https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/10/12/smart-ad-hocracy/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 22:21:47 -0400<![CDATA[The State Department&#8217;s Victoria Nuland&#8217;s briefing with reporters shows how careful she must be. Those who want to watch the video of her briefing can view it here. Take the killling of a Yemeni security agent employed by the Embassy.  Even though the New York Times reports that &#8220;a senior Yemeni officer working in the United States Embassy in Sana was killed here in the capital on Thursday in an attack that security sources said bore the hallmarks of the regional franchise of al-Qaeda&#8221; Nuland had to make the following statement.]]>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:24:30 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/10/12/smart-ad-hocracy-n192095