Fouad Ajami

The remarkable thing about the terror in Iraq,

The remarkable thing about the terror in Iraq,

I don't think countries in the region are ruled by constitutions.

I don't think countries in the region are ruled by constitutions.

There must have been great yearning and repression in Mohamed Atta's life; it is the torment of Atta's generation. They read more

There must have been great yearning and repression in Mohamed Atta's life; it is the torment of Atta's generation. They were placed perilously close to modernity, but they could not partake of it.

a phoenix. His faith in Iraq and in himself has been incredible.

a phoenix. His faith in Iraq and in himself has been incredible.

The secret is out. There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, read more

The secret is out. There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.