Nixon continued to affirm ... that Washington would maintain its promises to its allies, something very similar to what the Obama administration often says to its network of partners in the Pacific, which at times feels like Lilliputians in the face of the Chinese giant.
If the kidnapping of 250 people by Hamas is indefensible (as it undeniably is), what can be said of the succession of Israeli governments that have held an entire country hostage since 1948?
London has elected Sadiq Khan to be its mayor. Meanwhile, Washington faces the prospect of Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential elections in a few months.