Once again, Tunisians’ anger has overcome their fear. Spurred by a political assassination, tens of thousands have taken to the streets to protest the state into which their country has fallen. The same sense of decency and dignity that propelled them to the streets before drives them on now.
Iran’s Weak Emergency Infrastructure Would Only Compound Effects of an Attack
Instituting a nuclear-energy program with substandard emergency preparedness is like starting a war without medical staff and hospitals.
Israel Sees Syrian Civil War as Blow to “Iran-Hezbollah Axis”
The attack was certainly a slap in the face to Assad, but was mainly intended to increase chaos in the Arab world.
Dumb and Dumber: A Secret CIA Drone Base, a Blowback World, and Why Washington Has No Learning Curve
Approximately two years ago, the CIA got permission from the Saudi government to build one of its growing empire of drone bases in a distant desert region of that kingdom. The purpose was to pursue an already ongoing air war in neighboring Yemen against al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula.
Yet news outlets didn’t publish this story until almost two years later – not for any lack of awareness, but because these editors, urged on by the CIA and the White House, had done their ‘patriotic duty’ and kept the news from the public.
Did John Brennan’s End Run Lead to the Death of Ambassador Stevens in Benghazi?
A new ebook claims that the attack on the Benghazi consulate was payback for missions that John Brennan was conducting against Islamist militants without keeping Ambassador Stevens or then-CIA director Gen. Petraeus in the loop.
Exactly Why Is President Obama Going to Israel?
To say the U.S. moved quickly to squash any expectation that the President’s visit to the Middle East might help resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict would be an understatement.
Israel’s Pointless Attack on Syria
Israel’s recent air strike on one of Syria’s premier military research centers came as no surprise to those monitoring the spiraling turn of events in the Levant over the last few months. In the days and weeks running up to the audacious attack, there were several signs that something was afoot—a scurry of Israeli envoys shuttling between Tel Aviv and Washington, reports of closed-door security meetings, the distribution of gas masks to residents of northern Israel, and the deployment of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system in the same region, to name just a few.
The Depths of Malaise in Palestine
According to recent polls of Palestinians, frustration with the Israel-Palestinian conflict is at a high point; the two-state solution is steadily losing credibility in the eyes of the people; and ordinary citizens in the Holy Land are starting to wonder whether a settlement can be achieved without another round of bloodshed.
Low Fertility and Labor Shortages Might Save the World
The inexorable decline of global fertility rates will just as inexorably lead to more migration of the world’s people.
Morsi’s Last Chance
Egypt is rapidly approaching its most acute political and economic crisis since the 2011 revolution that swept dictator Hosni Mubarak from power. Poverty is at an all-time high of 25 percent, with youth unemployment at a record 40 percent. Foreign currency reserves are on a rapid decline. And most importantly, President Mohamed Morsi is losing the most important commodity he possesses—the people’s confidence and trust.