Home » 2011 » November (Page 3)On Good Friday, Christians connect with God. But as I ran across Flinders Street station and raced down the stairs while clutching a bag of donuts and a take-away cappuccino…
November 22, 2011 / Comments Off / Read MoreAfter three decades of war, Sri Lanka is still a mess. President Mahinda Rajapaksa could not care less about national reconciliation. Here is a president that did not hesitate to…
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Sirte, LIBYA– This observer, with his sandaled feet comfortably dug into the sand of a chilly Mediterranean beach and huddled next to a camp fire with a congenial and bright…
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I could not begin to count the number of times friends, and adversaries, have given me the following general line of advice: your views on Israel/Palestine would gain a much…
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You may fool some people some of the time, counseled Abraham Lincoln, but not all the people all the time. The earthy wisdom of the US president credited with uniting…
November 19, 2011 / 2 Comments / Read More The Horn of Africa is one of the most strategically critical regions in the world with the narrow passage where the Red Sea joins the Indian Ocean, the Bab el-Mandeb,…
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In 1996, an Israeli think tank, the Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies, prepared “A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm” for incoming Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Syrians continue to be victimized, not only in violent clashes with the Syrian military, but also by regional and international players with various agendas. Protests in Syria began on January…
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