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February 25, 2004 Terrorism on Trial THE HAGUE–A light snow was falling on the International Court of Justice in the Hague, an imposing building in a fenced, park-like setting. TV cameras perched on the front lawn as hundreds... February 25, 2004 The Ankara-Erbil Axis Authored by Andrew Apostolou ERBIL, IRAQI KURDISTAN–One of the greatest headaches facing the U.S. in Iraq is how to address the aspirations of the long-repressed Iraqi Kurds, who w... February 24, 2004 Reversal of Culpability Sometimes, the little articles in the back of the newspaper tell you more about global trends than do the big pieces on the front pages. A few days ago, a small Associated Press item was headline... February 22, 2004 Ex-Chief of CIA Keeps Date for a Power Lunch Co-Authored by Eli Lake When Haidar al-Bandar was released from his eighth Immigration and Naturalization Service prison in 2000, he invited his lawyer to lunch in his hometown once Sadd... February 19, 2004 Fireball in the Night This is a very solid introduction to serious thinking about the War on Terror and the scale of the threat to the United States. In one slender volume, Frum and Perle have outlined an analysis of... February 18, 2004 Mending Fences: Could a Fence Do More Than Just Stop Terrorism? What if it works? What if the terrorism prevention barrier, the fence, the wall – call it what you like – what if it actually were to succeed in frustrating the West Bank terrorists w... February 17, 2004 Mr. Magoo Bites Back Authored by Andrew Apostolou The former U.N. arms inspector, Hans Blix, has resurfaced in an attempt to add to the woes of the British and American governments over Iraq’s weapons... February 11, 2004 Grave and Gathering Complacency Authored by Andrew Apostolou There is a new consensus emerging about the war against Saddam’s regime: that Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), and by extension WMDs ge... February 10, 2004 A Cure for the Clash? Early in the final decade of the last century, Harvard professor Samuel Huntington offered what seemed an eccentric prediction. While others saw economic, political and ideological tempests ahead... February 10, 2004 Beyond Disarmament: Does President Bush Mean What He’s Said About Promoting Democracy? Authored by Farid N. Ghadry Little by little, the world is getting a glimpse of the mechanisms of the Iraqi Baath party. The latest discovery of Iraqi files buried deep in government bui... February 10, 2004 Tear Down This Regime: Let’s Negotiate North Korea’s Dictatorship Out of Existence "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate!... February 8, 2004 AWOL in the Battle of Ideas OVER THE WEEKEND of January 10-13, 300 leaders from the United States and 38 Muslim countries convened in Doha, Qatar, for a "U.S.-Islamic World Forum." Jointly sponsored by the government of Qat... February 8, 2004 Perle: Intel was Flawed, But War Still Justified Co-Authored by Richard Mullen U.S. intelligence on Iraq had "very serious" flaws, but the war against Saddam Hussein still was justified, according to an intellectual father of that conf... February 5, 2004 Saddam’s Real WMD Was Terrorism David Kay, the former US weapons inspector, reported recently that despite the fact that every major Western intelligence agency and the UN believed Saddam Hussein still possessed them, his team... February 4, 2004 Desperately Seeking Consensus: We Need a Real Debate About Fighting Terrorism Divided though we Americans are, surely, we can agree on this proposition: The United States needs a national security policy that addresses the specter of global terrorism. And perhaps... February 4, 2004 Pressure Drop Authored by Rep. J.D. Hayworth David Kay’s testimony should put to rest any doubts that the Bush administration “sexed up” intelligence or pressured analysts to reach c... February 3, 2004 Ricin and Terrorism The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Backgrounder: Ricin and Terrorism February 2, 2004 Q & A: James Woolsey on WMD Co-Authored by Bernard Gwertzman R. James Woolsey, director of central intelligence in 1993-1995 and a longtime advocate of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, argues that some biological a... February 1, 2004 The Human Cost of Terrorism: A Photographic Essay FDD publication on victims of terrorism created in connection with the "Terrorism on Trial" campaign run by FDD in defense of Israel's right to build a security fence to protect its citizens... February 1, 2004 Kay’ Sera, Sera So which is it: Are America's spies a gaggle of fools for believing that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction? Or is the Bush administration a gang of knaves for lying us into a war?... January 28, 2004 Repeal the Patriot Act? If you've seen The Godfather, Scarface or The Sopranos, you're familiar with the routine: Federal agents know who the crime bosses are, and what crimes are be... January 27, 2004 Weapons of Mass Distraction We've reached an intriguing moment in the saga of evil regimes and weapons of mass destruction--their presence or absence, and the uncertainty zone between. In Iraq, the U.S. and th... January 27, 2004 Baathist Broadcasting Corporation Blasted Authored by Andrew Apostolou Lord Justice Hutton has delivered his report on the death of Dr. David Kelly, the British scientist who had devoted many years to investigating Saddam Hussei... January 26, 2004 What Bush Should Tell Turkey Authored by Andrew Apostolou, Zeyno Baran The visit of Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House on January 28 is an opportunity for the U.S. to help an important al... January 25, 2004 Where Are the ‘Stans’? Authored by Andrew Apostolou The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia by Lutz Kleveman, Atlantic Monthly Press, 288 pages, $24 Central Asia is now one of the most impor... January 25, 2004 Palestinians, Israelis React Differently During my recent trip to the Middle East, I visited Yasser Arafat's presidential compound in Ramallah in the West Bank. As we drove into the compound, our Palestinian escorts highlighted the... January 20, 2004 On Offense: Bush’s “forward strategy.” Think of Tuesday night's speech as the third part of a trilogy. In his 2002 State of the Union, President Bush forged Iraq, Iran, and North Korea into an "Axis of Evil" that must not be allo... January 19, 2004 Egypt on the Economic Cusp I just returned from a remarkable conference in Cairo, Egypt, put on jointly by the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies and Instituto Libertad y Democracia. ILD is led by Peruvian economist and... January 18, 2004 Guilty as Charged Authored by Andrew Apostolou Two years after President Bush’s much bemoaned 2002 State of the Union address, the charges that he leveled against the “Axis of Evil” have... January 14, 2004 The Imperfect Storm: Anti-war Warriors Cloud Recent History President Bush has made his share of enemies – political, ideological, personal and stylistic. These opponents now appear to have joined together in an ad hoc alliance bent on proving that... January 13, 2004 Plutonium Patsies Give North Korea credit: Even the killer regime of Kim Jong Il has not managed to stamp out every last glimmer of creativity. Some of the most innovative diplomats hail from Pyongyang, where they... January 12, 2004 Iraqi Goose, U.N. Gander Authored by Andrew Apostolou When the U.S. 4th Infantry Division pulled Saddam Hussein from his hole in the ground on December 13, 2003, the Iraqi dictator was meek, bizarrely offering t... January 11, 2004 The Twin Fates of Saddam and U.N. Tribunals Authored by Austen Givens Saddam Hussein's arrest has created a critical question: Where will he be tried? The answer will be incredibly important for both international la... January 7, 2004 Self-Defense Fence It takes some nerve to scold people for defending their children from terrorists -- the more so when their method of defense is simply to erect a fence to keep the murderers from reaching their i... January 6, 2004 Osama Targets Iraq In his latest public statement, Osama bin Laden has made Iraq the central staging grounds for his perpetual jihad. In fact, Osama bin Laden's newest audiotape had three purposes: to... January 1, 2004 Muslims – stand with democracy, not dictatorship! Authored by Oubai Shahbandar The Iraqi tyrant has been captured, the Iraqi people are now free. They no longer live in the prison of Saddam's Baathist regime – Saddam now resi... December 31, 2003 Lessons Learned Militant Islamists first used terrorism against Americans more than 20 years ago when a Hezbollah suicide bomber slaughtered 241 marines in Beirut. But the US learned little from that defeat, jus... December 30, 2003 Deal With the Devil With Moammar Gadhafi's conversion--if that's what it is--there's greater hope that other tyrants may scrap their programs for weapons of mass murder and offer snap, unconditional t... December 29, 2003 NRO’s Crystal Ball Clifford D. May Some exceedingly unlikely predictions for 2004: Just prior to the Iowa caucuses, Howard Dean speculates that “the most interesting theory” he has heard... December 29, 2003 Natural Sovereigns of Iraqi Oil There is now widespread speculation in the nation's capital that as a result of stubborn Iraqi resistance to the U.S. occupation, American officials have fundamentally altered their plans to... December 28, 2003 Symposium: Militant Islam vs. Turkey Why has Turkey become a target of Islamists' Holy Jihad? Joining Frontpage Symposium to discuss this issue with us today, we are joined by: Ersel Aydinli, an assistant professor of... December 28, 2003 Why They Will Fight On Authored by Andrew Apostolou The capture of Saddam Hussein was a significant accomplishment, evidence that the United States is winning the low-intensity war in Iraq. His followers, howe... December 27, 2003 Benazir Bhutto Assassination: Strategic points about the Terror Attack Strategic points about the Terror attack 1.Mrs Bhutto has been criticizing the Islamists constantly during her political campaigns, since her return to the country. Senior ne... December 23, 2003 Point: Preemption Authored by Matthew Louchheim Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States faced an unfamiliar threat that warranted a bold strategy to confront the mu... December 23, 2003 Hussein Capture, Gadhafi Move are ‘Geopolitically Significant’ It has been a great week for the United States and an extraordinary time to be in Israel. The amazing capture of the Butcher of Baghdad in a rat-hole near Tikrit was followed quickly by the surpr... December 21, 2003 Between Iraq & a Hard Place Authored by Andrew Apostolou Libya’s announcement that it will close down its weapons-of-mass-destruction programs is an important vindication of American and British foreign polic... December 18, 2003 Symposium: Snatching Saddam Saddam has been captured. What does this development signify for the Iraq war and the War on Terror? Frontpage Symposium explores the issue with three distinguished guests: James Woolsey, directo... December 17, 2003 Howard’s End? The current issue of National Review carries a photograph of a maniacally snarling Howard Dean. “Please,” reads the headline, “nominate this man.” Na... December 17, 2003 Giovedì (Translation) Last week's arrest of Saddam Hussein has created a fundamental question: Where will he be tried? The implications of the answer will be incredibly important for both international law... December 17, 2003 With Saddam’s Fall Arabs May See the Light Saddam Hussein's capture is cause for celebration, but his story must be seen in a larger context. It is part of the continuing and profoundly troubled saga of Arab nationalism. In the decad...

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