Archive for April, 2012
How Did Obama Become Our Most Imperial President?
If Obama is the president of next to nothing on the domestic policy front, he has the powers previously associated with the gods when it comes to war-making abroad.
10 of Thomas Friedman’s Dumbest “Big Ideas”
You know the world is flat — and hot and crowded — but that’s just the tip of Friedman’s iceberg of hackery
British Colonial Policies in the Arab Region: Sowing the Seeds of Contemporary Middle Eastern Security Sectors?
Arab security sectors across the Middle East today appear to share a number of generally negative characteristics, including the use of coercion and of the military to control internal dissent,
Christians of the Holy Land
The exodus from the Holy Land of Palestinian Christians could eventually leave holy cities
Hitching a Ride on the ‘Flytilla’
Having retired from the Passover-cleaning and Seder-making business, my in-laws have, in recent years, chosen to spend the holiday at a hotel abroad, every year at a different destination.
Israel must understand it cannot be like America
For the sake of hegemony, Israel is mortgaging the well-being of its children and the lives of its grandchildren
Hamas Wouldn’t Honor a Treaty, Top Leader Says
Abu Marzook Says He’s Open to a New Israel Relationship
From Abu Mazen to Netanyahu, Dear Mr. Prime Minister
Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu
State of Israel
H.E. Prime Minister Netanyahu:
Political contract’ required to enter Israel?
A Swedish tourist trying to enter Israel was made to sign a “contract” promising she won’t get in touch
Egypt’s transition imbroglio
The phrase “Egyptian transition process” has become tragicomically oxymoronic in light of the dizzying series of developments over the past month.
Personalizing civil liberties abuses
On Saturday, I was at the University of Chicago for an event to discuss humanitarian
What the Laws of War Allow
Do the WikiLeaks War Logs Reveal War Crimes — Or the Poverty of International Law?