Is Iran a threat?
October 12, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Dr Faisal Mikdadi asks if Iran is a threat and if so, to whom?
Tag Archive: Middle-East
The Empire Trapped: The US’ Unpromising Role in the New Middle East
October 4, 2012 10:06 am Leave your thoughts
Since the Second World War, US foreign policy has been largely predicated on military adventures, by severely punishing enemies and controlling 'friends'. Diplomacy was often the icing on the cake of war, writes Ramzy Baroud.
That defining moment: On anti-Muslim films, cartoons and my Gaza neighbour
September 28, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts Insulting Islamic symbols often represents a breaking point for many Muslims. Spiritual, religious figures and symbols often represent the last hope to which poor, humiliated and disenfranchised people cling onto with absolute ferocity, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Iran and the imminent prospect of another unilateral war waged by Israel in the Middle East
September 27, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Israel, presumably due to its longstanding failure to reach amicable peace with Palestine and the Arab neighbors since 1967, is imminently determined to wage a unilateral war on Iran while struggling to divert internal dissent from its lingering economic and socio-political challenges and international isolations, writes Freeman Ure.
Whose truth is it anyhow?
September 26, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Dr Faysal Mikdadi remembers the Sabra and Shatilla massacre in 1982 and examines the findings of the Kahan Commission which found that responsibility lay with former Israeli Defence minister, Ariel Sharon
The Delusion of Democracy
September 17, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Elizabeth Elis reminds us that when added together, minorities form a majority and it is only through unity that power can be wrested away from a tiny elite and placed firmly in the hands of the masses
Growing Isolation: Boycott of Israel Crosses to Governments’ Realm
September 14, 2012 12:58 pm Leave your thoughts Should Israel be worried? Very much so, for the age of total impunity is coming to an end. Critical voices of the Israeli occupation and mistreatment of Palestinians are rising - not only within civil society circles, but among world governments as well, argues Ramzy Baroud.
Palestine- The Right of Return
September 13, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Dr Faisal Mikdadi looks at some of the arguments used to justify Israel's annexation of Palestinian land and discusses the 'right of return'
The Implication of Syria’s Civil Strife
September 7, 2012 9:42 am Leave your thoughts
Syria's Civil War is essentially a war between the majority Sunni Muslims and the minority Alawites (Shi'ites) who have ruled Syria for over 40 years. The result is a foregone conclusion. President Assad will lose and the Alawites will be ousted. Or will they? And before they do, what will be the price paid by others, asks Faysal Mikdadi.
Palestinian Refugees from Syria Lost and ‘Betrayed’
September 6, 2012 7:45 am Leave your thoughts The official position of Arab nations is unambiguous: solidarity with Palestine is paramount. But facts on the ground point to a disturbingly different reality, one in which Palestinians are mistreated beyond any rational justification in various Arab countries, writes Ramzy Baroud.