US: Obama Team Debates Stance on Israeli Attack Threat
"I think we have more time than that," he said, referring to the moment when progress on Iran’s nuclear-enrichment programme might provoke …
Big Calm
US State Department Spokesman, Robert Wood has extended an invitation to Iran to attend the P5+1 negotiation on its civilian uranium enrichment …
Former FBI chief defends flow of money to Saudi ambassador
$2 billion from an British arms manufacturer to Saudi Arabia’s then-U.S. ambassador, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, has come under scrutiny. Louis Freeh …
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Nayef: A rising but enigmatic prince
“If he became king, our feeble hopes for reform are finished,†declares a commentary on an opposition website popular among the kingdom’s …
The Return of the Old Middle East
The Bush administration’s “forward strategy of freedom†— much like Clinton’s efforts at engagement — ultimately failed to remake the Middle East. …
Should we kill the Fed?
Obama is repeating the failed policies of Hoover and FDR, by refusing to let prices fall. Obama, with his intervention to prop …
Dr. Bernanke keeps us on heroin
Is Bernanke fighting the war of 1929 in 2009? Surely, today, with the explosion in M1, the basic money supply, there is …
Obama seeks to lure Turkey back towards US
Observers say US president seeks to strengthen relations with Turkey strained by Iraq war during Bush era. Obama’s first foray into the …
US tells N Korea to stop rocket test
US President Barack Obama gave a stern warning to North Korea, telling it not to proceed with a ‘provocative’ rocket launch President …
Saudi Arabia will play part in recovery
Saudi Arabia has used its status as the world’s swing producer benignly. Its leaders have understood for decades that their interests are …
Why Obama Should Speak to the Muslim World
The U.S. president will speak at the U.N. Alliance of Civilization’s forum in Istanbul as a way to talk directly with Muslims …
With Isolation Over, Syria Is Happy to Talk
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who was said to be furious at the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, welcomed him warmly in the …
Obama Administration Has First Face-to-Face Contact With Iran
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton confirmed that Mr. Holbrooke, the administration’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, greeted Iran’s deputy foreign …