Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The strategic situation in Syria is dire for the Baathist government of Bashar al-Assad. Typically in military history, if an […]
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Falwell On Muhammad Jerry Falwells
Falwell on Muhammad Jerry Falwell’s absurd charge on CBS’s Sixty Minutes on Oct. 6 that the Prophet Muhammad was a terrorist was leaked late last […]
Real Reasons For Iraq War Jay Bookman
The Real Reasons for the Iraq War Jay Bookman of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (9/29/02) argued that the Iraq war is actually aimed at securing an […]
Iraqi Shiites Question In Op Ed In Nyt
Iraqi Shiites [Question:] >In an op-ed in NYT today Frank Smyth says the great majority of Iraqi >Shi’is are Akhbaris, and hence do not follow […]
More On Pakistani Elections There Is
More on Pakistani Elections There is increasing speculation in the Pakistani press that of the 272 seats in the Pakistani parliament, nearly half (around 120) […]
History News Network 9 30 02 Culture
History News Network 9-30-02: Culture Watch The Misuses of Anti-Semitism By Juan Cole Mr. Cole is professor of Middle Eastern and South Asian History at […]
1 Yemen Has Arrested Four French
1) Yemen has arrested four French nationals of Arab origin in a town 400 kilometers south of the capital of Sanaa on suspicion of having […]
There Has Been Fighting South Of Mazar
There has been fighting south of Mazar-i Sharif in Samangan province between commanders loyal to Uzbek leader Abdul Rashid Dostam and others loyal to Tajik […]
It Is Reported In Asharq Al Awsat That
It is reported in Asharq al-Awsat that Copenhagen’s more prominent Jewish notables called for and organized a demonstration on Saturday September 28 against against the […]
East Germanys Spy Files Competing
EAST GERMANY’S SPY FILES: COMPETING ISSUES OF PRIVACY AND OPENNESS Thought for the day: “Neighbours spied on the people living next door and there were […]