Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage appears before the House International Relations Committee to discuss the U.S. approach to Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 29, 2004. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
Richard Armitage is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Hezbollah, an Imminent Danger
CIA Director Michael Hayden said last week that al-Qaida was still the largest threat to the United States. He added, "If there is a major strike on this country, it will bear the fingerprints of al-Qaida."
The Samson Defense
At a gathering last May 26 Jimmy Carter said Israel possesses 150 Nuclear weapons. Carter's revelation is the first credible public acknowledgment by a former U.S, president that Israel possesses a nuclear arsenal. Israel has never admitted having nuclear weapons, nor has any U.S. official ever deviated from that Israeli line. But while the possession of nuclear weapons by Israel is a threat to its enemies, it is also a threat to its friends and allies.
Musharraf book provides startling revelations
The chief architect of the September 11, 2001 attacks was also linked to last year's suicide blasts on the London transport network, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says in his memoirs.
US invasions for Mideast oil, says bestseller
If you think US President George W. Bush's invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq are not about oil, read bestseller, The Sorrows of Empire by Chalmers Johnson.
Viewpoint: Time for engagement
In his likely dash from being sworn into office in Jerusalem to being swarmed by admirers in Washington, Israeli Prime Minister-designate Ehud Olmert should find a quiet moment to reflect on the pressing question of Israel's (non-)policy on Hamas.
Opinion: In Turkey's interest
In general, Turkey has been a supporter of "free and fair elections in Iraq" and considers the elections of January 30 a critical part of Iraq's transition. According to Ankara, the elections may ease problems of transition, decrease violence and i
So much for strategy
Sometimes the most astonishing statements are made in the US Congress and then disappear under the radar, completely unnoticed by press or public.
War of ideas
One of the more under-reported conclusions of the 9/11 Commission is that the struggle against Islamic extremists is more than a military, intelligence, financial, and diplomatic battle. It is a war of ideas. And it is a war the US is losing.
The real 9-11 culprit
On the eve of the publication of its report, the 9/11 commission in the US was given a stunning document from Pakistan, claiming that Pakistani intelligence officers knew in advance of the 9/11 attacks.
Oops, he did it again
In late April the administration of George W. Bush published a “Patterns of Global Terrorism Report” claiming that instances of terrorism fell in 2003 to the lowest level since 1969.
