Napoleon, Mogens Camre and Aladin’s flying Carpet
I have always been fascinated by the language of politicians. They have a special ability…
Monthly Archives: April, 2008
Is the opposition organically anti-state?
Let’s thank Michel Aoun for informing us that the shooting of two Phalangist sympathizers in…
Barack’s bitter truth: Just forget about the Iraqis
Senator Barack Obama has gotten much heat for suggesting that when people lose faith in…
Egypt Builds a Wall, Changes Its Tune on Israel’s Barrier
Much ado has been made of the Israeli security fence isolating the West Bank. When…
Electoral and Social Tensions Spike in Egypt
On April 8, Egypt held elections for nearly 53,000 municipal representatives. Not surprisingly, participation was…
Abdullah Elmadani; “Bahreini-indian relations go back to the third millenium B.C.
Academic Researcher and Lecturer in Asian Studies Interview by Rita Ibrahim You have written a…
Wall Street Journal: Inside Iran’s Holy Money Machine
[Bigger than the Vatican, awash in cash. How a shrine built a business empire and…
Getting our hands dirty
Is it time for the government to withdraw from the European convention on human rights?…
The facts of the Syrian-Israeli flirtation
Amid rumors that the political furniture is being moved around in Damascus, perhaps the strangest…
Don’t expect a Bush miracle in the Promised Land
A determined refrain heard among those thinking about or dealing with the Middle East is…
The slow boat to the Hariri tribunal
When Syria’s foreign minister and one of its Lebanese marionettes both mention the Hariri tribunal…
Bin Laden Took Part in 1986 Arms Deal, Book Says
Osama bin Laden flew to London in 1986 to help negotiate the purchase of Russian-made…