WikiLeaks Conjures Litvinenko’s Ghost
We keep hearing there's nothing in the WikiLeaks cables we didn't already know – this from people who, more often than not, are frothing at the mouth about Julian Assange's alleged “treason” and “anti-American” villainy. Of course, if...
Russians Refuted US Claim of Iranian Missile Threat to Europe
A diplomatic cable from last February released by WikiLeaks provides a detailed account of how Russian specialists on the Iranian ballistic missile program refuted the U.S. suggestion that Iran has missiles that could target European capitals or intends to develop...
Is GOP Risking a New Cold War?
Before Republican senators vote down the strategic arms reduction treaty negotiated by the Obama administration, they should think long and hard about the consequences. In substance, New START has none of the historic significance of Richard Nixon's SALT I or ABM...
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 12 Iraqis Killed; 33 Iraqis Wounded
Hillary Clinton’s Latest Lies
The Spy Scare
Are the Russians Really Coming?
It's like taking a trip in a time machine, going all the way back to the darkest days of the cold war era, as headlines scream: Russian spy cabal arrested! Glamorous Russian Mata Hari – “worthy of a 007 movie” – was sending secret messages! Eleven seemingly ordinary –...
Compulsory Armageddon
The April 20 Macondo blowout in the Gulf of Mexico is a gift from British Petroleum that keeps on giving: 11 human lives lost, 2,940,000 gallons of oil daily, a 2,500-square-mile oil slick, underwater plumes 10 miles across, softball-size tar balls washing up on...
Defending Everything Is Defending Nothing
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright recently led a panel of experts in coming up with a report, "NATO 2020," which will be used to draft a replacement for NATO's current strategic concept, adopted in 1999. The report [.pdf] essentially advocates a...