Back in June, I expressed my reservations about the official story concerning the "Twitter revolution" in Iran. Several other peo...

Due to some scheduling and technical difficulties, my regular Friday column on Antiwar.com appeared today . In it I touch on the recently be...

The story of the murders at Fort Hood is still developing. Base commander, Lt. Gen Bob Cone, told CBS (video) that there are "unconfi...

From MSNBC : A U.S. soldier opened fire Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, killing at least 11 people and wounding 31 others, military officials ...

(Excerpts from the article originally published by the Sarajevo weekly BH Dani , on October 23, 2009. This speech and its implications recei...

Over the past ten years as a commentator, columnist and Balkans-watcher, I've given many interviews - radio, TV and print - but I've...

On Monday, I was at the Russia Today studio in Washington, as part of their extensive coverage of the Karadžić trial. They've transcribe...

Look, this isn't exactly a travesty. Martti "Kosova" Ahtisaari winning last year , now that was a travesty. He actually hurt ...

I'll be traveling for a bit for the next two weeks. While it is possible I might post something within that time frame, it isn't ver...

For ten years now, I've been writing about the Balkans. Among other things, this has involved parsing through media reports, identifying...

Seventy years ago today, German armies crossed into Poland, introducing the world to "Blitzkrieg." The British and French declara...

I initially wanted to post my take on Marcus Tanner's peculiar piece (insofar as it was surprisingly common-sense from someone who's...

Wow, this is rich. The New York Times ran a story yesterday about last year's Russo-Georgian spat, titled "How Russia Defines Gen...

Commenting on my post about linguistic idiocy , reader "Kris" asked a perfectly reasonable question: Do you consider Croatian, Bos...

Not being a follower of the Daily Kos , I didn't notice a post that appeared on that site on July 8 until very recently. Apparently, som...

On July 15, the EU proposed the lifting of visa restrictions on Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia (FYROM). The quisling regime in Belgrade ha...

New column over at Antiwar.com : At a meeting in March 2009, Secretary Clinton presented her Russian counterpart with a red button that ...

When Karl Malden passed away on June 30, I tried - without much success - to write up a short obituary paying tribute to an unusual Hollywo...

I'm a firm believer in freedom of speech. But there's freedom of speech, and then there is calumny. A debate, however heated, is one...

On June 24, Bulgarian authorities arrested Agim Ceku , formerly a general in the Croatian Army and the terrorist KLA. They did so pursuant t...