The Canny General: Quds Force Commander Ghasem Soleimani
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Monthly Archives: December, 2011
U.S. Treasury sanctions two Lebanese-Colombian Men
US Sanctions Target Money Laundering Operations in Panama and Colombia Written By Andrew O’Reilly The…
Military man
A few weeks ago, as Army Day and Independence Day approached, someone, no doubt at…
Bolstering the Arab League Mission to Syria
The conflict in Syria that some expected to simmer down is in fact boiling. This…
Global Christianity: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population
Executive Summary A comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are…
Bomb Attacks in Damascus: Syrian “Terrorists” Indeed!
At 10 a.m Friday Morning 2 suicide car bomb blasts shook Syria’s capital Damascus targeting…
With Assad doomed: Hizbullah divided over military move to take control of Lebanon
METransparent Exclusive Beirut sources said that Hizbullah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah met Syria’s Bashar Assad, recently,…
What if the Syrians had still been here?
The tendency among many Lebanese today is to deride the Independence Intifada of 2005. This…
Frederic Hof: US Policy toward the Evolving Situation in Syria
WRITTEN STATEMENT FREDERIC HOF, SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR REGIONAL AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR…
“The 25 empires of the Desert” after the “Arab spring” …
Pierre Moussa interviewed by Christilla Moustier In March 2011, at the dawn of the Arab…
Give Iran Good Television
In its present form, VOA’s Persian service is a waste of U.S. tax dollars. Whatever…
Beirut Bank Seen as a Hub of Hezbollah’s Financing (from the NY Times)
By JO BECKER BEIRUT, Lebanon — Last February, the Obama administration accused one of Lebanon’s…
Beirut Bank Seen as a Hub of Hezbollah’s Financing (from the NY Times)
By JO BECKER BEIRUT, Lebanon — Last February, the Obama administration accused one of Lebanon’s…
Lines in the Sand? Saudi Arabia’s Security Meeting with Iran
Concern is mounting in Washington that Iran’s potential for troublemaking will now be countered by…
Tunisians voted for jobs, not Islam
Michael Robbins and Mark Tessler On October 23 Tunisians went to the polls to participate…
i want a good lady for marriage.
I want a nice good looking girl or woman for marriage.Am 24 years and in…
Assad in complete Denial
President Bashar al-Assad’s interview with ABC’s Barbara Walters portrays a Syrian leader in complete denial…
Neither Arab nor Spring
The vicissitudes that have, for some reason, been collectively dubbed the ‘Arab Spring’ are neither…
Report shows that Salafists, Mubaraks, not April 6 Youth Movement, receive millions in foreign funding
Investigating accusations that youth movements have foreign agendas due to foreign funding, the Egyptian ministry…
ON THE RECORD: Tunisian Nahda Leader Rachid Ghannouchi at The Washington Institute
On November 30, 2011, The Washington Institute hosted a private on-the-record roundtable with Sheikh Rachid…
Hadi’s Murder is Saleh Salvation
Those close to the Yemeni transitional President Abd Rabo Mansour Hadi know that he is…
The Gulf Initiative and the Yemeni Conflict: Putting the Cart before the Horse
The international community would do itself and Yemen a service if it looked beyond the…
Asad’s Armed Opposition: The Free Syrian Army
The growing armed opposition movement against the Asad regime is becoming an increasingly important element…
Iran’s Rattling Saber
WASHINGTON, DC – As the West ratchets up its economic pressure on Iran to halt…