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Afghanistan War

San Francisco acts locally, thinks globally with foreign-policy resolutions

Iraq war
The city of San Francisco is not a member of the United Nations, but don’t bother local elected leaders with facts like that — they’re too busy crafting unsolicited foreign policy positions. Tuesday’s 8-3 Board of Supervisors approval of a nonbinding resolution urging the U.S. government to slash military spending and to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was only the latest move in a string of mostly futile attempts to sway the outcome of international affairs. Read More

The City makes Occupy SF look organized

San Francisco police Chief Greg Suhr
It appears to be a leaderless organization with multiple representatives and no discernible agenda. No, I’m not talking about Occupy SF; I’m referring to The City’s leadership in dealing with Occupy SF. Read More

Court denies ACLU challenge to drone attack aimed at Al-Aulagi

Al Qaeda operative and U.S. citizen Anwar Al-Aulagi would be wise to be looking over his shoulder at every turn, or else permanently hole up in a cave somewhere because a U.S. District Court judge dismissed his father's challenge to the U.S. government's determination to capture or kill him. Read More
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