Charles C. Krulak

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La reunión insignia anual del Foro Económico Mundial este año se centrará en cómo construir un mundo más cohesivo y sostenible. Como siempre, el tema es oportuno, pero también un poco abstracto. Para ayudar a darle una forma más concreta, tenemos algunas propuestas para encauzar mejor el modelo económico prevaleciente y centrar el debate.

Primero, es hora de revisar el código tributario estadounidense para reducir la desigualdad de riqueza estructural. Con ese fin, Estados Unidos debería deshacerse del hueco del “interés devengado”. Una cláusula que originariamente estaba destinada a fomentar la inversión de largo plazo se ha convertido en una enorme exención tributaria para los financistas que trabajan en capital riesgo y fondos de cobertura.…  Seguir leyendo »

In his inaugural address, President Obama called on us to “reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.” We agree. Now, to protect both, he must veto the National Defense Authorization Act that Congress is expected to pass this week.

This budget bill — which can be vetoed without cutting financing for our troops — is both misguided and unnecessary: the president already has the power and flexibility to effectively fight terrorism.

One provision would authorize the military to indefinitely detain without charge people suspected of involvement with terrorism, including United States citizens apprehended on American soil. Due process would be a thing of the past.…  Seguir leyendo »

Fear can be a strong motivator. It led Franklin Roosevelt to intern tens of thousands of innocent U.S. citizens during World War II; it led to Joseph McCarthy's witch hunt, which ruined the lives of hundreds of Americans. And it led the United States to adopt a policy at the highest levels that condoned and even authorized torture of prisoners in our custody.

Fear is the justification offered for this policy by former CIA director George Tenet as he promotes his new book. Tenet oversaw the secret CIA interrogation program in which torture techniques euphemistically called "waterboarding," "sensory deprivation," "sleep deprivation" and "stress positions" -- conduct we used to call war crimes -- were used.…  Seguir leyendo »