Liberals And The CIA: A Real 'Plame-Gate,' Minus The Outrage -- Bret Stephens
There is nothing more important than protecting the identities of CIA officers. So I need everybody to be clear: We will protect your identities and your security as you vigorously pursue your missions.
—Barack Obama at CIA headquarters, April 2009.
Once upon a time, Valerie Plame Wilson was a hero to liberals everywhere, a covert CIA operative whose cover was blown by a vindictive Bush administration out to ruin its critics. Today, liberals within government and without are betraying covert CIA operatives as if it were the very essence of virtue. Consistency, principled or foolish, has never been a hobgoblin of the liberal mind.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
Obama's Blunder -- William Murchison, Real Clear Politics
Holder's CIA move could imperil Obama agenda -- Julie Mason, Washington Examiner
To Prosecute or Not to Prosecute? -- Washington Post opinions
Prosecuting the CIA -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Following the Torture Trail -- Washington Post editorial
History That Obama Can't Ignore -- Eugene Robinson, Washington Post opinion
How to Lose the Afghan War - Jerusalem Post editorial
Don’t Sneer at Afghanistan’s Wind of Change -- Rosemary Righter, The Times opinion
Iraq's Shiites Unite in New Power Grab -- Sami Moubayed, Asia Times
Only Muslims Can Change Their Society -- Asma Barlas, The Guardian
It’s Not Independent to Cosy Up to the Colonel -- David Aaronovitch, The Times opinion.
Was the Lockerbie Release Bad Diplomacy, or Good Business? -- John Bolton, Daily Telegraph opinion
A New Beginning on the Korean Peninsula -- Byong-Chul Lee, Real Clear World
Why Japan's General Election Is Historic -- Todd Crowell, Real Clear World
Behind the Carnage in Baghdad -- David Ignatius, Washington Post opinion
Hillary's Right About the 'Defense Umbrella' -- Ilan Berman and Clifford D. May, Wall Street Journal opinion.
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