ROME—Exactly how scared am I supposed to be over here?
I’ve been wondering about this since last month, when the U.S. State Department announced that Americans living in Italy are now in danger of possible terrorist attacks. For some reason, the terror isn’t sinking in. Even after they warned me that:
Demonstrations are planned Read More
ROME—Exactly how scared am I supposed to be over here?
I’ve been wondering about this since last month, when the U.S. State Department announced that Americans living in Italy are now in danger of possible terrorist attacks. For some reason, the terror isn’t sinking in. Even after they warned me that:
Demonstrations are Read More
Responding to the most serious questions we confront as a nation, the Bush administration can routinely be expected to hide, obfuscate and deceive. If credible information indicates that high-ranking government and military officials permitted and even encouraged the horrific abuse of foreign detainees, the administration assures us that a few bad soldiers can be blamed. Read More
At a time when the United States could use friends in the Arab world, Senator Charles Schumer has been doing everything in his power to arrange a divorce between Washington and one of its most important partners in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia.
With an intensitynormally reservedfor constituent-pleasing local issues, Mr. Schumerhas been demanding Read More
Whether the physical demise of Saddam Hussein has been achieved or not, his political destruction is nearly complete. Once the United States committed military force against him, Saddam’s eventual defeat was never in doubt. But what follows in the wake of his unlamented dictatorship will determine the success of the war that ousted him. Read More
Wednesday, Feb. 13
Say goodnight, New York Central . The Metro Channel will wave farewell to its slap-happy weeknight gossip
‘n’ culture show hosted by Michael Musto and Lori
Kramer at the end of March, Metro honcho Greg Moyer said this week.
“We’re very sorry to have to
do it,” Mr. Moyer said Read More
The American Embassy in Dublin, like American embassies elsewhere, looks like something that Mayor Rudolph Giuliani would order up if he were building City Hall from scratch. The place is surrounded by a sturdy wrought-iron fence, and security cameras monitor the movement of anybody or anything within the complex or even in the streets outside. Read More
The hailstorm that’s coming down on Jonathan Pollard’s head is a veritable wonder to behold. Admirals and generals, C.I.A. directors and their minions are whispering in the ears of Seymour (Sy) Hersh, who then repeats in The New Yorker one allegation after another maintaining that Jonathan Pollard was the worst spy to ever hit the Read More
Phil Baum, Abraham Foxman, Robert Rifkin and all the members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations: You cannot push this away forever. Jonathan Pollard is on our consciences, giving us collective and private nightmares, and you know it. There is a growing swell of concern and anxiety in the community. Rabbi Read More
When foreign dictators are invited to Washington to enjoy the honor and prestige of a state visit, their arrival is usually preceded by the promotion of a geopolitical theory that soothes any moral concerns. That was how they did it in the bad old days of Ronald Reagan and Jeane Kirkpatrick, who drew careful distinctions Read More
