Claudia Rosett

Big Bucks for the Ex-Prisoners of Pyongyang?

Monday, August 10th, 2009 - by Claudia Rosett

Something feels wrong about the idea of Laura Ling and Euna Lee making a killing out of their story.

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Kim Jong Il Extracts Ransom From U.S., Wins a Clinton Visit (Updated)

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 - by Claudia Rosett

Former President Bill Clinton's visit to Pyongyang to negotiate for two American hostages is a concession in itself. (Updated: Both journalists released)

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Mary Robinson’s Medal for Bush Bashing?

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 - by Claudia Rosett

The woman who chaired a UN conference that equated Zionism with racism will receive the nation's highest civilian honor.

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Asma al-Assad: Syria’s Imelda Marcos

Monday, July 27th, 2009 - by Claudia Rosett

A Middle Eastern Marie Antoinette posts high-fashion photos of herself on Facebook.

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Ignoring Iran, Apologizing for the Weather

Saturday, July 25th, 2009 - by Claudia Rosett

Secretary Clinton in India proves that the Obama administration has its priorities mixed up.

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Kim Jong … Ill?

Friday, July 17th, 2009 - by Claudia Rosett

If the dictator indeed suffers from pancreatic cancer, the U.S. needs to encourage the dangerous North Korean regime to die along with him.

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What’s the Last Thing Honduras Needs?

Sunday, July 5th, 2009 - by Claudia Rosett

A visit from the president of the United Nations General Assembly.

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North Korea’s Nuclear Program Is No Joke

Sunday, June 28th, 2009 - by Claudia Rosett

Even if you believe that Kim Jong Il is too fond of women and cognac to endure the rigors of genuine nuclear war, we still have a huge problem.

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North Korea Takes Two More Pawns

Monday, June 8th, 2009 - by Claudia Rosett

Looking for leverage, North Korea sentences two American journalists to twelve years imprisonment.

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Obama’s North Korean — and Iranian — Nuclear Test

Monday, May 25th, 2009 - by Claudia Rosett

How can we be sure that this latest North Korean blast was strictly a Pyongyang domestic project? (Also read Ron Radosh: The Leveretts’ Myopic Advice to Obama)

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