Eli Lake
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 06:08
Abdul Fattah el-Sisi has been trampling human rights, the rule of law and freedom of the press since he became Egypt's president two years ago. For almost as long, the international community has called on him to stop. But his critics in Washington have recently changed their tune.
Friday, February 19, 2016 - 06:37
After Wednesday's deadly bombing in the Turkish capital of Ankara, the U.S. is now scrambling to keep two key allies in its coalition against the Islamic State from going to war with each other.
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 06:43
This week, Pentagon officials began calling up retired generals to let them know that their home addresses, private e-mails and other personal information had appeared in a document that was publicized globally by a group claiming to support Islamic State.
Friday, January 9, 2015 - 07:02
U.S. weapons intended for Iraq’s beleaguered military are winding up in the possession of the country’s Shiite militias, according to U.S. lawmakers and senior officials in the Barack Obama administration.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 06:18
Russia is now threatening NATO allies in the Baltics. If Moscow tries another invasion of commandos and spies, the alliance is prepared to act, NATO's top general said.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 07:06
ISIS has been slowed for the moment. But local fighters in Iraq say if they’re going to continue to battle ISIS, they’ll need drones and advanced weapons to do it.
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 06:46
Obama’s new Iraq war began modestly. By the end of his press conference on Saturday, though, it got a bit bigger.
Friday, July 18, 2014 - 07:48
Israel’s economy is booming. So why is the United States still giving it $3.1 billion a year? That’s the question on the minds of some of Israel’s biggest supporters in Washington.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 07:14
The White House ignored numerous warnings that the Iraqi army could not stop the extremist group ISIS.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 07:46
As Israeli war planes pound Hamas positions in Gaza, the man the country really wants is sitting pretty in Turkey.