Should Mitt Romney make it to the White House, his Middle East policy and plan for Iran may be as hawkish as that of Bush Junior, thanks to Eliot Cohen.
Aid workers say Yemen is on the verge of a humanitarian disaster; but as needs in the country increase, the delivery of aid is becoming ever more complicated.
Joseph Stiglitz, Al Jazeera English. September 6, 2011.
The September 11, 2001, attacks by al-Qaeda were meant to harm the United States, and they did, but in ways that Osama bin Laden probably never imagined.
Among the many lessons gleaned from the failed Times Square bomber, the one that may be hardest to absorb is that America's Pakistan problem is getting worse, not better.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. February 25, 2010.
All four were cleared for release under Bush, but they could not be repatriated because of fears that they would be tortured if returned to their home countries.
Five massive vehicle-borne bombs rocked Baghdad on Tuesday, killing scores, iincluding women and students. It was the third coordinated massacre in the city since August.
As Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other alleged 9/11 conspirators go to trial, the corporate media's embargo on the truth about the Bush years will be under great strain.
"Rethink Afghanistan, Part Six: Security" includes CIA officers, regional experts, and Afghan leaders who explain how U.S. war policies in Afghanistan undermine American security.
The Taliban released a video over the weekend of a visibly-shaken captive U.S. soldier who was snatched by the Islamist militants in Afghanistan late last month.
