However turbulent, the marriage between the United States and Saudi Arabia is nott headed for a divorce.
Saudis to U.S.: You’re Sleeping on the Couch Tonight
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Nuclear Weapons Stewardship a Victim of Mission Creep
The National Nuclear Security Administration has seized on safety as its ticket to secure funding for major nuclear warhead modifications.
New Japanese Prime Minister Must Quell China’s Fears About His Nationalism
Japan needs China’s market for its technology. It also needs low-priced daily necessities made in China.
Impressive Taliban Attack on Embassy Eclipses Success for Afghan Security Forces
Its attack on the U.S. embassy reveals a Taliban either conflicted or divided within itself about talking with the United States.
Israeli Settlers: Never Shy About Taking the Law Into Their Own Hands
Israeli Knesset Member Ben-Ari fears Israeli settlers will be overwhelmed by Palestinian demonstrators and that the Israeli Defense Force won’t protect them.
The Motive for Terrorism That Officials Dare Not Acknowledge
During the war on terror, the military, the Pentagon and the CIA — and their political and corporate allies — have accumulated enormous resources and power in a collapsing economy.
The Military: Unlikely Advocate for Green?
When the military’s green programs achieve real success in the form of jobs created, costs reduced, and lives saved, the military will have definitively demonstrated that a viable economy is not a casualty of climate preparedness.
The Hidden Culprit of 9/11: Clinical Depression
Preventing another 9/11 — and suicide terrorism at large — requires addressing abusive childrearing techniques that may well have produced the damaged individuals responsible for it.
Ian Williams’s Lost 9/11 Chronicle, Part II
Since he lived not far from the World Trade Center, it was only natural that Canadian Broadcasting avail itself of his reporting services.
Ian Williams’s Lost 9/11 Chronicle, Part I
Since he lived not far from the World Trade Center, it was only natural that Canadian Broadcasting avail itself of his reporting services.