Many Afghans were pleased about the NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
NATO Airstrike Highlights Af-Pak Animosity as Well as U.S.-Pak
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War & Peace
Stalemate: How Tel Aviv and Washington Will Uphold the Status Quo in Egypt and Syria
The U.S. does not wish to be seen as responsible for “losing” Egypt to Islamists in the coming elections.
Postcard from…Dadaab
As a result of Kenya’s recent invasion of Somalia, the situation in Kenyan refugee camps has sharply deteriorated and is now on the verge of a full-scale humanitarian crisis. In Dadaab, the largest refugee camp on earth with close to half a million people, cholera has broken out, services have deteriorated, and access for both humanitarian agencies and international observers (including press) has become even more difficult.
NATO Airstrike Played Right Into Pakistani Insurgents’ Hands
Ostensibly Pakistani forces fired upon joint NATO-Afghan forces.
Infrastructure Explosions in Iran Don’t Exactly Inspire Confidence in Its Nuclear Program
Iranian gas pipelines and oil refineries have been subject to a series of explosions in the last year.
No, Really, Iran Isn’t Developing Nuclear Weapons
However obstinate Iran is, it doesn’t deserve to be piled on by the West for its nuclear program.
Do U.S. Special Operations Forces Really Cross the Border Into Iran?
How U.S. forces might operate in Iran can only be left to the imagination.
Barak’s Flagging Iran Xenophobia Enrages Israeli Right
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak committed the cardinal sin of seeing Iran through its eyes.
Droning On
Someday soon, you’ll be checking your new Clear Skies app as a routine part of your preparations to go out for the evening. First, you’ll look at your smart gizmo to read your latest email to make sure there hasn’t been any change in plans. A quick glance at Facebook lets you see who’ll be joining your group of friends at the bar. Weather and traffic apps inform you of what to wear and what route to take. Twitter will tell you about any major news developments you should be retweeting to your tweeps to prime the conversational pump over drinks. And your new Clear Skies app will let you know if any unmanned drones are hovering 12 miles up in the stratosphere with your head in their sights.
Israel’s Quiet War with Iran
The release of November’s IAEA report sighting “credible” evidence of Iranian efforts to develop nuclear weapons has largely played into the hands of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. As Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has sought to muster support for unilateral military strikes against Iran, many have surmised that Israeli military intervention may be imminent. However, this fails to account for the fact that Israel, through its intelligence wing the Mossad, has already been engaged in a covert war against Iran’s nuclear program for almost a decade. The only change in recent months is that this ongoing campaign has slowly become more overt.