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July 27, 2004 9/11: A Failure of Academia A few months ago, when the 9/11 Commission released footage of the communications between several command centers and the transportation network during the dramatic minutes of September 11, one p... July 27, 2004 Burning Bridges A Democratic foreign policy is what I was looking for when I switched on the TV Monday to watch the opening lineup at the Democratic Convention. I sat through Jimmy Carter ("Brezhnev lied to me")... July 27, 2004 Stupid Intelligence Building a better mousetrap is hard. Building a better bureaucracy is harder. What the 9/11 commission found most lacking in the U.S. intelligence community was not energy or dedication,... July 25, 2004 Clarke Tipped in the Wrong Direction: Is Warning Osama Associates “Taking Terrorism Seriously?” Authored by Rep. J.D. Hayworth In his apology to the families of the victims of 9/11, Richard Clarke said, "Your government failed you. Those entrusted with protecting you faile... July 22, 2004 The Next Strike: Will Al Qaida Attack the Conventions One of the heaviest questions in the realm of homeland security these days centers on the possibility that al Qaeda cells are targeting the American political process, starting with the upcoming... July 21, 2004 Clear and Present Danger; American’s Enemies Target Democrats and Republicans Alike Bipartisan alliances have become a rarity in Washington. But this week, in a small room in the Capitol, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a Democrat from Connecticut, and Sen. Jon Kyl, a Republican from Ari... July 21, 2004 Unfair Allegations I was shocked and chagrined to see The Post's front page story on Friday ("Ingrate: Iraq diplo axed for dissing GIs," July 16) about Iraq's representative, Rend al Rahim. I hav... July 19, 2004 A Court in the Service of Terrorism: Playing Arafat’s Propaganda Game Authored by Andrew Apostolou The decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to condemn the Israeli security barrier has dealt a serious blow to the credibility of international... July 16, 2004 Look to Jordan for Peace Option The cure for the festering Israel-Palestine sore may lie right next door in neighboring Jordan. Up until now, it has only been whispered. But some Palestinian and Israeli opinion makers are begin... July 14, 2004 Court of Injustice; UN Judges Issue a License to Kill Years ago, the New York Daily News ran the headline: “Ford to City: Drop Dead.” Gerald Ford wasn't really telling anyone to die – the News was just characterizing the Presi... July 14, 2004 Drip, Drip, Drip; More Oil for Food Details Leak Out. When will the U.N. Come Clean? Kofigate continues. Another stack of secret United Nations Oil for Food do***ents has now reached the press, this batch procured by congressional sources and providing--at long last--a better vie... July 14, 2004 Biters Bit; The Liberators Did Not Lie By Andrew Apostolou During the last week, the myth that the British and American governments took their countries to war in Iraq on the basis of lies has been comprehensively demolished.... July 11, 2004 Our Man in Niger: Exposed and Discredited, Joe Wilson Might Consider Going Back Joe Wilson's cover has been blown. For the past year, he has claimed to be a truth-teller, a whistleblower, the victim of a vast right-wing conspiracy — and most of the media have lapp... July 8, 2004 Saddam Takes the Stage and Delivers His Lines Saddam Hussein's defiant attitude during his court appearance was not the product of a delusional former tyrant. It is a staged cinema of a carefully planned series of steps. While many in t... July 7, 2004 Update: Iran’s Nuclear Program The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Backgrounder: Update: Iran's Nuclear Program July 7, 2004 Michael Moore, Hezbollah Heartthrob "Fahrenheit 9/11" is making mega-bucks in American theaters and -- with some help from terrorists who also are Michael Moore fans -- it could prove a blockbuster in the Middle East too.... July 5, 2004 Post-Saddam Choices; Allawi Has Golden Opportunity The completion of the “transfer paperwork,” two days ahead of schedule, was a pre-emptive strike against al Qaeda, the former Ba’athists, Iran and al Jazeera. The inter... July 3, 2004 Report Doesn’t Deny Link Authored by Andrew Apostolou The well-researched initial findings of the 9/11 Commission have been predictably misconstrued. The most common distortion is that the commission estab... July 2, 2004 Democracy Expanding, More People Living Freely Authored by Andrew Apostolou A year is an unreasonably short span within which to measure progress. Yet, despite the confusion of daily events, the world is a safer place an... July 1, 2004 U.N. Lesson: Follow the Oil-for-Food Money NEW YORK — This is the tale of a bribe linked to the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq. The bribe itself, paid to Saddam Hussein's regime, first made the news in late 20... July 1, 2004 Oil-for-Food Oil-for-Food To the Editor: Since Claudia Rosett's campaign to deny the United Nations any role in "bringing democ... June 30, 2004 His Life: As President and Autobiographer, Clinton’s Focus Was Not Terrorism President Clinton's autobiography, “My Life,” is like Clinton's life – oversized, unabashedly self-serving and rather hard to read. But I'm not going to... June 29, 2004 All in the Family "Let freedom reign," wrote President Bush as Iraq regained sovereignty Monday. "Today, the secretary-general welcomes the state of Iraq back into the family of independent and sovereign... June 28, 2004 Jack Kemp Statement on Early Transfer of Power to Iraq Today, Jack Kemp issued the following statement on the early transfer of power to Iraq: "The transfer of power in Iraq came only two days early but it was a brilliant tactical stroke by... June 28, 2004 Saddam Hussein: Terror Master Authored by Andrew Apostolou The well-researched initial findings of the 9/11 commission have been predictably misconstrued. The most common distortion is that the 9/11 comm... June 28, 2004 Law and Torture Co-Authored by Ruth Wedgwood In the wake of the Abu Ghraib scandal, it is clear that maintaining humanitarian standards for those we take prisoner is central to the good name of the Unit... June 27, 2004 Iraqi Freedoms are Sinister for Saudis On Wednesday the Coalition Provisional Authority will shut down and Iraq will be governed by Iraqis. This is welcome. Opinion surveys show 80 per cent of Iraqis approve of the new interi... June 24, 2004 Post-Modern Terrorism Authored by Dr. Earl Tilford World War IV is total war on a global scale. While numerous nations are arrayed against a myriad of terrorist organizations, the United States is at war with... June 23, 2004 Family Feuds: Some of the Best Fights Take Place Within the Parties The media – television in particular -- tend to view every issue through a partisan lens: Republicans vs. Democrats, liberals vs. conservatives. Convenient as this shorthand may be, it lose... June 22, 2004 Terrorism: Hostage Crisis According to Al Jazeera reports, South Korean hostage Kim Sun Il, 33, has been beheaded by his kidnappers. Just a few days after the beheading of American hostage Paul M. Johnson Jr., mi... June 21, 2004 Call in the Private Sector in Iraq My friends tell me I sound like a broken record pleading for a 21st-century Marshall Plan for Arab and Muslim countries in the Middle East and Central Asia. That's because I am passionate ab... June 18, 2004 Statement from Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Authored by Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Statement from Senator Frank R. Lautenberg in Response to the Murder of Paul Johnson Jr. WASHINGTON, DC –United States Senator Fran... June 16, 2004 The Establishment Strikes Back The terrorist attacks of 9/11 were, self-evidently, the worst intelligence failure in American history. Less well understood: They also were the worst policy failure. For more than two d... June 16, 2004 The Problem With the Secretariat NEWS FLASH -- In a stunning development that even the United Nations' fiercest critics will surely hail as a turn for the better, Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced yesterday that he is... June 13, 2004 Afghanistan Leader and Hero Since September 11, 2001, it has become clear a stable, democratic future for Afghanistan is integrally linked to American national security. A country devastated by more than 20 years of war, Af... June 13, 2004 Oversee? More Like Overlook "We want to understand what went wrong," claims Sept. 11 commission Vice Chairman Lee H. Hamilton. Really? Then why, after conducting numerous open hearings at which its members subjected the FBI... June 9, 2004 Historical Precedents: The War on Terrorism Does Echo WW2 The 60th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy gave President Bush an opportunity to draw parallels between World War II, on the one hand, and the war in Iraq and the broader global conflict, o... June 4, 2004 Post-World War II Lessons Show Building Iraqi Democracy is Vital Authored by Andrew Apostolou This weekend, hundreds of thousands will pay tribute at the scores of memorials in Normandy to those who in June 1944 landed on the beache... June 2, 2004 Saddam Is From Mars. Is Kerry From Venus? Next Tuesday, for the first time in 122 years, Venus will pass across the face of the sun--something no one now living has ever witnessed. In these troubled times, it strikes me as some comfort t... June 1, 2004 A Justifiable, Necessary and Winnable War Anti-war activists have been feeling their oats. Pro-liberation advocates have been feeling woozy. So let's get back to basics, and ask three simple questions, to remind ourselves how we got... June 1, 2004 Beware of the Terrorist Moles Last week's dire warning from Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller was deadly clear: Al Qaeda is alive and well and planning a large-scale attack in the U.S. and/or... June 1, 2004 Evidence Supports That Hussein Had Strong Links With Terrorists The brutal beheading of American Nick Berg in Iraq should refocus our attention on Saddam Hussein's links to terrorism. While some continue to claim that Hussein did not back terror, many be... May 26, 2004 Cover Up Culture: When Will the Real Oil-for-Food investigations Begin? You have to admire the resilience of the United Nations. In theory, the U.N.'s Oil-for-Food relief program for Iraq, which ran from 1996-2003, is now the subject of at least five investigati... May 25, 2004 Victory, Stalemate or Defeat? That’s the Real Debate In World War II, Americans sought victory. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill would accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of the totalitarian regimes against which th... May 24, 2004 Georgia on His Mind – George Soros’s Potemkin Revolution. AT THE VOICE OF AMERICA during the Cold War some of the most troublesome employees were those who broadcast daily to the Soviet Union and its satellite states, in Russian, Azeri, Georgian, Ukrain... May 24, 2004 De Soto for Nobel Prize Nobel Prizes are awarded each year in the months of October and November. The selection of prizewinners starts in the early autumn of the preceding year, when the prize-awarding institutions invi... May 22, 2004 Blix the Blind: Book Review of Hans Blix’s Disarming Iraq Authored by Andrew Apostolou Speaking to the U.N. Security Council on Jan. 27, 2003, Hans Blix, the U.N.'s chief arms inspector, criticized Saddam Hussein's regime for cooperat... May 22, 2004 The Steps We Can Take to Prevent Another Abu Ghraib Authored Ruth Wedgwood The worthy ambitions of the war in Iraq -- and I still believe there were many -- cannot mask the moral pain of the Abu Ghraib scandal. The cruel and humiliating m... May 20, 2004 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Backgrounder: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi May 20, 2004 Stakes in Iraq Too High to Back Down Nothing threatens the liberal agenda more than failure in the war in Iraq. Those who care about civil liberties, peace and humanitarian causes undermine their own goals unless they exercise restr...

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