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Surprises of the Tunisian Election
Tunisia kicked off the Arab Spring, with its urban crowds effectively protesting the decades-long dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his nepotistic in-laws, […]
Karzai: Afghanistan would Side With Pakistan in War with US
Admiral Mike Mullen, outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently told Congress that the Haqqani Network, a guerrilla group accused of hitting the […]
US out of Iraq, but Peace remains Elusive
The Iraq War is over except for the packing, President Obama announced on Friday. He held out hope that the US would be at peace […]
Qaddafi’s People’s Temple
The final weeks of Muammar Qaddafi’s violent and coercive life reminded me vividly of Jim Jones and the People’s Temple Cult. It was obvious from […]
Turkey Goes into Iraq after Kurdish Attack
Many catastrophes ensued from George W. Bush’s 2003 invasion of Iraq (launched in order to, he told an astonished and puzzled Jacques Chirac, then French […]
Iran Alleges Saudi Plot Story is MEK Sting
The state-backed Iran Times carries a report from Iran’s Mehr news service that alleges that it learned from Interpol that Gholam Shakuri is a member […]
News that Makes you Go ‘Hunh’?
Simple explanations for perplexing news headlines. * A poll shows that the US public blames politicians in Washington, D.C., more than they do Wall Street, […]
Sanctions on Iran will Never Produce Real Change
After the announcement of the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, D.C. (a case that, on the basis of what has […]
This is the Way the Iraq War Ends, with Bangs and Whimpers
The Associated Press is reporting that its sources in the Obama administration are admitting that all US troops will have to leave Iraq by 31 […]
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