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Posted on Mon, June 27, 2011 at 22:00 pm CEST

Seinfeld’s Advice for Obama Administration Policy: Do the Opposite

Just your normal Middle East policy day in which every instinct the Obama administration has is wrong… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, June 24, 2011 at 00:30 am CEST

What Obama Didn’t-And What We Should-Learn From The War In Afghanistan

I am in favor of a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, but I was fascinated with how President Barack Obama handled the issue… Continue reading

Posted on Thu, June 16, 2011 at 00:51 am CEST

My Adventures As an Alleged Terrorist

The North American airport security systems are a perfect metaphor for Western policies toward the Middle East… Continue reading

Posted on Sat, June 11, 2011 at 20:09 pm CEST

The Myth That Contemporary Western Mass Media Help Understand the World: An Example on Pakistan

A remarkable amount of what’s written on the Middle East in the mass media is nonsensical… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, June 3, 2011 at 01:27 am CEST

It’s Official: I Announce My Candidacy to be Middle East Czar for the U.S. Government

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, May 13, 2011 at 22:49 pm CEST

President Obama’s “Reset” of Relations with Muslims and a Massacre in Pakistan

There’s something particularly poignant about news that at least 80 people were killed in Charsadda, Pakistan, by a Taliban attack on a… Continue reading

Posted on Sat, May 7, 2011 at 21:49 pm CEST

U.S. Pushes Pakistani Intelligence to the Wall

The Obama administration is presenting the successful Osama bin Laden hit as an epic American solo operation, unparalleled in… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, May 6, 2011 at 01:51 am CEST

U.S. Won’t Support Any Palestinian Fatah-Hamas Gov’t Unless Hamas Reforms

The U.S. won’t support any Fatah-Hamas government that includes Hamas unless the Islamist Jihadi group reforms… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, May 6, 2011 at 00:47 am CEST

Bin Laden’s Posthumous Fans

As so often happens, a peripheral issue has taken over the Western debate regarding the killing of Usama bin Laden… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 at 23:07 pm CEST

Osama bin Laden’s Last Haven was a Pakistani Military Town

US military and intelligence sources disclose that Abbottabad, where al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was shot dead Sunday night… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 at 20:14 pm CEST

Osama Bin Laden Is Dead And His Cause Goes Marching On

Usama bin Laden is dead. But revolutionary Islamism is very much alive and stronger than ever. Thinking that bin Laden is the main problem… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 at 11:59 am CEST

Obama Confirms: Osama bin Laden Killed in Firefight with U.S. Forces

U.S. President Barack Obama has confirmed in a speech to the nation that Osama bin Laden, leader of the Islamic Al-Qaeda terror group, is dead… Continue reading

Posted on Sat, April 30, 2011 at 21:06 pm CEST

WikiLeaks: Cables Portray Hamid Karzai as Weak and Corrupt

Diplomats describe Afghan president as weak, indecisive, paranoid and beholden to criminals to maintain power… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, April 5, 2011 at 22:36 pm CEST

WikiLeaks: Iran Undermining U.S. Efforts in Afghanistan and Training Taliban Militants

Iran is financing a range of Afghan religious and political leaders, grooming Afghan religious scholars, training Taliban militants and… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, April 4, 2011 at 22:39 pm CEST

WikiLeaks: Afghan and U.S. Contempt for British Military

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Helmand governor and US commander criticise UK failure to impose security and engage with Afghans… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, April 3, 2011 at 12:51 pm CEST

YouTube World View Interview With PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Transcription from the Channel2 and YouTube World View Interview with Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, April 1, 2011 at 22:51 pm CEST

Westophobia: Why Do “They” Hate America? Just Listen

Why do people in certain parts of the world hate America? Some think it’s because of U.S. support of Israel or other policies… Continue reading

Posted on Thu, March 31, 2011 at 22:44 pm CEST

WikiLeaks: Peace Negotiations Only Option for Afghanistan?

The remarkably moderate private views of a group of former Taliban regime officials are revealed in detail by the US embassy cables… Continue reading

Posted on Thu, March 31, 2011 at 15:46 pm CEST

WikiLeaks: Karzai Family Panic after Afghan Presidential Elections

Dispatches show anxiety of Hamid Karzai’s family and supporters, and US doubts about president’s volatility… Continue reading

Posted on Thu, March 31, 2011 at 00:06 am CEST

WikiLeaks: Afghanistan’s Insurgents will Readily Fill any Vacuums of Governance

There are sobering lessons to be drawn from the Alasay Valley in Southern Kapisa, where the strategic dynamics have shifted back in favor of the insurgency… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, March 28, 2011 at 16:38 pm CEST

WikiLeaks: No Power-Sharing with the Taliban, Holbrooke pledges

In a January 18 meeting with Richard Holbrooke, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao described the Indian effort in Afghanistan as focused on… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, March 21, 2011 at 00:17 am CET

WikiLeaks: Deradicalisation Programme Would ‘Undercut the Taliban’

President Karzai told Holbrooke January 16 [2010] that he wants to announce a reintegration policy before… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, March 20, 2011 at 20:22 pm CET

WikiLeaks: Karzai Talks About Progress and Elections in Afghanistan

In a positive and free-ranging discussion, President Karzai and visiting CODEL McCain agreed that more should be done to tell Afghans and Americans about… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, March 20, 2011 at 16:38 pm CET

WikiLeaks: U.S. Doubts over Afghan Re-Integration Plan

At President Karzai’s direction, the Afghan Office of the National Security Council has taken on the task of interagency coordination of… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, March 20, 2011 at 13:30 pm CET