What the United States wanted in Guatemala - and in Iran, where the C.I.A. also deposed a government in the early 1950s - was pro-American stability.

After installing friendly leaders in Iran and Guatemala, the United States lost interest in promoting democracy in either country.

No step the United States could take anywhere in the world would bring strategic benefits as great as detente with Iran.

The United States Government intends to preserve the security and stability of the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System,

Any country that grants asylum to Snowden risks retaliation from the United States, including diplomatic isolation and costly trade sanctions. Several don't seem to care.

The government of the United States is and always has been a lawyer's government.