The Elephant Bar

No diplomatic subtlety here. Singh lays the blame of the Mumbai terror murders on elements in the Pakistani Government. That is an act of wa...

What's on your mind Leon? What does Barack Obama owe Leon Panetta? Why him and why now? The CIA is notoriously suspicious of inexperienc...

I doubt it and have for some time. From any rational standpoint, It is difficult to understand what Putin is trying to accomplish. He certai...

Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki visits Iran Maliki hopes to use the two-day visit, including a meeting with Iranian President Ahmadinejad, to al...

Every six hundred thousand years or so Yellowstone blows a few hundred cubic miles of everything it can lift into the atmosphere and deconst...

New Year after New Year, some things never change. There seems to be a collective or selective amnesia when it comes to the Middle East. Mi...

It has been fun sparring and commiserating with one and all. All the best.