Iran’s Nuclear Setbacks: A key for U.S. diplomacy | The Iran Primer Israel’s recently retired Mossad chief, Meir Dagan, shifted the debate by claiming in January that Iran was still far from being capable of producing nuclear weapons.  He reportedly…

Lawrence Solomon: China’s coming fall | Full Comment | National Post The Chinese economy today parallels that of the latter-day Soviet Union — immense accomplishments co-existing with immense failures. In some ways, China’s stability today is more precarious than was…

Stuxnet: Cyber attack on Iran ‘was carried out by Western powers and Israel’ – Telegraph “It was most likely developed by a Western power, and they most likely provided it to a secondary power which completed the effort,” he told…

A Palin-Free February? – The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan My view is that the reason Palin gets so much attention from readers is not that they are shallow or petty or deluded. It is because they, unlike the…

I’m declaring February a Palin-free month. Join me! Though it is embarrassing to admit this in public, I can no longer hide the truth. I have a Sarah Palin problem. I have written about her in 42 columns since Sen.…

Think Israel Is a Lost Cause? Ten Reasons to Think Again There was a time when, for Jews the world over, standing up for a democracy-minded Israel meant standing up for yourself, for what you, in your heart of hearts,…

Calling on Fred Hiatt and Donald Graham: I am NOT an Israel-Basher and Protest Jennifer Rubin’s Charge – The Washington Note Hiatt’s latest hire, Jennifer Rubin, has a tendency to engage in short-cut sliming rather than engaging in the same…

Dagan brought a possible attack on Iran closer – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News Dagan is the hero of the century. In the past eight years he rehabilitated the Mossad, headed daring operations and obtained rare intelligence. His biggest…

NBC/WSJ poll: Obama bouncing back – Politics – More politics – msnbc.com According to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, Obama’s approval rating has surged above 50 percent; confidence in the economy also has spiked; and the Democratic Party…

Trust in Fox News plummets: poll | Raw Story According to a survey from Public Policy Polling, “a year ago a plurality of Americans said they trusted Fox News. Now a plurality of them don’t.” In a survey taken a…