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On Massacres and Motivations

Commenting on the recent massacre of 17 Afghan civilians that was allegedly carried out by Staff Sergeant Robert Bales… Continue reading

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The Damascus Declaration for Democratic National Change

The Damascus Declaration was a statement of unity by Syrian opposition figures issued October 16, 2005 criticizing the Assad regime… Continue reading

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The Syrian Uprising: Syria’s Struggling Civil Society

Authoritarian regimes have traditionally been disinclined to accept any political or social opposition and have been hostile to the development of an independent civil society that could form a counterweight to state power… Continue reading

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China-Turkey Summit: Economic Enticements Overshadow Differences

The decision of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to visit Turkey along with Ireland and the United States during his ten-day world tour before becoming president in about a year underscores the importance Turkey holds for China’s leaders… Continue reading

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Betrayal Glorified: The Bizarre Jewish Movement to Destroy Israel by Pretending to Save It

I can only laugh at the idea of dilettante Peter Beinart and J Street as leader of the anti-Israel movement… Continue reading

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The Syrian Uprising: The Muslim Brotherhood Reborn

As Syrian president Bashar al-Assad struggles to contend with a massive popular uprising, the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood is poised to dominate whatever coalition of forces manages to unseat the Baathist regime… Continue reading

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No Escape from Authoritarianism? Turkey Suffers from the Lack of a Constituency for Liberal Change

Turkey’s old habits of state authoritarianism persist under the rule of the AKP… Continue reading

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Obama Hearts Turkish Leader Erdogan As He Oppresses His Own People and Stabs America in the Back

President Barack Obama is continuing his love affair with Turkish Islamist leader Recep Erdogan… Continue reading

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Iran: From Torture Chambers to Social Security: Political Controversy over Appointment of Sa’id Mortazavi

The appointment of Tehran’s former attorney general Sa’id Mortazavi to director of the Social Security Foundation has stirred a political controversy this week due to his involvement in the Kahrizak detention facility affair… Continue reading

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France: Here Comes the Whitewash

The murders in Toulouse should be a wake-up call for France and all of Europe… Continue reading

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Mohammed Merah was a new breed of Iron Man terrorist

The French-born al Qaeda killer, Mohammed Merah, who shocked the world by murdering three Jewish schoolchildren and their teacher in Toulouse by shots to the head… Continue reading

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The True Perpetrators of the Antisemitic Attacks in Toulouse and Throughout the World

A drive-by shooter in the beautiful, almost magical, city of Toulouse, France, murders three Jewish children and a teacher in front of their school… Continue reading

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In 2011, US primacy in the Middle East died; In 2012, The Funeral Will Be Held

In the Middle East, the vultures are coming home to roost… Continue reading

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David Ofek and the Ethics of Documentary in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Fíorscéal usually repackage French made programmes for an Irish language audience by doing little more than adding a very brief introduction to the topic… Continue reading

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Why Obama’s Policy Will Probably Bring War with Iran Some Day

President Barack Obama hasn’t changed but the situation has, in part due to his actions… Continue reading

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The Obama Administration’s Pro-Islamist Syrian Opposition “Leadership” is Collapsing

Five months ago, I wrote how the U.S. government collaborated in creating an anti-American, Islamist-dominated leadership for the Syrian revolution. This leadership group failed immediately. Now it is collapsing openly… Continue reading

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Iran: Supreme Leader orders establishment of “Supreme Cyber Council”

The decision to establish the council was made in response to the growth of information and telecommunications technology, particularly the global internet network, and its impact on individual and social life… Continue reading

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Iranian Involvement in the Marches to Israel’s Borders Planned for March 30, 2012

A number of simultaneous marches to Israel’s borders from the various Arab countries are planned for March 30, 2012… Continue reading

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Anti-Israeli Propaganda Events Planned on Land Day, March 30, 2012

The organizations participating in the campaign to delegitimize Israel plan a series of propaganda events on Land Day… Continue reading

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Anti-Israel Delegitimization Campaigns Continue Unabated

The networks waging the campaign to delegitimize Israel are planning a series of propaganda displays for 2012, some of them in the upcoming months… Continue reading

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The Snake that Doesn’t Touch Me: Turkey’s Special Authority Courts

In response to increasing international concern about controversial cases such as Ergenekon, Sledgehammer and KCK, the AKP has repeatedly insisted that the judicial system is independent and that there is nothing that it can do… Continue reading

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Egypt is a Volcano, The West Snoozes, But Israel Won’t Play the Role of Pompeii

Those who are, or will soon be, governing Egypt view themselves as being at war with Israel for all practical purposes… Continue reading

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The Big Split: The Differences that led Erdoğan and the Gülenists to Part Ways

A power struggle between the AKP and the Gülen movement is unraveling… Continue reading

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What a War with Iran Really Means

It is quite right to be worried and hesitant about entering a war with Iran… Continue reading

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Islam’s Tradition of Breaking the Cross

In the recent destruction of Commonwealth war graves in Benghazi, Libya, you can see not just the desecration of graves, but attacks on crosses… Continue reading