foreign policy
Afghanistan “strategic partnership” is bad news
April 24, 2012The initialing of a draft strategic partnership foreshadows American military involvement stretching at least a decade beyond the projected 2014 withdrawal of combat troops, and perhaps indefinitely.
Read moreCuba sets socialist example on LGBT rights
January 30, 2012Cuba is advancing a broad-based human rights agenda for LGBT people ahead of the United States.
Read moreThe Cuban Five, Alan Gross and the truth
January 23, 2012Rejecting a U.S.-Cuba prisoner exchange, a recent Washington Post editorial brought new visibility to that possibility.
Read moreEscalating conflict with Iran could spur disastrous war
January 13, 2012This situation, if not resolved, could lead to a conflagration of unimaginable proportions, with consequences that will reverberate throughout the Middle East and the world.
Read moreBradley Manning faces life imprisonment in whistleblower case
January 10, 2012Oklahomans are paying particular attention to the case of PFC Bradley Manning, an Oklahoma native. Hearings on his case commenced at Fort Meade, Md., last month.
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