Home » 2010 » DecemberThe Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), comprising Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan and six Muslim former Soviet republics, recently held its latest summit meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, where President Ahmadinejad handed over…
December 31, 2010 / Comments Off / Read MoreI wonder if Hillary Clinton really believes in the pompous invective that shoots from her lips with the rapidity of machine gun fire. We had a classic example of it…
December 31, 2010 / 3 Comments / Read More”Dissent is what rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors.” –Lewis H. Lapham The year 2011 will bring Americans a larger and more intrusive police state, more unemployment…
December 31, 2010 / 2 Comments / Read MoreA curious turn of events is taking shape in Latin America, one that demonstrates at least two levels of international change. The leaders of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have stated…
December 31, 2010 / Comments Off / Read MoreHidden Histories – Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean. Basem L. Ra’ad.Pluto Press, New York London, 2010. The clear majority of the modern works that examine the Palestine/Israel conflict do so…
December 31, 2010 / Comments Off / Read MoreHe may still possess the poise of a confident leader and an eloquent intellectual, but the presidency of Barack Obama is now suffering its most difficult phase to date. Certainly,…
December 31, 2010 / Comments Off / Read MoreInsurgencies do not emerge in a vacuum. Their underlying root causes are invariably to be found in political, socio-economic, or religious domains; their nature and scope depending upon the nature…
December 22, 2010 / 34 Comments / Read MoreWhen I was in China, I was admitted into the hospital, suffering from severe stomach issues and dehydration. The doctor asked me what was wrong. I didn’t know how to…
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