What’s up with Chávez?
The normally loquacious Chávez has been almost silent since emergency surgery in Cuba on June 10th.
Pakistan Arrests CIA Informants Linked to Osama Raid
The ISI appears to have shown a special interest in informants that helped the CIA find bin Laden.
AKP Retains Majority in Turkish Elections
Turkey has had elections, and the ruling AKP has retained a majority in parliament. The next major issue appears to be constitutional reform.
Bill Clinton: International Agency Should Police Internet Rumors
Bill Clinton thinks some sort of government agency should do somethingorother about rumors on the Internet.
Osama bin Laden Raid Controversial in Germany
The free world rallied around the United States after the 9/11 attacks–but not all back the killing of the man who ordered it.
Foreign Policy and Elections
Politicians in office have a nasty habit of behaving completely differently than they promise on the campaign trail.
Death Penalty: US vs. The World
Amnesty International is drawing attention to capital punishment in the United States, with bad math and a credulous media on its side.
Libya Intervention Window Closing
Alain Juppé’s concession that “the moment has passed” for NATO to successfully intervene in Libya is correct.
Anatomy of a Meme: How the P.J. Crowley Quote Went Viral
Philippa Thomas has a fascinating take on how she broke the news of (now former) State Department P.J. Crowley’s condemnation of the Obama administration’s treatment of Bradley Manning.
Japanese Nuclear Disaster
A March 12 explosion at the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Japan, appears to have caused a reactor meltdown.
