Two days, two big NYT reports

The New York Times reports that U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry (always good to see someone named Karl in high places) allegedly thinks 10,000 to 15,000 more troops in Afghanistan is the right path to follow. This despite calls from top general in Afghanistan Stanley McChrystal.

The position of the ambassador, Karl W. Eikenberry, puts him in stark opposition to the current American and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, who has asked for 40,000 more troops.

Mr. Eikenberry sent his reservations to Washington in a cable last week, the officials said. In that same period, President Obama and his national security advisers have begun examining an option that would send relatively few troops to Afghanistan, about 10,000 to 15,000, with most designated as trainers for the Afghan security forces.

The story also says Obama will likely wait until December to make a decision. Eikenberry's alleged recommendation is one of four options Obama is reportedly mulling.

And from yesterday, Blackwater allegedly tried to bribe Iraqi officials to look the other way after killing 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square, Baghdad, in Sept. 2007. Jeremy Scahill, Blackwater expert, went on Maddow last night to discuss:

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