Tag: Syria

Last week, international media reported that Syria–in the midst of bloody repression and conflict–had been elected to two human rights committees of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization). UNESCO is the agency that recognized Palestinian statehood last month

For many years, observers of the US State Department on both sides of the American political spectrum have agreed that State Department officials suffer from a malady referred to as “clientitis.” Clientitis is generally defined as a state of mind

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Egypt’s ‘Second Revolution’ mass protest threatens next week’s election * Political parties call for ‘million man protest’ on Tuesday * Unrest may hasten Egypt’s currency crisis * The ‘last days of the euro’

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Thousands clash with police in Tahrir Square in Cairo Egypt * Congressional ‘Super Committee’ to announce failure * Syria accuses the Arab League of being a ‘tool’ of the West * Putin receives

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Britain’s Cameron and Germany’s Merkel agree on nothing * Ireland worries, ‘Germany is our new master’ * Washington Super Committee appears close to failure * Syria claims to accept Arab League plan ‘in

Lebanon has seen its share of atrocities and murders, including the assassinations of many high-profile persons. For years, terrorism experts have pointed fingers to groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Liberation Organization and their offshoots for heinous events against

Is Turkey headed down the same Islamist path as Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya? Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN) explains to Frank why it would be tragic if Turkey were to be lost to Islamist rule, seeing as how some countries in

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Arab League confirms suspension of Syria, threatens economic sanctions * Syrian Embassy in Amman under heavy security to prevent reprisal action * The ‘Free Syrian Army’ grows in influence * As China prepares

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Turkey’s Erdogan threatens ‘response’ to Syria’s embassy attack * Over 70 killed in Syria’s bloodiest day * Qatar accused of arming opposition, as Syria violence escalates * Defectors in the Free Syrian Army

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Iran blames Israel’s Mossad for massive explosion on Saturday * Syria’s Assad sanctions mob attacks on embassies of Turkey and Qatar * Jordan’s King Abdullah says that Assad must step down * Furious

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * In bitter defeat, Berlusconi resigns as Italy’s prime minister. * Arab League sort-of suspends Syria’s membership * Clashes escalate among Libya’s tribal militias near Tripoli * Niger grants asylum to Saadi Gaddafi *

Co-authored by K.D.M. Jensen The past few days have seen yet another round in the “last straw” dithering about Iran. This time the huffing seems heavier. The IAEA has suddenly woken up and finds that Stuxnet wasn’t much of a

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Lucas Papademos promises to keep Greece in the eurozone * France demands an investigation into S&P’s ‘shocking’ error * Investors pop the champagne corks – again * Who owns the northern lights? *

Over the past week, there has been an avalanche of news reports in the Israeli and Western media about the possibility of an imminent Israeli or American strike on Iran’s nuclear installations. These reports were triggered by a report on

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Euro crisis approaches the endgame for Germany * Is Nigeria’s Boko Haram into terror for the cash? * Slaughter against innocent civilians continues in Syria * Assad regime’s fantasy virtual world of denial

My first book, The Iranian Islamic Revolution, published way back in 1986, dealt with the historicity of the 1979 Khomeinist Revolution in Iran. In it, I exposed the Khomeinist regime’s long-term ambitions and revisionist account of events that led to

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Boko Haram sect kills 150 people in huge terrorist attack in Nigeria * Arab Leagues warns Syria to end violence against peaceful protesters * U.N. report will detail Iran’s nuclear weapons development *

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Israel approves 2,300 new settlements as punishment for Palestinian Authority * Israel receives harsh international criticism for settlement approval * Israel’s Netanyahu says that the settlements are a ‘basic right’ * Syria claims

As the world is playing catchup with the events in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and other Arab Spring focal points, Iran is very busy. Trying to keep people oppressed in light of Arab Spring revolutions surely keeps the regime in

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Tension over Syria mounts as Arab League meets * Syria’s Assad warns that intervention will cause an ‘earthquake’ * Support for Assad regime * Is Iran dropping its support for Syria? * U.S.

To the extent that foreign policy will figure in the 2012 Presidential election, conventional wisdom thinkers are likely correct in predicting some Democrat success in reversing the perception that theirs is the party of weakness. They already are touting the

When demonstrations against Syrian President Bashar Assad began in late March, few expected them to last very long given the dictator’s longstanding use of torture and repression to silence dissent. But more than seven months later a revolution has spread

From a Middle East correspondent: Beirut Arab news agency al Nashra reported on Saturday November 22, that [White House Muslim envoy] Dalia Mogahed has succeeded in canceling a meeting between the Maronite Patriarch of Lebanon and President Barack Obama. Writing