Solidarity with Iranians.

A review of David Pryce-Jones's Betrayal: France, the Arabs, and the Jews.

What if Iran took hostages and no one noticed?

The peaceprocess is notthe central issue in the Middle East; recent events should have demonstrated that we should devote our energies to winning the war against the terror masters.

Akbar Ganji isbeing tortured in Tehran forexposing the murderous activities of theIslamic republic. The top dog at the United Nations, Kofi Annan, has declined to take a stand.

As Operation Iraqi Freedom grinds relentlessly toward Baghdad,French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair watch its progress with the uneasy apprehension that their own fates hinge on its result.Both leadersare engaged in a ferocious duel for the highest possible stakes in European and world politics.

Great commanders usually come in pairs; in the case of Iraq, Generals David Petraeus and Raymond Odierno can now be added to the list.

While international attention is focused on Iran's nuclear program and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's bombast, Iranian society itself is facing turbulent times.