Archivo «Viernes, 01/ene/2010»
By Robert Richer, retired in 2005 as the Central Intelligence Agency’s associate deputy director for operations (THE WASHINGTON POST, 01/01/10):
Dec. 30, 2009, marked the greatest loss of life for the Central Intelligence Agency since the 1983 Beirut Embassy bombing. Seven officers on the front lines of the war against terrorism were killed in Afghanistan while doing critical, unheralded work. The CIA employees who died this week were providing vital support to coalition forces and our Afghan allies and protecting our country’s national security.
These officers accepted a mission of great risk knowing full well that their efforts would … Seguir leyendo
By Liam Fox, Shadow Defence Secretary (THE TIMES, 01/01/10):
The release of Peter Moore, held hostage for 946 days, demands that we renew our focus on Iran’s role in sponsoring international terrorism. Even if Mr Moore was not actually incarcerated within the borders of Iran, as some have alleged, the regime in Tehran backs the League of the Righteous, the extremist Shia group that is believed to have seized the British IT consultant.
His release comes at a moment when the Iranian regime’s behaviour is more dangerous than ever. Its violent suppression of protests on the streets of Iran … Seguir leyendo
By Denis Dutton, a professor of philosophy at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 01/01/10):
It seems so distant, 1999. Bill Clinton had survived impeachment, his popularity hardly dented, Sept. 11 was just another date and music fans were enjoying a young singer named Britney Spears.
But there was a particular unease in the air. The so-called Y2K problem, the inability of computers to read dates beyond 1999 threatened to turn Jan. 1, 2000 into a nightmare. The issue had first been noticed by programmers in the 1950s, but had been ignored. As the turn … Seguir leyendo