IDF uncovers munitions and explosives in northern Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) 401st Armored Brigade located an explosives lab in a residential area of northern Gaza, the IDF said on December 4. The 401st Armored Brigade has been involved...
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What could a Trump-Vance China policy look like?
Vance’s focus on China is not surprising. In his personal and professional life he’s seen the way People’s Republic of China actions have affected the lives of Americans.
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The problem with globalism
“Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo.” That line from Donald Trump’s long and emphatic speech to the Republican National Convention last Thursday jumped out at me. I t...
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Syria just got worse than the ‘worst-case scenario’
While the Republican National Convention was dominating headlines, the Obama administration’s management of the Syria crisis went from bad to worse. Secretary of State John Kerry l...
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The Last Liberal: The Legacy of Joe Lieberman
In January 2004, the New Republic endorsed Joe Lieberman for president. By this time, recriminations against Democrats who had supported the Iraq War (or, in the parlance of the American...
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Misunderstanding 9/11
Learning the wrong lessons can be costly.
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The Terrorists Fight On
Eleven years after the most devastating terrorist attack in history, some in America pretend that the threat of jihad or Islamist terrorism has waned to such an extent that it is no long...
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Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Gwen Ifill's conflict for thee, but not for me.
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Analysis: The Attack in Kabul, a Message to New York
Per my analysis of the coverage of al Jazeera and the immediate reactions in the chat rooms (as of noon, Sunday), the attack against the antiterrorism center in Kabul aims mainly at sending a mes...
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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...