FreedumbAndDemocrazy

Freedom and democracy. How I have come to loathe this phrase. Two-lofty-words-and-a-conjunction bandied around by handmaidens of Empire: verbal grenades Continue reading →

The US’s Afghan Exit May Depend on a Syrian One

Washington’s options in Syria are dwindling – and dwindling fast. Trumped up chemical weapons charges against the Syrian government this Continue reading →

Why Washington Fears Iran – Part 2

“Tehran has developed technical expertise in a number of areas—including uranium enrichment, nuclear reactors, and ballistic missiles—from which it could Continue reading →

Why Arabs Need Iran – Part 1

In 2011, when Arab revolts began to sweep the Middle East and North Africa, the view from Washington and its Continue reading →

Yara Abbas – In her own words

By Sharmine Narwani I met Al Ikhbariya journalist Yara Abbas for the first and only time in August 2012. I Continue reading →

Mideast Backlashes Yet to Come

By Sharmine Narwani The Middle East is treading water these days. Two years of rhetoric about ousting dictators, revolution, freedom, Continue reading →

Chemical Weapons Charade in Syria

By Sharmine Narwani Let us be clear. The United States can verify absolutely nothing about the use of chemical weapons Continue reading →

Shipping Death and Destruction to Syria

By Sharmine Narwani “The weapons of choice in (today’s) new conflicts are not big-ticket items like long-range missiles, tanks, and Continue reading →