Chinese technology firms are increasingly competing with US ones in major Middle Eastern markets, escalating technology-related US national security concerns. London (Special to Informed Comment; […]
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Omar Khayyam (57)
We are pagans of love; the orthodox are something else. We are like puny ants; the splendor of Solomon is something else. Our faces are […]
President Hadi, Yemen’s New Leader, Lays out his Vision (al-Sharq al-Awsat)
The USG Open Source Center translates an interview at al-Sharq al-Awsat with new Yemeni president Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi. He succeeds overthrown dictator Ali Abdallah Saleh […]
Omar Khayyam (56)
I spent a lifetime romancing with wine and roses, but none of my efforts ever went right; since none of my desires was fulfilled through […]
Bahrain Demonstrations Echoed in Iraq on Eve of Arab League Meeting
Tens of thousands of demonstrators came out in villages and along highways in Bahrain on Friday, reviving their protest of the islands’ absolute monarchy. Among […]
Poll: Majority of Republicans Expect War with Iran in 2012 (Infographic)
The Poll Position has done a scientific poll of the American public on how likely they feel war is with Iran in 2012. They were […]
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From Jamiol’s World
Omar Khayyam (55)
Bartender, since fate has defeated you and me, and this world is not a dwelling for you and me; but given that we have a […]
High Oil Prices Cushion Iran from Sanctions, Hurt Obama
So far, high petroleum prices are helping Iran beat the new, ‘crippling’ US and EU sanctions. And, ironically, it is the Obama reelection campaign that […]
Ayatollah Khamenei and President Obama
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, gave an important policy speech on Thursday. In part, he was reacting to President Barack Obama’s remarks on Iran […]
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