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December 4, 2006 Franchising Jihad In a forthcoming study for the Institute for Counter-Terrorism at Israel's Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, senior researcher Ely Karmon raises the alarming prospect of Hezbollah affili... December 1, 2006 Cambio Means Freedom in Cuba In the town of Madrugas on the outskirts of Havana, something extraordinary happened in the early evening of November 2. Several dozen agents of the Cuban state security tried to arrest dissident... December 1, 2006 The Originalist Error Authored by Alykhan Velshi "There is no such thing as man in the world. During my life, I have seen Frenchmen, Italians, Russians, etc.; I know, too, thanks to Montesqu... November 30, 2006 Islamism Comes to the Niger Delta Last month, I discussed in this column the immense importance of the Nigerian elections scheduled for April 21, 2007, concluding: "If President Obasanjo manages to hand ov... November 29, 2006 Can We Talk? This is a war of will. If we lose it, the historians will marvel at how mulishly we resisted understanding the one thing we needed to understand in order to win. The enemy. In Iraq, we&r... November 28, 2006 Denles algún tema de conversación La controversia sobre si Estados Unidos debería hablar con Irán y Siria sugiere la pregunta: ¿Qué diríamos? Más específicamente, ¿qu&eacute... November 28, 2006 Give Them Something to Talk About The controversy over whether the U.S. should talk with Iran and Syria begs the question: What would we say? More specifically, what are we willing to offer in exchange for cooperation -- and what... November 28, 2006 Plunder Down Under At United Nations headquarters, Secretary General Kofi Annan likes to imply that the Oil-for-Food era is over (“If there was a scandal” was his locution earlier this year). But Down U... November 27, 2006 The UN’s Jew-Obsession Every single day, hundreds of African tribesmen are killed in Darfur by militias acting with the blessing of Sudan's Arab Islamist government. Eac... November 26, 2006 Education Versus Jihad In the few hours following the terrorist attacks on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, media in the United States began looking for answers. The very first series of questions asked by all was indica... November 24, 2006 Crushing a Flower of the Cedar Revolution The assassination of Lebanese Christian politician Pierre Gemayel this Tuesday has revealed that the Tehran-Damascus axis remains busy with terror activities across the Fertile Crescent.... November 22, 2006 Iraq Options Iraq is a mess. We have come to that conclusion because virtually every day we see innocent Iraqis slaughtered by suicide-bombers. Of all the possible responses, the most perverse may be this: To... November 22, 2006 Opciones en Irak Irak es un lío. Hemos llegado a esa conclusión porque prácticamente todos los días vemos a iraquíes inocentes asesinados por terroristas suicidas. De todas las... November 22, 2006 Al Qaeda Wants an ‘American Madrid’ The latest audio by al Qaeda's Iraq commander -- posted 48 hours after the midterm elections -- sends a clear signal to the readers of the jihadi strategic mind: Al Qaeda and its advisers ar... November 22, 2006 The Assassination of Pierre Gemayel After his son was shot pointblank Tuesday in Beirut, former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel called on his countrymen “to contemplate the meaning of this martyrdom and how to protect this co... November 22, 2006 The Somali Radicals Must Be Destroyed! Convinced that the peace of the Mediterranean world and security of the Roman Senate and People depended on the final elimination of the threat posed by Carthage – which many of his contemp... November 21, 2006 Response to the Terrorist Assassination of Pierre Gemayel The assassination of Minister Pierre Gemayel in Beirut is another war crime against the democratically elected Government and Parliament of Lebanon, and another strike in the Terror War waged by... November 16, 2006 A U.S. Security Agenda in Africa: Part II Since its inception, this column has been dedicated to the proposition that that Sub-Saharan Africa which, even in the best of times, has historically been treated as something of a stepchild by... November 15, 2006 Where to Stand and Fight Earlier this week, in a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, President Bush threatened Iran with "isolation" if it continues plowing forward in its nuclear program. Thi... November 15, 2006 The Courtier to Annan Not so long ago, Kofi Annan was up to his ears in the Oil for Food scandal, and his legacy as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations was on its way down the drain. He was ducking que... November 13, 2006 Maqdisi’s Minions Authored by Dan Wilson On November 13, 1995, two explosions ripped through an American-run training center in the heart of Riyadh, killing five American military advisors and wo... November 9, 2006 Speaker Pelosi’s Impending Intelligence Failure Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is in line to make history as the first female Speaker — and second in line of succession for the presidency — when the new Congress convenes in January.... November 9, 2006 The Fall Guy With democracy’s seductive melody lilting in the background, the Bush administration and its petulant partner, the new Iraqi regime of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, have waltzed into chao... November 9, 2006 Two Views on Rumsfeld When the nation went to war in Iraq in 2003 (with overwhelming popular support) and for a long time after that, Rumsfeld had rock-star status. With Abu Ghraib and his management of this millstone... November 9, 2006 A U.S. Security Agenda in Africa — Part I One of the frustrations that foreign nations and individuals have with the United States is Americans' biennial self-absorption in electoral campaigns during which pressing international con... November 9, 2006 Symposium: The D.O.D. After Rumsfeld When the nation went to war in Iraq in 2003 (with overwhelming popular support) and for a long time after that, Rumsfeld had rock-star status. With Abu Ghraib and his management of this millstone... November 8, 2006 Las elecciones en Estados Unidos Los demócratas dijeron: “¿Hartos?”... November 8, 2006 The Rainy Season’s Over; Killing Can Commence The rainy season has just ended in northwestern Sudan—now killing can recommence in earnest. Two months ago, we warned that inaction in Darfur was tantamount to a "countdown to genocide" wi... November 7, 2006 Post-Election Thoughts What happened on Election Day? It boils down to this: The Democrats said: “Had enough?” The Republicans said: “It could be worse!”... November 6, 2006 It’s National Security, Stupid There is no doubt that a wide variety of issues factor into the dynamics of this year's midterm elections. While the war in Iraq looms large, nationwide voters will decide dir... November 5, 2006 Symposium: Saddam Hussein’s Verdict Clifford D. May Upon being sentenced to death, Saddam Hussein played to both his key constituencies. Militant Islamists heard him shout: “Allahu Akbar!" (&ld... November 3, 2006 Reflections of an Attorney General The United States Department of Justice is like a battleship of enormous size and storied traditions, patrolling familiar seas under time-honored rules of engagement. Modern Islamic radicalism, a... November 2, 2006 The Coming Chaos in Guinea Getting the outside world to focus on the current terrorist and other security challenges in Africa is a difficult enough task (see last week's discussion of the ongoing Somali crisis). Dire... November 1, 2006 If Democrats Win According to polls and pundits, voters will soon turn the keys to the House and possibly the Senate over to the Democrats. Less easy to forecast: what that will mean for foreign policy in general... November 1, 2006 Si los demócratas ganan: Cómo podría cambiar la política exterior Según las encuestas y los expertos, los votantes entregarán las llaves de la Cámara de Representantes y posiblemente del Senado a los demócratas muy pronto. Menos f&aa... November 1, 2006 Traitors Will be Prosecuted Authored by Alykhan Velshi Just as a muscle will atrophy if unused, criminal prohibitions may lapse into desuetude when no one enforces them. Fortunately, and to its everlasting... November 1, 2006 Future Terrorism: Mutant Jihads The strategic decision to carry out 9/11 was made in the early 1990s, almost ten years before the barbaric attacks on New York and Washington took place. The decade-long preparations and the test... October 31, 2006 Divided They Stand: The Syrian Opposition His son and successor, Bashar, has failed to manage these divisions. Unfavorable international conditions, colossal foreign policy failures, and a precarious economy have left the regime wi... October 31, 2006 Syrian-Saudi Media Wars The recent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah produced a dramatic resurgence of Saudi-Syrian tensions, which have been boiling beneath the surface since the assassination of former Lebanese Pr... October 30, 2006 Symposium: What Happens If the Democrats Win During the Cold War, Democrats were regarded as weak on national security. From Lyndon Johnson's departure from the White House in 1969 to Bill Clinton's post-Cold War return there in 1... October 30, 2006 Right on Target On October 23, after ten more Qassam missiles were fired from northern Gaza into Israel in forty-eight hours, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops entered the area in search of the launchers and t... October 26, 2006 Update: Islamist Radicals Still on the March in Somalia While recent crises in other parts of the world have pushed them even farther from the headlines, the Islamist radicals who took control of the sometime Somali capital of Mogadishu in early June... October 25, 2006 An Unveiling Muslim women veiling has become the subject of intense controversy in Britain in recent days, with Prime Minister Tony Blair calling the veil a “mark of separation.” National Revi... October 25, 2006 Hamas’ Must-See TV Hamas may not have funds to pay the salaries of civil servants and improve social services for Palestinians. But resources to fund its propaganda efforts? That, evidently, is not a problem. This... October 24, 2006 No se pierda la tele de Hamás Puede que Hamás no tenga dinero para pagar el sueldo a sus funcionarios y para mejorar los servicios sociales de los palestinos. Pero ¿fondos para pagar sus esfuerzos propagand&iacu... October 24, 2006 Is Iraq a Worthy Cause? Even conservatives are now starting to become almost irretrievably saturnine in their pessimism on Iraq. On National Review Online last week, Jonah Goldberg wrote that “the Iraq war was a m... October 23, 2006 The Caliph-Strophic Debate It seems that the US is having a hard time winning the hearts and minds of Arabs and Muslims, but an equally serious problem can be observed in the intellectual circles of America where some have... October 23, 2006 American “Stupidity” and “Arrogance” in Iraq Isn't this just wonderful? The State Department's top spokesman on the Middle East, Alberto Fernandez, has pronounced that American “arrogance” and “stupidity” i... October 20, 2006 The Blind Sheik’s Mistress Legal ethics rules in all fifty states absolutely prevent lawyers from assisting their clients in the commission of criminal acts. Confidentiality and lawyer-client privilege rules have, everywhe... October 20, 2006 Pragmatism Trumps Suicide Judge Richard A. Posner, of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago, is one of America's most prolific intellectuals and legal philosophers. Following the September 11, 2001, attacks, his power...

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