The Globalist

Could a rebel cleric and the U.S. deputy defense decretary share the same beliefs?

Should aid be targeted at governments — or at people?

What would Osama bin Laden have to say to Saddam Hussein?

Did U.S. President George W. Bush’s warning of Syrian WMD announce the next preemptive strike?

What does Afghanistan’s development point out about Iraq’s reconstruction?

Can resolving Arab-Israeli issues present a compromise for a UN resolution?

Could a U.S. invasion of Iraq reduce U.S. security?

Read some of the most captivating news headlines of January 31, 2005 — from London, Washington, Jerusalem and Baghdad.

Is it time to record corporate scandals in the lexicon of U.S. culture?

Will the Bush Administration’s poor decision-making and increasing recklessness destroy its credibility?