Playing three-ball billiards in Beirut
Lebanon is caught up in a game of political billiards these days, each side playing…
Monthly Archives: July, 2010
Petraeus’s Baby (NY Review of Books)
The surprising and speedy crash of General Stanley McCrystal has been seen in Afghanistan, Pakistan,…
Has Hassan Nasrallah been too hasty?
If there were doubts about whether Hizbullah participated in the assassination of the former prime…
A Wasted Decade: Human Rights in Syria during Bashar al-Asad’s First 10 Years in Power
July 16, 2010 (New York) – President Bashar al-Asad has not delivered on his promises…
The Iranian Clergy’s Silence
“What we see is a military government, not the rule of the Shiite jurist.” –Ayatollah…
Spiegel Interview with Mohamed ElBaradei: ‘This Is an Historical Moment for Egypt’
By Erich Follath and Dieter Bednarz In a SPIEGEL interview, Egyptian Nobel Peace Prize recipient…
Outside the box, or out of their minds?
A perennial shortcoming in America’s interactions with the Middle East is that they tend to…
The Palestinians’ chance to win a moral victory
The Palestinian side, which has suffered for decades from the Israeli occupation, can demonstrate moral…
Passing of Shiite Cleric Fadlallah Spells Trouble for Lebanon
For Washington, the death this week of Lebanon’s most prominent and respected Shiite cleric, Grand…
Resistance Land
On a hilltop overlooking Israel’s former occupation zone in south Lebanon, Hezbollah has built what…
Lebanon: Drop Charges Against Facebook Critics of President
Amend Penal Provisions That Criminalize Defamation and Libel (Beirut, July 8, 2010) – The Lebanese…
Hizbullah’s troublesome Turkish embrace
Hizbullah has been terribly excitable in recent weeks. It has threatened, condemned, demanded, and warned,…
Taliban main suspect in Pak shrine suicide attack
LAHORE: Although Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has denied its involvement in Thursday’s twin suicide attacks targeting…