Comments on: Foreign Policy http://crookedtimber.org/2009/01/06/foreign-policy/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:14:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ralph Hitchens http://crookedtimber.org/2009/01/06/foreign-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-262918 Ralph Hitchens Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:25:08 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=9084#comment-262918 Zelikow was well and truly hoist by his own petard. The arrogance of these people -- their brazen amnesia about what they said and what they meant! Zelikow was well and truly hoist by his own petard. The arrogance of these people—their brazen amnesia about what they said and what they meant!

]]> By: Jon H http://crookedtimber.org/2009/01/06/foreign-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-262853 Jon H Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:00:49 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=9084#comment-262853 "Nor (and again, I think this is a good thing), have they tossed a bunch of very disparate people into a single group blog, instead providing a mixture of some group blogging among people with similar ideological predilections, and some individual." Actually, one of the new bloggers, David Rothkopf, has a go at Walt about the Jewish Lobby stuff <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/node/14951" rel="nofollow">here</a>. “Nor (and again, I think this is a good thing), have they tossed a bunch of very disparate people into a single group blog, instead providing a mixture of some group blogging among people with similar ideological predilections, and some individual.”

Actually, one of the new bloggers, David Rothkopf, has a go at Walt about the Jewish Lobby stuff here.

]]> By: Russell Arben Fox http://crookedtimber.org/2009/01/06/foreign-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-262688 Russell Arben Fox Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:20:31 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=9084#comment-262688 For what it's worth, I've been told that The New Republic is going to try to launch into blogging again, more along the Foreign Policy model, which itself is borrowed from The Atlantic model. <a href="http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/linker/default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Damon Linker</a> is the only one of their new bloggers to appear as yet, but more will supposedly be rolled out soon. For what it’s worth, I’ve been told that The New Republic is going to try to launch into blogging again, more along the Foreign Policy model, which itself is borrowed from The Atlantic model. Damon Linker is the only one of their new bloggers to appear as yet, but more will supposedly be rolled out soon.

]]> By: geo http://crookedtimber.org/2009/01/06/foreign-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-262684 geo Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:15:53 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=9084#comment-262684 The LRB exchange is remarkable for Zelikow's brazen dishonesty. Philip Shenon's <i>The Commission</i> paints a shocking picture of Zelikow's successful attempts to thwart the 9/11 Commission's investigation, as its Bush-sponsored executive director. The LRB exchange is remarkable for Zelikow’s brazen dishonesty. Philip Shenon’s The Commission paints a shocking picture of Zelikow’s successful attempts to thwart the 9/11 Commission’s investigation, as its Bush-sponsored executive director.

]]> By: Dan Kervick http://crookedtimber.org/2009/01/06/foreign-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-262682 Dan Kervick Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:25:44 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=9084#comment-262682 It looks like a good blog lineup at FP. But the oddest component, surely, is the "Madam Secretary" blog devoted to bringing "an obsessive eye to all things Hillary." It looks like a good blog lineup at FP. But the oddest component, surely, is the “Madam Secretary” blog devoted to bringing “an obsessive eye to all things Hillary.”

]]> By: rick http://crookedtimber.org/2009/01/06/foreign-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-262679 rick Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:12:11 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=9084#comment-262679 While the addition to Stephen Walt is welcome, its a damn shame that someone like Drezner is getting promoted. While the addition to Stephen Walt is welcome, its a damn shame that someone like Drezner is getting promoted.

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