Posted on Sat, September 24, 2011 at 11:48 am CEST
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WikiLeaks: Turkish FM Davutoglu: “Yes, We are the New Ottomans”

Turkey is aspiring to broaden its horizons to include not just Europe but the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia in its strategic… Continue reading

Topics: Neo-Ottomanism • The Middle East • Turkey • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, September 2, 2011 at 00:41 am CEST
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Libya: U.S. confirms al Qaeda members’ role in rebel command

The Obama administration finally acknowledged that al Qaeda elements had been fighting in Libyan rebel ranks in last week’s capture of Tripoli… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Libya War • NATO • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, August 30, 2011 at 01:09 am CEST
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Pro-Al Qaeda brigades control Qaddafi Tripoli strongholds

Members of the Al Qaeda-linked Libyan Islamic Fighting Group are in control of the former strongholds of Muammar Qaddafi captured by Libyan rebels… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Global Jihad • Libya War 
Posted on Wed, August 10, 2011 at 21:43 pm CEST
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Iran ranks second in world for drug consumption

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported last week that Iran ranks second in the world for drug consumption… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • United Nations 
Posted on Fri, July 15, 2011 at 21:24 pm CEST
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The Obama Administration’s “Mission Accomplished” Fallacy in the War on Terrorism

Leon Panetta, leaving the CIA directorship post to become secretary of defense, and General David Petraeus, leaving the job of commander… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Mon, July 11, 2011 at 00:14 am CEST
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Islamic jihadist organizations in Egypt ideologically originating in the Muslim Brotherhood

From the 1970s to the late 1990s, militant Islamic groups in Egypt posed the greatest challenge to the regime in terms of internal security… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Islam • Global Jihad • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Thu, June 30, 2011 at 23:35 pm CEST
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Afghanistan: Deal With the Taliban The Basis for U.S. Withdrawal?

Ahmad Rashid is widely considered to be the best journalist on Afghan and related Pakistani issues… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, June 24, 2011 at 00:30 am CEST
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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

Topics: Afghanistan • Al-Qaeda • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, June 11, 2011 at 20:09 pm CEST
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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

Topics: Pakistan • The Media • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 01:43 am CEST
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President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa Speech, May 19, 2011

Official release of President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa speech… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Islamic Countries • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Maghreb • Palestinian Authority • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, May 9, 2011 at 19:13 pm CEST
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Iranian Reactions to Bin Laden’s Killing: from Skepticism to anti-American Defiance

It was no surprise that the killing of Osama Bin Laden provoked a great deal of interest in Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Anti-Americanism • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Religious Terrorism 
Posted on Sat, May 7, 2011 at 21:49 pm CEST
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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

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Pakistan • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Fri, May 6, 2011 at 01:51 am CEST
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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

Topics: Hamas • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Italy • Palestinian Authority • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 at 23:07 pm CEST
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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

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Pakistan • United States of America • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 at 20:14 pm CEST
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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

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Global Jihad • Islamic Terrorism • Pakistan • United States of America • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 at 11:59 am CEST
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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

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • United States of America • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Sat, April 30, 2011 at 21:06 pm CEST
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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

Topics: Afghanistan • Britain • Taliban • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Tue, April 5, 2011 at 22:36 pm CEST
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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

Topics: Afghanistan • Iran • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, April 4, 2011 at 22:39 pm CEST
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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

Topics: Afghanistan • Britain • Counter-terrorism • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, April 3, 2011 at 22:48 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Afghan Government Corruption and Money Smuggling

Ambassador in Kabul reports pervasive ‘wealth extraction’ by establishment and apparent powerlessness of US to stop it… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, April 2, 2011 at 22:42 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Afghan Government Asks U.S. to Quash ‘Dancing Boys’ Scandal

A scandal involving foreign contractors employed to train Afghan policemen who took drugs and paid for young… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, March 31, 2011 at 22:44 pm CEST
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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

Topics: Afghanistan • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, March 31, 2011 at 15:46 pm CEST
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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

Topics: Afghanistan • U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, March 31, 2011 at 01:13 am CEST
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WikiLeaks: Germany Protests U.S. Military Docking Millions from Afghan Army Fund

The US military has been charging its allies a 15% handling fee on hundreds of millions of dollars being raised internationally to… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Germany • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, March 31, 2011 at 00:06 am CEST
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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

Topics: Afghanistan • Islamic Terrorism • Taliban • WikiLeaks