The Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the CIA’s use of torture was immensely valuable. But it should have addressed Congress’ own failure to oversee these activities more effectively. By giving lawmakers a pass, Sen. Dianne Feinstein weakened the very process of accountability her report was meant to enhance. Feinstein was brave in resisting pressure to… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea traveled to Saudi Arabia Sunday on an official visit for talks with senior Saudi officials likely to center on the 6-month-old presidential stalemate. During his visit, he is also expected to meet former premier Saad Hariri to discuss how to end the void in the country’s top… اقرأ المزيد
PARIS: French President Francois Hollande has ordered that the delivery of French arms to the Lebanese Army paid for by a $3 billion Saudi grant be accelerated, Prime Minister Tammam Salam said Friday, adding that the needed weapons would soon be transferred. Salam, speaking after holding talks in Paris with Hollande, also said France… اقرأ المزيد
This moment is about as American as it gets in the United States, from where I write. The exemplary release of a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into the CIA’s brutal interrogation techniques reflects the finest practice of citizen oversight of government executive and security agencies, truly one of the United States’ great gifts to… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Tammam Salam pleaded with France Wednesday to expedite the delivery to the Lebanese Army of arms paid for by a $3 billion Saudi grant, to help Lebanon face Islamist militants who are threatening the country’s security and stability. Speaking in Paris at the start of a four-day official visit to France,… اقرأ المزيد
A CIA medical officer who was assigned to monitor the interrogation of an Al-Qaeda operative named Abu Zubaida sent a message to his superiors on Aug. 4, 2002, the day the CIA first used the technique known as “waterboarding.” He hauntingly titled his cable: “So it begins.” “Longest time with the cloth over his face… اقرأ المزيد