New York's currently: wildly idle Iran delivers 21-page response to the West's nuclear proposal--but no promise to suspend uranium enrichment. What Iran does offer is a new solution, which requires new talks; the White House says it will move ahead with sanctions unless the
New York's currently: recalling earlier summers Announcing the big international happy surprise, Iran lifts middle finger to West's nuclear conditions. George Saunders helps the Iranian president improve his English. The loudest noise at his news conference was the sound of mission creep. If you think Democrats
New York's currently: worth the trouble With Israel's airlifted raid into Lebanon on Saturday and the U.N. unable to get troops until it defines a mission, the cease-fire in Lebanon is still on shaky ground. "The country's oil and gas reserves
New York's currently: inventing a pork-chop salad Federal court rules the NSA's warrantless surveillance program is unconstitutional. France to only contribute 200 additional troops to southern Lebanon, despite Security Council's need for 13,000. Israel concerned that countries which don't acknowledge
New York's currently: glad to be a part of today's world, even if it means recognizing Emmy Rossum Lebanon ships troops south with fuzzy orders leaving Hezbollah intact. Given striking increase in attacks, White House is considering alternatives to democracy for Iraq. Sensing a tide shift
New York's currently: flaming manholes With an unlimited budget flowing from Iran, Hezbollah leads rebuilding in Lebanon. Iran says it's ready to resume nuclear talks, but that talking about stopping its nuclear program will fall on deaf ears. Iraqi civilian deaths reached 3,438 in July-
New York's currently: at war with the shower Cease-fire in Lebanon allows thousands of Lebanese to return to their homes--or rather, what's left of them. Analysis: Hezbollah claims victory in the conflict--and at least politically, it appears to be true. For Lebanese joke
New York's currently: wondering if Devorah Rose is real Calm during cease-fire holds, despite Israeli troops' killing of a Hezbollah man who fired on them. The Christian Science Monitor's Jill Carroll begins to tell her story. White House denies helping Israel attack Hezbollah in
New York's currently: somewhere between country wisdom and urban myth Disrupted terror plot bears striking resemblance to earlier scheme--what this tell us about Al Qaeda today. Op: The TSA is far too reactive, far too late. "Remember Richard Reid? Imagine what would have happened if he
New York's currently: sidestepping with Hillary U.K. arrests 21 plotting to blow up U.S.-bound flights with liquid-based explosives; threat believed to be mostly thwarted. Travel havoc in Britain, and both the U.S. and U.K. go to highest terrorism alert levels. Israel pauses
