Tag: Jordan
Pipeline or a Pipedream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean
by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 30, 2020 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
What seemed like a lucrative deal, with immense geopolitical significance from an Israeli point of view, now appears to be another extension of the wider Middle Eastern conflict.
A Lesson for the Palestinian Leadership: Real Reasons behind Israel’s Arrest and Release of Labadi, Mi’ri
by Ramzy Baroud | Nov 18, 2019 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics, US
Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas is more focused on propping up his own image than alleviating the suffering of prisoners and their families.
Who Started the Six Day War of June 1967?
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jun 5, 2017 | Featured, News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens defends Israel’s occupation of Palestine by regurgitating Zionist propaganda about who started the 1967 Six Day War.
Dead Mice, No Roars: The Jordanian Intelligence Service (Mukhaabaraat)
by Taiyo "Siraj" Davis | Aug 12, 2016 | Essays, Middle East, Politics
While the Western mainstream media hail Jordan’s Mukhaabaraat as a valuable ally in the fight against terrorism, the truth is quite different.
Globalization and the Refugee Crisis
by Kerry R Bolton | Jan 15, 2016 | Essays, Middle East, US
Geopolitically, the USA has used jihadism against obstacles, starting in Afghanistan to remove the USSR, and in Yugoslavia, Libya, and Syria.