The Long War Continues
In many ways, the reaction to the horrific attacks in Paris has been familiar. There were the expressions of solidarity: flowers at French embassies; social media avatars changed from silly selfi...
Robert Gibbs
Al Qaeda Only has Two HVTs Left. Really.
What passes for a deep understanding of the nature of al Qaeda's leadership within US government intelligence circles continues to amaze. According to "US counterterrorism and intelligence o...
Op-eds
Bandar’s Return
As my friend Simon Henderson has been chronicling, "Bandar is back." Sidelined in recent years by some combination of illness and palace intrigue, Saudi Arabia's legendary former ambassador...
Op-eds
What Could Be Worse Than ElBaradei?
Jay could not be more correct that Mohammed ElBaradei is a menace. He is more responsible than any non-Iranian for the progress the mullahs have made on their nuke program (with dishonorabl...
Op-eds
U.S. Readies New Sanctions on Iran Ahead of Talks
WASHINGTON, Dec 15, 2010 (IPS) - The Barack Obama administration is preparing a new batch of sanctions against Iran to be announced next week in advance of nuclear talks in Turkey. Two Iran...
Op-eds
Obama’ s Teachable Moment: Getting to Know the General
Rolling Stone’s piece on The Runaway General hit the web, and presto! before the print edition was even on the newsstands, Gen. Stanley McChrystal was ordered back to Washington for a sitdo...
Op-eds
Don’t Mention the War
Why does the Obama administration find it so hard to utter the words ‘terrorism’ and ‘jihad’ and ‘Islamic extremism’?
Op-eds
Not A “One-Off” Event
We were lucky Shahzad’s bomb fizzled. Next time we might not be as lucky.
Op-eds
Iran’s Global Bedfellows
If you listen to U.S. officialdom, Iran is a pariah, cast out by the world community for its sanctions-violating, nuclear-wannabe ways. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has just warned Latin Amer...
Op-eds
Iran’s Global Bedfellows
If you listen to U.S. officialdom, Iran is a pariah, cast out by the world community for its sanctions-violating, nuclear-wannabe ways. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has just warned Latin Am...