Posted on Mon, July 18, 2011 at 23:53 pm CEST
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U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen honored for his input in IDF’s war readiness for Iran

Adm. Michael Glenn Mullen is rightly acclaimed as the American military leader who contributed more than any other in the past decade… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, June 10, 2011 at 02:05 am CEST
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Moscow opposes Western anti-Syrian motions because of Tripoli bombing

Russia is opposed to any UN Security Council resolution on Syria,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich told journalists… Continue reading

Topics: Britain • France • Libya War • NATO • Russian Federation • Syria 
Posted on Tue, April 19, 2011 at 17:49 pm CEST
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Saudis give up on US, instigate direct Gulf action against Iran

After giving up on US and Israel ever confronting Iran, Saudi Arabia has gone out on a limb against the Obama administration… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • GCC • Iran • Kuwait • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Arab Emirates 
Posted on Sat, April 2, 2011 at 10:27 am CEST
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Israel and Hamas Near a Spring War

After nearly two months of rising tension, Israel and Hamas have taken a step towards a full-blown military confrontation… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict 
Posted on Tue, March 29, 2011 at 18:01 pm CEST
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Obama’s Libyan Strategy: Recipe for a Deeper, Lengthier U.S. Military Role

In his Libya address to Americans early Tuesday, March 29, President Barack Obama failed to resolve the inner contradictions in… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Britain • France • Libya War • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, March 29, 2011 at 00:21 am CEST
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The Intervention in Libya: A Feel-Good Mirage

The Western intervention in Libya is the kind of thing that makes governments feel good and look good… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Libya War • NATO • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Mon, March 28, 2011 at 17:16 pm CEST
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The Obama Administration Will Do Zero to Criticize or Undermine the Syrian Dictatorship

It’s official. The Obama Administration won’t do anything at all to help the Syrian people against the Bashar al-Asad dictatorship… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, March 25, 2011 at 21:08 pm CET
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Urges Syria Regime Overthrow Against White House Policy

As I’ve reported, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is horrified by White House policies in the Middle East. Indeed, he has an extra reason for… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, March 24, 2011 at 18:17 pm CET
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Israeli and Saudi leaders meet in Moscow as Palestinians ramp up Missile Strikes

As Russian, Israeli and Saudi leaders discussed the ramifications of the Arab uprising in Moscow and… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Russian Federation • Saudi Arabia 
Posted on Thu, March 17, 2011 at 20:29 pm CET
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U.S. Sec State Hillary Clinton Says Leaving Post At End of 2012

In a CNN interview, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she will not serve in a second- term administration of President Barack Obama… Continue reading

Topics: The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, March 12, 2011 at 01:50 am CET
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U.S. Head of Intelligence James Clapper Should Be Fired

If the Obama Administration would listen more to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates it might salvage its foreign policy… Continue reading

Topics: China • Iran • Libya • Russian Federation • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, March 8, 2011 at 01:19 am CET
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Why U.S. Policy is so Bad: An Analysis of the Current Policymaking Process

The problem is that the people most qualified to be heard and who have the better understanding of the situation are being ignored… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Egyptian Revolution • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, December 2, 2010 at 23:07 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Israel en Arabische Staten Waren Eensgezind In Aanval Op Iran

Volgens verschillende Amerikaanse documenten, die op de WikiLeaks website gelekt zijn, hebben meerdere Arabische Staten net als Israel er bij de Amerikanen op aangedrongen om het Iraanse nucleaire programma met militaire middelen te stoppen… Lees verder

Topics: Bahrain • Egypt • Iran • Israel • Jordan • Nederlands • Saudi Arabia • The Middle East • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, December 10, 2009 at 11:02 am CET
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The CIA and Iran

The Central Intelligence Agency’s secret history of its covert operation to overthrow Iran’s government in 1953 offers an inside look at how the agency stumbled into success, despite a series of mishaps that derailed its original plans. Written in 1954 by one of the coup’s chief planners, the history details how United States and British officials plotted the military coup that returned the shah of Iran to power and toppled Iran’s elected prime minister, an ardent nationalist… Continue reading

Topics: Iran