Posted on Fri, January 13, 2012 at 13:22 pm CET
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U.S. Military Build-Up Around Iran Continues

The Pentagon is substantially building up its combat power around Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Security and Defense • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, January 11, 2012 at 20:23 pm CET
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Iranian Nuclear Scientist Assassinated in Tehran

Prof. Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, deputy director of the first uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, was killed early Wednesday… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Iran • Saudi Arabia • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, January 8, 2012 at 21:24 pm CET
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Such a “Great” Idea It Can Now Be Proclaimed But Not Criticized: Obama Supports the Muslim Brotherhood

The Obama Administration, as I’ve written for the last year, is favoring radical Islamist forces… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics • The Media • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, January 8, 2012 at 20:05 pm CET
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Why Is an Anti-American Islamist Obama’s Favorite Middle East Leader?

For the first time in forty years, Israel is not the American president’s favorite Middle Eastern ally… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Politics • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, January 6, 2012 at 02:21 am CET
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What happens to terrorism suspect Ali Musa Daqduq: Will he be tried or be released?

Ali Daqduq was recently handed over to the Iraqi administration… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Iraq • Islamic Terrorism • Security and Defense • Shi'ism • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Thu, December 29, 2011 at 10:49 am CET
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Turkish-US Relations in 2011 and Beyond: There May be Trouble Ahead

The year 2011 saw a “regression toward the mean” in Turkey’s relation with the United States… Continue reading

Topics: Cyprus • Europe • NATO • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, December 25, 2011 at 22:04 pm CET
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When Obama Preaches; Anti-American Dictators First Sneer At Him, Then Spit at Us

I don’t think one could come up with a more teachable moment regarding international affairs… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America • Venezuela 
Posted on Mon, December 19, 2011 at 20:14 pm CET
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Syria: The Forgotten–Including by the Obama Administration–Revolution

I feel guilty every day that I don’t write about Syria’s revolution… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Human Rights • Politics • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, December 16, 2011 at 17:25 pm CET
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U.S. Policy and Iran: Why Obama’s Bargain has Failed

This notion of choice is the basis for Obama Administration policy toward Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Iran • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, December 14, 2011 at 19:18 pm CET
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My Critique of Two “Neo-Conservative” Presidents: Obama and Bush

A Huffington Post writer with no known expertise on the Middle East, has accused me of being not only an alarmist about revolutionary Islamism but also as a “neo-con… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • Democracy • Iran • Iraq • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, December 12, 2011 at 16:22 pm CET
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Did Russia Play a Major Role in Iran’s Capture of the US Stealth Drone?

Moscow is deeply involved in helping Iran repel the next and most critical stage of the cyber war… Continue reading

Topics: China • Cyber War • Iran • Israel • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, December 12, 2011 at 15:22 pm CET
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How Is Obama’s Middle East Policy Endangering Israel?

Recently a reader sent me a note from an Obama supporter responding to… Continue reading

Topics: Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Israel • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, December 9, 2011 at 22:34 pm CET
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Obama Gives a Preview of How He’ll Campaign on Foreign Policy

I think Obama genuinely believes what he’s saying… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Islamism • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Fri, December 9, 2011 at 00:03 am CET
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Obama Foreign Policy in A Brief: The President as Turkey

How can U.S. government officials believe such silly and wrong things about the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Politics • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 21:54 pm CET
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A Response to The Obama Administration’s Pretended Support for Israel’s Security

The Obama Administration seems to believe that merely repeating endlessly that they support Israel and its security… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Israel • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 20:44 pm CET
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US, Israel and Iran: Cyber Warfare in the Middle East

The Middle East is set for a Cyber War… Continue reading

Topics: Cyber War • Iran • Israel • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 20:04 pm CET
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USA: An ally no more

Under President Obama, the US government has become hostile to Israel’s national rights and strategic imperatives… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Semitism • Diplomacy • Egypt • Feminism • Israel • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, December 5, 2011 at 23:34 pm CET
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Obama’s Middle East Policy: A Unified Field Theory

Here’s an effort to bring together all of Obama’s regional policy into a single analysis and explaining everything… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Islamism • Politics • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, December 4, 2011 at 21:19 pm CET
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Panetta Shows How the Obama Administration Is Selling Out Israel and U.S. Interests

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave us a clear picture of the Obama administration’s view of the region… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Islamism • Israel • Peace Process • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 03:21 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Syria Denies Supplying Ballistic Missiles to Hizballah

Syrian Vice FM Miqdad flatly denying any Syrian role in the supply of weapons to Hizballah… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Hezbollah • Lebanon • Security and Defense • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 00:55 am CET
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Countdown to Conflict: Military Build-Up around Syria

The armies of Syria’s seven neighbors were already scrambling into position on standby on its borders for acts of… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Israel Defense Forces • Jordan • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syria • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, November 23, 2011 at 19:48 pm CET
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Versus Army: Disastrous Elections or Bloody Civil War?

Only days before parliamentary elections, Egypt is in a huge crisis whose outcome will determine the future of almost… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, November 21, 2011 at 18:18 pm CET
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Jordan’s King Abdullah meets with Abbas discussing Syria and Israel-Palestinian issue in a rare West Bank visit

Jordan’s King Abdullah II arrived in Ramallah at very short notice for his first visit in more than a decade… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Jordan • Palestinian Authority • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, November 20, 2011 at 16:57 pm CET
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Brothers in Arms: The Muslim Brotherhood Takes Over the (Sunni) Arab World

On November 28, Egyptians will vote for a parliament which will also write the country’s new constitution… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Sunni Islam • Syria • Tunisia • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, November 16, 2011 at 01:03 am CET
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Turkish Foreign Policy in Evolution

Turkish government representatives insist that they want to develop good ties in all directions… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • NATO • Russian Federation • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy