The rip-off continues.
Structural Adjustment: Former President Ben Ali’s Gift to Tunisia (Part One)
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Middle East & North Africa
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/12)
From WWII to Afghanistan, and the Iron Lady.
To Wolfowitz, Iraq Was Just a Chance for the U.S. to Demonstrate Its Power
Wolfowitz took saber-rattling to the next level.
Did the Israeli Prison System Claim Another Palestinian Victim?
Who will be the next victim of the Israeli prison system?
Soccer Riots and Egyptian Democracy
In early March, a resurgence in football riots erupted across Egypt, most severely in Cairo and Port Said. Thousands of football fans took to the streets, clashing with local police forces and, in Cairo, setting the Egyptian Football Federation headquarters and the Police Club on fire.
Purge of the Marabouts: Salafists Target Tunisia’s Islamic Heritage
Salafists are acting as the brownshirts of the Arab Spring.
After Iraq, Climbing Out of the Moral Abyss
Empires decline due to moral decay from within. Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, our nation is looking at the moral abyss. If lies have delivered us to this place, then only the truth will begin our journey back.
Syria: Chess Match Turned Free-for-All
Israel’s apology to Turkey over the 2010 Mavi Marmara killings might lay the groundwork for direct intervention in Syria by NATO and Israel.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/1)
Missile defense, drones, and other instruments of the devil.
Don’t Blame the Iraq Debacle on the Israel Lobby
Right-wing Israeli governments and their U.S. supporters deserve blame for many policies that have led to needless human suffering, increased extremism in the Islamic world, and decreased security, as well as rampant violations of international legal principles. The U.S. invasion of Iraq, however, is not one of them.