Regime actually describes an entire system of government. And if the American regime is imperial only when Republicans are in power, then it's not a serious claim, it's just a convenient and partisan slander.

James Jesus Angleton on counterintelligence--giving hisviews onSaudi's threat to Britain concerning payoffs on arms manufacturing and Iran's nuclear weapons program.

The recent kidnapping of a handicapped French woman from a Kenyan resort, initially attributed to Somali pirates, was the second such kidnapping in a month. Kenyan authorities now blame al-Shabab, the Somali terrorist group affiliated with al Qaeda. Why should we treat the growing menace of Somali piracy differently from terrorism?

The British National Health Service turnedfifty this year, and to mark the occasion, the British polling firm Market & Opinion Research International checked the NHS's pulse.

American exceptionalism, often mistaken by liberals to be an artifact of the right wing, is rather a testament to the qualities that make American institutions distinct from all others, especially those of Europe.

Two decades later we can see how many Americans, including our leaders, drew the wrong lessons from Desert Storm--creating myths that haunt us to this day.

How did Reagan become a successful president and enjoy growing respect even among his ideological opponents?

Despite the president's reservations, Americans are still unique.