On Sunday, a citizen posted the provocative question as a poll on Facebook and in so doing created a media uproar that led to its discussion in the ultimate establishment platform, the twice-weekly column of Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times.

Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia and Washington’s key ally in Latin America, is marching towards another term in office. After a month where he was laid low by swine flu, last week his parliamentary allies finally were able to pass a law which allows a referendum on a possible third…

Last week, the Jerusalem Post reported the news that only 4% of Israelis think that Barack Obama is pro-Israel, down from 6% in June. The poll, conducted by the Israeli public opinion outfit Smith Research, found that 51% think the Obama Administration is pro-Palestinian, 35% believe it to be…