Freeze the Settlement Freeze
Israelis understand that the only reality in politics is the reality on the ground. So long as Israeli soldiers control the occupied territories, the idea of a settlement freeze will not take root. I
Israelis understand that the only reality in politics is the reality on the ground. So long as Israeli soldiers control the occupied territories, the idea of a settlement freeze will not take root. I
nytimes.com | ROGER COHEN | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
NEW YORK -- I hope President Obama has been reading James Baker in preparation for his speech Thursday to the Muslim world. It was in the time of the ...
US News And World Report | Paul Bedard | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics
Rep. Charlie Rangel, Congress's lone champion of reinstating the military draft, can count on another Korean War-era vet for support: Republican James...
William Bradley | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics
Is Geithner's plan another bailout to Wall Street? Or is it needed pragmatism to work with a deeply troubled, farcically entitled though still necessary private financial sector?
Huffington Post | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics
Barack Obama will meet tomorrow with Warren Christopher and James Baker, the chairmen of the War Powers Commission, according to a release sent out by...
Steve Clemons | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics
I want a fresh run at getting America back on track to restoring health and solvency to its national security and economic portfolios. To my regret, McCain and Palin are not up to these challenges.
Norman MacAfee | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics
We need a landslide. If 80 percent of the population think the country is on the wrong track, why can't we have an election where 80 percent vote for Barack and 20 for McCain?
Jackson Williams | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics
James Baker has joined his nemesis in recommending a stunning new piece of federal legislation -- a law designed to rein in future presidents who want to go to war half-cocked.
AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The next time the president goes to war, Congress should be consulted and vote on whether it agrees, according to a bipartisan stud...
Michael Carmichael | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics
As a former advisor to Morgan Tsvangirai, I want to offer observations on the recent attempt by President Bush to appear less despotic than the reviled president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.
Jane Smiley | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics
HBO's Recount shows that if the bullies had not gotten their way, then the Republicans would have obstructed the operation of Gore's administration and the nation would have been destroyed from the inside.
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics
A clip of former Secretary of State James Baker has been making the rounds recently, as a result of the current 'appeasement' debate between John McCa...
Politico | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
The Iraq Study Group might get a second go-round. Legislation pushed by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), which is now law, directs the U.S. Institute of Peace...
Daoud Kuttab | Posted 11.11.2009 | World