Condoleezza Rice

Rice On Clinton: "I Am Very Fond Of Her"

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


LONDON — Happily contemplating another woman as the top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she will offer advice, pr...

Anguished Indian Public Presses Leaders For Answers

New York Times | SOMINI SENGUPTA and GRAHAM BOWLEY | Posted 01.01.2009 | World


MUMBAI, India -- At least two senior Indian officials have now resigned over their failure to thwart the horrific attacks in Mumbai last week, as furt...

Rice: State Department Would Be In "Good Hands" Under Clinton

AFP | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics


The State Department will be in good hands if former first lady Hillary Clinton is named as the country's top diplomat, Secretary of State Condoleezza...

Hey, At Least Hillary's Better Than Condi

Russ Wellen | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


Russ Wellen

Still, however strange it is to choose a secretary of state whose area of expertise is domestic, would her hand pressing Obama's at the foreign policy helm be disastrous?

The Ramallah Banana Republic

Jamal Dajani | Posted 12.22.2008 | Media


Jamal Dajani

Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza are now unable to view the website Donia al-Watan because the site has been reporting on widespread corruption among Abbas' entourage.

Sorting Out Hillary's Secretary of State Decision

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


Kathleen Reardon

It's time for the New York senator to take a step forward -- to use her experience for the benefit of the country.

Gates, Rice Defend US-Iraq Security Agreement

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The security agreement between U.S. and Iraq provides both the time and authority needed for American troops to train Iraqi forces ...

Seth Colter Walls

Rice: Obama Election Is "Quantum Leap"

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


In a soon-to-be broadcast interview with C-SPAN's Steve Scully, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discussed the implications of Barack Obama's victo...

What Barack Obama Should Learn From Dick Cheney

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Obama should look to Cheney to understand how a pro -- even one who so damaged the interests of the nation -- managed power and purpose in government.

Glamour's Women Of The Year Awards: Hillary, Katie, Condi Shine (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Nour Akkad | Posted 12.12.2008 | Media


There are very few nights where you would see Sen. Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Tyra Banks all in one room. But on Monday...

Bush: Breaking Racial Barriers

Phil Bronstein | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Phil Bronstein

Mr. Bush appointed not one but two African-American Secretaries of State and the first African-American as Secretary of Education. He also named the first Mexican-American as Attorney General.

Rice Congratulates Obama Tearfully, Says She Is "Especially Proud" Of Obama's Win (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- An emotional Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reveled Wednesday in Barack Obama's election, calling it an "extraordinary step forward...

Dear Conservatives: Break Some Liberal Hearts. Vote Obama.

David Quigg | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


David Quigg

No group in America would have more trouble adjusting to an Obama presidency than the Bush Liberals. Yes, there really is such a thing as a Bush Liberal. Let me explain.

Expanding War, Contracting Meaning: The Next President and the Global War on Terror

Andrew Bacevich | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Andrew Bacevich

A week ago, I asked a four-star U.S. military officer: What exactly is the strategy that guides the Bush administration's conduct of this war? His dismaying, if not exactly surprising, answer: there is none.

Why Hasn't Condi Rice Endorsed John McCain?

Think Progress | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics


After Colin Powell endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) last week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has been touting the five former secretaries of state who have...

Maria Shriver's Gift to Women

Paige Donner | Posted 11.24.2008 | Living


Paige Donner

"Be Who You Are" was the theme Maria Shriver designated for this year's California Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women.

Bush's Shi'ites vs. Ahmadinejad's Shi'ites

Jamal Dajani | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Jamal Dajani

Biden was criticized when he warned that America's enemies would test Obama with an international crisis. It already exists in Iraq: the battle between Bush's Shi'ites and Ahmadinejad's Shi'ites.

Afghanistan: Endless Army Mission Creep?

Luis Carlos Montalván and Gene Dewey | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics


Luis Carlos Montalván and Gene Dewey

To fill the vacuum of meaningful statecraft, the Department of Defense now finds itself both war-fighter and diplomat.

Powell's Tortured Endorsement

Charles J. Brown | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


Charles J. Brown

Powell endorsed Obama and I was moved by his statement, particularly his challenge to Republicans about their demonization of Islam. Despite this, I don't welcome his endorsement.

Crawford: Filmmaker David Modigliani on Bush-Era Political Stagecraft (Watch the Movie in Full Here!)

Brad Listi | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home


Brad Listi

A hit on the festival circuit, Modigliani's film offers a poignant view of the small Texas town that was transformed overnight when George W. Bush bought his 1,500-acre ranch on Prairie Chapel Road back in 1999.

Rice: US Not Trying To Undermine Russia

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics


ASTANA, Kazakhstan — U.S. efforts to build closer ties to this energy-rich former Soviet republic are not meant to undermine Russian influence i...

Pakistan-US Troop Clash Prompts Warning From Pakistani President

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan sought to reassure Washington on Friday that it remained an ally in fighting terrorism, but it also warned the U....

Debate This: The Collapse of Bush's Nuclear Strategy

Joe Cirincione | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Joe Cirincione

It is not just U.S. economic policy that is in crisis. Every proliferation danger take on by the Bush administration, with the sole exception of Libya, is worse today than when President Bush took office.

Top Bush Officials Participated In Torture Talks, New Documents Show

NY Times | MARK MAZZETTI | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- Senior White House officials played a central role in deliberations in the spring of 2002 about whether the Central Intelligence Agency ...

Ambassador for All War Crimes Except Our Own

Charles J. Brown | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics


Charles J. Brown

The Office of War Crimes Issues doesn't just tell other countries to do as we say and not as we do. The Administration has actually made OWCI complicit of its own war crimes apparatus.