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Arab League

The fountainhead of global strife

September 2, 2010

If the Obama administration had been as visionary as Obamamania promised it might be, Chas Freeman might not have merely been briefly offered the post of chair of the National Intelligence Council; he could have become a fine Secretary of State. Instead, the Israel lobby made sure he gained no position at all, but by [...]

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Turkey is the new Palestinian champion

June 13, 2010

Noting a historic shift in the regional balance of power, Alastair Crooke says:
The cause of the Palestinians is gradually passing out of the hands of Mubarak and King Abdullah bin Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. It is the leaders of Iran and Turkey, together with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, who recognize the winds [...]

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Listen to the Arabs

March 27, 2010

Parag Khanna writes:
If Arabs are supposed to be lining up with the United States and Israel to contain the hegemonic ambitions of Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, then why did Syria host a “war council” of Iran and Hezbollah in Damascus last month? And why is Qatar exploring gas fields jointly with Iran?
The fact is that most [...]

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Regional impact of the war on Gaza

January 1, 2009

Gaza attack strengthens Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
By Joseph Mayton, The Media Line, January 1, 2008
Rarely do Egyptian demonstrations see thousands of people take to the streets. But, put together anti-Israeli and anti-government sentiments spearheaded by the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, and the result is the country’s largest street action since the first anniversary of the American invasion [...]

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