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Test Results
(07/03/2008)  Clifford D. May, Scripps Howard News Service
The anniversary passed with scarcely a mention. Six years ago, on June 24th, 2002, President Bush turned American policy in the Middle East in a new direction. In a ground-breaking speech, he announced that the U.S. would support the creation of a Palestinian state. His only condition was that Palestinians first choose “leaders not compromised by terror.” He asked also that they “confront corruption,” and “build a practicing democracy based on tolerance and liberty.”

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A Spanish translation is available here.

Los resultados de la prueba
(07/03/2008)  Clifford D. May, Scripps Howard News Service

The War and the House Divided
(07/02/2008)  Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review Online
To triumph over jihadist enemies so ruthless, determined, and certain history is on their side, the United States will need a level of commitment possible only if Americans are every bit as certain not only that we can win but that we deserve to win.

Hanoi's Coming-Out Party
(07/01/2008)  J. Peter Pham, National Interest
Washington and Hanoi are growing closer and Vietnam is becoming a major global player. No matter who wins in November, the next administration will need to build on this foundation, reinforcing ties with a country which was a dogged adversary in war but which, in peace, has proven an increasingly significant geopolitical actor.

Broadcast

The Right Balance
(07/03/2008)  Walid Phares, Syndicated
Update on the war on terror.

Greg Knapp Show
(07/01/2008)  Andrew C. McCarthy, Syndicated
The DC Circuit's decision in the enemy combatant case, Parhat v. Gates.

The Right Balance
(07/01/2008)  Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Syndicated
The limitations of hydrogen cars.

The Francene Show
(07/01/2008)  Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, 84 WHAS- Louisville, KY
Al-Qaeda's growth in Pakistan.

Mentions

Iran raises its support for Hezbollah to one billion dollars
(06/27/2008)  Jamed Ghreeafee, as siyassa
Strategies of Hezbollah 2007-2008.

Adviser Says McCain Backs Bush Wiretaps
(06/06/2008)  Charlie Savage, New York Times
Andrew C. McCarthy, a National Review columnist who has defended the administration's legal theories, wrote that Mr. Holtz-Eakin's statement “implicitly shows Senator McCain's thinking has changed as time has gone on and he has educated himself on this issue.”

9/11 suspect finally goes to trial in military system
(06/03/2008)  Alan Gomez, USA Today
"If we had gotten some of these cases to trial, people would have seen what a fabulous system of justice the military system is," says Andrew McCarthy, who led the Justice Department's prosecution in the cases involving the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and consulted for the Pentagon on the military commissions. "Now you've got a perception problem, which I don't know that you can cure at this point."

The Bush Push
(05/31/2008)  Jill Nelson, World Magazine
After a complete withdrawal from Gaza last summer, Israeli negotiators are pushing hard to retain some settlements in the West Bank. Walid Phares, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told WORLD he believes a compromise on final borders is "closer than we think."

International Media

Dr. Phares interviewed by TASR
(06/30/2008)  TASR
Dr. Phares is interviewed by TASR on Europe and Islam.

News Update
(06/28/2008)  Walid Phares, Radio Free Iraq
Winning the next round in Iraq.

News Update
(06/25/2008)  Walid Phares, Radio Masreq
Europe and Hezbollah: what is changing.

VOA Panel
(06/17/2008)  Walid Phares, VOA TV
al Qaeda's dissidence.