Richard Landes of the Second Draft reviews the evidence that the "Al-Dura Affair" was, as ruled by a French appeals court today, a hoax — and exposes other works of "Pallywood."
A tip for presidential hopefuls: if you want your husband or wife exempt from scrutiny, sending them on the campaign trail as your surrogate or making them a key advisor isn't a good idea.
In a stunning reversal, a French appeals court today dismissed France 2's defamation charges against Philippe Karsenty in the controversial Mohammed al-Dura case.
Pundits believe that Libertarian Bob Barr could siphon votes away from John McCain in November. But first he must secure his new party's nomination — which will be no easy task.
Penn and Teller's outrageous comedy series Bullshit! may leave the audience in stitches, but there is also a clear political message behind their shenanigans.
A majority of Oregonians are expected to put a rubber stamp on Barack Obama's nomination today, but the Clinton forces have still been in there fighting.
Beginning the second round of the Dueling Steves series, PJM's Bill Bradley talks with Steve Westly of the Obama campaign about Obama's nomination, Hillary's future, and going head-to-head with McCain. Think he's right? You make the call...
Operations are now underway in Mosul to rid the city of al-Qaeda. The streets are calm, indicating that the terrorists realize they are too weak to fight.
Barack Obama's battle against Hillary Clinton is nearly over: Oregon should seal the deal. Meanwhile, John McCain's biggest obstacle is George Bush and the weakened GOP "brand."
It is merely a matter of time before Barack Obama — the self-proclaimed antiwar candidate — will have to face his contradictions, falsehoods, and alarming displays of ignorance on Iraq.
Medicine trumps politics for the Israeli army doctors serving on a West Bank military base near Ramallah who run an emergency clinic for local Palestinian villagers.
Warming up for his appearance before a human rights tribunal next month, Mark Steyn recently confronted his phony "accusers" on live TV. He got the better of them, but they will have the upper hand in court.
Hugo Chavez may have lost the referendum that would have granted him absolute power in Venezuela. But that hasn't stopped him from nationalizing much of the country's economy.
When you are running against as formidable a character as John McCain, you've got to roll up your sleeves and step it up. Even with the nomination clinched, Obama still has a lot to prove, and he can't afford to relax.
Hillary Clinton vowed to fight on after her big win in KY, but Barack Obama claimed the majority of pledged delegates in the race overall. Stay tuned as PJM compiles the latest news and views.
The mood at the National Rifle Association's annual convention this election year was optimistic and cheerful, even before the bourbon kicked in. But are gun-rights advocates getting too comfortable? Possibly.
Republicans have forgotten who they were and can’t explain what they might be. If they aren't capable of crafting clear positions, they deserve to lose.
Eliminating our dependence on oil and coal is only part of the clean energy equation. It's time that the United States gets serious about nuclear power.
If John McCain had called a reporter "sweetie" he'd be castigated as a dirty old man hurling sexist remarks, but Obama got a free pass for "Sweetiegate." It's just one example of an ongoing double standard in Campaign 2008.
Did you ever wonder why the same coverage with the same slant appears in nearly every U.S. newspaper? Look no further than the influence of their monopolistic wire service.
The Communist Party, of course, did not cause China's recent devastating earthquake, but many angry citizens blame their government for post-quake deaths — and want their leaders held accountable.
Race played no small role in Barack Obama's losses in West Virginia, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. Ari Kaufman's claim to the contrary in a recent PJM article is just wishful thinking.
Politician and activist Boris Nemtsov has produced an eye-opening study that outlines the failure and looming disaster of Putin's Russia. Not many people inside his country will get to read it, though.
JENNIFER RUBIN: "A tip for presidential hopefuls: if you want your husband or wife exempt from scrutiny, sending them on the campaign trail as your surrogate or making them a key advisor isn't a good idea."
WAIT, I THOUGHT it was supposed to be John McCain with the temper problem.
REPORTS ON CANCER VACCINE TESTS: The scientist involved is described by CTV as "Canadian-born," but he researches at Duke.
FRENCH COURT VINDICATES AL DURA HOAX CRITIC: Philippe Karsenty, fresh from his victory over a bogus libel suit, reports. "Now it is time for France 2 to acknowledge that it created and is continuing to perpetuate the worst anti-Semitic libel of our era. Itâs the responsibility of the French government and, ultimately, the responsibility of the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy â who is, for all practical purposes, the chief executive of French public television â to finally reveal the truth."
JOE LIEBERMAN ON DEMOCRATS AND OUR ENEMIES. "How did the party of Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy drift so far from the foreign policy and national security principles and policies that were at the core of its identity and its purpose? . . . A great Democratic secretary of state, Dean Acheson, once warned 'no people in history have ever survived, who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies.' This is a lesson that today's Democratic Party leaders need to relearn."
MORE PROGRESS WITH ARTIFICIAL BLADDERS: "In this recent study, they grew substitute organs out of bladder cells taken from 23 animals, cultivated the cells in a biodegradable scaffold, and then implanted them back into the test subjects. Six months after the surgery, the regenerated bladders were the same size as the originals, and worked effectively, too. Next the company hopes to start clinical trials in 2009."