Begging the increasingly salient question: devious realist payback or total fucking amateur hour? Officials in Jerusalem are quietly scratching their heads in wonderment as to why the White House did not release an official statement condemning yesterday's tractor terrorist rampage here, the third a...

This nonsense started during the transition and extended through the inauguration, with Obama snubbing India in favor of Pakistan, Israel in favor of the Palestinians, and the Philippines in favor of Iran. Now the White House seems to be brainstorming new and better ways to snub Britain: the Churchi...

Remember that I seemingly caught out the State Department for not knowing Polish? (here) Well, they don't know Russian either:- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in greeting Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, presented him with a red plastic button emblazoned with the English w...

bollywood soap operas are hugely popular on afghan tv, despite the taliban's expressed displeasure over their perceived pollution of the morals of the populace... watching the latest gyrations over the afghan presidential elections, i can't help but think of a bollywood serial - many actors, byzanti...

Surprise! In a swift about face from her views as New York's senator, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now hammering Israel over its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. As First Lady, Clinton raised eyebrows when she kissed Suha Arafat. Since she was then seeking a Senate seat the resulting brou...

I was a little worried that the Saudis would use their long-time lobbyist Chas Freeman - now comfortably ensconced as NIC - to buy up the Obama administration. Then I read this report from the Center For Security Policy. Turns out that's not really a possibility because the Iranians won't sell it to...

Hey, Hillary did something awesome: Our new Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is Michael Posner, head of Human Rights First. Posner has a long history of doing good and noble things, like helping torture victims and refugees and promoting "corporate accountability f...

I'm sorry, but what part of "all the funding for Bill's library came from the Gulf where no Jews have lived since the Mohammedans murdered them all 1,400 years ago" do these 'leaders' not understand? Fact is that Clinton is......

Isn’t life a bitch? No sooner than Singapore is ranked as the world’s most competitive nation by another think tank, the economy tanks. It’s the worst slump in at least 33 years, reports Bloomberg. And things are not going to get much better soon, the prime minister said the other day. It’s ...

Filed under: North America, Mexico, News The travel advisory is back. An increase in violence has led the U.S.-Mexico border has led the U.S. State Department to renew its warning to Americans heading south of the border. But, this doesn't mean you should scratch Mexico from your list (I'm even head...