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General Petraeus, national security, and national hypocrisy

General David Petraeus is back in the news, no longer as the mastermind of the Iraq “surge” 8 years ago and then director of our war and spying efforts, but as a potential felon (CBS News: “Former CIA Chief David … Continue reading

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Justice and other themes

I haven’t had a letter published in the Daily Local for a while; its Opinion page letters do not seem to be running in a progressive or even centrist direction lately. Since I’ve had things to say (other than on … Continue reading

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