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To appreciate fully the unparalleled political and moral courage of Tony Blair, Jose Maria Aznar and the other six European leaders who called for solidarity with the United States in a statement published in Thursday's Wall Street Journal

"Must the decision to use force always be made multilaterally?" Michael Walzer - the renowned liberal philosopher, ethicist and just-war theorist - posed this question not so long ago in an article in the New Republic. And his answer was, unequivocally, no.

There are those in the GOP who are working to hand the US over to someone who they know in their heart of hearts will be a disaster for America’s security

The most worrying part is the unwillingness of the head of the FBI to stand up to Trump and take the heat from Republicans

It’s an illusion to think US will not continue to be drawn into Mideast affairs

There is no doubt that the precedent this Israeli prime minister’s speech is setting is a bad one

'Lowering our sights'

The terrorist attack in Madrid and its seismic impact on the Spanish elections this past week have brought the United States and Europe to the edge of the abyss. There's no denying that Al Qaida has struck a strategic and not merely a tactical blow.