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Rolling Stone: The Shield Star Wars
Check out Jack Hitt's Rolling Stone article, "The Shield," and the interactive demonstration of how the Star Wars shield works. Here's the...
John Bolton: United States Would Support Israeli Preemptive Attack on Iran
"We're talking about a clear message to Iran -- Israel has the right to self-defense --and that includes offensive operations against WMD...
Khmer Rouge’s “Brother Number Two” Finally Brought to Justice?
AFP reports: PAILIN, Cambodia (AFP) - The murderous Khmer Rouge regime's most senior surviving leader was arrested Wednesday, plucked from his home...
Sorry, John Bolton, there’s still only “one-China” (policy).
A.P. reports: NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (AP) - (Kyodo) The United Nations on Wednesday rejected a request by Taiwan to include the...
A Letter to the UN Secretary General We Can All Support
September 19, 2007The Honorable Ban Ki-Moon Secretary-General Room 3800 United Nations New York, New York 10017Dear Mr. Secretary General:Thank you for meeting...
Ignatius: Wider War or Creative Diplomacy?
The Washington Post's David Ignatius lays out four creative diplomatic opportunities that might diffuse the growing tension between the United States, Iran,...
Where’s the Justice, Mr. Secretary General?
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon just returned from a week in Darfur and the surrounding region, and reported his findings and...
Bad news from Pakistan
Two pieces of bad news coming out of Pakistan in recent days, one involving the political situation and the other on the...
Nuclear Insanity
My colleague, Scott Paul, raises some good points about a about a recent(-ish) Washington Post editorial attack on Mohamed ElBaradei and the...
Darfur’s False Dichotomy: Peace or Justice?
Here's a simple question: Can you have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with no jelly? The answer is a resounding NO....
The Rogue Regulator Responds
Mohamed ElBaradei, "Rogue Regulator" and head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, accused his Western detractors (read Washington Post Editorial Board) of...