Top Obama Adviser Has Long Ties to Neocons
With the 2008 presidential campaign at its end, pundits have begun to discuss in earnest what expected winner Barack Obama's administration might look like. An important piece of evidence is Obama's campaign team, which largely escaped the harsh scrutiny that his...
US, EU at Odds on Iran Action
GENEVA - As the United States began making the case in the UN Security Council this week for what its Ambassador John Bolton calls "painful consequences" if Iran continues with its controversial nuclear program, Washington is facing a familiar dilemma: What to do if...
What’s ‘American’ About the American Israel Public Affairs Committee?
The FBI's decision in early May to arrest Lawrence Franklin, the Pentagon analyst accused of disclosing classified information about U.S. forces in Iraq, has put in the spotlight the work of an influential pro-Israel lobbying outfit, the American Israel Public Affairs...
