The Iranian people understand the frailty of the mullahs' regime.Nowit is timefor Western governments to acknowledgeand support the Iranians' hope for freedom.

The media are the only real intelligence organization nowadays. They, and only they, get absolute protection of sources and methods.

America has not yet learned from history,as we arecontinuing to write off extremist regimes in the Middle East.

The Neapolitan mafia stand in the way of progress and peace in southern Italy.

How the authorities handled Israel"s detractors on May Day may explain why Italian Jews supported the Center-Right in the recent elections.

China's path toward maturity as a classical fascist state puts it on a collision course for conflict with the West.

Barack Obama is determined to resolve our differences by talking to other countries; however, this tactic has been used for years with little results.

Why Spy? is a useful primer in many ways, but certainly not the new road map we so desperately need to rebuild our intelligence agencies.