HAVANA - Seven Democratic congresspersons from the U.S. concluded that it is possible to talk about any issue with Cuba and that "it is time" to do so, at the end of a five-day visit during which they met with both Raúl and Fidel Castro. "Our...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza – "They're always shooting at us. Every day they shoot at us," says Alaa Samour, 19, pulling aside his shirt to show a scar on his shoulder. Samour said he was shot on Dec. 28 last year by Israeli soldiers positioned along the border...
On Sept. 1, 1939, Hitler's Panzers smashed into Poland. Two days later, an anguished Neville Chamberlain declared war, the most awful war in all of history. Was the war inevitable? No. No war is inevitable until it has begun. Was it a necessary war? Hearken to...
President Obama's administration is pressing for diplomatic retaliation, perhaps in the form of more sanctions against North Korea, after Pyongyang launched a rocket into space. There are conflicting reports about the success of the launch. North Korea says the rocket...
Top Democrats and many prominent supporters – with vocal agreement, tactical quibbles, or total silence – are assisting the escalation of the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The predictable results will include much more killing and destruction. Back...
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates unveiled the U.S.' much-anticipated new military budget Monday, which aims to reorient the armed forces toward irregular and counterinsurgency warfare while proposing cuts in several major weapons programs. The budget is viewed as a...
