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A political arabesque in IraqSubscriber Only
December 20, 2004 00:00 IST
I have long believed that any American general or senior diplomat who wants to work in Iraq should have to pass a test. It would be a very s...
Mon, Dec 20, 2004Holding up Arab reformSubscriber Only
December 17, 2004 00:00 IST
For years now it’s been clear that the Middle East peace process has left the realm of diplomacy and started to become an industry, wit...
Fri, Dec 17, 2004Fence-sitters munching pistachiosSubscriber Only
December 13, 2004 00:00 IST
On the flight over to the Persian Gulf, I was reading an article in The Financial Times about NATO fighting with itself over whether to send...
Mon, Dec 13, 2004Politics of energySubscriber Only
December 06, 2004 00:00 IST
Of all the irresponsible aspects of the 2005 budget bill, nothing could be more irresponsible than the fact that funding for the National Sc...
Mon, Dec 06, 2004Bubble upon bubble: the US is being cookedSubscriber Only
December 04, 2004 00:00 IST
The Washington Post had a story that contained possibly the greatest hint to a sitting Cabinet Secretary to start looking for another job th...
Sat, Dec 04, 2004Who’s in charge in Iraq?Subscriber Only
November 29, 2004 00:00 IST
Here's this week’s news quiz. It’s just one question, but it’s a big one: Who’s in charge of US policy in Iraq? No, seri...
Mon, Nov 29, 2004A moronic gas-guzzling republicSubscriber Only
November 26, 2004 00:00 IST
In my next life, I want to be Tom DeLay, the House majority leader. Yes, I want to get almost the entire Republican side of the House of Rep...
Fri, Nov 26, 2004Don’t throw in the towel yetSubscriber Only
November 22, 2004 00:00 IST
Of all the images I saw on a short visit to Iraq last week, two stand out in my mind. One was a display that the 24th Marine Expeditionary U...
Mon, Nov 22, 2004The potential of total fiascoSubscriber Only
November 19, 2004 00:25 IST
Every time I visit Iraq, I leave asking myself the same question: If you total up all the positives and negatives, where does the balance co...
Fri, Nov 19, 2004The Arafat void: Hope in death?Subscriber Only
November 15, 2004 00:00 IST
The day after Yasser Arafat died, USA Today carried a big, bold headline that caught my eye. It said: ‘‘Arafat dies, leaves void&#...
Mon, Nov 15, 2004It’s still 20 months agoSubscriber Only
November 12, 2004 00:00 IST
I got a brief glimpse of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s news conference on Monday, as the battle for Fallujah began. I couldn&#...
Fri, Nov 12, 2004A footprint in the desertSubscriber Only
November 08, 2004 00:00 IST
It is a sad but fitting coda to Yasser Arafat’s career that the prospect of his death seemed to unlock more hope and possibilities than...
Mon, Nov 08, 2004Two nations under GodSubscriber Only
November 05, 2004 00:00 IST
Well, as Grandma used to say, at least I still have my health.I often begin writing columns by interviewing myself. I did that Wednesday, as...
Fri, Nov 05, 2004The apparent heirSubscriber Only
November 02, 2004 03:02 IST
Columnists for this newspaper are not allowed to endorse presidential candidates. But I think this election is so important, I am going to b...
Tue, Nov 02, 2004Jews, Israel and AmericaSubscriber Only
October 25, 2004 00:00 IST
I was speaking the other day with Scott Pelley of CBS News’s 60 Minutes about the mood in Iraq. He had just returned from filming a pi...
Mon, Oct 25, 2004Bush can fire, but can’t aim; Kerry can aim, but can’t fireSubscriber Only
October 22, 2004 00:00 IST
I’m sure that experts would tell us there are many reasons that the presidential race is too close to call, but I would argue that it a...
Fri, Oct 22, 2004Oops. I told the truthSubscriber Only
October 18, 2004 00:00 IST
Sometimes it’s useful to stand back and ask yourself: If I could vote for anyone for president other than George W Bush or John Kerry, ...
Mon, Oct 18, 2004PMDs: The other intelligence failureSubscriber Only
October 11, 2004 00:00 IST
Much attention was paid last week to the huge intelligence failure of the Bush team in Iraq. Saddam Hussein had no WMD. But there is another...
Mon, Oct 11, 2004We’re in trouble in IraqSubscriber Only
October 07, 2004 00:00 IST
Sorry, I’ve been away writing a book. I’m back, so let’s get right down to business: We’re in trouble in Iraq.I don’...
Thu, Oct 07, 2004Chinese CheckersSubscriber Only
June 26, 2004 22:54 IST
When I was growing up, my parents used to say to me: ‘‘Finish your dinner — people in China are starving.’’ I, by c...
Sat, Jun 26, 2004Destination US: Only visa powerSubscriber Only
June 21, 2004 00:00 IST
If anti-Americanism is on the rise around the world, no one told the kids in the student visa line at the US Embassy in Beijing. The quest a...
Mon, Jun 21, 2004Change has to come from withinSubscriber Only
June 18, 2004 00:00 IST
Visiting India and now China in the past few months tells me how much we Americans need to finish our business in Iraq and lower our profile...
Fri, Jun 18, 2004Israel’s new roadmap: take the high groundSubscriber Only
June 14, 2004 00:00 IST
At a time when the Israeli rightist parties are going through a wrenching debate over whether to approve Ariel Sharon’s proposal for a ...
Mon, Jun 14, 2004Why Iraq isn’t D-DaySubscriber Only
June 11, 2004 00:00 IST
There's been some good political news out of Iraq in recent days. The newly installed—and now UN-blessed—Iraqi government is made ...
Fri, Jun 11, 2004India’s vote: Globalisation fine, but not local enoughSubscriber Only
June 07, 2004 00:00 IST
The Wall Street Journal had a front-page story last Wednesday that caught my eye. It was about how the antiglobalisation movement seemed to ...
Mon, Jun 07, 2004Journalism of Courage
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