Middle East

Today President Obama addresses the U.S. State Department on the events in the Middle East and North Africa and U.S. policy in the region. You can listen…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 8, 2011 - As the "Arab spring" uprisings continue to roil countries in the Middle East and…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 6, 2011 - Much has been made of the protesters' use of social media in the revolutions in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 1, 2011 - WASHINGTON -- As the calls for reform intensify in Egypt -- with a massive protest…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 5, 2010 - While Washington seems to be riveted on health care, much of the political activity…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 2, 2009 - Emotional conflict over the violence in Gaza caused difficulty for the Mind of Peace…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 23, 2008 - Having just returned from a trip to Bethlehem the first week of December, I have a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: As we settled into our seats in the cavernous performance hall, murmurs of shock and sadness spread…

For Rocky Sickmann of St. Louis, the U.S. war on terrorism began nearly 30 years ago -- on the morning he was taken hostage by Iranian militants and…