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Claudia Rosett
Why Such Secrecy When North Korea’s Caught Shipping Weapons to Iran?
The world's tyrants are busy fueling their killing machines, while Western leaders downplay their activities as they call for “engagement.”
Nepotism at the UN … Again
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s son-in-law's career is the latest chapter in the saga of the incestuous UN crew.
Big Bucks for the Ex-Prisoners of Pyongyang?
Something feels wrong about the idea of Laura Ling and Euna Lee making a killing out of their story.
Kim Jong Il Extracts Ransom From U.S., Wins a Clinton Visit (Updated)
Former President Bill Clinton's visit to Pyongyang to negotiate for two American hostages is a concession in itself. (Updated: Both journalists released)
Mary Robinson’s Medal for Bush Bashing?
The woman who chaired a UN conference that equated Zionism with racism will receive the nation's highest civilian honor.
Asma al-Assad: Syria’s Imelda Marcos
A Middle Eastern Marie Antoinette posts high-fashion photos of herself on Facebook.
Ignoring Iran, Apologizing for the Weather
Secretary Clinton in India proves that the Obama administration has its priorities mixed up.
Kim Jong … Ill?
If the dictator indeed suffers from pancreatic cancer, the U.S. needs to encourage the dangerous North Korean regime to die along with him.
What’s the Last Thing Honduras Needs?
A visit from the president of the United Nations General Assembly.
North Korea’s Nuclear Program Is No Joke
Even if you believe that Kim Jong Il is too fond of women and cognac to endure the rigors of genuine nuclear war, we still have a huge problem.
North Korea Takes Two More Pawns
Looking for leverage, North Korea sentences two American journalists to twelve years imprisonment.
Obama’s North Korean — and Iranian — Nuclear Test
How can we be sure that this latest North Korean blast was strictly a Pyongyang domestic project? (Also read Ron Radosh: The Leveretts’ Myopic Advice to Obama)
Fathi Eljahmi Gave His Life for Freedom in Libya
The human rights activist died today, at the age of 68, imprisoned, stifled, and physically destroyed by Gaddafi’s regime
Silas Marner and the Iranian Bomb
George Eliot's creation had a false sense of security that led to disaster.
‘War on Terror’ Renamed ‘Overseas Contingency Operation’
The administration's change in terminology is yet another attempt to bury realities in bureaucratic blather.
Obama’s ‘Reset’ Video for Iran
Wishing the Iranians a happy new year won't end their nuclear program.
Million Dollar Bonu$e$ at Fannie Mae
AIG — and now this. Does anyone else get that feeling that enough’s enough?
An Obama Decision We Can Celebrate — For Now
Three cheers for the U.S. boycott of the UN's Durban II conference. But beware of the danger of one step forward, two steps back.
Obama’s Doublespeak in Denver
By signing the stimulus bill, Obama threw his promise to examine the budget "line by line" under the bus.
No, We Are Not All Socialists Now
And we don't need the patronizing tone of Newsweek's piece declaring that we are.
Bathroom Humor on the NY Times Op-Ed Page
None other than Muammar Qaddafi slips a dirty joke past the editors.
A Kipling Ode to Blagojevich
"If you can keep your job while all about you are fielding bribes and blaming it on you..."
Caroline Kennedy and the Banana Republic of New York
Her sense of entitlement to a Senate seat highlights all that is wrong with Empire State politics. (Also, Phyllis Chesler on The Princess Ascendant: Caroline's Bid For the Senate.)
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