World War III began in May 2006: Building the New Map of the Middle East in Real Time
by chycho I. Beginnings of Conflicts Usually there are disagreements as to the exact dates of beginnings of conflicts, especially when those conflicts are global. “The beginnings of wars are often hard to identify. Which act lit the spark on the… more »
On this tenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, a reminder, according to the UN charter, the invasion was illegal
by chycho The war in Iraq is not over, not by a long shot. For decades to come we will have to deal with what the United States and its allies have unleashed. It’s anyone’s guess if those responsible for this war of aggression (crime against peace) will… more »
Lest we forget, an attack on Syria is an attack on Iran and a threat to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
by chycho United States involvement in Syria has nothing to do with a repressive regime. After all, in 2002 the United States willingly used Assad’s regime to torture Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen, when they renditioned him to Syria from New York. The… more »
Ominous Forewarning from Prof. Norman Finkelstein: “I do think there is a plot, a conspiracy afoot… all the western powers are now acting in concert for a decisive moment.”
by chycho In November 2010, Professor Norman Finkelstein and Hamza Andreas Tzortzis spoke at a likeMEDIA.tv hosted event to address the question: “What Will Bring Peace to the Middle East?” This was an excellent discussion where Prof. Finkelstein… more »
More spin on Syria…
by Philip Greaves Having followed the Guardians Middle East Live blog for a while there has been a distinct narrative forming in the support of the opposition in the Syrian civil war, one could say the support in western media has from the outset been… more »
Hillary Clinton, Queen of Hearts
By Michael Collins (Washington, DC 7/11/12) Hillary Clinton has a very serious problem. She thinks that she runs the world and that those who disobey her must be punished, China and Russia in particular. Our chief diplomat behaves like a drunken bully,… more »
Tags: china, democracy, endless war, hillary clinton, imperialism, middle east, oil, russia, syria, threats
Netanyahu's pretext for war - Islamic Jihad missiles
By Michael Collins Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has his pretext for an attack on Iran. He left Washington disappointed by President Obama's reluctance to saddle up for Armageddon. Now he's got the formula. Haaretz (daily news), one of Israel's few… more »
Tags: dagan, gaza, iran, islamic jihad, israel, middle east, netanyahu, obama, palestine, rocket attacks, war
With Mubarak Gone - Conflict and Opportunity in the Middle East
By Brian M. Downing posted by Michael Collins Hosni Mubarak's thirty-year rule in Egypt is nearing an end and though the denouement of events there is still unclear, the new polity is almost certainly to be shaped by the military institutions and… more »
”Israel” and despotic Arab regimes shake as revolution sweeps through the Middle East
Salim Nazzal Either we live in dignity or die in dignity - A young Arab blogger Palestinian scholar Azmi Bshara recently wrote that the whole Arab region is heading quickly towards “Tunisization;” a new term used by Arabs these days to refer to the folk… more »
Waxman, Waters and Iran, Connect the Dots
By Katherine Smith July 25 - WikiLeaks of tens of thousands of Army documents related to the war in Afghanistan Jul 28 - An out of character vote, by Henry Waxman, an apologist for Bush's wars against the 2010 Emergency Funding for the Afghanistan War… more »
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