Racism in North Africa has a long and complex history. In Libya, racial injustice has reached obscene proportions since the uprising against Qaddafi began in February 2011. Throughout the past year, dark-skinned Libyans and economic migrants have been subjected to torture, beatings, killings, rape, robbery, arbitrary arrests and, in several instances, horrific public lynchings.
Neocons, meanwhile, just can’t let Iraq go.
Iraq takes it personally.
Since it sits at the strategic heart of the Middle East, separating myth from reality in Syria is crucial.
The Obama administration’s attempts to punish Iran for its nuclear activities have had the unintended effect of causing strains in the US-India relationship.
According to Iran’s Supreme Leader Khameini, nuclear weapons are a “big sin.”
Anne-Marie Slaughter forgets that humanitarian intervention is frequently seen as a Trojan horse designed to smuggle imperial intent past the gates of state sovereignty.
The news media should be including cautionary language any time information from an unnamed “Member State” is cited as the source for allegations about covert Iranian nuclear weapons work.
Iran may hold it against the United States if, even without U.S. participation, it’s attacked by Israel.
Nearly a decade into the Afghanistan war, foreign forces continue to demonstrate a fundamental lack of understanding of Islamic culture.