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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

Israel Doesn't Need Religious Police

Earlier this week, a woman praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem was arrested for wearing a prayer shawl (a tallit). The authorities have set a dangerous precedent by denying her right to practice her faith. Earlier this week, a woman praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem was arrested …

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Written by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld on Friday November 20, 2009

Obama Heads for Foreign Policy Disaster

Despite the domestic focus of these early months of his presidency, Barack Obama thinks of himself as a foreign policy thinker above all, according to those who know him best. His confidence is undiminished by his lack of experience and credentials, and that confidence continues to flourish despite …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday September 17, 2009

Qaddafi's Gift to Obama

My latest column in The Week tries to analyze what we know - and what we have yet to learn - about the release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber. Luckily for President Obama, nobody is asking many questions on this side of the Atlantic. Or more exactly: nobody is asking any of the questions that …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday August 27, 2009