Libyan missiles on the loose

Washington - Whenever the CIA uncovers a new plot overseas, like al-Qaeda's latest scheme to blow up civilian aircraft using advanced, hard-to-detect explosives, people breathe a sigh of relief. But this is a multifront war, and almost by definition, the attack that gets you is the one you didn't see coming... weiter

Politicizing the drone debate

Washington - During this week of retrospectives on the killing of Osama bin Laden, one of the most interesting public comments was White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan's speech formally affirming that "the United States government conducts targeted strikes against specific al-Qaeda terrorists, sometimes using remotely piloted aircraft... weiter

Europe's gathering storm

Washington - With Socialist leader Francois Hollande likely to become the next president of France, Europe's hot populist anger is about to confront the cold austerity measures required by the eurozone, with a predictable result: a storm that rattles the foundations of the European economic house. Financial traders and treasury ministers this week... weiter

A deal in the works with Iran?

Washington - The nuclear talks with Iran have just begun, but already the smart money in Tehran is betting on a deal. That piece of intelligence comes from the Tehran stock index, which on the day after the talks opened posted its largest daily rise in months and closed at a record high. Tehran investors may be guilty of wishful thinking in their... weiter

Envisioning a post-Karzai

Americans are clamoring to speed up the 2014 security transition in Afghanistan so that U.S. troops can come home sooner. But the buzz in Kabul is about the political transition to a post-Karzai government -- and whether that handover should be accelerated. Under the Afghan constitution, a presidential election must take place before the end of... weiter

From Pakistan, answers needed

Washington - Let's see if we've got the numbers straight: Osama bin Laden lived in five houses in Pakistan, fathered four children there, kept three wives who took dictation for his rambling directives to his terror network,  had two children born in public hospitals - and through it all, the Pakistani government did not know one single thing about... weiter

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