Saddam Hussein and the lessons of ‘Belfast Terror’
At the end of July 1990 I wrote a story for The Washington Times predicting that President Saddam Hussein of
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10 lessons for the Republicans after the shutdown fiasco
1) The First Law of Holes: When you’re in a hole – stop digging. 2) Get a spine, John Boehner.
Read moreVladimir Putin, Syria and Why the UN Security Council still matters
What did Russia President Vladimir Putin pen in his September 12 op-ed article in the New York Times that outraged
Read moreOld engineers needed to build America’s future
This is the second of a three-part series on building America. The examples of veteran Russian space engineer Alexei Vasiliev
Read moreBaikonur Space Launch engineer’s lessons for America
This is the first story of a three-part series on building America. I haven’t seen Alexei Vasiliev in almost a
Read moreRemembering Helen Thomas
I knew her all too well. I was her immediate boss for a year after I moved to UPI. Helen
Read moreMy memories of Maggie Thatcher
When you met Margaret Thatcher, what you saw was what you got. My few face-to-face meetings with Mrs. (later Baroness)
Read moreRepublicans should not be called the ‘party of Lincoln’
Daniel Day-Lewis’s richly deserved Oscar for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln should provoke some more consideration about who Abraham Lincoln’s
Read moreAmerica’s Greatest Living Heroine Frances Oldham Kelsey – 98 and forgotten
Frances Oldham Kelsey is old and frail now. At 98, she lives quietly in her home in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Read moreGermany Surrenders: ‘Greatest Battle of All Time’ – and why it still matters today
Saturday, Feb. 2 marks a very obscure date for Americans, but one that saved the lives of hundreds of thousands
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