Illegal Diplomacy  —  Did Nancy Pelosi commit a felony when she went to Syria?  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may well have committed a felony in traveling to Damascus this week, against the wishes of the president, to communicate on foreign-policy issues with Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Oh, dear.  Guess who's taking the Washington Post's editorial board to task for its editorial stance against Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria?  One of the Post's own Op ed columnists, Eugene Robinson.  —  Check out this appearance by Robinson on Hardball.  Robinson defends Pelosi's trip to Syria …

Cheney Sticks to His Delusions  —  Faced with overwhelming evidence to the contrary, even President Bush has backed off his earlier inflammatory assertions about links between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein.  —  But Vice President Cheney yesterday, in an interview with right-wing talk radio host Rush Limbaugh …

Lauer On Pelosi Syria Visit: 'Let's Face It, A Lot Of People Think She Messed Up On This One'  —  This morning, NBC's Today Show ran a biased segment casting doubt on Pelosi's Syria trip.  Every single question asked by anchor Matt Lauer was framed around conservative talking points.

When a dilettante takes on Hizbullah  —  We can thank the US speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, for having informed Syrian President Bashar Assad, from Beirut, that "the road to solving Lebanon's problems passes through Damascus."  Now, of course, all we need to do is remind Pelosi …

Within the bounds  —  USA TODAY's views distort both the nature of Speaker Pelosi's trip and the constitutional role of Congress in foreign policy.  As a member of the speaker's delegation who accompanied her to every meeting, I would like to set the record straight.  —  Let's be clear.

Gonzales aide who asserted Fifth resigns  —  WASHINGTON - A top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales abruptly quit on Friday, almost two weeks after telling Congress she would not testify about her role in the firings of federal prosecutors.  —  There was no immediate reason given …

Blindfolded Britons tell of the moment the guards' guns clicked  —  * We were blindfolded and subjected to interrogation  —  * We were told we faced seven years in prison if we did not 'confess'  —  * Iranians entered Iraqi waters deliberately to detain us.  Fighting back was not an option