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“Journalists are not the enemy”

15 August 2018

A central pillar of President Trump’s politics is a sustained assault on the free press. Journalists are not classified as fellow Americans, but rather “the enemy of the people.” This relentless assault on the free press has dangerous consequences. We asked editorial boards from around the (…)

"Alarm in Afghanistan"

by Nasrine Gross

15 February 2006

For Afghans, the United States is a determining element in its reconstruction. Washington has released them from crime, poverty and from being a shelter for terrorists. But, Afghans are worried about the reduction of troops and the economic assistances. Afghans see their country as a patient who (…)

"Hamas has arrived but there are limits to its advance"

by Hussein Agha, Robert Malley

7 February 2006

There is more uncertainty than clarity surrounding the upcoming Palestinian elections although there is something clear: Hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the United States and Europe and a mortal enemy of Israel, will be joining the legislature. It is possible that it may win a (…)

“14 years after evil empire: a stable Russia”

by Graham Allison

14 January 2006

January 4 marked the 14th anniversary of the collapse of the USSR. Mikhail Gorbatchev resigned from the presidency and Boris Yeltsin became the first president of independent Russia. It was the end of what Ronald Reagan had named “the Evil Empire”. Thus, Russia and 14 independent states emerged. (…)

“What Israel must do”

by Chaim Yavin

12 October 2005

Just before the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, a television station in Israel aired my series The Land of the Settlers. The message of the series was that the only way to achieve peace was dismantling the settlements. It created an uproar in Israel. I myself am a settler. I was born in Germany (…)

“Reforming the UN”

by Newt Gingrich

23 September 2005

Four years after the attack against Pearl Harbour, the world leaders met in San Francisco and founded the UN to prevent war, defend human rights and assist the nations of the world. But there is an unacceptable gap between the ideals of the UN Charter and today’s institutions today. Four years (…)

“Divided (by 9/11) we stand”

by Carie Lemack

19 September 2005

I never accepted my mother’s death, killed four years ago during the 9/11 events. Since the day she and 3000 more people died, 9/11 has become the central point of our national dialogue. When you talk about 9/11, you usually talk of heroism, braveness, patriotism but more recently the topics (…)

“Withdraw from Iraq”

by George S. McGovern, Jim McGovern

16 June 2005

We opposed the war in Iraq and when it began we hoped our analysis were wrong. Unfortunately, that was not the case. The United States must withdraw its troops from this quagmire we are in due to the lies said. It is a shame that neither the White House nor the Congress say anything about the (…)

"The ‘I’ Word"

by Kevin Zeese, Ralph Nader

16 June 2005

The removal from office of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney should be the basic theme of dominant political discourse. The report of a meeting held between George W. Bush and Tony Blair in the summer of 2002 demonstrates that Bush’s government falsified intelligence service reports to justify the (…)

«Retreat from Gaza»

by Daniel Mandel

5 May 2005

Since December 2003, Ariel Sharon has amazed his friends and enemies by taking the Retreat from Gaza Project into his own hands. It was something he had fought when indicated by his labor party opponent in the January 2003 election, less than a year ago. To many analysts, such retreat will be (…)

“Hopeful Signs for Turkey and Armenia”

by David L. Phillips

3 May 2005

While the Armenian are gathering this week end to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, they discuss the future of the Turkish-Armenian relationships and the conditions of a possible reconciliation. Since 90 years ago, the Turkish-Armenian relations have been featured by (…)