Nov 16, 2011 – Gosh, what a surprise: According to the United Nations, Iran seems to be at work on developing a nuclear weapon. … Sarkozy's words is a little familiarity with the games of French diplomacy -- and with the history of successive French republics, … moment at the G-20 made it into the record after all.…

Nov 14, 2011 – At the very moment when the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that Iran is rapidly developing a nuclear … Is that supposed to reassure us? … Even the anti-Semitic Richard Nixon was there for Israel, when the chips were down during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.…

Nov 12, 2011 – Gingrich is quite comfortable with foreign policy issues - he has agreed with President Obama on the need for a timely end to the war … While Perry is an old pro at giving great speeches, debating is just not his forte. … Santorum leans pretty hawkish and anti-isolationist, is against starting a trade war with China, stands with Israel, and has called…

Nov 12, 2011 – Could it be they don't like the way he is managing their beloved "peace process" with the Palestinians? … Only when Netanyahu embraced the false claims of the likes of Obama and Sarkozy that it is possible to reach a peace deal with the … Because the truth is that Israel never had a chance of achieving peace with the Palestinians.…

Nov 9, 2011 – This view is reasonable because the US has the military capabilities to destroy Iran's nuclear program completely and do so with minimal … As he put it, the US is "absolutely" concerned about a potential Israeli attack, and "increasingly vigilant" with regard to activities … to US interests than an Israeli military strike to deny Iran nuclear capabilities is in line with the administration's consistent…

Nov 9, 2011 – And even as the US role in Iraq winds down, the menace represented by Iran grows. … Last week, Reuters quoted the warning of a "senior US military official" that Iran, not al-Qaeda, is now the biggest … The birth of a nuclear Iran would be the gravest development in world affairs since the post-Cold War era began.…

Nov 26, 2011 – America), tells us, "This latest operation by Hezbollah’s against a major U.S. intelligence agency is bordering on an act of war. … But it is the effective penetration of a U.S. intelligence agency by Iran and Hezbollah that disturbs most. … “That person or persons is either a member of Hezbollah or they are working with the terrorist group. The U.S.…

Nov 25, 2011 – In Libya, after facilitating Muammar Gaddafi's overthrow, the US is faced with the prospect of dealing with an even more radical regime … How is it possible that the US finds itself today with so few good options in the Arab world after all the blood and treasure it has … Rather than fight to defend the US, the US went to war to transform the Arab world from one imbued with unmentionable religious extremism…

Nov 25, 2011 – In the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, the Clinton administration began transforming in earnest the US armed forces' role from … In Israel, with the onset of the peace process with the PLO in 1993, the IDF was ordered to change its operating guidelines. … But because the law is not subject to interpretation, US leverage over the UN actually increased in the aftermath of the UNESCO vote…

Nov 18, 2011 – That's how we ended up with the War of 1812. … But now, after a decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Obama administration is following the too-familiar pattern and gutting … Meanwhile, a brutal anti-American regime in Iran is moving at full speed to build nuclear weapons and the means of delivering them.…

Nov 17, 2011 – Lead from behind: Geographically and theologically, the “Little Satan” is on the front lines of the War Against the West. … with its back against the wall. … Ahmadinejad and Khomeinei may actually believe that an apocalyptical war is necessary to summon the Hidden Imam, the Mahdi, the Savior…

Nov 17, 2011 – China is more than 1 billion strong, with the fastest-growing economy in the world. … A million Armenians perished during the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. … The new Turkey is beginning to look a lot like the old imperial Ottoman Sultanate.…

Dec 6, 2011 – The Egyptian military is US-armed, US-trained and US-financed. … The Suez Canal is among the most vital waterways in the world for the US Navy and the global economy. … counter-terror hub in the US-led war against international jihad.…

Dec 6, 2011 – Islamic laws instituted throughout the nation, with the name of Muhammad revered throughout society, with the Koran memorized by children … Islam says: Whatever good there is exists thanks to the sword and in the shadow of the sword! … (perhaps several hundred million) who are in complete harmony with Khomeini, and it is foolish to ignore the violent rhetoric of a…

Dec 2, 2011 – Something is happening in Iran. Forces are in motion. But what is happening? And who are the forces that are on the move? … Since this week's bombing in Isfahan, the world media is rife with speculation that the war with Iran over its nuclear weapons program … to Iran's attack on the British Embassy, it is possible that these goals can be accomplished even with the US following far behind…

Dec 16, 2011 – To Kagan, an enthusiast of the war, everything vital that we won in almost nine years of fighting is at risk. … Yet the disaster that may still befall us in Iraq has not in the least inhibited the war hawks who, even now, are advancing identical … arguments for a new war, on Iran, a country three times the size of Iraq.…

Dec 14, 2011 – , Iran) insecure, we will make the world insecure." … Iran possesses sufficient military forces to seal the channel. … The regime buys what domestic peace it enjoys with oil money. Choke the strait, and the ayatollahs strangle themselves.…

Dec 13, 2011 – Throughout the Arab world, Islamist forces are on the rise. Iran is on the verge of becoming a nuclear power. … Gingrich's willingness to state and defend the truth about the nature of the Palestinian conflict with Israel is the perfect response … with the Obama administration abandoning traditional US support for Israel, it is becoming less and less reasonable to expect Israel…

Dec 9, 2011 – the covert intelligence war against Iran (and the Iranian response to this war) is clearly not a new phenomenon. … What the activities of recent months do tell us is that the covert war between Iran and its enemies will not be diminishing anytime … The Covert Intelligence War Against Iran is republished with permission of STRATFORRead more: The Covert Intelligence War Against Iran…

Dec 8, 2011 – This time, the GOP field is not getting the same courtesy. … about the Iran-Iraq war: It's a pity only one of them can lose.   … -ly -- and his promises to dazzle us in his debates with Obama, Gingrich is the bad-boy suitor of the race.…

Dec 7, 2011 – At a time when the United States is trying to end its wars in the Islamic world (along with its NATO partners, in the case of Afghanistan … At the same time, the physical safety of the United States is not always at stake. … This brings us to the second point, which is that sometimes, in confronting two different forms of repression, the issue is to select…

Dec 25, 2011 – After bottoming out at 56 years, life expectancy for males is back up to 63 years old in Russia, while in the US it’s 77. … If the pipeline is developed the inevitable conclusion will be that the US should start to exploit its own tar-sands.  … After all, how silly is it to require some conspiratorial explanation as to why Obama would declare the Iraq war over when the soldiers…

Dec 23, 2011 – If Iran is doing experiments consistent with building an atomic bomb, as the IAEA reports, why does the U.S. intelligence community … Rick Santorum says we are already at war:             "Iran is a country that has been at war with us since 1979. ... … If, after leaving Iraq, we are going into yet another war of choice, let the Congress debate and vote on this new war with Iran.…

Dec 23, 2011 – with the U.S. … Though the White House is showering itself with accolades for this remarkable feat, the credit really belongs to those wearing flak … way so that the rest of us can enjoy the blessings of liberty.…

Dec 21, 2011 – The implicit assumption that violence is the only way to interact with the world reflects the oddly circumscribed nature of foreign … The war, which replaced a brutal dictator with a corrupt, wobbly elected government that may not be able to defend Iraq's borders or … At the Nov. 22 debate, Paul corrected Mitt Romney, who complained that the Obama administration is "cutting a trillion dollars out…