International Political Will

There may be a new administration in the U.S., but tell that to Iraqis, Afghans, or Pakistanis.

Even China’s Prime Minister Wen Jaibao is paying for Bush’s eight years of failure.
Less than three days after taking office, President Obama has continued the failed U.S. policy of dropping bombs from unmanned drones to fight the so-called “war [...]

Last week, the New York Times published an article headlined “Why the Arabs Splinter Over Gaza” that was anything but a description of “why.” The story was actually just another example of observations disconnected from context that masquerade as news.
Three Arab countries (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan) refused to attend an Arab League summit on [...]

There are a few things in life that have proved true over time:

HDTV is not a good thing when watching news anchors that have had too much plastic surgery.

Permanently wearing a blue-tooth earpiece does not make you richer, more professional, or more respected. It just makes you look like you wish you were a part [...]

Seven years after Sept. 11, 2001, American media still refuses to ask the most fundamental question that underlies any attempt at preventing a future attack:
Why did they do it?
We know the reasons spoon-fed to us by neo-conservatives whose apocalyptic vision of a Christian rapture preempts logic and reason:
[…cue ghostly screams and haunting music…]
Islam.
Last Saturday, NBC [...]

Disclaimer: I did not vote for Obama…
In a globalized world, Barack Obama’s election victory marks a turning point in history. It is a moment with potentially larger implications for the future than we may imagine: a historic “first” that will shift American leadership in a new direction. His impact is already visible, even before taking [...]