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Monday 4 February 2008 (26 Muharram 1429)

A Double Dose of Clinton Is Not What the World Needs

It is not a question of who has the dominant personality— Bill or Hillary Clinton? If we hadn’t caught the penny before we certainly heard it drop in South Carolina. Bill and Hilary is “two for one”... Full Story


US Election: Race Does Matter; So Does Hope

WASHINGTON, 4 February 2008 — Let’s be honest. Race does matter. Everyone knows it. Yes, in a perfect world it wouldn’t matter, but ours is far from perfect, and the current American political climate... Full Story


Dealing With Terrorism: Where US Policy Goes Wrong

America needs to develop a rational policy for dealing with terrorism. Almost everything we are doing today is counterproductive. Our actions and attitudes create more radical Muslim terrorists... Full Story




Olmert’s Real Moment of Truth Has Yet to Come

Talking with a few foreign journalists 10 days before Wednesday’s Winograd report on the 2006 Lebanon war, a senior member of Israel’s Cabinet suggested that the report would not unseat Prime Minister... Full Story


Editorial: Uneasy Calm

After close to two weeks of unchecked inundation into Rafah by an estimated 700,000 of the 1.5 million inhabitants of Gaza, quiet once again reigns after Egyptian troops have closed the border. But... Full Story