Russia covering up real cause of plane crash?

by Diana West -- 'Tis the season for media list-mania, and (true confession) I always am mildly surprised upon viewing Top-10 story lists to find that I've forgotten some humdingers. Osama bin more…

Russia covering up real cause of plane crash?

by Diana West -- 'Tis the season for media list-mania, and (true confession) I always am mildly surprised upon viewing Top-10 story lists to find that I've forgotten some humdingers. Osama bin more…

New 'Silent Night' descends on Austria

by Diana West -- Ah, to be in Vienna at Yuletide. Streets sparkle with the lights of the Christkindlmarkts, the traditional markets that spring up for the season. Skaters circle the rink more…

The fantasies of Iraq hawks

by Diana West -- I wish I could find the perfect label for the depths of denial and the heights of delusion manifested in Frederick and Kimberly Kagan's latest declarations on Iraq, more…

Too many government secrets!

by Diana West -- Last month, I noted that Democratic Sens. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Jim Webb of Virginia had written to national archivist David S. Ferriero on Nov. 7, asking more…

Pee straight or die

by Diana West -- Having written countless columns and blog posts arguing that the see-no-Islam counterinsurgency strategy (COIN) has led to failure in two wars in the umma (Muslim world) and the more…

Why tolerate Afghanistan's ingratitude?

by Diana West -- The last hot meal to be served at Camp Victory, the largest of 505 military bases once operated by the United States in Iraq, was a Thanksgiving dinner more…

Shine a light on America's Afghan-Iraqi rathole

by Diana West -- When the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan closed shop on Sept. 30, it reported its "sobering but conservative" estimate that U.S. taxpayers had lost between more…

The truth about Libyan 'rebels'

by Diana West -- Here are three things Americans need to know about the Libyan "rebels" the U.S. government isn't telling us. One: The inspiration of the Libyan war is as much more…

The greatest threat to women? Islamic law

by Diana West -- We haven't had a good, old-fashioned "feeding frenzy," a la Herman Cain, for a long time – maybe not since the days of Dan Quayle. I'm talking about more…