After Riyadh summit, Sunni unity crumbles

The glowing orb stunt should have been a sign that all was not what it seems. Theatrics, in the world Continue reading →

In France, whiplash from rotten Syria policy

This article was first published on November 23, 2015 on the website of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Let’s not Continue reading →

Rinse and repeat: 82 new US-trained Syrians prepare for fight

A US military source has revealed in private conversation that the US-led Coalition formed to target the Islamic State (IS) Continue reading →

The Myth of Assad, ISIL and Extremism

Translated into Turkish here. It is difficult to find US officials directly claiming that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in league with the Continue reading →

Coalition of the Clueless

The airwaves are still heaving with spin two days after US airstrikes against Syria. Undoubtedly the attacks were timed to 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 →

The Dirty Numbers Game in Syria

An abridged version of this article appeared in The Guardian on February 15, 2013 A trip to Syria last January piqued Continue reading →

Debate on Syria: Chemical Weapons, Foreign Intervention, Regime Change and More…

I haven’t posted any of my Syria media interviews on this blog – I figure most readers have heard these Continue reading →