Monthly Archives: May, 2007
Liberal Lebanon Worth saving, or the hell with it?
Last week, while being driven through Chicago, I heard one Flynt Leverett speaking in a…
Pervez Musharraf’s Minions of Terror
Pervez HoodbhoyAfter his ill-advised dismissal of the chief justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court ignited a…
Where the Bombs Are
google earth
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Ethical education is indispensable for the well-being both of individuals and societies. For the individual,…
SALAFIST ISLAM SPAWNS TERRORISM
At the very roots of the violence is an ideological interpretation of the Koran, rather…
“Thou Shalt Not Lie”
School children who see the exhibits in the Creation Museum in Kentucky will be confused…
PAKISTANI GENERALS MUST ACT BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
Not many countries in the world would envy Pakistan for being constantly in the focus…
Confidential : Presumed new al Qaida leader in Afghanistan is same Sheikh Saiid al Masri of Khartoum
According to exclusive Metransparent information, the man presented by « al Jazeera » channel (under…
Professor Menahem Milson on The Saudi Novel The Girls of Riyadh
In an April 14, 2007 interview on an Arabic program on Israeli TV, Professor Menahem…
Destruction and deceit in North Lebanon
There are few pleasures these days as Lebanon descends into the kind of violence that…
U.S. about-face gives Israel green light for Syria dialogue
The Bush administration has changed its position regarding a possible receptive Israeli response to the…
A serious blow to Taliban’s dreams
The Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan seems to be in trouble. After it had lost three…
Embrace democracy, Syria’s top dissident urges Assad
Syrian dissident Riad al-Turk urged President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday to lead Syria on the…
Was Osama Right?
Islamists always believed the U.S. was weak. Recent political trends won’t change their view. D…
Unquantified successes? How Iraq has been won!!
‘Kerry’s and Kennedy’s and democrats’ shortsightedness on Iraq is a classic example of instant gratification…
Baathist regime has dissident journalist sentenced to three years in jail
Reporters Without Borders Press release 13 May 2007 SYRIA Reporters Without Borders voiced outrage at…
Despite early hope: like father, like son
The first time I met Anwar al-Bunni, in June 2005, one of Syria’s numerous state-owned…
Despite early hope: like father, like son
The first time I met Anwar al-Bunni, in June 2005, one of Syria’s numerous state-owned…
The UN Mideast envoy can’t understand ‘how Jews can surround people with fences.’
Intentionally or not, Israeli assaults put Siniora in an extremely difficult situation and put the…
America moves forward to the past
No sooner had Condoleezza Rice finished shaking hands with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem last…
Lebanon
– Pierre Akel
Is China about to launch political reforms?
On the 50th anniversary of the purging campaign launched in 1957 by Communist China’s founding…
I Bow to them ALL…
They want neither Sharia, nor a coup, but a fully democratic Turkey. First they demonstrated…
Address to His Majesty, King of Bahrain, concerning failures of the Supreme Council for Women
His Majesty, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, may God bless him King of Bahrain…
Syrian Endgame
BY MICHAEL YOUNG, BEIRUT–This week Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is meeting in the Egyptian…
In Jihadist Haven, a Goal: To Kill and Die in Iraq
ZARQA, Jordan — Abu Ibrahim considers his dead friends the lucky ones. Four died in…
Translate into law
Political parties, MPs and civil society organisations in Egypt are now busy investigating how the…
Amnesty International
Seven young men who were engaged in developing a youth discussion group and for having…
Israel
– Nir boms – Zvi Barel
The Feb.2007, Arrests in Saudi Arabia : Terrorists or Civil society & democratic Activists?
To All, Worldwide, Human Rights & Civil Society’s Organizations, including UN-Council on Human Rights As…
General Musharraf’s Only Exit route
LONDON: Pakistan is in a fix. Some call it a defining moment others describe it…
Thumbs down on Talibanisation
Iqbal Latif Citizens of Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Thursday staged a peaceful protest against the…