Stephen Wayne, a Georgetown University expert on the American presidency, has written 11 books, including “The Road to the White House.” He discussed with McClatchy-Tribune foreign-affairs columnist John C. Bersia the firing of Afghanistan war commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal because of statements critical of the Obama administration that he and others made in Rolling Stone magazine.
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Terrorism specialist John Schindler, the author of “Unholy Terror: Bosnia, Al-Qa’ida, and the Rise of Global Jihad,” is a professor at the U.S. Naval War College. He discussed the changing global danger Americans face with McClatchy-Tribune foreign-affairs columnist John C. Bersia.
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The growing coziness between the leaders of Venezuela and Iran should send a troubling signal to all Venezuelans — especially the diminishing but still strong segment that clings to President Hugo Chavez.

Do they not understand the disadvantages of a leader who ties himself to a regime in Tehran that is incurring global wrath and sanctions because of its shadowy nuclear work? According to news reports, Iran’s research includes questionable plans to narrow the gap between its current uranium-enrichment capabilities and the purity required to make nuclear weapons.
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