The New Middle East Narrative — Is Washington in or Out?
Picking up a copy of the English-language Daily Star in Beirut this summer, I was struck by the lead story. Continue reading
WikiLeaks Iran Cables — New York Times in Full-Spin Mode
By Sharmine Narwani The New York Times‘ lengthy explanation of why it decided to publish the WikiLeaks Cables leaves out Continue reading
Justice, or a Death Blow for Lebanon?
Lebanon expects to hear the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) deliver indictments in the investigation of ex-Prime Minister Rafiq Continue reading
Israel’s Human Shields and Live Bait
“Sharmoota!” hisses the Jewish settler as she presses up against the bars of a Hebron home where she has forced Continue reading
Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2)
This is the second installment of a two-part series. Read the first installment here. Palestinian resistance group Hamas has beaten Continue reading
Khaled Meshaal Interview: Hamas Chief Weighs In on Eve of Peace Talks
By Sharmine Narwani With pundits in most capitals already predicting failure for the US-brokered Palestinian-Israeli peace talks to begin on Continue reading
A Candid Conversation With The Arab League’s Amr Moussa – Peace Talks, One-State, Hezbollah, Iran and…”Foreign Fingers”
I met with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa at his elegant quarters in the heart of Cairo last week Continue reading
Chas Freeman Lets Rip on Israel as a Strategic Liability
In what was touted right here on the Huffington Post as “one of the few genuine debates on Israel-Middle East Continue reading
Mideast Shuffle 