Consensus Continues To Grow That Russian Airliner Was Taken Out By A Bomb
The investigation continues, but the consensus seems to be growing that Metrojet 9268 was taken out by a bomb.
America’s ‘Alliance’ Against ISIS Exists Mostly On Paper, Not In Reality
America’s much touted international coalition against ISIS is, essentially a Coalition In Name Only.
Obama Apparently Giving Up On Quixotic Bid For ‘Middle East Peace’
President Obama has apparently come to the same realization as many of his predecessors, that trying to craft a legacy by single-handedly bring about “Middle East Peace” is largely a waste of time.
Ben Carson’s Odd Relationship With Truth
As Ben Carson rises in the polls, it’s worth noting his many examples of having what can only be called a very odd relationship with truth and the basic facts of history.
U.S. Intelligence: Russian Passenger Jet Likely Brought Down Over Sinai Peninsula By A Bomb
American intelligence officials are saying that a Russian passenger jet that went down over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula was most likely brought down by a bomb.
U.S., Cuba Reopen Embassies For First Time In 54 Years
There are mutual embassies in Havana and Washington for the first time in 54 years. It certainly took long enough.
U.S. And Cuba To Reopen Embassies After 54 Years
For the first time since 1961, there will soon be an American Embassy in Havana, and a Cuban Embassy in Washington. It’s well past time that this happened.
Former Egyptian President Morsi Sentenced to Death
Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s first truly-elected president, has been sentenced to death by the government which ousted him in a coup.
China Warns U.S. About North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal
Chinese analysts are telling their American counterparts that North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is far more sophisticated than previously believed.
Rubio’s Israel Litmus Test For An Iran Nuclear Deal Is Foolish And Unrealistic
Conditioning an Iranian nuclear deal on recognition of Israel is foolish, unrealistic, and very bad diplomacy.
The New Republican Orthodoxy On Israel
More than ever before, even mild criticism of Israel seems to be verboten among Republicans.
ISIL Destroys Nimrud
The gang calling itself the Islamic State has destroyed another historical site.
ISIS is What it Says it Is
The Atlantic has a fascinating cover story by Graeme Wood titled “What ISIS Really Wants.”
Arnaud de Borchgrave Dead at 88
The intrepid foreign correspondent and editor Arnaud de Borchgrave has died, aged 88, of cancer.
ISIS Has Arrived In Libya, Just How Big A War Are We Looking At?
ISIS apparently now has a foothold in Libya, and is making inroads in Yemen.
King Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia Dies At 90, Crown Prince Salman Becomes King
A big change in an important nation in the most volatile part of the world.
Rand Paul, Marco Rubio Exchange Barbs Over Cuba Policy Changes
Two potential candidates for the Republican nomination in 2016 traded barbs this week over the President’s new policy toward Cuba.
The Amorality Of Dick Cheney And The Right In Response To The Truth About C.I.A. Torture
Vice-President Cheney’s amoral defense of torture has come to define how most conservatives view the issue, and that’s a problem.
Egyptian Court Drops Charges Against Mubarak, Further Cementing Renewed Military Rule
Well, so much for that “people’s revolt” that brought down a military dictator.