Human Rights Watch has produced a damning report on Syria’s torture regime.
Syria’s Stalin and His Gulag
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Middle East & North Africa
U.S., Russia Continue to Jockey for Influence in Syria
There’s few prices short of war the Kremlin will not pay to keep from losing its sole remaining Arab ally.
Deep-Sixing the China Option
Since talks with Iran over its nuclear development started up again in April, U.S. officials have repeatedly warned that Tehran will not be allowed to “play for time” in the negotiations. In fact, it is the Obama administration that is playing for time.
What Have These Ultra-Orthodox Jews Got Against Honoring Holocaust Victims?
The Neturei Karta sect is opposed to the Jewish state.
Egyptian Revolution Frozen in Its Tracks
The new government will probably be even more open to World Bank and IMF structural-adjustment programs than in the past.
Time to Turn the Page on Egypt
The power of the military in Egypt is so strong that many Egyptians, as well as observers around the world, feared that the country’s first-ever presidential vote would result in a stolen election. Instead, the persistently peaceful demonstrators in Tahrir Square received news of a landmark victory for this 7,000-year-old civilization: Egypt finally has a democratically elected, civilian leader.
Turkish F-4 Activated Syrian Radar to Scope Out Blind Spots
Most combat radar is kept in a passive mode to prevent a potential enemy from mapping out weaknesses or blind spots that can be useful in the advent of an attack.
Heavy Grows Israel’s Finger on the Trigger
In its haste to placate Israel, the United States may have lost sight of its own goals toward Iran.
Assad and His Droogs
Alex has a big problem. Since his earliest years he has been addicted to a potent combination of sex and violence. When he hangs out with his friends, their favorite activity is to break into people’s houses and terrorize them. But that’s actually not Alex’s big problem. That comes later, when he’s apprehended by the state and subjected to an extreme form of aversion therapy that makes him physically sick whenever he sees or contemplates violence. Worse, at least for Alex, is that he is repulsed by the art that once soothed his savage breast.
Iran Nuclear Standoff: What Israel Has Wrought
Israel’s nukes beg to be balanced, claims a noted international relations scholar.