Making Progress in Iraq
By: Dr. Walid Phares. On Oct. 15, a historic Iraqi victory was registered in the 6,000-plus polling centers across the country. Millions of Iraqis cast their ballot for a new co...
Iraqis
Talking Their Way Out of the Scandal
United Nations talking points avoid taking responsibility.
Op-eds
A Not So Sensible Iraqi Constitution
Pace Charles Krauthammer, the proposal's Islamist influence is not mild.
Op-eds
Open Door to Islamic Rule
Iraq’s constitution has major loopholes.
Op-eds
FDD Academic Fellow Sergeant Joseph Skelly Awarded Bronze Star
Honored for His Work to Rebuild Iraqi Univer...
Press Releases
Kofi’s Break
Kofi Annan is not a crook. Or, to be more precise, the United Nations Secretary-General has not been convicted of criminal activity. It is possible that the investigations now underway w...
Op-eds
Our Friend in the Gallery
Safia al-Suhail and the new Iraq.
Op-eds
The Reachable Star
War-Ravaged Elections and Human Freedom
Op-eds
Oil-for-Food Audits Reveal Sevan as Mysterious Manager
Perhaps Paul Volcker (search), head of the United Nations-authorized inquiry into the U.N. Oil-for-Food program, was speaking solely of graft when he said recently that the internal audits of Oil...
Op-eds
Iraqis Living Abroad
Numbers reflect impressive turnout "One in four Iraq expats to vote," states the BBC, as registration for expatriates closed overseas. The insinuation is clear: not enough Iraqis have re...
Op-eds
Blue: The Next Orange? Forget Reform. The U.N. Needs Regime Change
The advance of liberty and its attendant institutions can be a rough business, provoking stiff resistance by those who find their interests most threatened: the dictators, cronies and retinues of...
Op-eds
Defend Arab Dissidents
"It is outrageous and amazing," wrote Salama Ni'mat, a columnist for the London-based Arabic-language daily Al-Hayat, "that the first free and general elections in the history of the Arab na...
Op-eds
“Conflicts-of-Interest-R-Us”
Kofi Annan Uses the Iraqi People's Money to Investigate the Oil-for-Food
Op-eds
The Fog of War
Those calling Iraq a quagmire don't know what they're talking about. Of course, those claiming that American, Iraqi and coalition forces are well on their way to defeatin...
Op-eds
A Hard Place; In Iraq, Failure is Not An Option; It Is a Possibility
On any given morning, 99.9% of Iraq's 25 million people may wake up eager to rebuild their country and secure the blessings of liberty for themselves, their families and their neighbors....
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...