| Op-Ed Contributor: Talking About Israel, Without the Clichés Six reasons that the Middle East debate is frozen in place. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iranian Scientist Says U.S. Wanted to Swap Him for 3 Hikers Shahram Amiri made his first appearance since his arrival last week in Tehran in a videotaped interview broadcast on Iran’s state television Saturday evening. nytimes.com |
Embedding vs. Not Embedding I have been back to Iraq many times since the early, chaotic days of the war, and it is somewhat shocking how unprepared we all were for what we found. feeds.nytimes.com |
Taliban 'reaching out for reconciliation' GENERAL David Petraeus, the top US commander in Afghanistan, said Taliban leaders have reached out to Afghan president Hamid Karzai in what could be an effort to begin reconciliation talks that could bring fighting to an end in the war-torn country. news.com.au |
Saudi Arabia Arrests Qaeda Suspects The announcement came as the terrorist group’s Yemen affiliate has said it plans to continue attacks on the United States and its financial system. nytimes.com |