I'm not sure it's insider info, but my feeling is that David was seen as more closely associated with Iraq and other mistakes (e.g. renditions), and would have come under a lot of pressure … (View Post)

Not unreasonable to include people for whom Covid was potentially a contributing factor to death, and we already know that covid is potentially lethal mostly for the elderly. It's possible to ar… (View Post)

Also, "wait for the report" is quite a natural position. It's coming shortly, and if they rush out with a VONC first then loyalists will say the critics don't care about the evide… (View Post)

I didn't know most of that - interesting, and I see your point. (View Post)

Yes, Biden's comment was weird and dangerous - I can't imagine what he was thinking. That said, the Russian strategic paranoia (which I think goes far beyond Putin's circle) is that th… (View Post)