An Obituary on Lebanon’s ‘Cedar Revolution’

Ten years ago this week, one million Lebanese – a quarter of Lebanon’s population – congregated in downtown Beirut at Continue reading →

Stealing Palestine: Who dragged Palestinians into Syria’s conflict?

Read this article in Arabic, French and Bosnian.   My first visit to Yarmouk took place a few days after 20 Continue reading →

The Myth of Assad, ISIL and Extremism

Translated into Turkish here. It is difficult to find US officials directly claiming that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in league with the Continue reading →

Biden: Turks, Saudis, UAE funded and armed Al Nusra and Al Qaeda

Update: The White House on Saturday said Vice President Joe Biden “apologized for any implication that Turkey or other allies Continue reading →

Coalition of the Clueless

The airwaves are still heaving with spin two days after US airstrikes against Syria. Undoubtedly the attacks were timed to Continue reading →

‘Delegitimizing’ Syria’s Election

Of course these Syrian presidential elections must be the “parody” and “farce” that western officials and media are relentlessly claiming. Continue reading →

Please, Ambassador Ford. Name me a “moderate” Syrian rebel

Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford said in an interview yesterday to PBS Newshour: “We need – and we Continue reading →

Syria: The Hidden Massacre

(Read this article in Arabic, Turkish or Albanian). The attack took place shortly after the first stirrings of trouble in the southern Continue reading →