Policy   |   Education   |   Timely Articles   |   Speeches Timely Articles - General             Title Author Publication & Date Report says US gave Yemen hardware, intelligence Staff Al Arabiya December 19, 2009 CIA linked to Palestinian 'torture Agencies Al Jazeera December 18, 2009 War? There's an iPhone app for that Bobbie Johnson The Guardian December 17, 2009 GCC states agree on joint military force Staff Oman Tribune December 16, 2009 Is it too late for Obama? Hassan Nafaa Al Ahram December 15, 2009 Erdogan: No to violation of Turkish airspace Staff Hürriyet Daily News December 11, 2009 Global Security after the War on Terror Paul Rogers Oxford Research Group December 10, 2009 (oiginally posed Nov 2009) Nuclear row: Tehran threatens to target Israel Ian Black The Guardian December 9, 2009 Turkey differs with US over Iran Rob Reynolds Al Jazeera December 8, 2009 Public Opinion on Global Issues Staff CFR December 4, 2009 Part of Afghan policy may have negative impact on Pak Staff The News (Pak) December 3, 2009 Reaction to Obama's New Strategy Staff Der Spiegel December 2, 2009 Obama's New Afghanistan Strategy: Reactions from Around the World Staff Der Spiegel December 2, 2009 A possible shift in the US approach to Hizbullah Omayma Abdel-Latif Al Ahram November 30, 2009 Turkey's widening arc of influence Paul Woodward The National November 30, 2009 Clock ticks for Middle East peace Neri Zilber The Guardian November 27, 2009 Out of Iraq, into the Gulf Nick Turse Asia Times November 23, 2009 Waiting for Washington Bassel Oudat Al Ahram November 20, 2009 US takes aim over Jordan's shoulder Jon Elmer Asia Times November 18, 2009 Doubts over Gulf missile defence shield Staff The National November 18, 2009 Afghanistan: the world's second most corrupt nation Paul Woodward The National November 17, 2009 Where will they get the troops? Dahr Jamail et al Qatar Morning Post November 16, 2009 Israel’s role in the destabilization of Pakistan Jeff Gates Qatar Morning Post November 14, 2009 Mideast Radicals Fill Space Left by Peace Impasse AP Asharq Alawsat November 13, 2009 In Kabul's 'Obama Market,' U.S. military rations on sale Jay Price McClatchy News Service November 12, 2009 Nasrallah slams Obama Israel 'bias Staff Al Jazeera November 12, 2009 Yemen signs military deal with US Staff The National (UAE) November 11, 2009 Turkey runs hot and cold Andrew Novo Asia Times November 9, 2009 Under AfPak Volcano Pepe Escobar Asia Times November 7, 2009 Pakistan’s costly controversy Nirupama Subramian The Hindu October 27, 2009 Cost of Afghanistan project soars, benefits exaggerated Marisa Taylor McClatchy Newspapers October 26, 2009 Pakistanis wary of pro-India US stance, say scholars Sami Abraham The News (Pak) October 23, 2009 Goldstone dares US on Gaza report Agencies Al Jazeera October 22, 2009 Obama's mistakes Yossi Alpher Media Monitors October 21, 2009 Turkey: Syria will accept only us as mediator in Israel talks Associate Press Hürriyet Daily News October 20, 2009 Jordan king: I expected more from U.S. in pushing Mideast peace The Associate Press Haaretz October 19, 2009 The Sad State of Turkish-Israeli Relations Daniel Steinvorth Der Spiegel October 18, 2009 Kerry-Lugar bill a Catch-22 for Pakistan Zahid U Kramet Asia Times October 14, 2009 Syria's daring brinkmanship Ali Younes Al Jazeera October 10, 2009 Is Mitchell the man for the job? Steve Clemons Al Jazeera October 8, 2009 Syria, Saudi Arabia plot peace path Sami Moubayed Asia Times October 8, 2009 Syria, Saudi Arabia plot peace path Sami Moubayed Asia Times October 7, 2009 What will China's rising influence mean for the Middle East region? Staff The Daily Star October 1, 2009 U.S. troops call Afghan region 'Vietnam without napalm' Hal Bernton McClatchy Newspapers September 30, 2009 Arab, global initiative best way to resolve Middle East conflict Staff Oman Daily Observer September 29, 2009 Israel to supply radar systems to South Korea AFP Al Arabiya September 23, 2009 Re-defining success in Afghanistan Paul Beaver Al Jazeera September 23, 2009 'Imported values' fail Afghan women Tanya Goudsouzian and Fatima Rabbani Al Jazeera September 21, 2009 Netanyahu’s Clandestine Moscow Visit Patrick Seale Dar Alhayat September 18, 2009 Arab states have right to nuclear power: Qatar QNA The Peninsula September 18, 2009 Israel's occupation is a far greater threat to the region than Iran Editorial The Daily Star September 16, 2009 The Arabs and Islamo-secular Turkey Mostafa Zein Dar Al Hayat September 15, 2009 Rights for Bagram prisoners Dawn Editorial Dawn September 15, 2009 US diplomat ruffles feathers in Kuwait Habib Toumi Gulf News September 14, 2009 Saudi Arabia: "Peace Built on Confidence-Building Measures Will Not Succeed" Staff Asharq Al-Awsat September 14, 2009 U.S. must choose between two voices of Hamas Amr Hamzawy and Jeffrey Christiansen Qatar Morning Post September 10, 2009 On Iran Timetable, U.S. Jewish and Israeli Left Are Divided Ron Kampeas Forward September 9, 2009 Disillusionment over Afghanistan Grows in West Susanne Koelbl Der Spiegel September 8, 2009 Manama Dialogue will size up Gulf security challenges Habib Toumi Gulf News September 7, 2009 Saudi Prince Urges U.S. to Recognize Oil Dependency Reuters Asharq Alawsat September 4, 2009 Editorial: Mideast peace Editorial Arab News September 4, 2009 Pervasive racial profiling of Muslims in the US Javed Zamir Media Monitors September 3, 2009 US plans for ‘imperial’ presence in Pakistan Karamatullah K. Ghori Dawn August 31, 2009 The end of the Arab Cold War? Alaa Bayoumi Al Jazeera August 30, 2009 Can Netanyahu and Obama rein in both the Israeli right and Iran's clerics? Aluf Benn Haaretz August 28, 2009 Journalists' Groups Protest over US Media Vetting in Afghanistan Staff IFJ August 27, 2009 US Army Applies Lessons of Iraq to Afghanistan Susanne Koelbl Der Spiegel August 24, 2009 Israel's strategic alliances Mohammad Akef Jamal Gulf News August 18, 2009 Pakistanis still revile US, poll shows AP Dawn August 14, 2009 Deputy FM: No peace talks with Syria unless they are direct Reuters Haaretz August 12, 2009 For the Arab states, doing nothing is not an option Emile Hokayem The National August 11, 2009 Why is the West wooing Damascus? Linda S. Heard Gulf News August 10, 2009 How Nixon helped Israel seal its nuclear ambiguity Amir Oren Haaretz August 7, 2009 UAE plans to buy Hellfire missiles Report Gulf News August 6, 2009 How Europe and American Can Work Together in the Middle East Zoé Nautré Der Spiegel August 5, 2009 US Mideast plan anticipated 'in matter of weeks' Hilary Leila Krieger Jerusalem Post August 5, 2009 US security plans Dawn Editorial Dawn (Pak) August 3, 2009 US plans for bigger presence raise eyebrows Baqir Sajjad Syed Dawn (Pak) August 1, 2009 Al Jazeera's new US challenge Mohamed Elmenshawy ME Online July 31, 2009 Arab Regional Report, "Challenges to Human Security in the Arab Countries" United Nations Development Programme UN July 29, 2009 Who's responsible for the Arab world? Khaled Diab The Guardian July 29, 2009 Syria key to regional power shift Mark Levine Al Jazeera July 28, 2009 How Constant War Became the American Way of Life David Bromwich AlterNet July 23, 2009 No real change in US foreign policy Linda S. Heard Gulf News July 22, 2009 Gambling with peace: how US bingo dollars are funding Israeli settlements Chris McGreal The Guardian July 19, 2009 Democracy-promotion: doctrine vs dialogue Mariano Aguirre Open Democracy July 16, 2009 Welcome to the Middle East, 2030 Paul Eedle The Guardian July 15, 2009 Israel revives bill that could hamper pullout from Golan Agencies Saudi Gazette July 15, 2009 Succession Issues Face Key U.S. Allies Helena Cobban IPS News July 12, 2009 The Irresistible Illusion. Why Are We in Afghanistan? Rory Stewart London Review of Books July 9, 2009 Colossal task Editorial Dawn (Pak) July 6, 2009 US to employ novel approach to win over Muslims, says envoy Anwar Iqbal Dawn (Pak) July 3, 2009 Jordan expects Obama to announce Mideast peace plan by end of July Hani Hazaimeh Jordan Times July 2, 2009 Obama Rockets to Top of Poll on Global Leaders Staff World Public Opinion June 29, 2009 Golan Heights as ‘peace park’ planned Mohammed Mar’i Arab News June 26, 2009 Arabs vow to support Obama’s ME peace drive Agencies The News International (Pak) June 25, 2009 What will the rapid thaw between Syria and the US mean for Lebanon? Editorial The Daily News June 25, 2009 Lessons for US from past uprisings Rob Reynolds Al Jazeera June 24, 2009 New combat rules may protect civilians Pauline Jelinek Arab News June 24, 2009 Bush-era US security chief warns on Hezbollah Staff ME Online June 16, 2009 Arabs can influence the US Marwan Al Kabalan Gulf News June 12, 2009 Turkey waits for Syria and Israel to signal readiness to resume talks Staff Hurriyet Turkish News June 11, 2009 Obama's extended hand Dina Ezzat Al Ahram June 10, 2009 Hezbollah, Syria slam US intervention in Lebanon AFP The Peninsula June 9, 2009 Arab patience running out-Saudi King Staff Saudi Gazette June 8, 2009 Muslims hoping Obama will change "blind (pro-Israel) bias" in speech Agencies Al Arabiya June 4, 2009 Reaction to Obama's speech to the Muslim world Agencies Gulf News June 4, 2009 Climate change poses threat to Mideast security W. G. Dunlop Daily Star June 4, 2009 Arab World Skeptical about Obama Overture Bernhard Zand Spiegel June 3, 2009 What Arabs expect from Obama for Mideast peace Sabria S. Jawhar Saudi Gazette June 3, 2009 Riyadh meeting and new Arab-US relations Faheem Al-Hamid Saudi Gazette June 3, 2009 Israel is Ready For War Stewart Ain Jewish Week June 2, 2009 The US Army blows Israel’s nuclear cover Jerry Mazza Online Journal June 2, 2009 Muslims want more than fine talk from Obama Alistair Lyon Jordan Times June 1, 2009 Obama steps into diplomatic minefield Kaveh L Afrasiabi Asia Times May 30, 2009 Palestinians wonder: Will Obama make good on his promises? Joshua Mitnick The Christian Science Monitor May 29, 2009 Syria-Israel: Partners in distrust Bassel Oudat Al Ahram May 28, 2009 Pakistan and the AfPak strategy Shaun Gregory Open Democracy May 28, 2009 UK universities a big draw for Mideast students David Turner The Peninsula May 27, 2009 Iraq Withdrawal Plan: Will Iran and Syria Go Along? Walid Phares World Press May 22, 2009 The Pentagon's politics of war Paul Rogers Open Democracy May 21, 2009 Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Potential East West Institute East West Institute May 19, 2009 Obama's 57-state solution Sami Moubayed Gulf News May 18, 2009 US, Israeli missile shields vie as allies eye Iran Reuters Jordan Times May 15, 2009 Obama's New 'AfPak' Strategy: The View from Pakistan Mustafa Qadri Common Ground News May 15, 2009 GCC Ministers Discuss Regional Security Turki Al-Saheil Asharq Alawsat May 14, 2009 Fast,tense diplomatic traffic for Middle East Staff Hurriyet Turkish News May 12, 2009 Between Egypt and Hizbullah, a crisis just waiting to happen Gamal A. G. Soltan Al Arabiya May 11, 2009 King Abdullah of Jordan's ultimatum: peace now or it’s war next year Staff Times Online May 11, 2009 Poll: Obama, headed to Middle East, is winning Arab hearts William Douglas McClatchy Newspapers May 10, 2009 Bomb-for-peace Salah Hemeid Al Ahram May 8, 2009 US too lenient on Israeli spies Linda S. Heard Online Journal May 7, 2009 Will Israelis ever accept the Arab Peace Initiative? Gershon Baskin Open Democracy May 6, 2009 Israel rejects nuclear pact call Staff Al Jazeera May 6, 2009 Kabul's new elite live high on West's largesse Patrick Cockburn The Independent May 1, 2009 Pakistan and the Mad Mullahs of the Mountain Amir Taheri Al Arabiya April 30, 2009 Syria won't help Hizbullah or Hamas attack Israel - Assad Andrew Wander Daily Star April 29, 2009 Dueling Polls: New ADL Survey Released James D. Besser The Jewish Week April 28, 2009 UAE 'boosting military imports' Staff Al Jazeera April 27, 2009 Qatar Emir urges European nations to support the Middle East peace process Qatar News Agency Gulf in the Media April 22, 2009 Neocon Fantasies of Empire Crushed: the New Global Reality Mark Engler AlterNet April 21 2009 MI Chief: Obama's Mideast policy threatens Israel Barak Ravid Haaretz April 20, 2009 American-Israeli Moment of Reckoning? Rami G. Khouri ME Online April 20, 2009 Editorial: Mideast impasse continues Staff Arab News April 20, 2009 US grapples with Israeli threats Gareth Porter and Jim Lobe Asia Times April 14, 2009 Turkish-Iraqi-American Trilateral Security Mechanism Focuses on PKK Terrorism Saban Kardas Jamestown Foundation April 14, 2009 Turkey and Iran: two centres of gravity emerging in the region Mustafa El-Labbad Al Ahram April 13, 2009 The Opportunity for a Role for Gulf States alongside the US and Russia in Afghanistan Raghida Dergham Al Hayat April 13, 2009 Electing Obama is Not Enough! Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed Al Arabiya April 10, 2009 Arabs must unite to have a say in region Manal Alafrangi Gulf News April 9, 2009 Impose arms imbargo against Israel Duraid Al Baik Gulf News April 8, 2009 Lebanon wary of U.S. defense spending UPI ME Times April 8, 2009 Obama's Turkey address draws praise across Middle East The Associated Press Haaretz April 7, 2009 Syrian FM praises US President Obama’s speech to Muslims Staff Hurriyet Turkish News April 7, 2009 US studies Hizbullah tactics to prepare troops for war Andrew Wander Daily Star April 7, 2009 Over tea, US admiral cultivates Pakistani army chief AFP Saudi Gazette April 6, 2009 Democracy's time, Islamists' move Shadi Hamid Open Democracy April 6, 2009 Is a U-S.-Russian-Iranian Alliance in Afghanistan Possible? Claude Salhani ME Times April 6, 2009 Is Syria getting ready to come in from the cold? Staff The Independent April 4, 2009 Syria moves beyond authoritarian shadow Staff Hurriyet Turkish News April 2, 2009 A lost vision for US intelligence: Interview with Amb. Freeman Jim Lobe Asia Times April 2, 2009 Why Obama Should Speak to the Muslim World Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf ME Times April 1, 2009 J Street's Polling on American Jews' Views on US Role in Middle East Staff J Street April 1, 2009 The US is failing Iraq's Kurds Ranj Alaaldin The Guardian March 31, 2009 Israel's Covert War on Iran Faces Disapproving White House Richard Sale ME Times March 31, 2009 PJAK, Iran and the United States: Kurdish Militants Designated Terrorists by the United States Saban Kardas and Nihat Ali Özcan Jamestown Foundation March 30, 2009 Obama's Arab and Muslim Strategy Patrick Seale Al-Hayat March 27, 2009 Pragmatism makes a comeback in Washington Marwan Al Kabalan Gulf News March 26, 2009 US sees Turkey’s role crucial in M-E Alistair Lyon Saudi Gazette March 25, 2009 From Within and Without: Sustainable Security in the Middle East and North Africa Chris Abbott and Sophie Marsden Oxford Research Group March 24, 2009 Debate Over ‘Israel Lobby’ Clout Returns Nathan Guttman Forward March 23, 2009 US-Syria relations still mired in mistrust Natalia Antelava BBC March 19, 2009 Syrian president says peace with Israel still possible Saed Bannoura IMEMC March 18, 2009 Assad: Olmert agreed to give up all of the Golan Haaretz Service and Reuters Haaretz March 18, 2009 Israel’s government abuses Free Trade Agreement with US Ray Hanania The American Muslim March 18, 2009 US fails to woo foes and influence friends Amir Taheri Gulf News March 17, 2009 U.S. needs network to counter WMD threat UPI ME Times March 17, 2009 Lebanon opens its first ever embassy in Syria Agencies Al Arabiya March 16, 2009 Iran and Turkey the emerging powers in Mideast: Experts Mohammed Iqbal The Peninsula March 16, 2009 To preserve America's security, Obama will need to break a taboo Editorial Daily Star March 12, 2009 Saudi-Syrian thaw in ties 'benefits' Lebanon Michael Bluhm Daily Star March 12, 2009 Has the Arab-Israeli Conflict Morphed into the Arab-Israeli-Persian Conflict? Claude Salhani ME Times March 11, 2009 The Israel lobby's Lexington and Concord Richard Silverstein The Guardian March 11, 2009 IAEA: Arabs crucial to resolving Iran nuke issue Reuters Haaretz March 10, 2009 US casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq, by state Datablog The Guardian March 10, 2009 Syria not desperate for US rewards Sami Moubayed Gulf News March 9, 2009 Intelligence failures crippling fight against insurgents in Afghanistan, says report Peter Beaumont The Guardian March 6, 2009 Controlling Mideast is key to the US Mohammad Akef Jamal Gulf News March 5, 2009 US intel head focus of pro-Israel smear campaign Courtney C. Radsch Al Arabiya March 5, 2009 Syria wants Turkish mediation to continue Staff Hurriyet News March 4, 2009 Turkey-Iran Relations: A Trade Partnership or a Gateway for Iran to Escape International Sanctions? Emrullah Uslu Jamestown Foundation March 3, 2009 Who will win the battle for Obama’s ear on Iran? Tony Karon Al Arabiya March 2, 2009 Next Step After Middle East Talks: A Major War? Claude Salhani ME Times March 2, 2009 Majority of Muslims Oppose Attacking Civilians Editorial ME Times February 27, 2009 Pakistan needs 'urgent' help Jim Lobe and Ali Gharib Asia Times February 26, 2009 U.S. Mideast envoy urges Turkey to fix strained relations with Israel Staff Hurriyet News February 25, 2009 Courting Syria Simon Tisdall The Guardian February 24, 2009 Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan: Policies on Regional Issues and Support for US Goals in the Middle East US National Intelligence Council US National Intelligence Council February 24, 2009 (released December 2008) Gulf in an arms race despite global downturn Staff Al Arabiya February 23, 2009 Improving US, Iran ties worry Gulf Arab states Reuters Gulf News February 20, 2009 Why US, Iran should resume ties Linda S. Heard Online Journal February 19, 2009 Assad holds talks with US delegation on boosting ties Agence France Presse Daily Star February 19, 2009 An American 'foreign legion' emerges William Astore Asia Times February 18, 2009 US signals new track on Syria Duraid Al Baik Gulf News February 17, 2009 'Day after' fears push Arab nations closer Sami Moubayed Gulf News February 16, 2009 Change to a multipolar world Ardeshir Ommani Al Arabiya February 13, 2009 'Wired for War' Arnaud De Borchgrave ME Times February 9, 2009 Afghanistan’s critical moment Paul Rogers Open Democracy February 6, 2009 Moscow, Tehran force the US's hand M K Bhadrakumar Asia Times February 5, 2009 Russia Rightly Pushing U.S. to Leave Afghanistan Editorial ME Times February 5, 2009 The Mitchell paradox Yossi Alpher Media Monitors February 4, 2009 Report of Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Staff Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction February 2, 2009 Arabs 'feel US does Israeli bidding' Francis Matthew Gulf News January 30, 2009 Positive approach says Saud Staff Saudi Gazette January 28, 2009 Obama's Quick Start Raises Hopes Jim Lobe IPS News January 27, 2009 The 'Arab system' after Gaza Khaled Hroub Open Democracy January 26, 2009 Tearing up the US's Middle East playbook Tony Karon Asia Times January 23, 2009 Obama's Middle East Agenda Patrick Seale ME Times January 22, 2009 Obama's liberals, realists set to clash Jim Lobe Asia Times January 21, 2009 Jordan's king is torn between U.S.-Egypt and Syria-Hamas axes Zvi Bar'el Haaretz January 21, 2009 Gulf Arabs voice hope, caution as Obama becomes president AFP Khaleej Times January 21, 2009 Obama should talk to Hamas and Taleban Olivier Roy Saudi Gazette January 20, 2009 US and Syria should meet halfway Sami Moubayed Gulf News January 20, 2009 Keeping Pakistan's nukes extremist-free Russ Wellen Asia Times January 16, 2009 Proposal to the President-Elect for the First 100 Days Israel Policy Forum Policy Paper Israel Policy Forum January 16, 2009 Israel, Gaza and Iran: Trapping Obama in Imagined Fault Lines Trita Parsi NIAC Council January 15, 2009 Greatly Anxious Lebanon, Region Await New U.S. Administration Editorial Middle East Times January 15, 2009 A New Middle East, Indeed Ramzy Baroud Khaleej Times January 14, 2009 Unusually Large U.S. Weapons Shipment to Israel: Are the US and Israel Planning a Broader Middle East War? Michel Chossudovsky Global Research Council January 11, 2009 Obama camp 'prepared to talk to Hamas' Suzanne Goldenberg The Guardian January 9, 2009 US goes after Hizbullah's Waad rebuilding effort Nicholas Kimbrell The Daily Star January 9, 2009 The United States once again leads the world in exporting weapons Frida Berrigan In These Times January 8, 2009 How Not to Make Peace in the Middle East Hussein Agha NY Review of Books January 7, 2009 Guardsman would rather face Taliban than U.S. economy Nancy A. Youssef McClatchy Newspapers January 6, 2009 Washington and the Future of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon Gary C. Gambill Mideast Monitor January 4, 2009 Arabs on the threshold Hassan Nafaa Al Ahram January 2, 2009 US man admits 'spying for Israel' Agencies Al Jazeera December 30, 2008 Security situation in the Gulf region involving Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia as regional powers Michael Bauer and Christian-Peter Hanelt Center for Applied Policy Research-Germany December 25, 2008 Are US officials guilty of war crimes? Andy Worthington Daily Star December 23, 2008 Poll Finds Widespread International Opposition to US Bases in Persian Gulf World Public Opinion poll World Public Opinion December 18, 2008 (originally posted Dec 15, 2008) UAE to Buy Into U.S. Plan to Deploy Anti-Missile System Claude Salhani ME Times December 17, 2008 Scant Support for U.S. Naval Forces in the Gulf Nergui Manalsuren IPS News December 16, 2008 U.S. Wants Gulf to Buy into Missile Defense System Claude Salhani ME Times December 15, 2008 Obama told to put an end to pro-Israel policies Duraid Al Baik Gulf News December 12, 2008 Hajj pilgrims see no changes in Obama’s foreign policy Ali Akbar Dareini Saudi Gazette December 11, 2008 Muslim Brotherhood Bloggers Could Be Washington's New Hope Joseph Mayton ME Times December 9, 2008 Zbigniew Brzezinski: Israel's push for Iran strike may hurt U.S. ties Natasha Mozgovaya Haaretz December 8, 2008 Homeland insecurity Matthew Harwood The Guardian December 8, 2008 Damascus 'cautiously optimistic' about Clinton Sami Moubayed Gulf News December 5, 2008 Guantanamo Prison: A toxic legacy Julian Borger The Guardian December 5, 2008 The Two Faces of the Bush Administration ME Times Editorial ME Times November 28, 2008 Obama's great foreign policy challenge Robert Fox The Guardian November 26, 2008 2025: the end of US dominance Julian Borger The Guardian November 21, 2008 Unleashing Israel's Doves ME Times Editorial ME Times November 19, 2008 Democracy support: where now? Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa Vidar Helgesen November 17, 2008 US coaches Arab overtures to Iraq Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa Asia Times November 12, 2008 Nasrallah expects no change in US foreign policy AFP Jordan Times November 12, 2008 Europe puts Middle East at top of wish-list for new US foreign policy Ian Traynor The Guardian November 12, 2008 'Syria will restrain Hezbollah and Hamas if Obama shifts U.S. policy' Yoav Stern Haaretz November 7, 2008 Gulf Arabs hail election of Obama ME Online staff ME Online November 5, 2008 Livni: Israel expects strong U.S. friendship to continue under Obama Haaertz Service and News Agencies Haaretz November 5, 2008 Mideast hails Obama win amid mixed expectations of change Jay Deshmukh Zawya November 5, 2008 Arab commentators want to be able to admire America again Zvi Bar'el Haaretz November 5, 2008 Middle East Challenges for U.S. President Agencies Asharq Alawsat November 5, 2008 Crossing the line Bassel Oudat Al Ahram November 4, 2008 Quandt: ‘U.S. must accept reality it has helped create’ Ali Hosseini NIAC November 3, 2008 A New Era for America in the Middle East Ben Fishman Al Hayat November 1, 2008 First Steps toward Restoring American Leadership: Legality Matters Jeffrey Laurenti The Century Foundation October 30, 2008 Iran Policy Now Seen Linked To Meltdown James D. Besser The Jewish Week October 21, 2008 Arabs favour reforms without foreign pressure Samir Salama Gulf News October 20, 2008 Moving Towards a 'Grand Bargain' Jim Lobe IPS News October 18, 2008 A mad scramble over Afghanistan M K Bhadrakumar Asia Times October 14, 2008 Talking with the Taliban Michael Shank The Guardian October 13, 2008 Afghan talks widen US-UK rift Gareth Porter Asia Times October 10, 2008 Afghanistan: the dynamic and the risk Paul Rogers Open Democracy October 9, 2008 US reviews isolation policy on Syria as Bush's reign draws to a close Reuters Gulf News October 7, 2008 Lebanon, US set up joint military commission AP Jerusalem Post October 7, 2008 'New thinking' needs new direction Mary Kaldor Open Democracy September 26, 2008 Financial Crisis Likely to Further Erode U.S. Influence Jim Lobe IPS News September 25, 2008 The Pentagon's cubicle mercenaries Frida Berrigan Asia Times September 16, 2008 US agrees to sell Israel bunker-busters Agencies Arab News September 15, 2008 Scepticism rages over 9/11 perpetrators Jumana Al Tamimi Gulf News September 12, 2008 Israel tells businessmen to stop visiting Georgia The Associated Press Haaretz September 10, 2008 US army suicide rate to hit new high Agencies ME Online September 7, 2008 Iraq, Iran, China: the emerging axis Paul Rogers Open Democracy September 4, 2008 Syria takes full advantage of US-Russia discord Nicholas Blanford Gulf News August 28, 2008 Iran Could Reap Benefits of U.S.-Russian Tensions Jim Lobe IPS News August 27, 2008 Pakistan Lessons: The Limits of Military Power Editorial ME Times August 22, 2008 How Far Can Power Stretch? Editorial ME Times August 20, 2008 U.S., Israel Part Ways On Georgia Conflict Larry Cohler-Esses The Jewish Week August 19, 2008 Nation-Building and Counterinsurgency after Iraq James Dobbins The Century Foundation August 18, 2008 SPECIAL REPORT: Kuwait Readying for War in Gulf? Claude Salhani ME Times August 11, 2008 Forging the missing case for war Louis Bayard Salon August 6, 2008 US told not to back terrorism against Pakistan Kamran Khan The News (Pakistan) August 5, 2008 Moving Beyond the Carter Doctrine: The U.S. Military Presence in the Persian Gulf Lawrence J. Korb and Ian Moss The Century Foundation August 4, 2008 Costs of Major U.S. Wars Stephen Daggett CRS August 1, 2008 (originally posted July 24, 2008) Arabs Despair of U.S. Even More Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani IPS News July 31, 2008 Headlines From the Arab Press Sana Abdallah ME Times July 30, 2008 U.S. Policy Should be Torture Free William Bache ME Times July 29, 2008 Syria envoy to U.S.: Israel has chance for peace with all Arabs Haaretz Service Haaretz July 28, 2008 Reflections on Leadership Robert Gates Parameters July 25, 2008 (Summer Issue) Can Iran-GCC Economic Ties Survive U.S. Pressures? Nader Habibi ME Times July 23, 2008 Obama: Commander-in-(mis)chief? Marwan Bishara Al Jazeera July 22, 2008 Condi's coup: how the neo-cons lost the argument over Iran Leonard Doyle The Independent (UK) July 18, 2008 US cautiously supports Mediterranean summit Staff ME Online July 15, 2008 After Saddam prewar planning and the occupation of Iraq Nora Bensahel et al RAND July 14, 2008 Frustration in the Army officer corps--the untold story Don Capps Nieman Watchdog July 9, 2008 America's Role in Israel-Syria Talks Multiple Authors Israel Policy Forum July 8, 2008 The Bush Administration steps up its secret moves against Iran Seymour M. Hersh The New Yorker July 7, 2008 Issue Rice needs a reality check Editorial Gulf News July 3, 2008 US and China go bump in the Middle East Khody Akhavi Asia Times June 28, 2008 The Nuclear Expert Who Never Was Scott Ritter Truthdig June 26, 2008 US: security’s bottom line Tom Engelhardt Le Monde Diplo June 24, 2008 Regional diplomacy filling the vacuum Amr Hamzawi Al Ahram June 23, 2008 No Direct Talks with Israel Without US Presence- Syrian Official Fatima el Issawi Asharq Alawsat June 20, 2008 Anthropologists At War Bill Stamets In These Times June 19, 2008 Why presidents no longer fire generals Lt. Col. Robert L. Bateman Armed Forces Journal June 18, 2008 Condoleezza Rice's Neo-Colonial Manifesto Patrick Seale ME Online June 13, 2008 Washington's choice: subdue Iran, secure Iraq Paul Rogers Open Democracy June 12, 2008 GCC condemns US report on trafficking Mariam Al Hakim Gulf News June 11, 2008 America's Need for Saudi Oil and Gulf Money Michel Morkos Al Hayat June 10, 2008 Blackwater's Private CIA Jeremy Scahill The Nation June 9, 2008 Did Iranian agents dupe Pentagon officials? John Walcott McClatchy Newspapers June 5, 2008 War Clouds Recede in the Middle East Patrick Seale Al Hayat June 4, 2008 Cheney builds an explosive case Gareth Porter Asia Times June 3, 2008 Former high-ranking Bush officials enjoy war profits Tim Shorrock Salon May 29, 2008 The fuel gauge of national security Cmdr. Jeffrey Eggers Armed Forces Journal May 29, 2008 The Mega-Pentagon: A Bush-Enabled Monster We Can't Stop Frida Berrigan AlterNet May 28, 2008 Mideast governments ignore US views Agencies ME Online May 27, 2008 A world beyond control Paul Rogers Open Democracy May 23, 2008 Israeli and US Death Squads Infesting the World Stuart Littlewood ME Online May 22, 2008 Lack of timing in Mideast policy Gordon Robison Gulf News May 21, 2008 Bush's Heroes and Rogues Christoph Schult, Daniel Steinvorth and Bernhard Zand Der Spiegel May 20, 2008 Democracy's dilemma Dina Ezzat Al Ahram May 19, 2008 Bush's Sermon on Mount Masada M.J. Rosenberg IP Forum May 16, 2008 A new U.S. military intervention unlikely Claude Salhani ME Times May 13, 2008 The Iran risk, again Paul Rogers Open Democracy May 12, 2008 Consensus in the US is anti-Iran Francis Matthew Gulf News May 8, 2008 Abuse Claims Mount Against Pentagon, Contractors William Fisher IPS News May 6, 2008 The politics of cluster bombs Brian McCartan Asia Times May 5, 2008 Are these Syrian nuclear pictures faked? Ewen MacAskill The Guardian May 1, 2008 US presses Turkcell to drop Syria deal Reuters Gulf News April 30, 2008 Truth or Neo-Consequences Morgan Strong Consortium News April 29, 2008 A Senate Committee looks to rein in one of the FBI’s favorite tools: the national security letter Brian Beutler In These Times April 28, 2008 Hawks Resurgent? Jim Lobe IPS News April 25, 2008 US media off course George S. Hishmeh Gulf News April 24, 2008 Arrest of Retired Army Engineer Renews Focus on Past Israeli Espionage Activity Nathan Guttman Forward April 23, 2008 Vets' Lawsuit Opens Door on Suicides, Poor Care Aaron Glantz IPS News April 22, 2008 Halliburton Profit Rises After Oil Climbs to Record Jim Kennett Bloomberg News April 21, 2008 Saving the US from Israel Hassan Nafaa Al Ahram April 18, 2008 The fear factor that silences Paul Findley Gulf News April 16, 2008 Army "Rewards" Outspoken Antiwar Soldier Aaron Glantz IPS News April 15, 2008 Arms Export Control Act: Israeli Breaches and U.S. Indulgence Result in Palestinian and Lebanese Civilian Casualties Michael F. Brown Media Monitors Network April 15, 2008 US and Iran holding 'secret' talks on nuclear programme Anne Penketh Independent (UK) April 14, 2008 US sanctions send Iran into Asia's arms China Hand Asia Times April 10, 2008 The politics of elections and the universal ideals of democracy Iqbal Siddiqui Media Monitors Network April 10, 2008 Leaving Iraq will be a logistical nightmare Capt. Timothy Hsia Armed Forces Journal April 9, 2008 Is David Petraeus Dirty? Ted Westhusing Said So, and Then He Shot Himself Melina Hussein Ripcoco AlterNet April 8, 2008 Euphemism and American Violence David Bromwich New York Review of Books April 3, 2008 NATO interested in cooperation with Gulf countries KUNA staff Kuwait News Agency April 2, 2008 The End of Empire? Howard Zinn Alternet April 2, 2008 The Pentagon's battle bugs Nick Turse Asia Times April 1, 2008 Politics & Policies: Mideast forecast Claude Salhani ME Times March 25, 2008 Key to Getting a More Restrained Foreign Policy: Modify Defense Subcontracting? Ivan Eland Independent Institute March 24, 2008 Request for proposals U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper Armed Forces Journal March 21, 2008 Dire Straits for US Mid-East Policy: The Gulf Arab States and US-Iran Relations Neil Partrick RUSI (UK) March 19, 2008 Predator Planes Are Conducting Assassinations by Air Tom Engelhardt Tomdispatch.com March 18, 2008 The Middle East needs results Khalaf Al Habtoor Gulf News March 17, 2008 Fallon falls: Iran should worry Gareth Porter Asia Times March 12, 2008 Study: Contractors Escape Ethics Lawsv Anne Flaherty Associated Pres March 11, 2008 Foreign Policy Increasingly Flows Through Pentagon Jim Lobe IPS News March 10, 2008 Bismarck for President: Redux Dimitri K. Simes and Paul J. Saunders The National Interest March 7, 2008 Accepting Iraq, Afghanistan Realities Ivan Eland Palestine Chronicle March 6, 2008 Avoid Bush's Mideast policies, report says Federica Narancio ME Times March 6, 2008 US needs friends in the region Francis Matthew Gulf News March 5, 2008 The cold price of hot blood Gary Kamiya Salon March 4, 2008 Sadr 'essential ... in the new Iraq' Agencies ME Times February 28, 2008 Iran is an opportunity, not a target Stephen Kinzer Nieman Watchdog February 27, 2008 Bush “Triples Down” in Pakistan Ivan Eland Independent Institute February 25, 2008 US-Arab World: Finding Mutual Respect Agencies ME Online February 20, 2008 The Iraq-Afghanistan trade-off Mark Katz Middle East Times February 20, 2008 Bush's marred legacy in the Mideast Albadr S.S. Alshateri Gulf News February 19, 2008 Examining the complexities of relations between Syria and the US Nasr Salem Media Monitors February 13, 2008 Bush's military spending binge George C. Wilson Nieman Watchdog February 11, 2008 The quiet revolution: energy futures in Iran, the Gulf, and Israel James Howarth Open Democracy February 7, 2008 Interview: Seymour Hersh Sarah Brown Al Jazeera February 6, 2008 Why the US has really gone broke Chalmers Johnson Le Monde Diplo February 5, 2008 World speaks out on US elections Agencies Al Jazeera February 4, 2008 ‘Divide and rule’ in the Mideast Linda S. Heard Online Journal January 31, 2008 Ankara cold to U.S. warning on Iranian bank Serkan Demirtas Turkish Daily News January 30, 2008 Neo-cons shaken, but not deterred Jim Lobe Asia Times January 29, 2008 Contractor Abuses Rarely Punished, Groups Say Ali Gharib IPS News January 21, 2008 Is the "Project for a New American Century" Killing off the US Economy? IRmep Report IRmep January 18, 2008 Turkish, US generals to enhance intelligence sharing Serkan Dermirtas Turkish Daily News January 18, 2008 U.S. task force says some troops don't know they suffered concussion Kimberly Hefling Canoe January 17, 2008 Why Pax Americana is crucial to the Gulf Matein Khalid Khaleej Times January 17, 2008 Bush departs Mideast with few apparent gains, experts say Hannah Allam McClatchy Newspapers January 16, 2008 Audit doubts Iran sanction efficacy Agencies Al Jazeera January 16, 2008 US insists cluster bombs not bad if used right Reuters Khaleej Times January 16, 2008 How the Pentagon Planted a False Hormuz Story Gareth Porter IPS News January 15, 2008 Saudi arms plan going to Congress: US official Agence France-Presse Gulf in the Media January 14, 2008 US offers deal in search for allies against Iran Carolynne Wheeler Gulf News January 12, 2008 CIA: We said back in 1974 that Israel had nuclear weapons Amir Oren Haaretz January 11, 2008 Iran and Pakistan: danger signals Paul Rogers Open Democracy January 10, 2008 Little hope for a change in policy Marwan Kabalan Gulf News January 10, 2008 RoboCop in Iraq Allen McDuffee In These Times January 9, 2008 Heavy & agile: Nine steps to a more effective force Maj. Daniel L. Davis Armed Forces Journal January 8, 2008 The Fog of War Crimes Frida Berrigan In These Times January 7, 2008 Iran says United States failing in Middle East Agencies Gulf News January 6, 2008 The Pakistan-Afghanistan abyss Paul Rogers Open Democracy January 4, 2008 Rice and Gates Divided over Iran's Role in Iraq Gareth Porter IPS News January 2, 2008 Cloud over Bush’s upcoming Mideast visit AP Khaleej Times December 31, 2007 Election power of the Israel lobby Rob Winder Al Jazeera December 30, 2007 Where Are U.S. Democracy's Heroes? Brent Budowsky Consortium News December 29, 2007 Outgoing senior FM official calls for military pact with Washington Barak Ravid Haaretz December 21, 2007 Hezbollah: U.S. proposal on presidential crisis threat to stability Reuters Haaretz December 21, 2007 What went wrong? Paul Rogers Open Democracy December 20, 2007 Film explores U.S. policies on torture Joanne Yao ME Times December 18, 2007 Toward the Rule of Law in Foreign Affairs: The Foreign Policy Vision of Senator Robert A. Taft Michael T. Hayes Independent Institute December 17, 2007 A distant war comes home to America David Goldstein McClatchy Newspapers December 16, 2007 Are You Going to Pay for Bush's Wars? Jodie Evans AlterNet December 15, 2007 Offshoring interests and economic dogmas are destroying the US dollar Paul Craig Roberts Online Journal December 14, 2007 Disarmament: the forgotten issue Dan Plesch Open Democracy December 12, 2007 Dishonest doctrine: A selective use of history taints the COIN manual Ralph Peters Armed Forces Journal December 10, 2007 US espionage enters the 'un-Rumsfeld' era Tim Shorrock Asia Times December 7, 2007 Is the military on the verge of crashing? George C. Wilson Nieman Watchdog December 7, 2007 (originally posted Dec 3) PEG Worries OER staff Oman Economic Review December 6, 2007 Arms racing: Middle East nations rush to shore up sophisticated weapons stocks Peter Brookes Armed Forces Journal December 5, 2007 Meeting 21st Century Transnational Challenges: Building a Global Intelligence Paradigm Roger Z. George CIA December 5, 2007 Does U.S. tolerate anti-Muslim speech? Omar Sacirbey The Christian Science Monitor December 4, 2007 Building Trust: US Muslims and Law Enforcement Agencies Sameen Tahir-Khan Arab News November 28, 2007 120 War Vets Commit Suicide Each Week Penny Coleman AlterNet November 26, 2007 Crackpot realism is riding high Robert Higgs Online Journal November 23, 2007 Hired Guns: While the volunteer Army struggles, the business of war booms Kelley Beaucar Vlahos American Conservative November 19, 2007 Saudi says keen to avoid US global recession Agencies Asharq Alawsat November 19, 2007 Arabs' Dollar Losses Increase Pressure to Sever Pegs Matthew Brown and Aaron Pan Bloomberg News November 19, 2007 Baghdad Bonanza: The Top 100 Private Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan Bill Buzenberg Public Integrity November 16, 2007 Real-Life Star Wars: The Militarization of Space Stan Cox AlterNet November 15, 2007 America's war returnees: many troubles but more help Gordon Lubold The Christian Science Monitor November 14, 2007 PEG Worries: Has the US Dollar outlived its usefulness for the GCC economies? Ramesh Kumar Oman Economic Review November 14, 2007 $3.5 Trillion for Iraq and Afghanistan Wars? Reuters Reuters November 13, 2007 The United States’ new backyard Alain Gresh Le Monde Diplo November 13, 2007 At the Mercy of the Military Chris Hedges Truthdig November 12, 2007 U.S. evangelicals raise specter of 'Islamofascism' to rouse voters The Associated Press Haaretz November 11, 2007 To build a bigger force, Army tries new tack Gordon Lubold The Christian Science Monitor November 8, 2007 A New Realism for a New Century Bill Richardson The National Interest November 7, 2007 Turkey: Iran Becomes the Trade-Off for Northern Iraq Jacques N. Couvas iPS News November 6, 2007 Hegemony’s cost Paul Craig Roberts Online Journal November 5, 2007 The Art of the Possible Lee H. Hamilton The National Interest November 1, 2007 Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and of Other Activities Related to the War on Terrorism Statement by Peter Orszag before the Committee on the Budget Congressional Budget Office November 1, 2007 (originally Oct. 24) Experts: Fiscal crisis threatens U.S. future Kevin G. Hall McClatchy Newspapers October 31, 2007 A self-defeating hegemony Francis Fukuyama The Guardian October 25, 2007 Poll: US 'unsuccessful in foreign policy goals' The Associated Press staff Turkish Daily News October 25, 2007 Bush is the biggest spender since LBJ David Lightman McClatchy Newspapers October 24, 2007 On propaganda and Islamophobia in the US Abukar Arman Middle East Times October 24, 2007 Pentagon Used Independent Military Newspaper For Pro-Bush PR Campaign Amanda Terkel AlterNet October 23, 2007 Who Named the Neocons? Benjamin Ross Dissent Magazine October 23, 2007 (Summer 2007 Issue) America's Armageddonites Push for More War Jon Basil Utley Foreign Policy in Focus October 22, 2007 Fighting for a New Homeland: US Army Lures Foreigners with Promise of Citizenship Cordula Meyer Der Spiegel October 19, 2007 Building God's (Christian) Army Jane Lampman Christian Science Monitor October 19, 2007 The United States army in control Paul Rogers Open Democracy October 18, 2007 Iraq’s Lucrative Mess Jim Holt London Review of Books October 18, 2007 US Planning to Build 14 Bases in Iraq: Finnish MP Raid Qusti Arab News October 17, 2007 Security & Opportunity for the 21st Century Hillary Clinton Foreign Affairs October 16, 2007 An Enduring Peace Built on Freedom John McCain Foreign Affairs October 16, 2007 Mercenaries and the new configuration of world violence Mariano Aguirre Open Democracy October 16, 2007 Oil, Israel, and America Scott Ritter Palestine Chronicle October 16, 2007 Masters of war plan for next 100 years Nick Turse Asia Times October 15, 2007 Blackwater Nation Brian Cook In These Times October 11, 2007 The Victor? Review of Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States by Trita Parsi Peter W. Galbraith NY Review of Books October 11, 2007 Issue The sun sets early on the American Century Philip S Golub Le Monde Diplo October 10, 2007 US Envisioned Radiological Weapon for Covert Assassinations Robert Burns Arab News October 10, 2007 Pushing democracy Claude Salhani Middle East Times October 9, 2007 Americans have had enough of 'over there' Ann McFeatters Seattle PI October 9, 2007 Towards Sustainable Security: Oxford Research Group International Security Report 2007 Paul Rogers Oxford Research Group October 8, 2007 Turkish Parliament warns the US Congress on resolution TDN strory Turkish Daily News October 8, 2007 Can’t Win With ‘Em, Can’t Go To War Without ‘Em: Private Military Contractors and Counterinsurgency P. W. Singer Brookings Institute October 8, 2007 (originally published Sept 2007) US aid dependency: The road to ruin Hicham Safieddine EI Lebanon October 5, 2007 Afghanistan: six years of war Paul Rogers Open Democracy October 4, 2007 Is Iraq Arabic for Korea or for Vietnam? Robert Higgs The Independent Institute October 1, 2007 US 'biggest global arms dealer' Al Jazeera report Al Jazeera October 1, 2007 Bush, Oil and Moral Bankruptcy Ray McGovern Tom Paine October 1, 2007 Syria At The Peace Table Stewart Ain The Jewish Week September 28, 2007 Anti-Iran Hawks Win Partial Victory in Congress Jim Lobe IPS News September 27, 2007 His Toughness Problem—and Ours. Review of World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism by Norman Podhoretz Ian Buruma NY Review of Books September 27, 2007 Issue Once More into the Breach: The neocon propaganda machine rolls toward Iran Justin Logan The American Conservative September 26, 2007 The Syria-United States-Israel Triangle And The Prospects For Middle East Peace The Century Foundation Releases The Century Foundation September 25, 2007 Missed Opportunities: Cooperation and Confrontation in the U.S.-Syrian Relationship David W. Lesch The Century Foundation September 25, 2007 US to invite regional participants to peace meet Reuters Gulf News September 25, 2007 Reporter-at-Large: Time to Talk to Syria? Leon Hadar The National Interest September 21, 2007 Neo-cons have Syria in their sights Khody Akhavi Asia Times September 20, 2007 Training Satellites on the United States Lindsay Beyerstein In These Times September 19, 2007 Book Review: Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States Khody Akhavi Asia Times September 15, 2007 US Loses Ground in the Arab Gulf Nicole Stracke Gulf in the Media September 11, 2007 Up in arms Maurice Lemoine Le Monde Diplo September 11, 2007 U.S. Viewed as Turkey's "Greatest Threat" Jonathan Bell IPS News September 7, 2007 Neocons Put on a Surge-Stravaganza Eli Clifton IPS News September 7, 2007 Negotiation in the new strategic environment: Lessons from Iraq David M. Tressler Strategic Studies Institute September 6, 2007 Containment as a basis for national security Ian Shapiro Nieman Watchdog September 5, 2007 Tehran Will Be Delighted to Accept the Gift of Basra Der Spiegel editorial Der Spiegel September 4, 2007 Jewish Leaders Caught In Iran Bind James D. Besser The Jewish Week August 30, 2007 The reconquest of America Sergio Aguayo Quezada OpenDemocracy August 29, 2007 Israel urged US to attack Iran - not Iraq Gareth Porter Asia Times August 29, 2007 Waiting for Petraeus - The Games We Play James Zogby Media Monitors Network August 28, 2007 Why US policy is contradictory Francis Matthew Gulf News August 23, 2007 Warfare State Is Part of Us Norman Solomon TomPaine.com August 22, 2007 The Road to the White House: US military aid to Israel JPost.com staff The Jerusalem Post August 22, 2007 US survey raises eyebrows in J'lem Herb Keinon The Jerusalem Post August 21, 2007 Pentagon sets goals to hit before end of Bush term Reuters report Reuters August 21, 2007 U.S. Arms Create New Divisions Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani IPS News August 20, 2007 Bush's treatment of Iran irks U.S. allies Warren P. Strobel And Nancy A. Youssef Lexington-Kentucky Herald August 17, 2007 Colin Powell’s responsibility Sidney Blumenthal Open Democracy August 15, 2007 How a 'Good War' in Afghanistan Went Bad David Rohde and David E. Sanger Der Spiegel August 13, 2007 Is Israel Really Rejecting US Taxpayers’ Help? Michael Saba Arab News August 10, 2007 Can Syria benefit from US-Russia schism? Marwan Kabalan Gulf News August 9, 2007 The Pentagon Sends Messengers of Apocalypse to Convert Soldiers in Iraq Max Blumenthal The Nation August 8, 2007 The Checkered History of American Weapons Deals Siegesmund von Ilsemann Der Spiegel August 6, 2007 A veteran general hears echoes from Vietnam in Iraq Nancy A. Youssef McClatchy Newspapers August 5, 2007 Washington in Lebanon and Palestine: fatal manipulation Amal Saad-Ghorayeb Open Democracy August 3, 2007 Review of Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army James Meek The London Review of Books August 2, 2007 Issue Converging Interests in Iraq Allow Bush an 'Iranian Option' - Arabs Threatened Nicola Nasser Media Monitors Nework August 1, 2007 The History Boys David Halberstam The Vanity Fair August 2007 Issue Why is Bush wooing the Arab world? Linda S. Heard Gulf News July 30, 2007 Arms for Arab Authoritarians, As U.S. Turns Back Clock Jim Lobe IPS News July 30, 2007 US unveils major arms package for Mideast Reuters report Khaleej Times July 30, 2007 Arming Israel to the teeth Gulf News report Gulf News July 30, 2007 Al-Qaida is Partners with the De Facto Power in the Wars of Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine Raghida Dergham Al-Hayat July 27, 2007 Bloodied but unbowed Lucy Fielder Al Ahram July 26, 2007 Dilemmas revealed in US-UK relationship Gordon Corera BBC News July 25, 2007 Is this the real president of the United States? The Guardian Story The Guardian July 23, 2007 Bush's policy of neglect and fantasy James Zogby Gulf News July 23, 2007 The world after George W. Bush Globe Editorial The Boston Globe July 22, 2007 Q & A with US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte Asharq Al-Awsat interview Asharq Al-Awsat July 19, 2007 The Lebanese Sarkozy and the Iraqi Bush Zuheir Kseibati Al Hayat July 19, 2007 The politics of fear IHT Opinion IHT July 18, 2007 New Report Urges U.S. to Reduce Its Nuclear Arsenal And Normalize Relations with Iran and North Korea Charles Peña The Independent Institute July 18, 2007 Bush's Iraqi endgame Bob Burnett Open Democracy July 17, 2007 Planet Pentagon Nick Turse The Middle East Online July 12, 2007 New U.S. intelligence assessment casts doubts on Bush's Iraq policy Jonathan S. Landay and Nancy A. Youssef McClatchy Newspapers July 11, 2007 'Supporting the troops' means withdrawing them Gen. William Odom The Nieman Watchdog July 5, 2007 A US military leader stresses ideas over firepower Gordon Lubold The Christian Science Monitor July 4, 2007 Israeli, Syrian peacemakers plead for US action Reuters story Reuters July 3, 2007 U.S. Senate bill would forbid Israel from using U.S. aid to buy cluster bombs Shmuel Rosner and Meron Rapoport Haaretz July 2, 2007 A Declaration of Independence from Israel Chris Hedges Truthdig July 2, 2007 Just Security: An Alternative Foreign Policy Framework John Feffer Foreign Policy in Focus June 2007 47-Nation Pew Global Attitudes Survey Pew Research Center Pew Research Center June 27 Global poll shows wide distrust of U.S. Meg Bortin The International Herald Tribune June 27 Issue Isolated Muslims in US a ‘threat’ Doug Cameron The Financial Times June 26, 2007 White House Rejects Senate Calls to Alter Iraq Policy Laura Litvan and Roger Runningen The Bloomberg June 26, 2007 The Banality of Greed Robert Scheer Truthdig June 26 The General’s Report Seymour M. Hersh The New Yorker June 25 Issue With friends like these... Akiva Eldar Haaretz June 25, 2007 Charlie Rose interviews Zbigniew Brzezinski, Henry Kissinger and Brent Scowcroft Charlie Rose IHT June 18, 2007 Rice defends US policy despite Mideast strife Reuters Khaleej Times June 24, 2007 American Media Misses the Boat: USA Today and the USS Liberty Alison Weir Counterpunch June 23, 2007 Lebanon, Gaza, Iraq: three crises Fred Halliday OpenDemocracy June 22, 2007 When Democracy Disappoints Jacob Sullum Reason June 20, 2007 After Rumsfeld, a New Dawn? Mark Perry Asia Times June 19, 2007 After Rumsfeld, a New Dawn? Mark Perry Asia Times June 19, 2007 The Pentagon Vs. Peak Oil Michael T. Klare Common Sense June 15, 2007 Going for the Middle East Civil War Trifecta Daniel Levy The Century Foundation June 14, 2007 A General in God's Patriotic Army Bill Berkowitz Asia Times June 15, 2007 Military Officers Now Targets on Hill Anne Flaherty LA Times June 14, 2007 Secret UN Report Condemns US for Middle East Failures News Agency Report Mail & Guardian Online June 13, 2007 American Realism In the Alleys of Gaza Shmuel Rosner Haaretz June 12, 2007 Former Top UN Diplomat Slams US Role in Mideast Peace Process: Report News Agency Report The International News June 13, 2007 Joint US-Israeli Military Exercises Begin AFP Middle East Times June 10, 2007 Powell Belies ‘Commander Guy‘ Bush Robert Parry Consortium News June 10, 2007 Remembering the USS Liberty: Four Decades Later William Hughes Media Monitors June 9, 2007 The Other Intelligence Assessments on Iraq Paul R. Pillar The National Interest June 6, 2007 These Guns for Hire Chris Barsanti In These Times May 22, 2007 Carrots and Sticks: Remarks From the U.S. Under Secretary of State R. Nicholas Burns Boston Review June 2007 Issue Making Iran our friend Reza Aslan LA Times June 2, 2007 Don't We Have a Constitution, Not a King? Marjorie Cohn AlterNet June 1, 2007 Bush's Amazing Achievement Jonathan Freedland NY Review of Books May 31, 2007 U.S. paid nearly $31 million in condolence payments to Iraqis, Afghanis Nancy A. Youssef McClatchy Newspapers May 30, 2007 US candidates Obama, Romney set out '08 foreign policy AFP story Middle East Times May 30, 2007 US Intel Warned of Iran, al-Qaida Gains Katherine Shrader The Guardian May 24, 2007 The Road to the White House JPost.Com Special Report The Jerusalem Post May 24, 2007 Defiant Cheney still relishes role of foreign policy `heavy' Tom Raum The Hong Kong Standard May 22, 2007 Why Bush hasn't been impeached Gary Kamiya Salon May 22, 2007 The Iraq Study Group Absurdity and Iran Anthony H. Cordesman CSIS May 21, 2007 Is Lute the right kind of 'war czar'? Gordon Lubold The Christian Science Monitor May 17, 2007 Cheney of Arabia Scott MacLeod Time Blog May 16, 2007 US regime 'worst ever' - Carter Ruth Elkins The Independent May 20, 2007 Paul Wolfowitz's Fatal Weakness Juan Cole Der Spiegel May 15, 2007 Bush, Aiming to Quell Iraq Violence, Plans Iran Talks Greg Stohr Bloomberg May 14, 2007 US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad's Interview with Al-Hayat Raghida Dergham Al-Hayat May 12, 2007 Homeland Security: A Costly Mess Cindy Williams MIT May 10, 2007 The Army can regulate soldiers' blogs and letters—but it shouldn't Phillip Carter Slate May 9, 2007 Damascus moves to center stage Sami Moubayed Asia Times May 7, 2007 The Ongoing Iraq Intel Fraud Robert Parry Consortium News May 4, 2007 Key US Army ranks begin to thin Gordon Lubold Christian Science Monitor May 2, 2007 A bleak report card for Bush Linda S. Heard Gulf News May 1, 2007 Duck and Cover William D. Hartung and Frida Berrigan In These Times April 30, 2007 Egypt, Saudi Arabia Edge Away From Bush as Mideast Chill Grows Janine Zacharia Bloomberg April 26, 2007 After occupation: a containment strategy for Iraq Ian Shapiro Open Democracy April 25, 2007 The Pentagon's chronic neglect of Iraq vets Mark Benjamin Salon April 25, 2007 Days of Lies and Roses: Selling out Afghanistan Sarah Chayes Boston Review April 24, 2007 Algeria, the Model Scott McConnell The American Conservative April 23, 2007 The War in Washington Elizabeth Drew NY Review of Books May 10, 2007 Issue U.S. had emergency plan for attacking Israel in 1967 Amir Oren Haaretz April 23, 2007 GI Bill Fails Vets Terry J. Allen In These Times April 20, 2007 Hagel speaks out after trip to Iraq Jake Thompson Omaha World Herald April 20, 2007 Are We Politicians or Citizens? Howard Zinn Progressive May 2007 Issue Can Syria and Israel make peace? Patrick Seale Gulf News April 20, 2007 Security strategy reviewed Salah Hemeid Al Ahram April 19, 2007 US cannot be trusted to act responsibly: poll AFP story AFP April 18, 2007 Study: What the Public Really Wants on America's Role in the World Ruy Teixeira The Century Foundation April 17, 2007 Iraq Money Trail to Bush Cronies Must End Evelyn Pringle Media Monitors Network April 17, 2007 "America at a Crossroads" veers to the right Gary Kamiya Salon April 17, 2007 Hawks remain silent as Iraq burns Neil Clark Arab News April 17, 2007 Italy Tries US Soldier For Iraq Murder Der Spiegel report Der Spiegel April 17, 2007 The Final Act of Submission Scott Ritter Truthdig April 16, 2007 Inside The Pentagon: Fallon to push for better Mideast Intelligence, particularly on Iran Elaine M. Grossman Defense and Society April 12, 2007 Ex-generals don't want war czar job, no sir Ehsan Ahrari Asia Times April 13, 2007 Stop conflating anti-Zionism and anti-semitism Tony Greenstein The Guardian April 12, 2007 America as a proxy Ramzy Baroud Jordan Times April 11, 2007 America's plan for Baghdad Robert Fisk The Independent (UK) April 11, 2007 VA report found Walter Reed problems in 2004 Mark Benjamin Salon April 10, 2007 Specter, Lieberman spar over Pelosi's Syria visit Josh Drobnyk Morning Call April 9, 2007 The Iraq Debacle: A Failure to Communicate? Jeff Stein Congressional Quarterly April 9, 2007 To Damascus with Nancy Pelosi Joe Conason Salon April 6, 2007 New Fight Brewing On PA Aid, Contacts James D. Besser The Jewish Week April 6, 2007 The Semiwarriors Andrew J. Bacevich The Nation April 6, 2007 Israel vs. Bush & the Neoconservatives on Syria? Juan Cole JuanCole.com April 5, 2007 Syria 'ready for dialogue' Gulf Daily News report Gulf Daily News April 5, 2007 Politicizing National Security Aziz Huq Tom Paine April 4, 2007 When a readiness 'crisis' is a real crisis David Isenberg Asia Times April 4, 2007 Pelosi Rebuffs Criticism of Syria Visit Zeina Karam Associated Press April 3, 2007 Islamophobia: A Call to Confronting a Creeping Disease Louay M. Safi Media Monitors Network March 29, 2007 McCain Checks into Cloud Cuckooland Juan Cole Juan Cole March 28, 2007 On Foreign Policy, Shades of Agreement Jonathan Rauch Reason March 27, 2007 Minimizing Potential Threats from Iran R. Nicholas Burns Scoop March 27, 2007 Blame Iraqis for the Ghastly Mess the War Has Created Gwynne Dyer Arab News March 27, 2007 Closing the Gap in Understanding between the Arab World and the U.S. James Zogby Media Monitors Network March 26, 2007 Is the American Empire on the Brink of Collapse? Mark Karlin Alter Net March 24, 2007 Calling Out Idiot America Scott Ritter Truthdig March 23, 2007 Subverting Iran: Washington's Covert War inside Iran Gregory Elich Global Research March 23, 2007 Israel Goes on the Virtual Offensive Gregory Levey Der Spiegel March 23, 2007 How a superpower can end up losing to the little guys Ivan Arreguín-Toft The Nieman Watchdog March 23, 2007 US looks to sell arms in Gulf to try to contain Iran Farah Stockman The Boston Globe March 21, 2007 Iran and the failed US Iraq policy Henry C K Liu Asia Times March 20, 2007 For Israel’s Sake Salim Muwakkil In These Times March 12, 2007 Beyond Quagmire Tim Dickinson The Rolling Stone March 2007 Issue War Without Win: A White Paper On Iran William John Cox Media Monitors March 12, 2007 Up-close Obama urges compassion in Mideast Thomas Beaumont Des Moines Register March 12, 2007 U.S. Military Plans Iraq Fallback Strategy: Report Reuters report Reuters March 12, 2007 Ex-U.S. secretary of state Baker calls for broad talks with Syria The Associated Press report The Associated Press March 11, 2007 'Axis of Evil' Report Card Ray McGovern Consortium News March 9, 2007 Iran: it's not about energy Matthew Yglesias The Guardian March 9, 2007 How the Saudis stole a march on the US Alastair Crooke and Mark Perry Asia Times March 6, 2007 Experts: U.S. unprepared for nuclear terror attack Greg Gordon McClatchy Newspapers March 1, 2007 US Sees Growing Threats from Al-Qaeda, Iran AFP Asharq Alwasat February 28, 2007 Return of the Cold War Tony Wesolowsky In These Times February 27, 2007 Honest Broker: Jimmy Carter’s book stirs a critical debate Philip Weiss The American Conservative February 26, 2007 The Redirection Seymour M. Hersh The New Yorker February 25, 2007 Rice faces formidable White House foe Jim Lobe Asia Times February 23, 2007 Concerts and silly seasons David Rieff Open Democracy February 23, 2007 Rove Said to Have Received 2003 Iranian Proposal Gareth Porter IPS News February 16, 2007 Eyes Off the Prize Jehangir Pocha In These Times February 16, 2007 Before the Invasion, There Was Feith Robert Scheer Truthdig February 15, 2007 What the West Can Learn From Islam Tariq Ramadan The Chronicle Review Volume 53, Issue 24, February 2007 Unilateral force has nothing to do with global democracy Vladimir Putin The Guardian February 13, 2007 Can Bush learn from history? Joschka Fischer Korea Herald February 12, 2007 A Greater Israel Robert Parry Consortium News February 12, 2007 Bush has no intention of talking to Iran: Powell Press Trust of India Hindustan Times February 12, 2007 Arab Experts: Putin Is Restoring Russia's Mideast Role News Staff Playfuls February 11, 2007 Sunni Arab view of US-Iran tensions Helena Cobban The Christian Science Monitor February 8, 2007 How Neocon Shiite Strategy Led to Sectarian War Gareth Porter IPS News February 6, 2007 Palestine, Bush's Other Civil War Seth Ackerman Tom Paine February 6, 2007 The neocons have learned nothing from five years of catastrophe Francis Fukuyama The Guardian January 31, 2007 Avoiding another US war in the Middle East CSM story The Christian Science Monitor January 30, 2007 Manifest Destiny: A New Direction for America William Pfaff NY Review of Books January 30, 2007 Iraq, Vietnam, And The We-Are-At-War-For-National-Security Argument Beverly Darling World News January 30, 2007 Should America return to the draft? Drew Brown McClatchy Newspapers January 29, 2007 "We Probably Gave Powell the Wrong Speech" Interview with CIA's former Europe Director Der Spiegel January 29, 2007 US plans envision broad attack on Iran -analyst Reuters story Reuters January 20, 2007 State of the Union: in Decline Ximena Ortiz The National Interest January 24, 2007 A Speech for 2002 Nikolas K. Gvosdev The National Interest January 24, 2007 President's Portrayal of 'The Enemy' Often Flawed Glenn Kessler The Washington Post January 24, 2007 US-tailored Iraqi Oil Alarm for Producers, Consumers Nicola Nasser Middle East Online January 23, 2007 Show Me the Intelligence! Ray McGovern Consortium News January 21, 2007 Israel and Syria: Why can't they just make peace? The Economist article The Economist January 18, 2007 A Dangerous Speech that ignores Reality James Zogby Media Monitors January 17, 2007 Military gear bound for Iran, China traced to Pentagon surplus sales The Associated Press article The Associated Press January 16, 2007 Criticism of U.S. swells in Israel Dion Nissenbaum News & Observer January 16, 2007 Bargains and Solutions Abdullah Iskandar Al Hayat January 14, 2007 The FP Debate: Should Hawks Win? FP article FP January 2007 Issue A classic imperial predicament H.D.S. Greenway The Boston Globe January 9, 2007 The real Iraq Study Group Mark Benjamin Salon January 5, 2007 One last thrust in Iraq Robert Dreyfuss Asia Times January 5, 2007 Assessing the Long War Frank Hoffman FPRI January 4, 2007 Back to the Eisenhower Doctrine Yair Hirschfeld Haaretz January 4, 2007 Old guard back on Iraq policy Peter Spiegel LA Times January 4, 2007 Israel may opt for U.S.-made missile over own Arrow system Shmuel Rosner and Aluf Benn Haaretz January 3, 2007 Kristol Clear at Time David Corn Nation January 2, 2007 Senators Visit Damascus, Push For Syrian Talks Nathan Guttman Forward December 29, 2006 US: the conspiracy that wasn’t Alexander Cockburn Le Monde Diplo December 27, 2006 Ike Was Right Robert Scheer Truthdig December 26, 2006 US naval build-up in Gulf shows enduring presence: Gates AFP Khaleej Times December 22, 2006 2007: Shock and Owe Frank Scott Media Monitors Network December 21, 2006 Do America and Israel want the Middle East engulfed by civil war? Jonathan Cook The Electronic Initfada December 19, 2006 How Syria dodged a neo-con bullet Jim Lobe Asia Times December 19, 2006 Bush’s Full Circle in Iraq Paul Sperry The National Interest December 18, 2006 American Government Acts as Impediment to Israeli Peace Talks Michael Mullenix IMEMC December 18, 2006 Is the Iraq War Linked to the Arab-Israeli Conflict? Patrick Seale Al Hayat December 16, 2006 Final Fantasy: Fred Kagan's disastrous plan for "victory" in Iraq Spencer Ackerman American Prospect December 15, 2006 Revamping Us Foreign Policy: Full speed ahead, with menace W Joseph Stroupe Asia Times December 15, 2006 Pentagon Request of $99.7 Billion More for War Would Set Record Tony Capaccio Bloomberg December 15, 2006 Iraq out of sight Paul Rogers Open Democracy December 14, 2006 After the Baker report: America’s challenge Godfrey Hodgson Open Democracy December 13, 2006 A grand bargain with Iran, Syria Anouar Boukhars Middle East Times December 11, 2006 Baker's Cake Uri Avnery Gush Shalom December 9, 2006 A door opens for US-Iran cooperation Kaveh L Afrasiabi Asia Times December 9, 2006 The Iran we have Anatol Lieven Open Democracy December 5, 2006 Beyond Hegemony Paul Starobin The National Journal December 1, 2006 Is 'American era' ending in Middle East? Stephen Collinson AFP November 30, 2006 As Iraq degenerates enter the Saudis Martin Sieff Middle East Times November 28, 2006 Anti-terrorism: new leadership, new strategy Tom Porteous Open Democracy November 28, 2006 Withdrawal from Iraq now will be less painful than years from now Ted Galen Carpenter Chicago Sun Times November 27, 2006 Neocons or just plain 'cons'? James J. Zogby Gulf News November 27, 2006 At what price? Salah Hemeid Al-Ahram November 27, 2006 Jordan's King says three civil wars loom in Mideast NZ Herald story New Zeland Herald November 27, 2006 The Bush Doctrine: An Exchange With Norman Podhoretz Philip Gordon et al Commentary Magazine November 24, 2006 The Road Not Taken in the Middle East Daniel Levy and Michael Shtender-Auerbach The Century Foundation November 22, 2006 Lebanese Slaying May Weaken Push to Engage Syria (Update1) Janine Zacharia Bloomberg November 22, 2006 Syria's Gemayel Missive Alexis Debat and Ghassan Schbley The national Interest November 21, 2006 The Next Act Seymour M. Hersh The New Yorker November 20, 2006 U.S. makes new push to revive Middle East peace Sue Pleming Reuters November 17, 2006 America faces a future of managing imperial decline Martin Jacques The Guardian November 16, 2006 Beyond Iraq Gordon Adams The National Interest November 15, 2006 Change Needed in U.S. Policy Toward Israel Matthew Rothschild The Progressive November 13, 2006 Saving Bush Jr. from the Neo-Conservative Cabal Raghida Dergham Al-Hayat November 11, 2006 Now They Tell Us. Neo Culpa Vanity Fair story Vanity Fair November 7, 2006 Six Arab states join rush to go nuclear Richard Beeston London Times November 7, 2006 Bush and Israel, Midwives to Radical Islam Chris Hedges Truthdig November 6, 2006 Talk of 'Deals' between Washington, Damascus and Tehran Raghida Dergham Al Hayat November 3, 2006 Middle Easterners suggest adjustments in U.S. policy Edwin Dorn Austin American Statesman November 4, 2006 A recipe for the Greater War: The United States fear of losing power which it doesn't have Abid Ullah Jan Media Monitors October 30, 2006 Confession that formed base of Iraq war was acquired under torture: journalist Wire story Breitbart News October 26, 2006 Contrition Strategy Hossein Askari The National Interest October 26, 2006 After failure in Iraq Paul Rogers Open Democracy October 26, 2006 Public diplomacy in a time of choler Chas Freeman Nieman Watchdog October 20, 2006 Speaking with the enemy Ashraf Fahim Asia Times October 23, 2006 Troops' debt a growing security concern Thomas Watkins Yahoo News October 19, 2006 Is the Bush Doctrine Dead? Patrick Buchanan Real Clear Politics October 18, 2006 The Iraqi Disaster Has Buried Unilateralism in Foreign Policy for a Long Time Renaud Girard Le Figaro October 14, 2006 In the end, Iraq war a failure Paul Campos Rocky Mountain News October 11, 2006 Sprouting from Inequality: The Root of the Middle East Crises Adil E. Shamoo and Bonnie Bricker Foreign Policy in Focus October 11, 2006 A Test of Power David C. Hendrickson and Robert W. Tucker The National Interest October 9, 2006 The Return of Henry Kissinger Christopher Hitchens Slate October 9, 2006 Why Not Let Them Hate Us, as long as They Fear Us? Chas W. Freeman, Jr. MEPC October 4, 2006 Washington's Sunni outlook Jim Lobe Asia Times October 6, 2006 Beware a new Bush doctrine Seyom Brown Boston Globe October 4, 2006 The March to War: Naval build-up in the Persian Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya Global Research October 1, 2006 Rice hopes to exploit the Arab-Iran divide Ehsan Ahrari Asia Times October 6, 2006 Secret Reports Dispute White House Optimism Bob Woodward The Washington Post October 1, 2006 Elite Project Proposes Bipartisan Grand Strategy Jim Lobe IPS News September 27, 2006 Let's bolster this subterranean shift in US foreign policy while we can Timothy Garton Ash The Guardian September 28, 2006 Letter to Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) from Former U.S. Government and Military Officials No Quarter story No Quarter September 27, 2006 Rice planning Arab summit in Middle East Shmuel Rosner and Yoav Stern Haaretz September 27, 2006 Consult America - Before the Next War Patrick J. Buchanan Antiwar.com September 26, 2006 Doomed international Kenneth Anderson Times Online September 21, 2006 The Neocons' Lexicon Salim Muwakkil In These Times September 21, 2006 The Costs of an Expanding Long War Paul Sullivan Independent Institute September 19, 2006 Deceitful democracy Galal Nassar Al-Ahram September 18, 2006 Pressures Mount on Bush to Bomb Iran Patrick Seale Al-Hayat September 15, 2006 Torture and the Content of our Character Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith The Nation September 15, 2006 Radical Visions of A New Middle East Yossi Alpher Forward September 14, 2006 The Big Question: What is neo-conservatism, and how influential is it today? Rupert Cornwell The Independent September 11, 2006 The "Other" September 11: Stimson, the Bomb, Bush and Iran William Marina Independent Institute September 12, 2006 Conspiracy theorists insist the U.S. government, not terrorists, staged the devastating attacks Jonathan Curiel The San Francisco Chronicle September 11, 2006 The Enemy of My Enemy Anders Strindberg The American Conservative September 7, 2006 'Solution must include Syria and Iran': Interview with Richard Armitage Adla Massoud Al-Jazeera.net August 25, 2006 Against Democracy Spencer Ackerman American Prospect August 29, 2006 Cooking Intelligence Again Gordon Prather Antiwar.com August 29, 2006 God's Country? Walter Russell Mead Foreign Affairs August 29, 2006 Republican Report Hypes Iran Threat Jim Lobe IPS News August 29, 2006 Republican Chutzpah on Iran Larry C. Johnson Truthout August 26, 2006 U.S. May Curb Iran Maggie Farley Truthout August 26, 2006 The United States, the UN, and the Lebanon Ceasefire Stephen Zunes FPIF August 25, 2006 Six Questions for Michael Scheuer on National Security Ken Silverstein Harpers August 25, 2006 On the US-Israeli Invasion of Lebanon Noam Chomsky Al-Adab August 24, 2006 How to look like a failure Sidney Blumenthal The Guardian August 24, 2006 The new axis of intervention John Feffer Asia Times August 24, 2006 Bush Eyes Iran at Press Conference Matthew Rothschild The Progressive August 24, 2006 Where Bush's Arrogance Has Taken Us Jim Hightower AlterNet August 23, 2006 Illusion and Reality Flynt Leverett American Prospect August 23, 2006 Iraqi speaker derails Bush's dreams Juan Cole Salon August 22, 2006 Playing Cowboy - and Falling Off the Horse Leon Hadar Antiwar.com August 22, 2006 Time To Change the Tune Forward Editorial Forward August 21, 2006 Hearts and minds Drake Bennett Boston Globe August 21, 2006 Regime Change and Just War Michael Walzer Dissent Magazine August 21, 2006 Welcome to Neo-Fascism 101 Andrew Bosworth virtualcitizens.com August 18, 2006 Bush's (Possible) Five-Point Iraq Exit Strategy Rick Gell AlterNet August 17, 2006 Preparing the Battlefield for Bush's War on Iran Matthew Rothschild Progressive August 16, 2006 Why They Hate Us Julia E. Sweig LA Times August 16, 2006 About Those 'Birth Pangs'…They're really death throes Justin Raimondo Antiwar.com August 16, 2006 America's one-eyed view of war: Stars, stripes, and the Star of David Andrew Gumbel The Independent August 15, 2006 Veteran Policy-Makers Fear Disaster in U.S. Course Jim Lobe Inter Press Service News Agency August 15, 2006 "The US and Israel Stand Alone" Interview with Jimmy Carter Der Spiegel August 15, 2006 Washington's interests in Israel's war Seymour M. Hersh New Yorker August 14, 2006 Let the voice of moderation speak HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal Haaretz August 14, 2006 Why Bush embraces Israel's hard line Peter Grier Christian Science Monitor August 14, 2006 Bush 'helped Israeli attack on Lebanon' Dan Glaister The Guardian August 14, 2006 Is Lebanon the Trigger for U.S. War With Iran? Larisa Alexandrovna Alternet.org August 10, 2006 The Iraq exit strategy Dan Simpson Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 9, 2006 The Grave Consequences of Supporting War in Lebanon Scott Ritter Alternet.org August 9, 2006 The US and Israel: a marriage under pressure Paul Rogers Open Democracy August 9, 2006 Birth Pangs of a New Christian Zionism Max Blumenthal The Nation August 8, 2006 No political upside in criticizing Israel Robert Novak The Chicago Sun Times August 8, 2006 A Slanted Truce and Rice's Latest Obscenity Matthew Rothschild The Progressive August 8, 2006 The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil Michel Chossudovsky Global Research August 8, 2006 How not to Vietnamize Iraq Judith Coburn Asia Times August 8, 2006 Israel and the U.S. are losing the Three-Front War Patrick Seale Al-Hayat August 4, 2006 'The US is the kiss of death' in the Arab world Jim Lobe Asia Times August 4, 2006 Lobbying for Armageddon Sarah Posner AlterNet August 3, 2006 War crimes and Lebanon The Guardian story The Guardian August 3, 2006 First Iraq, now Lebanon Firas Al-Atraqchi Al-Ahram August 3, 2006 Israel's Dependency on the Drug of Militarism Robert Scheer The Nation August 2, 2006 US, UK risk much in gamble Jonathan Wright Reuters August 2, 2006 Apocalypse Now John B. Judis The New Republic August 2, 2006 The king of fairyland will never grasp the realities of the Middle East George Monbiot The Guardian August 1, 2006 And They Threw It All Away: Making America Safe ... for Dictatorship Dave Lindorff Counterpunch August 1, 2006 America Struggles With Its Own Evangelical Taliban Pierre Tristam Daytona Beach News-Journal August 1, 2006 Empowering Iran Ivan Eland Antiwar.com August 1, 2006 Anger in the Arab World Rashid I. Khalidi The Nation August 1, 2006 All the Killings With All Those Weapons Given by Americans Essa bin Mohammed Al-Zedjali Arab News July 31, 2006 Iraq Isn't About Us Anymore: The U.S. has few options in Iraq Judith S. Yaphe LA Times July 30, 2006 The Roadblock to Damascus Jo-Ann Mort American Prospect July 31, 2006 Empire: war and propaganda John Pilger New Statesman July 28, 2006 The neocon resurgence Sidney Blumenthal The Guardian July 28, 2006 Strength in unity Jim Lobe Asia Times July 28, 2006 Islam-US relations at nadir Pamela Hess United Press International July 28, 2006 The US: Too late for empire Jonathan Schell Asia Times July 28, 2006 Domino diplomacy: Condi Rice and Co. are using the conflict in Lebanon as a proxy war with Iran that will somehow rescue the U.S. from failure in Iraq Sidney Blumenthal Salon.com July 27, 2006 Labor Pains of a Stillborn Foreign Policy Robert Scheer The Nation July 27, 2006 Bush Foreign Policy Struggling AP Story New York Times July 27, 2006 Agony in Lebanon Ruth Conniff Progressive July 26, 2006 Washington's Latest Middle East War Phyllis Bennis Commondreams.org July 26, 2006 Assigning Blame in the Middle East: Who bombed the Lebanese? After all, it was you and me Brian Doherty Reason July 25, 2006 Books of the Times -- 'FIASCO': From planning to warfare to occupation, how Iraq went wrong Michiko Kakutani New York Times July 25, 2006 Bush's Mid-East policies have produced a codependency of the most extreme elements on all sides Robert Kuttner The American Prospect July 25, 2006 Congress and the Israeli Attack on Lebanon: A Critical Reading Stephen Zunes Foreign Policy in Focus July 23, 2006 Six Questions on the Bush Administration and the Middle East Crisis for Wayne White Ken Silverstein Harpers July 23, 2006 Cheerleading Israel does not an American foreign policy make Jeff A. Taylor Reason July 21, 2006 The Middle East cataclysm is the last gasp of America's wasted post-9/11 opportunity Rosa Brooks LA Times July 21, 2006 Backing for Israel Stymies Larger US Aims in Region Jim Lobe Inter Press Service News Agency July 21, 2006 Not so smart when it comes to the Middle East Lou Dobbs CNN July 21, 2006 Western media has dropped the ball by failing to tell the real story in Lebanon Marc J Sirois Daily Star (Lebanon) July 20, 2006 Where Are Those Voices of Reason Now? Khaled Almaeena Arab News July 20, 2006 Divided & Conquered Scott McConnell The American Conservative July 2006 issue Experts challenge White House line on Iran's influence Guy Dinmore The Financial Times July 19, 2006 US plays a double game Gareth Porter Asia Times July 19, 2006 Antiwar Challengers Split Over Israel Jennifer Siegel Forward July 18, 2006 Triumph of the Will Matthew Yglesias The American Prospect July 18, 2006 American Muslims angry at US stance on Mideast conflict AFP story AFP July 17, 2006 Why US looks to others in Mideast crisis Howard LaFranchi The Christian Science Monitor July 17, 2006 Bush Criticized Over Concern For Lebanese Regime Forward Staff Forward July 17, 2006 Will We Go to War for Israel? Justin Raimondo Antiwar.com July 17, 2006 Middle East Violence: Neocons' Fantasy Michael Lerner Alternet July 17, 2006 Bush's indifference drives conflict Simon Tisdall The Guardian July 14, 2006 American policy in Middle East caught in 'a perfect storm' Rupert Cornwell The Independent July 13, 2006 Just Add Missile Defense: The lunatic idée fixe of conservative security policy: a non-functioning shield against non-existent missiles. Matthew Yglesias American Prospect July 12, 2006 The World from Berlin: How Welcome is Bush? Der Spiegel story Der Spiegel July 12, 2006 The End of the Cowboy Era Patrick J. Buchanan Antiwar.com July 12, 2006 West's Diplomacy: Extension of Israeli Wars by Other Means Nicola Nasser Arab News July 10, 2006 Born of America's Indifference, Eurasian Alliance Comes of Age M. K. Bhadrakumar forward June 30, 2006 Rise and Demise of the "New American Century" Tom Barry International Relations Center June 28, 2006 The Arabs, Islam and Globalization Fauzi Najjar Middle East Policy Fall 2005, vol XII, no. 3 The Cabal, Outed: The spies who lied us into war are at it again Justin Raimondo Antiwar.com June 28, 2006 Time for an "Agonizing Reappraisal" Patrick J. Buchanan The American Conservative June 28, 2006 Neocons Still Run the Show in Washington Patrick Seale Al-Hayat June 26, 2006 Who Will Hold Them Accountable? Iraq: Fool Me Twice Col. Dan Smith Counterpunch.org June 26, 2006 Misreading a battle The Boston Globe story The Boston Globe June 23, 2006 Speaking freely: Nukes and double standards Deborah Campbell Asia Times June 22, 2006 Bush wrongfooted as Iran steps up international charm offensive Simon Tisdall The Guardian June 20, 2006 India, Israel and the US Mike Marqusee Zmag.net June 18, 2006 The New American Century: Rest in peace Jim Lobe Asia Times June 14, 2006 A leap of faith for Iran and the US Kaveh L Afrasiabi Asia Times June 11, 2006 The Neocons Are Talking War-Again Tom Barry International Relations Center June 8, 2006 Don't Forget Those Other 27,000 Nukes Hans Blix International Herald Tribune June 8, 2006 Meanwhile: The dangerous Americans Richard Reeves International Herald Tribune June 7, 2006 Proliferation Wars in the Intelligence Community Tom Engelhardt LeadAship.com June 6, 2006 Depleted Uranium-Far Worse Than 9/11 Douglas Westerman Vitaltruths May 2006 The US's geopolitical nightmare F William Engdahl Asia Times May 2006 The New 9-11 Psyche Terence Samuel American Prospect May 2006 Opec's influence Nicolas Sarkis Le Monde Diplomatique May 2006 A dangerous shift of norms Brita Sydhoff Le Monde Diplomatique May 2006 Another Missile Crisis? What Bush could learn about Iran from JFK. Theodore C. Sorensen and Adam Frankel The American Prospect May 31, 2006 Faith-Based Missile Defense--The Folly of Star Wars Les Aucoin Counterpunch May 25, 2006