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US Envoys: Losing Lebanon—Visit by Visit?
Washington has, in important strategic respects, handed Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and soon more of the Persian Gulf countries to Iran’s rising presence and influence. Next is likely Lebanon.…
The Lutfallah II Arms-Smuggling Scandal
The still unfolding Lutfallah II weapons running misadventure may erupt unpredictably with serious political consequences for the region.…
Egypt Annuls Mubarak’s Natural Gas Giveaway to Israel
The Egyptian people are demanding the return of their sovereignty. …
How many walls will secure the Zionist regime in Palestine?
Lots of walls have been built throughout history to preserve occupied lands. But no regime in history has built, in the span of six decades, the number of walls the…
“Mama, will Baba Roumieh visit us in Shatila camp?”
It’s official according to the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI will visit Lebanon from the 14th to the 16th September, in just five months’ time.…
Lebanon’s Oppressed: Domestic Workers, Women, Palestinians
The coming months may see more formal alliances among Lebanon’s most marginalized and wretched groups–domestic workers, women and Palestinian refugees. …
Iran and Israel are locked in Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) deterrence status
U.S. and Israeli intelligence staff are said to take the current growing MAD status between Iran and Israel as seriously as it was taken during the cold war period.…
US Ambassador Feltman Pledges No Interference in Lebanon; then Pledges to Defeat Hezbollah in Parliamentary Campaign
Jeff’s pep rally for the coming Lebanese Parliamentary elections, which will help determine the next Lebanese government, which will affect US plans for the region, has set the tone and…
Perceptions of the Syrian Uprising from Shatila Camp
Probably the general view from Shatila camp is one of public neutrality, with the refugees believing that it is not in their interest to interfere in Syrian affairs.…
The Haunting of Daniel Pipes by Poe’s “Tell Tale Heart”
Daniel Pipes, the anti-Arab Islamophobe, is reportedly spooked these days.…
What Iran Can Do for Lebanon’s Palestinians
BEIRUT — “My friends and I like Iran. Maybe they will ask their friends in Lebanon to help baba (daddy) to be allowed to work and our family allowed to…
Honoring Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah
Rushing to an appointment last Saturday I passed the Mohammad Hussein Fadallah Hassaniyeh (Mosque), which for many in my immediate Dahiyeh neighborhood is the religious institution we feel most connected…
30 years after the Massacre at Sabra-Shatila Lebanese politicians still block Palestinian rights
We all know it is not just American and Lebanese politicians who use Palestinian refugees as political footballs during electoral campaigns; but they are currently the two most egregious apart…
Will a pro-Gadhafi ‘Green Revolution’ topple the NTC?
The signs from Libya are that this country remains volatile and that, contrary to NATO claims that it put into place a “new democratic Libya”, the predictable next chapter is…
Muslim Brotherhood Strongest Contender in Libya’s Coming Elections
The Muslim Brotherhood is odds-on favorite to win the June elections, in the view of many observers here in Libya. …
Will 2012 Bring Tribal War to Libya?
This observer has been advised both in neighboring countries and inside Libya by Tribal officials that war in coming maybe as soon as March 1. …
A Tale of Two Squares and Two Movements
This observer spent a good part of Christmas Eve divided between two main Cairo Squares, Tahir and Abassiya, while waiting for a Visa from the Libyan Embassy.…
Return to Sorman: Anatomy of a NATO War Crime
Sorman, LIBYA — It was a warm early Monday morning along the Libyan coast on June 20, 2011. At approximately 0200 GMT the next day in NATO Headquarters in Brussels,…
Stuck in the Chimney: Jeff Feltman Delivers his Annual Yuletide Gifts to Lebanon
BEIRUT — Over the past few years, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman has sledded into Lebanon bearing gifts during the Yuletide season more regularly…
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