From Uri Avnery today, on the death of his wife of 58 years. Very moving, and full of political history: RACHEL by Uri Avnery I had the unqualified blessing of living with Rachel Avnery for 58 years. Last Saturday I took leave of her body. She was as beautiful in...

U.S. and NATO leadership responded to Karzai’s warning to stop killing civilians by essentially saying, “Shut up, Hamid. Mind your own business.” Robert Gates’ condescending hollowness in response to Karzai’s criticism of the slaughter of innocent Afghans was truly...

Iraq has been perhaps the least covered country in the Middle East throughout the Arab Spring. Popular protests and demonstrations there have been discreet, but only relative to Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria, etc. This comparative quiet is no excuse for the near...