former Israeli PM Ehud Barak is being held to account, only because the ruling Likud Party perceives him as an enemy of their agenda
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Hizbullah: Israeli attack on Iran would “ignite the region”
Sheikh Naim Qassem, the number two man in Lebanon’s Hizbullah, told Reuters on Wednesday that any Israeli strike on Iran would spin out of control […]
Mark Twain on Education
Does this make you think of anyone in the news these days?
A Nuclear Weapons Free Zone in the Middle East: Fathollah-Nejad
Ali Fathollah-Nejad writes in a guest column for Informed Comment A Nuclear Weapons Free Zone in the Middle East Why It Would Be in the […]
Omar Khayyam (47)
No one can pierce the veil of mystery. No one’s soul is aware of this arrangement. Only in the heart of the black earth do […]
Top 5 Stratfor Revelations
Wikileaks is publishing internal memos of the Stratfor security analysis firm. A few tidbits have emerged in these very early days, to wit: 1. Up […]
Israel – Iran Military Comparison
With all the hooplah about a possible Israeli attack on Iran (which I view as rather unlikely), it is worthwhile revisiting the issue of how […]
Romney’s “Across the Board” Tax Cuts benefit the Super-Rich
In his acceptance speech for his primary victories in Arizona and Michigan, Mitt Romney repeated his pledges to cut taxes 20 percent “across the board” […]
Tomgram: Engelhardt and Turse, The End in Afghanistan?
You would have to be blind not to notice that the American effort in Afghanistan is heading into the tank…
Omar Khayyam (46)
Khayyam, why do you beat yourself up over your lapses? What’s the profit or loss in regret? Whoever hasn’t sinned can’t be forgiven. Forgiveness came […]
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