Laura Rozen

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Picking Up the Pieces: A Sober, War-Time National Security Cabinet Takes Shape

Mon Dec. 1, 2008 9:40 AM PST

Judge Orders Five Guantanamo Detainees Freed

Thu Nov. 20, 2008 10:18 AM PST

Will Hillary Clinton Be Taking Those 3:00 am Calls After All?

Thu Nov. 13, 2008 1:18 PM PST

Transition Rumint: Security Posts

Fri Nov. 7, 2008 5:57 AM PST

McCain's Foreign Policy Advisor Fired Last Week?

Wed Nov. 5, 2008 6:01 PM PST

Already Missing Sarah Palin?

Wed Nov. 5, 2008 7:56 AM PST

Finger-Pointing on the Right

Tue Oct. 28, 2008 5:57 AM PDT

More on U.S. Syria Raid

Mon Oct. 27, 2008 7:56 PM PDT

Palin's $150k Wardrobe, Compliments of the RNC

Wed Oct. 22, 2008 7:16 AM PDT

16 Words: New Court Filing Suggests Manufactured Terror Threat in Bush's 2002 State of the Union

Fri Oct. 17, 2008 6:38 PM PDT

McCain's Foreign Policy Advisor and Ahmad Chalabi: How Close?

Fri Oct. 10, 2008 7:50 AM PDT

Tough Times for Conservative Philanthropist

Fri Oct. 10, 2008 7:31 AM PDT

Anti-Obama Book Author Corsi Arrested in Kenya

Tue Oct. 7, 2008 6:54 AM PDT

GOP Kills Tougher Iran Sanctions Bill

Fri Oct. 3, 2008 11:10 AM PDT

Former CIA Director Porter Goss's Dusty Foggo Problem

Wed Oct. 1, 2008 8:01 AM PDT

Olmert Says Israel Should Pull Out of West Bank

Mon Sep. 29, 2008 9:24 AM PDT

GOP Consultant on Bailout Politics and McCain

Fri Sep. 26, 2008 9:41 AM PDT

Bailout Blowup

Fri Sep. 26, 2008 5:58 AM PDT

Bailout Still in Trouble

Thu Sep. 25, 2008 7:27 PM PDT

IAEA's Syrian Contact Assassinated, Stalling Nuclear Probe

Thu Sep. 25, 2008 2:44 PM PDT

Group Behind Controversial Anti-Islam DVD Identified

Wed Sep. 24, 2008 9:44 AM PDT

Bailout in Trouble?

Wed Sep. 24, 2008 9:07 AM PDT

Federal Action Against Iranian Global Procurement Network Suggests That Deadly Iraq IED Components of US Origin

Wed Sep. 17, 2008 2:43 PM PDT

A Republican Strategist's Take on the Presidential Race

Tue Sep. 16, 2008 10:52 AM PDT

The View from Abroad on Palin: God Help Us

Tue Sep. 16, 2008 7:10 AM PDT

Campaign Realpolitik

Fri Sep. 12, 2008 11:23 AM PDT

Sarah Palin on Russia

Thu Sep. 11, 2008 3:13 PM PDT

"Flat Out Lies, Alex?": Here We Go Again

Tue Sep. 9, 2008 2:25 PM PDT

Palin's Instant Foreign Policy Brain Trust Is Assembled

Wed Sep. 3, 2008 9:40 AM PDT

Focus Group: "Change" is Tired, Hello "Accountability?"

Mon Aug. 25, 2008 9:24 AM PDT

Biden's Worldview

Mon Aug. 25, 2008 8:19 AM PDT

NYT: Seems to be Biden

Fri Aug. 22, 2008 9:00 PM PDT

CIA contra Suskind: Operation Squelch Congressional Investigation

Fri Aug. 22, 2008 2:11 PM PDT

Of Suskind and Habbush

Thu Aug. 21, 2008 10:46 AM PDT

Pakistan's Musharraf Resigns

Mon Aug. 18, 2008 7:00 AM PDT

Veep Pick Sneak Peaks Sunday?

Fri Aug. 15, 2008 11:29 PM PDT

Michael Ledeen Leaves AEI

Fri Aug. 15, 2008 3:03 PM PDT

So Much for McCain's No-Lobbyist Policy

Wed Aug. 13, 2008 7:01 PM PDT

Russia Agrees to Georgia Cease-Fire, Situation Remains Volatile

Tue Aug. 12, 2008 12:05 PM PDT

Angelina Jolie: Still Deciding Who to Endorse for Prez

Mon Aug. 11, 2008 7:22 AM PDT

In Escalating Russian-Georgian Conflict, the Cold War is Back

Sun Aug. 10, 2008 7:56 AM PDT

A Brief History of Claims the White House Has Called "Absurd"

Thu Aug. 7, 2008 7:03 AM PDT

Israeli Defense Minister Meets with Cheney, Rice Today, Iran on the Agenda

Mon Jul. 28, 2008 8:13 AM PDT

Pre Pre-Negotiations?

Thu Jul. 17, 2008 2:48 PM PDT

Washington's Iran Pivot: How Big a Shift?

Wed Jul. 16, 2008 3:45 PM PDT

US Mediator Will Attend International Talks with Iran

Tue Jul. 15, 2008 6:09 PM PDT

Adelson-Funded Freedom's Watch Donates to Pro-McCain Vets Group

Fri Jul. 11, 2008 8:14 AM PDT

Iran to Suspend Uranium Enrichment for Six Weeks?

Tue Jul. 1, 2008 10:35 AM PDT

Federal Investigations of Pentagon Intrigues: Don't Forget the Chalabi Leak

Thu Jun. 26, 2008 4:56 AM PDT

"Sons of Iran-Contra": Some Clues in Former CIA Director Tenet's Memoir

Sun Jun. 22, 2008 10:50 AM PDT

Inside AEI's Bunker

The hawks are watching Obama like...well, hawks.

January/February 2009 Issue

From Kurdistan to K Street

Inside Washington's covert foreign policy apparatus, middlemen like Shlomi Michaels are key.

Tue Nov. 18, 2008 12:00 AM PST

Getting Ready for President McBama

Congressional intelligence maven Jane Harman made friends in the Bush administration. Now she wants a top job in the next one.

Mon Nov. 3, 2008 12:00 AM PST

Q: What Do Sarah Palin, Ahmad Chalabi, and the NRA Have in Common?

A: McCain's top foreign policy adviser has tried to sell America on all of them.

Wed Oct. 8, 2008 11:00 PM PDT

Poker, Hookers, and Black Contracts: Or How To Make a CIA Trial Go Away

It wasn't the staff mistress that concerned Langley's spymasters when CIA official Kyle "Dusty" Foggo pleaded guilty to wire fraud this week. It was the 27 other charges he faced.

Tue Sep. 30, 2008 11:00 PM PDT

The Spies Who Love Obama

Why some of Bush's intel professionals are now working for a Democrat—and how they'd reform the CIA. <a href="/washington_dispatch/2008/08/why-cia-veterans-are-scared-of-mccain.html">Part Two in a series</a> on the candidates' national security policies.

Wed Sep. 24, 2008 11:00 PM PDT

Q&A: Valerie Plame Wilson

Valerie Plame Wilson, former CIA officer, on why we need to stop outsourcing the CIA, fast.

September/October 2008 Issue

Freedom of the Press?

The Bush administration's preoccupation with serving reporters with subpoenas could have long-lasting effects beyond Washington.

September/October 2008 Issue

Why CIA Veterans Are Scared of McCain

Four years ago, the candidate called the CIA a "rogue organization"; now he's advised by a former Chalabi promoter and Agency basher. No wonder the spooks are spooked.

Thu Aug. 28, 2008 11:00 PM PDT

The Hunt for Kurdish Oil

Inside the Bush administration's Kurdish oil paradox.

Wed Jul. 30, 2008 11:00 PM PDT

Iran Red Lines

Mother Jones has learned that a parade of high-level Israeli officials are on their way to the White House over the next two weeks to discuss Iran policy. Here's where the two countries differ on what to do next.

Wed Jul. 9, 2008 11:00 PM PDT

The Persian Paradox

Why is so much sensitive US military technology winding up in Iran?

Tue Jul. 8, 2008 11:00 PM PDT

Shalom, Hamas

Tweedy, unapologetically hawkish ex-spymaster Efraim Halevy may just be the only Israeli capable of legitimizing talks with Hamas.

July/August 2008 Issue

Three Days In Rome

Does an investigation of the Pentagons channel to an Iran Contra arms dealer continue? A Mother Jones intel scoop.

Thu Jun. 19, 2008 11:00 PM PDT

The Cocktail Napkin Plan for an Iran Coup

More on the covert meetings between Pentagon officials and shady Iranian expats, plus other intel details from a new Senate report.

Fri Jun. 6, 2008 11:00 PM PDT

James Woolsey, Hybrid Hawk

The former CIA director turned clean-energy enthusiast is part geek, part zealot—and all iconoclast.

May/June 2008 Issue

Sheldon Adelson: The Right's White Knight?

As the Adelson-backed Freedom's Watch mounts a pro-Petraeus campaign to coincide with the Iraq commander's congressional testimony, some conservatives are grumbling about the group and its bullheaded benefactor.

Mon Apr. 7, 2008 11:00 PM PDT

Central Intelligence Anxiety

How the Bush administration left the spooks to twist in the wind

March/April 2008 Issue

Israel's Mossad, Out of the Shadows

Former Israeli intelligence chief Efraim Halevy explains why he advocates talks with Hamas.

Tue Feb. 19, 2008 12:00 AM PST

The Hawks' Last Hurrah?

Washington hawks warn Israeli policymakers that they could be on their own on Iran.

Fri Feb. 8, 2008 12:00 AM PST

Freedom Fighters: The State of the Bush Administration's Democracy-Promotion Push

Even as the president makes a last-ditch speech to resurrect his "freedom agenda," the policy warriors who fought to advance his vision to democratize the Middle East have been sidelined.

Fri Jan. 11, 2008 12:00 AM PST

Operation Stop Talking

John Kiriakou called it hypocritical for the White House and Congress to point fingers at the CIA for its harsh interrogation techniques. Now his former employer, with the help of the Justice Department, is trying to shut him up.

Fri Dec. 21, 2007 12:00 AM PST

Iran NIE: Non-Nuclear Fallout

The response to the intelligence community's recent assessment troubled policy wonks on both sides of the Iran debate, all of whom agree that a threat remains.

Tue Dec. 18, 2007 12:00 AM PST

The Spook Stays in the Picture

Charlie Wilson's War is only the latest in a string of movies brought to you by CIA insider Milt Bearden.

Thu Dec. 13, 2007 12:00 AM PST

Iran Hawks Down?

The new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program puts hardliners on the defensive.

Tue Dec. 4, 2007 12:00 AM PST

The Elephant in Annapolis' Living Room

The official stars of the peace talks were Israel and Palestine. But much talk focused on absent Iran.

Thu Nov. 29, 2007 12:00 AM PST

Focus Grouping War with Iran

A recent Virginia focus group test-marketed language to get tougher on Iran. UPDATED.

Mon Nov. 19, 2007 12:00 AM PST

Crisis in Pakistan

A former U.S. government official in the region addresses president Pervez Musharraf's state of emergency and the country's subsequent unrest. [A frequent traveler to the region, the interviewee asked to be identified only as a former U.S. official.]

Mon Nov. 5, 2007 12:00 AM PST