A timely and decisive response to madness

16 years ago

In an extraordinary display of bozotic madness and ferocious bellicosity, Muammar Gaddafi today threatened to treat his own people the…

Time to act

16 years ago

if Gaddafi succeeds in his effort to repress the demonstrators, which is possible though unlikely--you'll see every tyrant in the…

Who represents Libya?

16 years ago

But Libya obviously needs something more than its embassy if last night's performance by the heir apparent is the best…

Qadhafi bets all or nothing

16 years ago

Qadhafi bets all or nothing

Bahrain gets smart, others continue crackdowns

16 years ago

None of them seem to me immune, and I might bet today on the Khalifa monarchy lasting more than the…

Why the violence?

16 years ago

The short answer: this is the regime response to seeing the presidents of Tunisia and Egypt taken down.

Bosnia anyone?

16 years ago

My latest is here. It is a response to a piece by Ted Galen Carpenter advocating partition.

Wasting your money, Tomislav?

16 years ago

The bigger problem may be for Nikolic: he is going to have a hard time being welcomed in Washington unless…

Oldtime revolutionary lore

16 years ago

One key point is nonviolent discipline, not because of the moral requirement but because it will make the demonstrations more…

Haste makes waste

16 years ago

But there is a lot of experience out there to suggest that haste makes waste, especially in matters of constitutional…