Esquire magazine has released a profile of the SEAL who claims to have fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden.
National Security
The Silly Conservative Attacks on John Brennan
The conservative case against Obama’s CIA nominee seems to be that the man is somehow soft on terrorism.
Judging Chuck Hagel’s Bid to Run the Pentagon
The consensus, although it is by no means firm, is that Hagel will be confirmed. His breadth of support suggests that, absent some ill-chosen phrases that he will spend much time in the coming days lamenting, he is well within …
John Brennan: Obama’s (Holy) Ghost Warrior
President Obama is expected to pick counterterrorism czar John Brennan as his new CIA chief at 1 p.m. today.
President Obama To Tap Ex-GOP Senator Chuck Hagel for Pentagon
Monday afternoon, President Obama is expected to nominate former Republican senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska to serve as secretary of defense.
The Truth About Torture
A debate has erupted about the new film Zero Dark Thirty, and whether it inaccurately suggests that U.S.-sanctioned torture (aka “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques”) led to the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Covert Oops
How Petraeus failed to cover his tracks
The Trouble in Tampa
For a pair of decorated generals, a toxic mess that may shine a light on the culture at MacDill Air Force Base
Military-Adulterous Complex
David Petraeus resigned Nov. 9 as director of the CIA after admitting to having a sexual relationship with his biographer. Since then, the circle of scandal has widened.
CLOCKWISE FROM PETRAEUS: RICCARDO SAVI—POLARIS; …
Spyfall
David Petraeus’ affair with his biographer ended his 37-year career. But the damage from this episode goes far wider
Let’s Not Overreact. (Too Late!)
The Petraeus scandal doesn’t warrant the round-the-clock scrutiny and congressional speechifying it has attracted
The Petraeus Affair: Why Was Obama Kept in the Dark?
A 2007 memo by former attorney general Michael Mukasey suggests the Justice Department may have been remiss in shielding the spy chief’s extramarital affair from the President.
Beneath Glowing Public Image, Petraeus Had His Critics
The general’s detractors paint a picture of Petraeus that is sharply at odds with his public persona