The delusion that one can settle our little disagreements with the Islamic Republic, if only the right people sit around the right conference table, has seized every administration since Carter.

Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemiesis abook whose predictions and analysis willappear silly in hindsight.

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

There is no clash of civilizations between Iranians and Americans. The clash is between those in favor of human rights and those in favor of the Islamic Republic.

The White House is right to pursue democratization as a solution in Iran.

Information monopoly breeds laziness and dishonesty. Theses should fit the evidence, not vice versa.Personal destruction is easier than open debate.

Will democracy ever be achieved in the Middle East?

Regardless of who wins the Iranian election, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be the true victor because the president is subservient to him.