World

By Phyllis Pomerantz From The Globe and Mail (Canada) Now that the election is over, the United States has a rare opportunity to do away with one of its most pointless and…
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By Maureen Dowd From The New York Times When my friend Robin was dying, she asked me if I knew a priest she could talk to who would not be, as she put it, “too judgmental.” I knew…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Doha is the capital of Qatar, a small state (est. pop…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com The Palestinians are a people that lose even when they win, a nation that is punished whether it brandishes an AK-47 or whether it seeks to…
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By Saul Landau Again Israel used its superior military force and technology to kill residents of Gaza, and destroy their homes and property while revving up its media war to…
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By Julian Pecquet From The Hill Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire in Gaza after a week of rocket fire and retaliatory Israeli air strikes left at least 100 Palestinians…
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By Elizabeth Braw From Metro International Israel and Gaza are again attacking each other, Syria is descending into civil war, four American diplomats killed in Libya: the Middle…
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Gershon Baskin, who helped mediate between Israel and Hamas in the deal to release Gilad Shalit, says Israel made a mistake that will cost the lives of 'innocent people on both…
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By John Detrixhe and Betty Liu From Bloomberg News Labeling China a currency manipulator, as Republican Mitt Romney has pledged to do if elected president, “may have a disruptive…
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By N. Junquera and M. Ceberio Velaza From the Spanish newspaper El País Hernando Calvo Ospina, a 51-year-old Colombian journalist who writes for Le Monde Diplomatique and has lived…
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