Maidhc Ó Cathail, Author at Foreign Policy Journal

About the Author

Maidhc Ó Cathail

Maidhc Ó Cathail writes extensively on U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East. He also edits The Passionate Attachment blog (http://thepassionateattachment.com/).

Obama’s Israel Policy: Speak softly and carry a very big carrot

Posted by Maidhc Ó Cathail | Dec 4, 2010 | Palestine, US, Viewpoints |

Even those familiar with the long and shameful history of America’s appeasement of Israel were...

Al-Qaeda’s Christian Massacre — Aiding and Abetting the Occupation of Palestine

Posted by Maidhc Ó Cathail | Nov 21, 2010 | Middle East, Palestine, Viewpoints |

Couldn’t the Baghdad church massacre also be seen as an attempt to “subvert and fragment” Palestinian unity? With “brothers” like al-Qaeda, who needs enemies?

The Parcel Bomb Plot – Al-Qaeda’s Latest Christmas Gift to Israel

Posted by Maidhc Ó Cathail | Nov 9, 2010 | Palestine, Viewpoints |

While Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) may have claimed responsibility for the parcel bomb plot, it’s worth considering how this latest Yemen-linked terror scare has been a gift to their avowed enemies.

American Democracy: Pro-Israel Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Posted by Maidhc Ó Cathail | Oct 29, 2010 | Palestine, US, Viewpoints |

Helen Keller’s pithy observation about American democracy being little more than a choice “between Tweedledum and Tweedledee” was never more true than in the upcoming midterm elections in the ninth congressional district of Illinois.

Pentagon Author Exposes Zelikow’s Key Role in 9/11 Cover-Up

Posted by Maidhc Ó Cathail | Oct 17, 2010 | News & Analysis, US |

In an interview on the Fox Business Network, a retired U.S. intelligence officer accused the...