PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Annoyed. Insulted. Embarrassed. These are the words of Arabic and Asian diplomats, many of them friends of mine. They are words not directed toward the west.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- On Dec. 21, 2005, Congress passed a defense appropriations bill, which according to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, funded "defense spending" for the ...