, president of Costa Rica from 2006 to 2010. He previously served as President from 1986 to 1990 and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987. ... READ MORE »
October 9, 2015
Trim the Pentagon's Shadow Work Force
by William D. Hartung
What accounts for the discrepancy in the ratio of contractors to costs? Is it inefficiency, poor counting or an unexplained increase in the cost-per-contractor? These are crucial questions if the Pentagon's shadow work force is to be brought under control. ... READ MORE »
September 20, 2015
Afghan Army Now Ready ... to Lose to the Taliban
by Charles Knight
One need not be prophetic to sense a bad outcome for the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Almost nothing has gone by plan since the Bush administration joined forces with the Northern Alliance in 2001 to kick the Taliban out of Kabul and into the tribal territories of Pakistan... READ MORE »
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