We face the distinct possibility that the U.S. national security bureaucracy will continue to deny the disastrous consequences of our client-regime national-security strategy.
Why Washington Clings to a Failed Middle-East Strategy
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U.S. Policy Exposed by Mid-East Protests
For Washington, London, Paris and Berlin, the current upsurge of region-wide protests in the Middle East falls somewhere between a setback and a debacle.
On the Wrong Side of History in the Middle East
Granting sovereignty to Middle Eastern countries is the last thing on the minds of Western leaders.
Apostate Politics: How Some Recanted Muslims Have Bolstered Militarist US Policies
Recently, there has emerged a cadre of high-profile individuals from the Greater Middle East who, unlike Chalabi, have turned against Islam and embraced their lives in the West. In doing so, they have adopted views strikingly similar to some of the more hawkish factions in U.S. politics.
Cynical Maneuvering by Democratic Leaders Quashes Recognition of a Palestinian State
Congress has condemned violence by extremist Palestinian extremist groups, yet when the Palestine Authority tries to advance freedom through diplomatic initiatives, the Democrats are just as quick to condemn them.
WikiLeaks: War, Diplomacy & Ban ki-Moon’s Toothbrush
These documents on their own will mean little but as instruments in the hands of rising U.S. and global movements against war, and for diplomacy just maybe these documents will help to end wars and change the world.
WikiLeaks II: Saudi Arabia on Iran — “Cut off the head of the snake”
Apparently dealing responsibly with Iran will only strain Washington’s relationship with the Arab Middle East.
Which Knot Needs to Be Unraveled First — Israel-Palestine or Iran’s Nuclear Program?
If Israel or Washington attack Iran, peace with the Palestinians will be the least of Middle-East concerns.
Review: Talking With Terrorists
Stories on Middle East terrorism fill the headlines. But if this Washington Post story is typical, read journalist Reese Erlich’s book to know where truth lies: “U.S. military teams and intelligence agencies are deeply involved in secret joint operations with Yemeni troops, including the U.S. military’s clandestine Joint Special Operations Command, whose main mission is tracking and killing suspected terrorists.”
Who are these “suspected terrorists”?
U.S. Still Top Arms Supplier to South as Record Sale to Saudis Pends
Despite an unusual dip in global weapons sales in 2009, the United States retained its spot as the world’s top arms supplier of developing countries, according to an authoritative new report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).