Iyad Allawi, the newly installed prime minister of Iraq, was the perfect choice for the Bush administration: connected enough to be a puppet, detested enough to be a scapegoat.

A CIA and MI6 informant for the past 25 years, Allawi was responsible for British Prime Minister Tony Blair's main selling point in his charge to war - that Saddam Hussein could launch an attack with weapons of mass destruction in under 45 minutes. [Read article]

BEIJING - You need to travel to China. Skip the traditional Euro tours of the sights and clubs. Skip Mexico.

Don't believe me? Here's why: If you think you know anything about China, and you've never traveled there, you're probably wrong.

I began my trip through China and Southeast Asia one week ago.

I touched down in Beijing with the judgments I had formed by reading books, following the news and watching movies. [Read article]

When I found out that I'd be writing a column that would run on June 30, I was immediately thrilled by the idea of writing about something as it was happening.

I would be able to write my first column about Iraq on the same day that the Iraqis gained their sovereignty.

I would show people around the world, or at least around the student union, how it is possible to admit our failings while still recognizing the greater good. [Read article]