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Lindsey “Dr. Strangelove” Graham & War with Pakistan
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a major proponent of the idea of a US perpetual war, now wants conflict with Pakistan. He told Fox News Sunday, “The […]
Saudi Women’s Vote: Does it Go Far Enough?
The surprise announcement on Sunday by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia that women will be allowed to vote in and run for office in the […]
Greater Middle East Turns More Dangerous for US
Here are some troubling reports suggesting trouble ahead for the United States in the Greater Middle East, and, indeed, trouble for the region internally: 1. […]
Palestine, Bahrain and US Hyprocrisy
Brazen hypocrisy most often deeply damages the reputation, whether of a person or of a country. President Barack Obama appears to have thought that he […]
Strange Satellite Craze
The NASA satellite re-entering earth orbit late Friday has caused a sensation for some strange reason. Maybe because people have heard that it is 6 […]
Mahmoud Abbas goes to the UN
President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestine Authority will give a major speech on Friday at the United Nations in conjunction with his planned request to […]
Iraq Denies calling for Syrian President’s Resignation
According to Agence France Presse’s Arabic service, Ali Moussawi, the spokesman for the office of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, is now denying that he told […]
Rabbani’s Assassination Sharpens Afghanistan Contradictions
Burhan al-Din Rabbani’s assassination late Tuesday was a further signal that things are going very badly in Afghanistan. Rabbani is a former president of Afghanistan […]
Libyan Transitional Troops enter Sabha
Reuters reports that Libyan troops of the new government have taken the airport of the southern desert city of Sabha, a key site on the […]
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