It would appear that the smoking finger is now being pointed directly at Pope Benedict XVI, as the New York Times today ties him directly to the se…
Read moreI have searched in vain trying to find the original source of this expression, which I recall from the 1960s. If anyone here can provide a source for…
Read moreSometimes visual aids are necessary to see just what the Israelis are up to in Jerusalem and the West Bank. This map and the legend below are from t…
Read moreIsrael's annexation of East Jerusalem is understood by pretty much every nation, including the United States, as a violation of international law…
Read moreHere's the lede of a story in the New York Times today: The Obama administration on Friday gave up on its plan to try the Sept. 11 plotters in …
Read moreAn excellent obituary of the "people's historian" can be found here , and a very recent interview with Zinn about his documentary "…
Read moreWe all know that if an earthquake of the same magnitude that hit Haiti struck a developed Western country, the death toll, while possibly significant…
Read moreI've read a lot about Senator Harry Reid's remarks over the past days, except that he might have been right. That was redressed today in a po…
Read moreI don't know about you, but I am so pleased to have this opportunity to learn so much about Yemen in the past days. Here's Christiane Amanpou…
Read moreWhen a suicide bomber blew up seven C.I.A. agents at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Afghanistan last week, including the base chief, I waited for…
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