provocations :: ambassadorial murder

we must lessen the ~ impact of provocations ~ ignore these insults

New French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault

french socialism ~ the stuff of rightist nightmares ~ conservatives fume

25th • tragic • anniversary

tiananmen square ~ we did what we had to do ~ to save the nation

stability above all

the chinese do not ~ lack laws, but the RULE OF LAW ~ so says Chen Guangcheng

sarkozy hit unraveling

strauss-kahn case collapsed ~ DSK returns to france ~ 'she's not credible'

we deserve so much more

again and again ~ squandered opportunities ~ leaders failing us

hated by the dark side

yes we risk our lives ~ we have to find our own truth ~ we are journalists

little napoleon

sarkozy be damned ~ he may yet rise from ashes ~ president of france

DSK emerges without bail

serious issues ~ sex charges are imploding ~ dominique strauss-kahn

versus substance

"style"- many things ~ fine disguise for lost power ~ italy and france

it's time to pay-up

tough-love for NATO ~ enough of carrying y'all ~ past time to pay up

wake up NATO

"america" needs ~ serious and capable ~ partners in defense

end of empire

end to NATO ? ~ got to be a reckoning ~ the weary titan

no, YOU spend more on defense

robert gates sees a ~ dim, if not dismal future ~ for NATO allies

naomi wolfe • Sex and Surveillance

geopolitics ~ biometric blackmail ~ our "patriot" act