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The Murder War Against Egypt's Christians

Egypt was not a congenial place for its Christian minority even under Hosni Mubarak. Now conditions are getting worse, writes Peter Goodspeed in Canada's National Post : Last weekend’s massacre of Coptic Christians in Cairo is just a symptom of a more dangerous disease, as the transition to …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday October 11, 2011

Obama's Hazy Mideast Policy Reboot

There was scarcely a line in Obama's speech for me to disagree with; but what's troubling is the vagueness about what America will actually do. JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV Eli Lake reminds us that this is the same president who as …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday May 19, 2011

Vendetta Time in Egypt?

The Washington Times' Eli Lake is seeing ominous signs that the new Egyptian government may be moving against allies of the former Mubarak regime. Eli Lake discerns some ominous harbingers in Egypt. The detention of an Egyptian industrial leader is raising new fears that those who prospered …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 16, 2011

Frum & Greenwald: Will Europe Prosecute Bush?

On Bloggingheads, Salon.com's Glenn Greenwald and I discuss whether a European court should put Bush on trial and what Egypt's revolution means for Israel. I recorded a new Bloggingheads with Salon.com's Glenn Greenwald.  We discussed whether a European court should put George W. Bush on trial and …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday February 23, 2011