Other Perspectives

This conference was already boycotted by the U.S.A., Australia, the Netherlands, Israel, Italy and Canada.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran triggered a walkout by the U.K. and other EU States when he questioned the reality of the Holocaust, accused Israel of genocide and spoke of a wide-ranging Zionist conspiracy. He called Israelis “those racist perpetrators of genocide”.
Should [...]

Whether the satellite successfully reached orbit, as claimed by the North Koreans, or failed to do so as claimed by the South Koreans and the United States, is quite immaterial.
North Korea has effectively cocked a snoot at those who have insisted that it not launch the satellite.
I am unable to criticize North Korea for doing so, [...]

Thomas L. Friedman sees the world as being flat, save for one hill named the United States of America. At least, that is the impression I get reading his piece Paging Uncle Sam.
His joy in what he takes to be a shift in the way the world views America today is obvious, though his expression [...]