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
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
Washington Just Lost the Middle East in a Big Way
It’s official. There is no longer any serious “cost” for defying the United States in the global arena. Unable to 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
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
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
Mideast Shuffle 