Does the Council on Foreign Relations Think Torture Is OK If It ‘Works’?

Bob Fertik of Democrats.com has put that question to Richard Haas, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, who made that Cheneyesque argument to Joe Scarborough on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Tuesday.

Talking about Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement that he plans to investigate interrogations where abuse went far beyond More…

Clinton Speech Signals Transformation at State

Over the last several days, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has quietly begun institutionalizing the Obama administration’s pledge to rebalance civilian and military elements of national security. Her speech to the Council on Foreign Relations Wednesday afternoon is her most More…