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Middle East Myths Metastasize, Iran War Hysteria Rages Onward

Much written and said about the Middle East has always been fantasy. And number one on that list is the war hysteria with Iran… Continue reading

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Oil Remains King; When it Comes to Energy Production It’s A Case of Drill or Be Drilled

Here’s what you need to know about the current U.S. debate on energy… Continue reading

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Azerbaijan as an Arena for Iranian and Hezbollah Terrorism and Subversion

Azerbaijan, despite its being a Shi’ite Muslim country, has a strong pro-Western orientation and, to Iran’s dissatisfaction, maintains good relations with Israel… Continue reading

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Thailand and Southeast Asia as Arenas for Iranian and Hezbollah Terrorism and Subversion

Since the late 1980s, Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand, has been a favorite theater of terrorist operations for Iran and Hezbollah… Continue reading

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Turkey as an Arena for Iranian and Hezbollah Terrorism and Subversion

Turkey and Iran often state that there has been peace along their border for more than four hundred years… Continue reading

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Analysis: Iranian and Hezbollah Terrorist Attacks against Israeli Targets Abroad

For the past half year Iran and Hezbollah have organized and carried out a terrorist campaign against Israeli targets abroad… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Iranian Exporter Discusses Regime Pressures, Smuggling Routes, and Iran Narcotics Problem

Iranian manufacturer and exporter said that he and other export/importers utilizing the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran route and reverse are occasionally approached by known regime insiders or representatives of Iranian security for “help” in bringing in mis-labeled shipments into and out of Iran… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Iran’s Money Launderers, Sanctions-Busters, and Revolutionary Guard Money Makers

According to widespread rumor, many Iranians in Baku are involved full- or part-time in Iranian regime-related profit making, sanctions-busting, money laundering, and similar activities… Continue reading

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Obama: ‘Son of Islam’?

Invited on “Morning Joe” last Tuesday to discuss Christian persecution, the hosts turned the focus to interrogating Graham on whether he thought President Barack Obama was Christian or not… Continue reading

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Debate in the Mainstream Arabic-Speaking Universe: Only One Flavor Available

Westerners tend to believe that the debate in the Arabic-speaking universe is sort of like debate in the West… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Israel Cannot Accept Nuclear Iran

Labor MK Ephraim Sneh sees military action against Iran’s nuclear program as only a last resort… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Israeli Intentions Regarding the Iranian Nuclear Program

Israel sees Iran as the primary threat to its security and sees the enrichment cycle as the “point of no return” for Tehran’s nuclear weapons program… Continue reading

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The Coalition Crumbles: Erdoğan, the Gülenists, and Turkish Democracy

The authority of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been challenged by the security apparatus, the police and parts of the judiciary that enjoy the backing of the brotherhood of the Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen… Continue reading

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Is Egypt about to Elect an Islamist President?

Registering to run for president of Egypt will begin March 10. The military moved it up from April 15 to show that it is handing over power to the civilians… Continue reading

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Fake Muslim “Freedom Fighter’s” Latest Crime: Extorting a Prime Minister

The Bangladeshi Bandit strikes again… Continue reading

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From UN Watch: Pakistan and Chavez Running for Seat on Top UN Rights Body

The governments of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Pakistan are slated to run unopposed for seats on the UN’s 47-nation Human Rights Council this year… Continue reading

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Iran Cuts Down to Six Weeks Timeline for Weapons-Grade Uranium

Tehran this week hardened its nuclear and military policies in defiance of tougher sanctions and ahead of international nuclear talks… Continue reading

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“Eventually, All Humans Will Be Palestine Refugees”

Of all the issues that drive the Arab-Israeli conflict, none is more central, malign, primal, enduring, emotional, and complex than the status of those persons known as Palestine refugees… Continue reading

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Bashar’s ‘Iron Fist’

The iron fist against “terrorist gangs” as promised by Bashar Assad got off to a fairly impressive start two weeks ago… Continue reading

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The Two Faces of Al Jazeera

One of the principal beneficiaries of the Arab uprisings has been Al Jazeera television… Continue reading

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A New Year of ‘Dhimmitude’ for Egypt’s Copts

2012 appears to be unfolding as the “year of dhimmitude” for Egypt’s Christians… Continue reading

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Harvard, Jew haters, motherhood and Israel

Today’s crop of corrupt intellectuals of the Walt and Mearshimer variety with all their allies in academia and the media and the blogosphere and politics are seeking to delegitimize Israel… Continue reading

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The Hamas Split and the Palestinian Political Mess

There’s a serious split in Hamas reflecting the growing civil war among Islamists along Sunni-Shia lines… Continue reading

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Riyadh Enters the Yemen-Huthi Fray

On August 11, 2009, the Yemeni government launched “Operation Scorched Earth,” aimed at putting an end to the Huthi uprising that had destabilized the country’s northern province of Sa’da for more than five years… Continue reading

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From Al-Masry Al-Youm: South Sudan FM: relations with Israel no threat to Cairo

South Sudan’s friendly relationship with Israel will not pose any threat to Egypt… Continue reading