by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 24, 2012 | Monitor
Former Gov. Mitt Romney, left, with President Obama at the first presidential debate, Oct. 3, 2012. Obama has institutionalized a process for killing terrorists with drone strikes that Romney stands to inherit. Photo: Charlie Neibergall / AP It’s a good thing...
by David Axe | Oct 23, 2012 | Monitor
John F. Lehman, a former Navy Secretary and current adviser to Mitt Romney’s campaign, testifies before Congress in 2004. Photo: AP/Lawrence Jackson Edited 4:55 p.m. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has vowed to boost the size of the Navy by roughly...
by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 23, 2012 | Monitor
In his final debate with President Obama, right, former Gov. Mitt Romney sounded reluctant to use military force. Photo: Wired.com/Spencer Ackerman He doesn’t want military intervention in Syria. War with Iran has to be an absolute last resort. The surest way to...
by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 22, 2012 | Monitor
Photo: Flickr/donrelyea The assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya promises to play a big role in Monday’s debate between President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney. But don’t cringe: For all the silly gotcha moments about who cried...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Oct 9, 2012 | Monitor
Picture him: shoulders hunched, body lurching forward, maniacal grin, eyes bugging out as if, Mormon elder or not, he was hyped on some powerful upper. Add the voice, soft, sweet, calculated, the voice of a hit man sadistically caressing his opponent, who seemed to...