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Town Hall ponders Iraq pull out

with Larry Diamondvia Stanford Daily
Friday, May 11, 2007

Approximately 100 students gathered last night for a town hall-style discussion on the Iraq war in Tresidder Oak Room...

Analysis and Commentary

Dealing with a Nuclear Iran

by Kori Schakevia Policy Review
Friday, May 11, 2007

Lost in the debate about how to prevent Iran from crossing the nuclear threshold is the fact that we lack the ability to prevent it...

Analysis and Commentary

Al Qaedism, Again

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review Online
Friday, May 11, 2007

Why would Albanian-speaking Muslim refugees from the Balkans try to murder American soldiers?

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Contingencies for nuclear terrorist attack

with William J. Perryvia San Francisco Chronicle
Friday, May 11, 2007

As concerns grow that terrorists might attack a major American city with a nuclear bomb, a high-level group of government and military officials has been quietly preparing an emergency survival program that would include the building of bomb shelters, steps to prevent panicked evacuations and the possible suspension of some civil liberties...

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Former top general heading for Hoover

with Stephen D. Krasner, John Abizaidvia Palo Alto Online
Thursday, May 10, 2007

Retired Gen. John Abizaid, the former head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), is coming to the Hoover Institution at Stanford as a distinguished visiting fellow, effective June 1...

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Political scientist Stephen Krasner and retired Gen. John Abizaid return to Stanford

with Stephen D. Krasner, John Abizaid, George P. Shultz, John Raisianvia Stanford Report
Thursday, May 10, 2007

Political science Professor Stephen D. Krasner, former director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department, and retired Army Gen. John P. Abizaid, former commander of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), are returning to Stanford...

Analysis and Commentary

Whose War Is It Anyway?

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Tribune Media Services
Thursday, May 10, 2007

"This war is lost,” Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid recently proclaimed...

Analysis and Commentary

Jihad in Jersey

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review Online
Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Based on what we’re learning about the plot, the cell, and how their plans were averted, National Review Online asked a group of experts: What’s the most important lesson we should take from the averted terrorist attack on Fort Dix?

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A look back from 2017

with Thomas Sowellvia Rocky Mountain News
Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Now that a decade has passed since the extraordinary events of the summer of 2007, it's possible to look back on that great national crisis with the benefit of some historical perspective...

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Fighting for Freedom

with Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review Online
Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Nothing about Five for Fighting is what you would expect, starting with the name...

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The National Security and Law Task Force examines the rule of law, the laws of war, and US constitutional law to make proposals that strike an optimal balance between individual freedom and the vigorous defense of the nation against terrorists both abroad and at home.