Syrian War Hits Beirut
This observer’s neighbors seemed to believe that the war in Syria would spill into our neighborhood, Dahiyeh, in south Beirut. And now it has, with a vengeance.
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Egypt After the Coup: Is Obama Backing ElBaradei?
As of today, it appears that President Barack Obama may well help usher Mohammad ElBaredei into Egypt’s Presidential Palace.
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White House Threatens To End Aid if Palestine Joins the ICC
It’s a tough call for President Mahmoud Abbas and his supporters because Hamas wants Palestine to immediately file cases against Israel at the ICC and so it appears, do a large majority of Palestinians, in Lebanon and internationally.
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Hezbollah’s Palestinian Problem … and Vice Versa
This is not the time for Hezbollah and the Palestinians to use their scant resources to battle each other over perceived wrongs
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The Obama Administration Prepares a “Marshall Plan” to Reconstruct Syria, But Not for the Syrians
The term “equivalent of the Marshall Plan” is being employed by some in the White House and Pentagon this month to describe a proposed large-scale “humanitarian rescue program” being prepared for Syria
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Why Obama is Declaring War on Syria
The short answer is Iran and Hezbollah, according to Congressional sources.
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West to Pay High Price for Targeting Syrian Government, Security Experts Claim
While the United States and its Western allies are offering military, media, financial and political aid to the armed opposition in Syria, allied with Al-Qaeda and like movements, the Syrian intelligence continues to fight against terrorism
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US and Israel Lobby Reel from Hezbollah al-Qusayr Victory
Perhaps less appreciated here in Beirut are al-Qusayr’s effects on the Zionist occupiers of Palestine and their currently traumatized US lobby.
Read MoreEU Continues Targeting Civilian Population of Syria While Scrapping Arms Embargo
This week revealed on which side of history the European Union has chosen to anchor itself on the issue of targeting civilian populations in a blatant attempt to achieve regime change.
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Hezbollah and the Syrian Pit
American policy in Syria is to de facto assist allies of al Qaeda including the US “Terrorist-listed” Al-Nusra Front
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