Octavia, Frances, and the Late, Great, Ayatollah Fadlallah

“Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah. One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.” And Continue reading →

The U.S. Military ‘Mainstreams’ Hezbollah and Hamas

Hezbollah and Hamas just went mainstream. According to Foreign Policy magazine’s Mark Perry, in a recent US military report “senior Continue reading →

Thomas Friedman and His Mideast Blindspots

Nothing annoys me more about New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman than his tendency to scuttle his occasionally insightful commentary Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Did Clinton Just Change US Policy on Hezbollah?

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared to break with US policy on Tuesday when she discussed Lebanese resistance group Continue reading →

Interview: Hezbollah And Hamas on Obama, Netanyahu, Terrorism … And Oprah

In early August and late October, I met with Hamas’ Usama Hamdan and Hezbollah’s Ammar Mousawi, chiefs of their respective Continue reading →