Pushing Russia Into the Cold
Russia must get out now, adds Bush, for South Ossetia and Abkhazia belong to a sovereign Georgia. But when did Bush demand …
Palin: Big Oil’s new champion
For many, John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin for presidential running mate came as a surprise. Political heavyweights such as Mitt Romney …
The Biden factor in US-Iran relations
Biden, who has chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has been a strong advocate of engagement with Iran and a vocal opponent …
Study: US preparing ‘massive’ military attack against Iran
The United States has the capacity for and may be prepared to launch without warning a massive assault on Iranian uranium enrichment …
Russia Pushing Weapons Sales in Middle East and Beyond
Russia wants to sell $8 billion of Russian arms in 2008. The latest clash with Georgia has set it up to achieve …
Biden’s record on US wars
Barack Obama’s choice of Joe Biden for his running mate presents a reassuring face to those concerned about Obama’s relative naivety. What …
Assad Breaks Silence by Backing Moscow
Syrian President Bashar Assad became the first Arab leader to break his silence over the new conflict in the Caucasus by standing …
The fall of Bush’s man in Pakistan
The Bush administration has made a regular practice of undermining democracy in places where local politics don’t play out to its liking, …
Iraq on Tenterhooks
No matter. The real issue is what’s happening on the ground in Iraq. Lots of crises are ready to boil over, and …
Blowback From Bear-Baiting
Vladimir Putin took the opportunity to kick the Georgian army out of Abkhazia, as well, to bomb Tbilisi, and to seize Gori, …
Kuwait: Tensions Escalate in Hormuz
The ongoing crisis over Iran’s nuclear programme, coupled with hostile comments last week from Iran’s deputy foreign minister Manouchehr Mohammadi, have reportedly …
Justice Dept. Moves Toward Charges Against Contractors in Iraq Shooting
The guards, all former U.S. military personnel, were working as security contractors for the State Department, assigned to protect U.S. diplomats and …
Gap widens between Saudi Arabia’s very rich and very poor
With inflation rising across the Gulf region, Saudi Arabia’s perennial problem of an unequal distribution of wealth has never been so obvious. …
OPINION: By not aiding Georgia, Israel harming efforts on Iran
Officials and members of the Georgian elite feel badly let down by Israel’s failure to display solidarity with Georgia in its time …
U.S. puts brakes on Israeli plan for attack on Iran nuclear facilities
The American administration has rejected an Israeli request for military equipment and support that would improve Israel’s ability to attack Iran’s nuclear …
To America, with Shame
Let’s talk about evil. The evil I’m talking about is not just the $29 billion taxpayer-funded bailout of Bear Stearns, about which …
Would Barack Obama prosecute the Bush administration for torture?
People who have given advice to the Obama campaign say they see little political advantage in the candidate discussing during a general …
Kuwait Readying for War in Gulf?
The small oil-rich emirate of Kuwait – situated between Iraq, Iran and an un-enviable geographic hard place on the northern end of …