links for 2007-12-26 Scylla: Straight Dope Message Board - I waterboard! Michael Desch: Declaring Forever War: Giuliani has surrounded himself with advisors who think the Bush Doctrine didn’t go nearly far enough... Alisa Rubin and Damien Cave: In a Force for Iraqi Calm, Seeds of Conflict Dean Baker: The NYT Invents "Basic Economics" to Cover Upward Redistribution Angus Maddison: Contours of the World Economy 1-2030 AD: Essays in Macro-Economic History