... is al-Baghdadi and is trying to hire a lawyer to help in his defense. Bruce Hoffman, a terrorism expert at Georgetown University, said the continued inability to definitively prove al-Baghdadi's identity could give the insurgency a boost ...

... predominantly Muslim Indonesia, and noted his experience in the country in his address. Imam Yahya Hendi, a Georgetown University chaplain who specializes in Quranic translation, said the first Quranic passage that Obama cited effectively ...

... restlessness, and daytime tiredness. Sleep Studies The following D.C. area hospitals conduct sleep studies: Georgetown University Hospital, (202) 444-3610 Walter Reed Army Medical Center, (202) 782-0596 University of Maryland Medical ...

... it might be." I hope they'll let me visit my mom in her interrogation cell. Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail her at rbrooks@latimescolumnists.com.

... equipment company. Jones returned to the United States for his senior year of high school and later graduated from Georgetown University. In 1967 he was sent to Vietnam and saw combat action as a platoon and a company commander. Associated Press ...

... the "war on terror"? After all, we already have two real wars to worry about. Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail Brooks at rbrooks@latimescolumnists.com.

... new global trend of shoe throwing, I'll take that over bomb throwing any day. Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail her at rbrooks@latimescolumnists.com

... the most basic prerequisites for negotiations. Lieber, a professor of government and international affairs at Georgetown University, is most recently the author of "The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century."

... abandoned Taba agreements as the starting point. Here's to a less bloody 2009. Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail her at rbrooks@latimescolumnists.com.

... our foreign policy -- and undoing all the damage. It will take a generation. Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail Brooks at rbrooks(at)latimescolumnists.com