Thursday, July 28th, 2011 by Diana West -- On Tuesday, I read a New York Times online report about a press conference held by Geir Lippestad, the defense lawyer for admitted Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik. more…

Thursday, July 21st, 2011 by Diana West -- This week, the madness of the counterinsurgency doctrine (COIN), which drives the war in Afghanistan, reached new heights – or depths – as revealed by two news stories. more…

Thursday, July 14th, 2011 by Diana West -- In one of the many exit interviews Gen. David Petraeus has given as his command in Afghanistan comes to an end, he made the following statement: "No country more…

Thursday, July 7th, 2011 by Diana West -- Question: Who wrote the following? "U.S. politicians must muster the courage to scrap the fable of energy independence once and for all. If they continue to lead their more…

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 by Diana West -- In his slim book on Winston Churchill ("Churchill," Penguin, 2010), Paul Johnson reveals the secret of Churchill's strength as a wartime leader: He didn't treat military brass as more…

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 by Diana West -- We have watched as Barack Obama deliberated over how many troops to withdraw from Afghanistan. The White House mission, as I see it, was to present the illusion more…

Thursday, June 16th, 2011 by Diana West -- What should we take away from the following story? Once upon a time, the man who was given charge of all the secrets of the nation was then more…

Thursday, June 9th, 2011 by Diana West -- My best guess is the sun is hot. I feel its heat. I see by its light. I understand its role in the growth of crops and other more…

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 by Diana West -- The Karzai Ultimatum story is entering national consciousness in three parts. 1) U.S.-led airstrike on May 28 kills Afghan women and children in Helmand Province; 2) Afghan President more…

Thursday, May 26th, 2011 by Diana West -- The Army honored a fallen hero of the Fort Hood Jihad Massacre with a medal this week. Not, of course, that the Army describes the November 2009 attack more…