Hope engendered by the referendum to create South Sudan last year has been undermined by inter-ethnic strife and mass killings by the forces of Sudan President Omar al-Bashir.
Diplomats’ Reports in the Cold War Years: Indispensable or Exercise in Futility?
Post-World War II U.S. administrations often marginalized diplomats’ reports that dissented from their policies on the Cold War, China, and the Vietnam and Iraq Wars.
Once-Great Journalist Shawcross Now Receives John Yoo Seal of Approval
George Bush’s torture facilitator finds much to like in William Shawcross’s new book.
The Not-About-Iraqi-Oil Iraqi Oil Map
Iraqi oil was always foremost in the minds of neocons.
Santorum Puts a Scare Into an Ex-Pat
Rick Santorum’s act would not fly in the UK.
Ron Paul’s Anti-War Stance Is to Progressives as Atheism Is to . . .
Libertarians and atheists have some commendable stances — but for the wrong reasons.
When Diplomacy With Iran Was Not Only Legal, But Painless
The Iran Threat Reduction Act’s provision for outlawing diplomacy with Iran could explode in our faces in the event of incident in the Persian Gulf.
Neocons Gag on Ron Paul
Ron Paul is a pariah to establishment Republicans and neocons.
Jaczko Jacked up: Nuclear Energy Mugs Regulatory Commish
Nuclear energy political operatives have been smearing Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Gregory Jaczko.
The Only “Existential Threat” to Israel Is Its Own Irrationality
The literal use of the term existential when applied to Iran does a disservice to the philosophy which it invokes.