Epstein Secrets

igence, Clapper said: "Iran's willingness to sponsor future attacks in the United States or against our interests abroad probably will be shaped by Tehran's evaluation of the costs it bears for the plot...as well as Iranian leader's perception of U.S. threats against the regime." The issue of survival

dure withering castigation for his own views. In return, he skewers many people — Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Michael Mandelbaum, Judith Miller, Leon Wieseltier, Michael Ignatieff, myself included — for being ignorant at best and willing dupes of power at worst, never conceding that his opponents could be h

igence, Clapper said: "Iran's willingness to sponsor future attacks in the United States or against our interests abroad probably will be shaped by Tehran's evaluation of the costs it bears for the plot...as well as Iranian leader's perception of U.S. threats against the regime." The issue of surviva

ure withering castigation for his own views. In return, he skewers many people — Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Michael Mandelbaum, Judith Miller, Leon Wieseltier, Michael Ignatieff, myself included — for being ignorant at best and willing dupes of power at worst, never conceding that his opponents could be

in Iran in any case. But his strategy — striking a diplomatic bargain to stop the nuclear program — also narrows his options in Syria. A deal with Tehran will require the support of Russia, which happens to be hosting the next round of negotiations. Russia, in turn, is opposed to forcing Assad, a lon

Whether he'll be remembered as a great one depends on his reelection. E FTA_R1_02204194 EFTA02720665 The New Republic They Died for Westphalia Leon Wieseltier June 8, 2012 -- WHAT A SPELL of cultural miseries. Oprah Winfrey commended "Pierre de Chardin" to the graduates of Spelman College and exhorted th

with Iran over its nuclear programnext week in Baghdad, are allowing themselves a rare emotion after more than a decade of fruitless haggling with Tehran: hope. With signs that Iran is under more pressure than it has been in years to make a deal, senior Obama administration officials said the United

rael. They are currently co-authoring a history of the USSC. Article 4. The New Republic Obama's Cult of Complexity—and How It's Hurting Syria Leon Wieseltier May 18, 2012 -- The problem with a moral vocabulary about politics and policy is that it not only makes politicians and policymakers feel bold, it