Fourteen Iraqis were killed as attempts to hold a political reconciliation conference in Baghdad failed. Another 33 people were wounded.
read moreSpying on the Spies
Stewart Nozette, a brilliant scientist whose work was instrumental in advancing the US space program, was convicted last year of attempting to spy on behalf of Israel, and this month was sentenced to 13 years in prison and a substantial fine. Under investigation for...
The Islamophobia Excuse
It seems that the Republican presidential aspirants’ fervor to confront Islam has receded a bit with the decline and fall of Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich, but one can likely still count on Rick Santorum to come up with some bon mots on the threat posed by Shariah law....
Data Mining You
I was out of the country only nine days, hardly a blink in time, but time enough, as it happened, for another small, airless room to be added to the American national security labyrinth. On March 22, Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence...
More Sunni Arrests Reported As Qatar Rejects Demands To Return Hashemi
Reports are surfacing that an adviser to Parliament Speaker Osama Nujaifi has been arrested on terrorism charges. At least eight Iraqis were killed and three more were wounded in various attacks.
read moreThe Passion of Bradley Manning
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning — the man accused of blowing a whistle so loud it’s still reverberating through the world two years after the fact — will return before a judge for his court-martial proceedings this month. Manning, 24, faces 22 charges, including “aiding the...
Hawk Fights Hawk for Mass. Senate Seat
The battle for Senate has been joined in Massachusetts between Scott Brown, a hawk, and Elizabeth Warren, another hawk. Warren began as the darling of the “progressives” here, but as her stance on Iran, the ongoing wars, and the plight of the Palestinians becomes...
Israeli Experts Mum on Iran Attack to Support Bibi’s Bluff
TEL AVIV — A striking feature of the Israeli political landscape in recent months has been the absence of a serious debate among national security figures on the issue of the threat of war with Iran. It is well-known that many prominent former military and...
Hashemi: Baghdad’s Demands Are Unconstitutional
At least 12 Iraqis were killed and two more were wounded in new attacks, as Vice President Hashemi’s trip to Qatar further enraged Baghdad.
read moreA Palestinian Mandela
Marwan Barghouti has spoken up. After a long silence, he has sent a message from prison. In Israeli ears, this message does not sound pleasant. But for Palestinians, and for Arabs in general, it makes sense. His message may well become the new program of the...
