Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Family Was Jewish
Damien McElroy and Ahmad Vahdat report in this morning’s The Daily Telegraph (U.K.) that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s family has Jewsih roots. During the recent Iranian election he held up...
View ArticleGet Out! How 8 Dictators Spent Their Exile Years
As civil war rages in Libya, many observers are calling for Qaddafi to step down and go into exile. This wouldn’t be the first time an oppressive leader has stepped aside in exchange for a relatively...
View ArticleHow 8 Dictators Spent Their Exile Years
What do you do with your life after you’ve ruled a nation with an iron fist? There are plenty of examples from history of dictators who were offered a chance to live out their lives, just as long as...
View ArticleInside the Team That Cracked the Stuxnet Worm
Shown above: Siemens Simatic S7-300 PLC CPU, similar to one of those targeted by the Stuxnet worm. In an extremely comprehensive WIRED article, Kim Zetter tells the inside story of how researchers...
View ArticleWe Are All Americans: The World’s Response to 9/11
© Michel Setboun/Corbis A decade ago this week, people all over the world stood shoulder-to-shoulder in mourning, solidarity, sympathy and friendship with the people of the United States. Here are few...
View ArticleIs Superman a Democrat? On Politics and Superheroes
Is Superman a Democrat? Is Batman a Republican? And more to the point, what’s up with spandex-clad superheroes dabbling in real-life politics? The short answer is it’s nothing new. Ever since Superman...
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