U.S. credits former Sunni insurgents for relieving violence in Iraq, fears what may happen if they're not accepted by Shiite leaders. "I asked my mother, who is 80, whether she'd ever seen snow in Iraq before, and her answer was no." On Friday,
News trickles out that Kyrgyzstan is holding a trainload of enriched uranium headed for Iran Why members of Kyrgyzstan's government won't be adding their two cents anytime soon. 1974 CIA document says it's known for a while that Israel has nukes. A babyboomer’s
"Why don't you think about what to do about traffic congestion in Bay Ridge?" Pundits, public tire of Bloomberg's presidential limbo. White House correspondent David Gregory vs. presidential candidate Barack Obama: the dance-off. Anne Rice on Hillary Clinton: "As we say in
The polls that said Obama would cruise through New Hampshire? Nobody knows anything. But some are willing to guess: five theories on why Hillary won New Hampshire; see also, why presidential polls are wrong, and the race/class card. Kerry to endorse Obama. Karl Rove offers few insights on why
"This was decidedly uncool and very, very dangerous." Blackwater is back into the pot after revelations that agents gassed a rioting crowd in Baghdad in 2005. In Mexico, law enforcement supervisors are translating the classics into police radio codes for poorly educated cops. Radar detectors are more potent
Bush takes eight-day Middle East roadtrip, stopping first in Israel, then on to Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Candidates to replace Philippe de Montebello at the Met. Evidence that absurdly bad English in China can be blamed on faulty translation software. Op: Why oil prices really
With yesterday's victory in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to win a major-party primary. Former campaign staffers decipher, critique, praise John McCain's New Hampshire win. "If I've ever trusted a state to set the stage for the presidential election,
What did you think about the Obama thing calling Hillary the senator from Punjab? Bill Clinton on Obama. Op: Wonder why you don't trust the government? Because it's full of bullies, muggers, sneak thieves, and con men. Will views on power plants make a difference to
What worries me is that he is seen as unifying by his race while she is seen as divisive by her sex. Gloria Steinem on race, gender, and perceptions of electability. When Chuck Norris takes the stage for Huckabee, it's to the squeals of journalists, 14-year-old
Bush begins preparations for nation's final year. Photos from inside the Kenya chaos; all the videos and interviews you need in case you missed The Wire's premiere last night. What else do you need? Choire Sicha blogs the New Hampshire primary. See also: the candidates on
