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Erdoğan’s Visit to Washington, D.C.

Erdoğan’s Visit to Washington, D.C.

Turkey has been a strong ally of the US in the Middle East for a long time, although Turkey-US relations have always gone through highs and lows.…

As scandals deepen, Obama, his party, and Republicans will militarily intervene in Syria

As scandals deepen, Obama, his party, and Republicans will militarily intervene in Syria

Both U.S. political parties are dumping a half-billion dollars into the hands of al-Qaeda-ism in Syria.…

UN General Assembly Vote Reflects Shift in Syrian Public Opinion

UN General Assembly Vote Reflects Shift in Syrian Public Opinion

After nearly 27 months of turmoil, the public opinion pendulum is markedly shifting back in support of the current regime.…

Hezbollah’s Syrian Equation

Hezbollah’s Syrian Equation

It’s perhaps just a case of terrible inertia on the part of those gunning for a now Jihadist-driven rebel victory over the incumbent regime in Syria. …

Why Massoud Barzani of Kurdistan is Part of the Failure of US Policy in the Middle East

Now is the time for the US to align itself with the wishes of the people of Kurdistan.…

The Syrian Riddle

The Syrian Riddle

Persuading those who are ideologically drunk and politically myopic is often a hopeless undertaking.…

Rethinking ‘Red Lines’

Rethinking ‘Red Lines’

Redrawing the red lines that fit the realities of our world and keep alive hopes for peace and justice, should be the great diplomatic challenge of our time…

Lebanon Greets the Special Rapporteur for Palestine, Richard Falk, With an Ear Full

Lebanon Greets the Special Rapporteur for Palestine, Richard Falk, With an Ear Full

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Professor Richard Falk, came to Lebanon last week on an unofficial visit…

How Damascene Jews Hope to Return … to Normalcy

How Damascene Jews Hope to Return … to Normalcy

What the Jewish community in Damascus believes must happen to resolve the current crisis is precisely what other Syrians in this capital city want. …

When Yarmouk Camp Fled to Shatila

Palestinian refugees are being severely punished in Syria out of revenge by jihadst factions and others for not becoming involved in the current Syrian civil war, as they insist on…

The Myth of Regime Apologists

We must always questions, for that is the only we will get to the truth.…

A Draft-Dodging, Zionist Friendly, Right-wing Texan Islamist to lead Syria?

Tel Aviv and the White House are pinching themselves in disbelief over their good luck with installing republican leaning conservative Dixie businessman, the congenial, Ghassan Hitto, as Syria’s new…

Sayyeda Zeinab: the 7th Century Heroine of Karbala

Sayyeda Zeinab: the 7th Century Heroine of Karbala

Tens of thousands of Shia pilgrims and others from around the world visit this Damascus suburb every year, most to pray at the Sayyeda Zeinab shrine. It was also one…

The Syrian Crisis: A View from Azerbaijan

The Syrian Crisis: A View from Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is affected by the ongoing civil war. And the damage could be more substantial that we think for this long forsaken but strategically and energetically important country to the…

The Oft-Predicted Fickle Syrian ‘Tipping Point’ Has Tipped

The Oft-Predicted Fickle Syrian ‘Tipping Point’ Has Tipped

Can Washington and Her Allies Stop Syria’s Reconciliation Efforts?…

Syria’s First Line of Defense: Dial 133

Syria’s First Line of Defense: Dial 133

The Syrian Arab Republic Red Crescent Society (SARCS) emergency responders, who 24/7 are doing life-saving national and humanitarian work for their country.…

NYT Editors Whitewash Role of U.S. in Syrian Violence and Refugee Crisis

NYT Editors Whitewash Role of U.S. in Syrian Violence and Refugee Crisis

If more is required of Russia and China to assist the plight of refugees from the conflict in Syria, a great deal less, it would seem, is required of the…

US-led Sanctions Contribute to the Destruction of Syria’s Millenary History

US-led Sanctions Contribute to the Destruction of Syria’s Millenary History

There is plenty of anger in Syria over the effects of US sanctions which are severely and illegally targeting the civilian population.…

On Syria: What to Do in 2013

We need the moral fortitude to engage with what we believe is right even if we cannot demonstrate that it will prevail in the end.…

Shedding Crocodile Tears While Collaborating with U.S.-Led Sanctions

Shedding Crocodile Tears While Collaborating with U.S.-Led Sanctions

Are the Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation targeting Syria’s civilian population?…

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