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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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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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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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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

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Free Markets Can Transform the Middle East

As the high hopes for a brave new Middle East fade rapidly, Western policymakers must recognize that promoting market economics and its inevitable cultural changes are far more critical to the region’s well-being than encouraging free elections or resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict… Continue reading

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The Middle East’s real apartheid

Arab/Muslim apartheid comes in many forms, and some victims have been subjected to more than one… Continue reading

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How the U.S. Army Sees The Arabs, Islam, and Middle Eastern Societies

What do you tell soldiers who are risking their lives on Middle East battlefields about the people they are fighting for and against simultaneously?… Continue reading

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Iran: Discourse on Shari’ah Aspects of Nuclear Weapons Development Continues

Why Islamic religious law prohibits the development of nuclear weapons… Continue reading

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The Real Meaning of Obama’s New Policy: War is Inevitable

Does President Barack Obama now love Israel?… Continue reading

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UN Report: Libyan Dictator Muammar Gaddafi Wanted to Stage Last Stand

The UN’s Human Rights Council released an unedited version of a 220-page report on Friday detailing Muammar Gaddafi’s last hours when rebel fighters moved into Sirte… Continue reading

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Obama: Please Apologize for Burning American Credibility

It should be obvious by now that President Barack Obama and his administration don’t know some basic things about the conduct of international relations… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: U.S. Role in Abdulmalek Rigi Capture Suspected

Was Rigi captured by the Iranians in Afghanistan with crucial direct or indirect U.S. help… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Overview of 22 Bahman Protests Outside Tehran

The following provides an overview of February 11/22 Bahman opposition protests and official activities in several provincial Iranian cities… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Grand Ayatollah to Khameini: “Free Prisoners, Make Clear Break with ‘Fanatics'”

Ardebili reportedly scolded Khameini for being out of touch with the people… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: “Iran Can’t Go On Like This”

Most Baku Iran watcher contacts predict massive demonstrations in Tehran, and significant protests in Tabriz, Mashad, Isfahan, and some smaller cities… Continue reading