Charting a new vision on the anniversary of 9/11
It is appropriate on this 11th anniversary to think hard about the need for a new direction in foreign policy.
National Lampoon's Romney vacation?
While Romney's camp calls his trip "a great success," it appears to have been anything but successful. In a trip that should have been a breeze, he has succeeded in angering our closest ally, as well as liberals and conservatives alike.
Cuba sets socialist example on LGBT rights
Cuba is advancing a broad-based human rights agenda for LGBT people ahead of the United States.
The Cuban Five, Alan Gross and the truth
Rejecting a U.S.-Cuba prisoner exchange, a recent Washington Post editorial brought new visibility to that possibility.
Book spotlights Cuban victims of U.S.-sponsored terror
This is a shocking book. Keith Bolender's "Voices from the Other Side" offers testimony from Cuban victims of U. S. terror.
Throwing gasoline on the fire in Asia
The only good thing I can say about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to Asia last month is that it is over.
Resetting U.S.-Cuba relations and the Cuban 5
Recent vindictive U.S. actions in the case of the Cuban 5 raise the question: what is holding back a change in the unconstructive policy of blockade and hostility toward Cuba?
Controversy rises over plans for Haiti
With Haiti very far from seeing an end to its tribulation, there is both cooperation and conflict in the rescue effort.
Why an Afghan surge will fail
Before buying into an escalataion strategy, the Obama administration should spend some time examining the August 12 battle of Dananeh.
Obama, the Karzai brothers & the ghost of Najibullah
In 1992 Afghan President Najibullah issued a warning. Unfortunately, it was rejected.
