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William Fisher: "Bring It On" Still Alive and Well
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 11:07 am | William Fisher
The punditocracy has lately been waxing eloquent about President Bush's softer, more conciliatory tone and less hysterical, more humble rhetoric, which many have trumpeted as "the end of cowboy diplomacy." More >>
The End Of Democracy Promotion In Iraq?
Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 3:25 pm | William Fisher
"America, in this young century, proclaims liberty throughout all the world, and to all the inhabitants thereof." So spoke President George W. Bush in his second inaugural address last January, vowing to help build democratic institutions and ... More >>
William Fisher: AUS Redux
Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 12:28 am | William Fisher
"My name is Duffy. Sergeant Duffy to you. I'm going to be your drill sergeant. My job here is to make you college types and Jewboys into real soldiers." More >>
William Fisher: The Next Gitmo?
Monday, 10 July 2006, 11:08 am | William Fisher
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision canceling the blank check President Bush gave himself, the Bush administration may finally be forced into trying to get Congress to pass legislation establishing a Constitutional way to bring Guantánamo ... More >>
William Fisher: State Secrets
Friday, 7 July 2006, 12:39 am | William Fisher
As demonstrated by last week's landmark Supreme Court ruling on the legality of military tribunals to try "enemy combatants," the administration of President George W. Bush has consistently sought to expand the power of the presidency in the name of the ... More >>
William Fisher: Where's My Money, Mohammed?
Friday, 7 July 2006, 12:39 am | William Fisher
President Bush and Vice President Cheney were apoplectic. Publication of the details of US government surveillance of the SWIFT money-transfer program were "disgraceful," a threat to national security. More >>
William Fisher: Signing Away The Constitution?
Saturday, 1 July 2006, 12:41 am | William Fisher
Last March, Congress passed legislation requiring Justice Department officials to give them reports by certain dates on how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is using the USA Patriot Act to search homes and secretly seize papers. More >>
William Fisher: The Issue That Just Won't Go Away
Friday, 30 June 2006, 10:45 am | William Fisher
As new reports detail further abuse by the U.S. military of its prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan, a behind-the-scenes battle is being fought between the U.S. departments of State and Defense about whether a key section of the Geneva Convention should ... More >>
Reaching Out To Iran: Too Little, Too Late?
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 2:38 pm | William Fisher
President Bush's 180-degree turn on direct negotiations with Iran clearly represents a defeat for the super-hawks who have been urging military action - and arguably an act of desperation for an administration that has run out of good options. More >>
William Fisher: Poodle Diplomacy
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 2:52 pm | William Fisher
This week, four American Muslims will begin an eight-day, three-country tour of Europe. Three more teams of Arab- and Muslim-Americans will travel in the coming months to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the South Pacific. More >>
Reaching Out To Iran: Negotiation Or Regime Change
Monday, 19 June 2006, 11:15 am | William Fisher
Every once in while, the US Congress gets it right. It got it right last week when it defeated Senator Rick Santorum's proposal to appropriate $100 million to promote pro-democracy efforts in Iran. More >>
William Fisher: Will Gitmo Go Away?
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 1:06 pm | William Fisher
The US Government today sought to distance itself from a statement calling the suicides of three Guantanamo Bay prisoners "a good PR move to draw attention" as human rights groups, legal experts and newspapers in the Middle East renewed calls for the prison's ... More >>
William Fisher: And the Oscar Goes To ...
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 1:01 pm | William Fisher
You can only be bemused by the title of the lady at the US State Department who called the suicides of three prisoners a "good PR move to draw attention." More >>
William Fisher: Saudi Arabian Cosmetics?
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 1:37 pm | William Fisher
As human rights organizations expressed skepticism that detainees recently transferred from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabian custody could receive fair trials and escape torture - and a new study charged that the country's textbooks continue to promote ... More >>
William Fisher: Saudi Cosmetics?
Wednesday, 7 June 2006, 12:13 am | William Fisher
As human rights organizations expressed skepticism that detainees recently transferred from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabian custody could receive fair trials and escape torture - and a new study charged that the country's textbooks continue to promote ... More >>
William Fisher: Calling Mr. Smith
Wednesday, 7 June 2006, 12:08 am | William Fisher
For those gentle readers who've been frittering their time away worrying about gas prices or Iraq or government snooping or the levees in New Orleans, I have good news: It's OK to stop worrying about these minor issues and instead focus your attentions ... More >>
William Fisher: Another Lipsticked Pig?
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 12:02 am | William Fisher
Libya's "rehabilitation" as a country that has renounced WMD and state-sponsored terrorism - for which it will soon be rewarded with a real live American ambassador - provides an exquisite illustration of how the Bush administration is replacing ... More >>
William Fisher: The Mouse on Steroids
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 12:10 am | William Fisher
We can't be blamed if Venezuela's mini-public diplomacy program reminds us of "The Mouse That Roared" - and we can almost hear the gnashing teeth in the White House SitRoom. More >>
William Fisher: Oil On Troubled Waters
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 11:56 am | William Fisher
Amid the ever-escalating rhetoric between the United States and Venezuela, the president of the oil-rich Latin American country, Hugo Chavez, has been busily scoring points with low-income American consumers. More >>
William Fisher: Used The Phone Lately? Worried?
Friday, 26 May 2006, 3:21 pm | William Fisher
Anticipating that the U.S. federal government would invoke the so-called "state secrets" privilege to block any lawsuit calling for the disclosure of details about allegations that phone companies shared customer records with the government's biggest spy agency, ... More >>
