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Book Review: Children of Catastrophe

Children of Catastrophe explains that identity and brings it to life in a straight forward manner, for those beyond the borders of the community, to the larger community of global…

Extremists Win Swedish Parliament Seats

Extremists Win Swedish Parliament Seats

The Sweden Democrats party, the far-right political group that opposes immigration and terms Islam as a threat to the country’s national security, has gained 20 seats in the Riksdag (Swedish…

Zionist Dialectics: Past and Future

Zionist Dialectics: Past and Future

The following is an excerpt, used with permission from the author, from the book Israeli Exceptionalism: The Destabilizing Logic of Zionism (Palgrave: 2009).…

Newly Disclosed Documents Shed More Light on Early Taliban Offers, Pakistan Role

Newly Disclosed Documents Shed More Light on Early Taliban Offers, Pakistan Role

U.S. government documents shed some additional light on repeated Taliban offers to hand over Osama bin Laden.…

Afghan elections held amid violence; Marred by fraud and low turnout

Afghan elections held amid violence; Marred by fraud and low turnout

Western observers admit the majority of Afghans are disillusioned and disengaged with the process due to the worsening of security situation and corruption in Karzai’s administration.…

Who Will Face the Music for Iraq’s Future?

Who Will Face the Music for Iraq’s Future?

The decision of the US President to reduce America's involvement in one of the deadliest wars in modern history is well-grounded.…

Regarding US Muslims: A Misguided Debate

Hundreds of interfaith dialogues and conferences will not change much as long as American armies continue to roam Muslim countries, support Israel and back corrupt leaders…

Book Review: Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War

Andrew Bacevich has written another authoritative and well written book examining the U.S. military and its influence on the United States.…

Kashmiri Protestors Killed by Indian Security Forces

Kashmiri Protestors Killed by Indian Security Forces

Police in Indian administered Kashmir have shot dead at least 18 protestors who were taking part in demonstrations against Indian rule and U.S. Quran burning incidents.…

Nation-Building: A Success in Iraq?

Did the U.S. spending of $53 billion on reconstruction efforts, or “nation-building,” work in Iraq?…

The Thin Green Line: It’s Not Just the Settlements (or the Occupation), Stupid!

The Thin Green Line: It’s Not Just the Settlements (or the Occupation), Stupid!

What's happening in Israel and Palestine today may happen tomorrow in any other land on earth unless it is challenged and rebuked. It is not the Palestinians who are being…

Tajik Security Forces Clash with Taliban Along Border

Tajik Security Forces Clash with Taliban Along Border

A clash between Tajik security forces and Taliban has left at least 20 militants and a serviceman dead.…

The Problem of Honor Killings

A recent report by Robert Fisk in the Independent on the subject of honor killings throughout the world should highlight the need to address the prevalence of this barbaric custom.…

BBC Bias: The Gaza Freedom Flotilla

Whatever happened on the Mavi Marmara on the morning of May 31st, 2010, the BBC's Panorama team failed to give a balanced view of it in its so-called documentary, Death…

Der Zor Diary: A Pilgrimage to the Killing Fields of the Armenian Genocide

Der Zor Diary: A Pilgrimage to the Killing Fields of the Armenian Genocide

Why would I seek out the Der Zor desert -- the most infamous of the killings fields in the premeditated extermination of the Armenian people carried out by the…

Is Cuba Going to Join the World Economic System?

Is Cuba Going to Join the World Economic System?

Marxism itself contained the seeds of its own destruction and has served as part of a dialectical process – for capitalism.…

Why an Israeli Attack on Iran is Unlikely

Why an Israeli Attack on Iran is Unlikely

As a rational player in the international game Israel is not likely to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities because of Iran's strategic location coupled with its capability to retaliate.…

The Photo Before the Storm: Peace Talks Already Failed

The Photo Before the Storm: Peace Talks Already Failed

The recently released photographs of Palestinian and Israeli leaders in Washington during their first direct talks in many months certainly don’t say anything new.…

North Ossetia Struck by Terrorist Attack

North Ossetia Struck by Terrorist Attack

A car packed with explosives, metal bars, bolts and ball bearing was detonated by a suicide bomber in a busy market, killing 16 bystanders and injuring more than 100 others.…

The Real Rwanda Elections and the Path that Led to Democracy

The Real Rwanda Elections and the Path that Led to Democracy

While we encourage open debate on Rwanda politics and policies, it is important to accurately capture the events unfolding in the country.…