| May 3, 2011 | Peace / SecurityWe have, once again, played right into Osama bin Laden’s hands. This might seem like an odd assertion, since the al-Qaeda mastermind is finally dead at the hands of U.S. Special Forces, most heads of state have voiced their congratulations, and practically the...
| | Peace / SecurityI recall precisely where I was, as well as what I was doing, when I heard the horrible and heart-wrenching news of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the aborted attack represented by the plane that went down in rural...
| May 2, 2011 | Peace / Security[Amman, Jordan] — U.S. agents killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, apparently without cooperation from the government in Islamabad. The al-Qaeda leader was responsible for great suffering; I do not mourn his death. But every action has causes and consequences,...
| | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week’s OtherWords editorial package features two commentaries on possible GOP presidential contenders. Marc Morial weighs in on Donald Trump’s “birther” obsession and Donald Kaul assesses Michele Bachmann’s potential for a serious...
