Russ Wellen is a staff blogger at Scholars & Rogues and the editor of Freezerbox. His core concerns are: 1. American foreign policy, 2. nuclear deproliferation, and 3. the enduring enigma that is the American mind.

His favorite animal is the spotted hyena. His favorite humans are his wife, Robin, and his 13-year-old son, Jacob.

Blog Entries by Russ Wellen

Is the Gaza Operation Really Just a Glorified War Game?

Posted January 7, 2009 | 06:00 PM (EST)


John McCreary, editor of AFCEA Intelligence's Nightwatch writes: "Haaretz reported on 5 January the Israel Air Force on Sunday struck and wounded Husam Hamdan, a senior Hamas militant responsible for the Qassam rocket infrastructure in the Gaza town of Khan Yunis and the firing of Grad rockets on Be'er...

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Hey, At Least Hillary's Better Than Condi

10 Comments | Posted November 21, 2008 | 06:29 PM (EST)


We all know that Hillary Clinton voted for the resolution authorizing the war on Iraq. And when Barack Obama objected to the use of nuclear weapons against terrorists, she replied, "I don't believe that any president should make any blanket statements with respect to the use or nonuse of nuclear...

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Is "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder" About to Become a Reality?

1 Comments | Posted October 23, 2008 | 09:10 AM (EST)


Bob Woodward in a Slate roundtable on the new film, W.:

I think one of the best scenes in the movie is when Bush makes it clear to Cheney that he's the boss -- that Cheney...

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Impeachment? Truth and Reconciliation Commission? Hell No -- Haul George Bush into a Court of Law, Part 5

Posted August 24, 2008 | 07:30 PM (EST)


Vincent Bugliosi on the death penalty for Bush.

RW: If Bush were prosecuted and found guilty, would you recommend the death penalty?

VB: Absolutely. It would dishonor those in their graves who paid the ultimate price if Bush did...

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Impeachment? Truth and Reconciliation Commission? Hell, No -- Haul George Bush into a Court of Law, Part 4

Posted August 21, 2008 | 12:17 PM (EST)


Vincent Bugliosi talks about his appearance before the House Judiciary Committee.

RW: You wrote, "I strongly believe without absolutely knowing that this man has no respect or love for this country." And, "I don't know about you, but if...

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Impeachment? Truth and Reconciliation Commission? Never Mind That -- Haul George Bush into a Court of Law, Part 3

Posted August 19, 2008 | 12:43 PM (EST)


Vincent Bugliosi talks about appearing before the House Judiciary Committee.

RW: Will the next president have any say in the prosecution of George Bush?

VB: No, he doesn't have any say in it at all. The attorney general on...

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Impeachment? Truth and Reconciliation Commission? No, Haul George Bush into a Court of Law, Part 2

Posted August 18, 2008 | 11:28 AM (EST)


Vincent Bugliosi talks about prosecuting George Bush and his appearance before the House Judiciary Committee appearance.

The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder is a call to action. A man of 73, in the wake of years...

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Impeachment? Truth and Reconciliation Commission? Never Mind That -- Haul George Bush into a Court of Law, Part 1

Posted August 13, 2008 | 11:30 AM (EST)


Today we visit Vincent Bugliosi's book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. Tomorrow we visit Vincent Bugliosi himself as he talks about his appearance before the House Judiciary Committee appearance and his book.

As you may have heard by now, the mainstream media has been giving Vincent Bugliosi's...

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Do We Really Want Another President Whose Main Concern Is His Rest and Relaxation?

Posted August 6, 2008 | 08:51 PM (EST)


On August 2, Gallup Polls reported, "Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are once again tied in the latest Gallup Poll Daily. . . . Obama received a brief increase in support near the conclusion of his overseas trip last week, gaining a nine percentage point advantage in July...

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What to Do: Blow Myself Up or Study Engineering at Caltech?

Posted July 30, 2008 | 09:45 AM (EST)


Sometimes the answer to a problem isn't as hard as we think it is. In fact, it may be downright easy. But something in our makeup prevents us from either seeing or pursuing the answer. We continue to tread the more arduous path and, in the process, not only perpetuate,...

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Oh, Sweet Cynthia, Silence Thy Siren Song!

Posted July 15, 2008 | 06:41 PM (EST)


Can I vote for Cynthia McKinney? Please?

When Barack Obama opted out of public campaign financing, it was tough to condemn him. Only a fool would shut down the money-making machine his campaign had become. It was also understandable when he backed the death penalty for child rapists. In no...

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Hey Pentagon, How Are Nuclear Weapons Working Out for You?

Posted July 8, 2008 | 03:05 PM (EST)


The path to peace may lie in speaking to the Pentagon on its own terms.

If you aren't a Defense Department official, a high-ranking military officer, a top academic, or employed by a defense think tank, it's almost impossible to find a seat at the national security table. That applies...

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Confronting Our Inner Vigilante (Part 2)

Posted July 4, 2008 | 11:38 AM (EST)


Is taking justice into your own hands ever justified?

I Don't Like the Looks of This

Early one recent morning, I boarded a subway on the 1 line, which runs north and south on the west side of Manhattan, at about 6 a.m. A wiry guy in his mid-twenties a...

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Confronting Your Inner Vigilante

Posted July 1, 2008 | 11:50 AM (EST)


Is taking justice into your own hands ever justified?

If you're not from New York, the name Bernard Goetz may not ring a bell. The expression "subway vigilante" might though.

In 1984, four young men surrounded Goetz, a geekish electronics repairman, in a New York subway car. They wielded no...

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Politicians Play General, Generals Play Politics (Part 5)

Posted June 24, 2008 | 10:04 AM (EST)


In the conclusion of our series on Jeff Huber, columnist at Military.com and author of a new novel, Bathtub Admirals, we asked him more questions on foreign policy.

In a New York Times article, "Look Who's Tough on Iran Now," on June 1, William Broad explains that the International...

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Iran Attack Not a Problem, Say War Wonks

Posted June 23, 2008 | 05:41 PM (EST)


Earlier this month, more than a hundred Israeli fighter pilots strutted their right stuff back and forth over the eastern Mediterranean. "There is no way," Helena Cobban reminds us at Just World News, that this exercise wasn't either condoned by the US or a "US-supported or US-funded exercise, carried...

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Politicians Play General, Generals Play Politics (Part 4)

Posted June 17, 2008 | 11:14 AM (EST)


"I'm sorry he caught so much flak over the things his pastor said, but like I always caution, that's the kind of thing that happens when you go to church." -- Jeff Huber

Our discussion with Military.com columnist Jeff Huber, author of a new novel, Bathtub Admirals, continues.

How...

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The Father and Daughter Who War-Monger Together

Posted June 15, 2008 | 05:34 PM (EST)


The Cheney tag team is in the ring at the same time versus Iran.

In recent days we've seen headlines from Bush's European farewell tour like this from the London Times: "President George Bush starts talking language of a dove." Also, in an apparent admission that his beef with...

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Politicians Play General, Generals Play Politics (Part 3)

Posted June 12, 2008 | 03:44 PM (EST)


We engage Military.com columnist Jeff Huber in a wide-ranging discussion that begins with his new novel, Bathtub Admirals.

Pitch Bathtub Admirals to prospective readers as if you were trying to interest an agent in representing you.

In the background we see the bizarro world version of historic events: the Cold...

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Politicians Play General, Generals Play Politics (Part 2)

Posted June 11, 2008 | 11:48 AM (EST)


Written in the same trenchant tone as his column at Military.com, military analyst Jeff Huber's first novel, Bathtub Admirals, has just been published by Kunati. Publishers Weekly calls it a "profane parody."

When we meet protagonist Jack Hogan, he's been appointed assistant navigator to a aircraft carrier, the USS Constellation....

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