An Iranian Strike Sends a Message to the U.S. and Its Allies
Tehran won’t give up its missiles. And it’s not afraid to use them.
October 5, 2018
In Yemen, America Is on the Right Side
Washington isn’t maiming innocent people, and it’s not acting out of pique.
The bloody civil war raging in Yemen gets little attention in the American media, but some commentators have begun to take notice and express concern about the brutal toll it is exacting on the civilian population. Most recently, the New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof lambasted the U.S. “for helping to kill, maim, and starve Yemeni children.” This accusation rests on the fact that Washington is providing Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with munitions and technical advice as they wage an aerial campaign to support the Yemenite government against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. To Robert Nicholson, Kristof’s evaluation of the situation is both deeply misinformed and deeply misguided:
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In Yemen, America Is on the Right Side
Washington isn’t maiming innocent people, and it’s not acting out of pique.
The Bloody Mohammad al-Dura Hoax Still Lives
Fake news.
The Soviet Union’s Great World War II Novel—and the Great Novel of Soviet Jewry
Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate.
Why Gershom Scholem, the Great Scholar of Jewish Mysticism, Continues to Fascinate
A subversive who never lost his faith in redemption.