Debating Syria: The Wider War and the Way Forward
Oy! Please remember you’re dealing with a senior here, and the frontal lobes are failing. So I must ask Andy to forgive me please for leaving out those splendid footnotes.
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Re: Let Syria Be
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Andy and I have moved from a narrow discussion of Syria to the broader issues that ought to be driving our national foreign-policy debate. That ...
Taking Sides on Syria
I don’t know if I’m Andy McCarthy’s greatest fan, but I’m right up there at or near the top of the list, so whenever I disagree with him my immediate ...
An Old Italian Saying Is About to Be Tested
So Berlusconi failed to get a majority in Parliament, and thus his government is no longer viable. After consultations with President Napolitano, he announced that he would preside over the ...
American Hikers Sentenced in Iran
You didn’t really think the Iranian regime was going to release the American hiker hostages, did you? We were evidently unwilling to pay the regime’s ransom demands (the only time ...
The Death of Vittorio Arrigoni
Vittorio Arrigoni was nicknamed “Utopia,” and often ended messages on his Facebook page with the slogan “Stay Human” and the signature “VikUtopia.” He was a declared pacifist who had plenty ...
So Maybe it Was Global Freezing After All?
The Russians have been saying it for decades, and maybe it’s true. Here is a compelling roundup of the recent literature that suggests that. It’s great reading for us “we do ...
Why in the World Would We Want to Support the MEK?
According to Fox News, a group of smart, experienced people speaking at a panel in Washington yesterday had two things to say about U.S. policy toward Iran: Abandon all hope ...
To Death in Iran
You remember how Ahmadinejad told us there were no gays in his country? Well, his regime is apparently going to stone two of them to death on Friday. I guess his ...