The real story out of Bahrain these days, though, is not the gift of some old PT boats, the vagaries of the dialogue between the pro-government camp and the predominantly Shia opposition groups.
Swift Boat to Bahrain
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North America
U.S. Government Finally Catching up With MEK Boosters Like Ed Rendell
Why do human rights activists and lonesome Internet commentators suffer the wrath of the U.S. government while politicians are allowed to accept large sums to advocate for a terrorist group like MEK?
Iran Errata: Parchin and the Common Ground of Afghanistan
Led astray by conventional wisdom about Iran? We’re here to help.
“Please Do Not Pet the Islamists”
U.S. fans of the IDF are hosted on tours of Israel by an Israeli “lawfare” group.
Timing of Stop Kony Campaign Suspicious
As well as stopping Kony, the U.S. must acknowledge the violence unleashed upon civilians during Operation Lightening Thunder, the previous U.S.-Ugandan military alliance.
To Israel, an Iranian Bomb Is a Hegemonic as Well as “Existential” Threat (Part Two)
Israel fears that its role as regional kingpin would be threatened if Iran developed nuclear weapons.
To Israel, an Iranian Bomb Is a Hegemonic as Well as “Existential” Threat (Part One)
An Iran bomb would change the balance of power in the Middle East.
President Obama Drinks the Israel “Delegitimization” Kool-Aid
Meanwhile, negotiations with Iran could “delegitimize” diplomacy.
The Blowback of TINA
A funny thing happened on the way to hegemony. The very ideology that the United States assumed would defeat all comers has in fact been turned against the United States. Liberal democracy contains within it the very seeds of the American empire’s destruction. Call it blowback, TINA-style.
The Life of an Iraqi Legislator Is Profitable But Perilous
Neocons, meanwhile, just can’t let Iraq go.