Mideast “Proximity Talks” – The Theater of the Absurd

by Sharmine Narwani After a year of grandiose declarations on Mideast peace prospects and a gazillion trips to the region Continue reading →

Clinton, Gibbs on Iran Nukes – Out of the Mouths of Babes

by Sharmine Narwani US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs have been on a Continue reading →

Israel Coming Unhinged: A Loose Cannon in a Volatile Region

by Sharmine Narwani Another war is looming in the Middle East, say the pundits. It is hard to ignore the Continue reading →

Looking Under My Bed For Al Qaeda

by Sharmine Narwani I looked under my bed last night. Just in case. And don’t tell me you haven’t either. Continue reading →

Being Anti-Israel and Anti-Zionist Is the “New Anti-Semitism”

A Jewish woman, deriding protesters at a UK rally on Sunday in support of charging former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Continue reading →

US Swagger Equals Foreign Policy Disaster

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Saturday announced Iran’s willingness to begin swapping in increments its enriched uranium for the Continue reading →

Thomas Friedman — Hasbara GrandMaster Or Elitist Dupe?

Hard as I try, my mouth is fixed in an unattractive gape — unable, it seems, to correct itself. New Continue reading →

Eleventh-hour CPR On Iran Nuclear Talks

Face this fact. If Iran tomorrow announced a complete halt of its uranium enrichment program and ordered an immediate dismantling Continue reading →