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
Jon Stewart and Middle East Resistance – Two Sides of the Same Coin
What do US comedian Jon Stewart and Hamas Chief Khaled Meshaal have in common? What does Stewart have in common 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
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
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
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
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
Mideast Shuffle 