Born Isador Feinstein in 1907, his brother Louis said he changed his name at age 30 because "he didn't want to turn a reader off who might be anti-Semetic, right away, to avoid anti-Semitism in his work." Most people called him Izzy, and when he died in 1989, biographer DD Guttenplan said "he had (so) transformed (himself) from America's premiere radical journalist into a respectable icon of his profession" that all four major television networks announced his passing.
In a bit of irony he might find fitting for one of his movies, detained film director Roman Polanski has received a Star on the Warsaw, Poland Walk of Fame.
There are many differences between our wars in Vietnam and in Afghanistan. There are also similarities we can’t ignore, including the vital need for an indigenous government that commands broad-based popular support.
Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, is facing a runoff vote after a UN-backed election watchdog recommended thousands of ballots apparently cast in his favour be scrapped, diplomatic sources say.
Iran's president has accused Pakistan of having links to the bombers who carried out a suicide attack on Sunday in the republic's Sunni-majority southeast that left at least 42 people dead.
Iran will not hesitate to make more highly enriched uranium itself if there is no deal at talks with major powers which have started in Vienna, an Iranian official has said.
The US may not commit to sending more troops to Afghanistan until a "credible and legitimate" government is in place in the country, a top White House official has said.
The saga of a runaway balloon and a missing boy that gripped much of the US last week was a bizarre publicity stunt dreamed up by a family desperate to secure a contract for a reality TV show, police have said.
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The US may not commit to sending more troops to Afghanistan until a "credible and legitimate" government is in place in the country, a top White House official has said.
