Bush must tell UN why Saddam must go – but not seek its approval for doing so
Opponents of President Bush's policy of effecting regime change in Iraq have increasingly coalesced around the idea that the United...
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As U.S. Companies Bail-out of Iraq, Russians Set to Bail-in’; Secretary Rumsfeld Warns Investment May Flee Russia
(Washington, D.C.): Russia's recently announced $40 billion deal with Iraq stands in stark contrast to the prudent business decisions being...
Beware ‘Leadership by Consensus’
(Washington, D.C.): There has been a subtle change in the unsolicited advice George W. Bush is receiving from prominent figures...
The Wahhabi Lobby Loses
The primary defeat on Tuesday of Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney marks the latest in a series of serious setbacks to...
2002 Freedom Flame Award: Fred Thompson
On December 12, 2002 the Center paid tribute to a most deserving and patriotic American, Senator Fred Thompson by presenting him...
Evidence grows that ‘Laurent of Arabia’ has it right: Saudi Arabia is an unreliable ally at best, at worst a real foe
(Washington, D.C.): It is becoming harder and harder to be an apologist for Saudi Arabia. People -- including many who...
Wall Street Journal Derides Efforts to ‘Spin’ G.O.P. Opposition To Liberating Iraq and Champions of ‘Stability’ Uber Alles
(Washington, D.C.): Today's Wall Street Journal features a lead editorial that helpfully clarifies where it -- and the vast majority...
To Iraq, or not to Iraq?
(Washington, D.C.): Like a chorus of Hamlets, a number of Republican elders have recently begun wringing their hands in public...
Trading With The Enemy
As America grapples with a two-front challenge -- the global war on terror and the need to reinvigorate the U.S....
Who’s Trashing Ashcroft?
(Washington, D.C.): If the New York Times is to be believed, Attorney General John Ashcroft has lost the allegiance of...
‘No Wei’: After Helping Iraq Target American Pilots, Huawei Targets American Consumers Via Wholly-Owned U.S. Subsidiary
(Washington, D.C.): Earlier this month, Huawei Technologies Company -- one of China's two largest telecommunications equipment suppliers -- announced plans...
Wall Street’s ‘Poisoned Apples’
(Washington, D.C.): In recent weeks, government officials, business leaders and market analysts have assured shell-shocked American investors that plummeting indexes...
Back on the China Front
(Washington, D.C.): An old stand-by in the silent-movie era of Westerns was a screen that displayed the words "Meanwhile, back...
Step Right Up: After Iran, Who Will Be Next To Float a Sovereign Bond To International Investors? Iraq?
(Washington, D.C.): After more than two years of preparation, Iran is finally slated to make its first foray in the...
Not-So-Brilliant: New York Stock Exchange Suspended Trading of Chinese Automaker Amid Troubling Revelations
(Washington, D.C.): In a growing scandal eerily reminiscent of that which derailed the New York listing of Bank of China...
Time to Rethink Peacekeeping
(Washington, D.C.): Late last week, President Bush once again showed the stuff of which he is made. On the margins...