Frank Wisner

Obama W. Bush Does His Banana Republic Thing

Jan Herman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jan Herman

When Noam Chomsky or Ralph Nader or Glenn Greenwald or Paul Krugman or Chris Hedges or any number of Obama's leftwing critics call him a disgrace and ...

Plans For Egypt's Transition Do Not Speak to Intensifying Financial Crisis

Danny Schechter | Posted 05.25.2011

Danny Schechter

Mummies and Dummies: Leave Or Stay, The Egyptian Crisis Will Only Get Deeper With No Quick Fix Likely A Focus On The Political Battle Conceals An Eco...

Crisis Diplomacy In Egypt

Wolfgang Danspeckgruber | Posted 05.25.2011

Wolfgang Danspeckgruber

My career-long investigation into the best practices of crisis diplomacy has consistently led me to a singular and understated fact -- perception forms reality.

"The Empire's Bagman:" Obama's Egypt Envoy Frank Wisner Says Mubarak Should Stay (VIDEO)

Democracy Now! | Posted 05.25.2011

Democracy Now!

The official U.S. response to events unfolding in Egypt remains mixed. And over the weekend, the Obama administration distanced itself from U.S. "crisis envoy" to Egypt, Frank Wisner.

The Muslim Brotherhood's "Hood"

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Amb. Marc Ginsberg

As the Brotherhood thrusts itself into a central role in any post-Mubarak transitional coalition, the Brotherhood's rabid ideological brand of Islam is raising the specter of an Egypt potentially slipping into the hands of Islamic extremists.

The Exhumation of Crossfire

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Reese Schonfeld

As the creator of the original Crossfire, I think I'm qualified to comment on the new television program created for Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker. To be blunt, I can't think of a worse idea.

A New Year's Resolution for France- Put Albert Camus In The Pantheon

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Eric Ehrmann

While the left snivels over the literary Camus, the compte rendu on the author is that of an individual who touched the world in an effort to promote the universal rights of man implicit in the French social contract.