Monthly Archives: March, 2007
Are Koran Schools Hotbeds of Terrorism?
To most Western minds, madrasahs are breeding grounds for terrorists. But that’s only one side…
After Guantanamo Bay Testimony
Pierre Akel The only two major terror operations for which Khaled Shaikh Mohammed claims no…
Don’t expect a soldier like John Abizaid to just fade away
An enduring image of General John Abizaid is of him bounding from an armored Humvee…
Yemen from Nepotism to Internal Jihad
Do the Yemeni government’s actions against a band of Shiite rebels comprise an internal Jihad?…
IF General Pervez Musharraf goes….
London: Hi-tech advancement in media has done wonders. I could not believe my eyes when…
For U.S. and Sadr, Wary Cooperation
By Sudarsan Raghavan Washington Post Foreign Service Friday, March 16, 2007; A01 BAGHDAD — U.S.…
Iraqis’ Progress Lags Behind Pace Set by Bush Plan
WASHINGTON, March 14 — The Bush administration, which six months ago issued a series of…
Strategic Interests
World Defense Review columnist Smoldering in Somalia More than three months after the United Nations…
Pakistan : Cheif Justice Removal Prelude to More Changes
London: Many Pakistanis have reasons not to feel envious of the role of most of…
From prison
Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Dear Ms. Arbour, I still remember…
Lebanon’s price in Washington rises
The Daily Star Two Tuesdays ago, Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt spent 35 minutes…
Deal with Syria, but first impose Lebanese sovereignty
Add Belgian Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht to the list of dignitaries who have left…
Syrians search for freedom online
After the Damascus Spring Shortly after I arrived in Damascus last June, Amr Nazir Salem,…
Hamas censors Libido in Palestinian folktales
Palestinian Intellectuals in the West Bank are protesting Hamas government decision to withdraw from schools…
The Mecca Agreement
A. Mahjar Barducci The Mecca agreement is not just a starting point for peace talks…
Foreign Policy, Reform and Terror in the Kingdom of Doublespeak
The Saudi Leadership must feel satisfied at the Iranian president’s visit to Riyad yesterday. Though…
Iranian women rights activists arrested
According to the AFP, Iranian security forces on Sunday arrested around 30 women’s rights activists…
Sy Hersh: the dark side of spun a lot
It’s become a habit to greet whatever journalist Seymour Hersh writes with reverence. However, after…
Pakistan’s Catch-22 Dilemma
London: As Pakistan inches painstakingly on to complete its sixtieth year of existence the prospects…
Iranian Scholars Denounce Conference That Denied Holocaust
TEHRAN, Feb. 26 — A group of Iranian academics, writers and artists has denounced the…
CATERING TO A LEBANESE CLICHÉ
SPIEGEL ONLINE World Press Photo Mix-Up The World Press Photo of the Year 2006 shows…