The Guardian Blows the Whistle on the Ersatz Middle East Experts http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,777100,00.html: US thinktanks give lessons in foreign policy Brian Whitaker reports on the network […]

No Iraq link to al-Qaida Thanks to M.S. for his further comments. There is also, however, no credible evidence of *indirect* Iraqi, Baathist support for […]

Iran has turned over 16 al-Qaida terrorists to Saudi Arabia, according to Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister. These were Saudi nationals who had […]

al-Qaida acted alone For anyone interested in the documents on Usama Bin Laden, a very useful web site is: http://www.robert-fisk.com/understanding_enemy.htm The September 11 operation was […]

US Isolation on Iraq There were several international and national developments with regard to the coming US attack on Iraq on Wednesday. On Wednesday, German […]

Realism vs. Humanitarianism in Afghanistan and Iraq One element of this debate, it seems to me is not in actual doubt. That is the very […]

Realism vs. Humanitarianism in Afghanistan and Iraq Thanks to [TM] for further comments. He wrote: >Does Mr Cole believe that the current war in Afghanistan, […]

History News Network 7-29-02: Culture Watch Should College Kids Be Required to Read About the Koran? By Juan Cole The University of North Carolina at […]

Coming Showdown in Pakistan Pakistan’s military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, was required by his country’s Supreme Court to hold parliamentary elections by October of 2002. He […]