The U.S. does not wish to be seen as responsible for “losing” Egypt to Islamists in the coming elections.
Stalemate: How Tel Aviv and Washington Will Uphold the Status Quo in Egypt and Syria
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Middle East & North Africa
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.
The Under-Examined Story of Fallujah
Seven years after the U.S. invasion of Fallujah, there are reports of an alarming rise in the rates of birth defects and cancer. But the crisis, and its possible connection to weapons deployed by the United States during the war, remains woefully under-examined.
Barak’s Flagging Iran Xenophobia Enrages Israeli Right
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak committed the cardinal sin of seeing Iran through its eyes.
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.
Egypt: Tear Gas May Be Non-lethal But It’s Lethal to Democracy
The Egyptian military is using tear gas on protestors in Tahrir Square that’s made in the U.S.A.
Calls to Boycott Stores with Israeli-Arab Employees Make a Mockey of Anti-BDS Laws
Many of those calling for Israelis to boycott stores with Israeli-Arab employees no doubt supported the anti-boycott, divestment, and sanctions law for Israel and the settlements.
M.O.P. vs. Qom: Irresistible Force Meets Immoveable Object
While Iran digs deeper to protect its uranium enrichment facilities, the United States develops ever larger bombs to destroy them.