The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, fighting.

[Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher praised the pontiff's role in toppling communism.] Millions owe him their freedom and self-respect. The whole world is inspired by his example, ... His life was a long struggle against the lies employed to excuse evil. By combating the falsehoods of communism and proclaiming the true dignity of the individual, his was the moral force behind victory in the Cold War.

The Cold War is over but Cold War thinking survives.

We're no longer in the Cold War. Eavesdropping on friends is unacceptable.

A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning.

The jealousy and resentment that animate the terrorists also affect many of our former cold war allies.