Tag Archives: Middle East

LAMAR HANKINS | MIDDLE EAST | Hamas, Israel, and the Palestinians

To criticize Israel’s government and policies is not antisemitic. By Lamar Hankins | The Rag Blog | December 5, 2023 I am reluctant to write about Israel at this politically- and emotionally-charged time because there is little respect for free … Continue reading

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Jim Simons :
The three-state solution

We are complicit in the apartheid and occupation imposed on the Palestinian people. By Jim Simons | The Rag Blog | May 20, 2018 The thing Trump loves best is attention. Perhaps for that reason it has become easy for … Continue reading

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Harry Targ :
Hillary Clinton and the declining
American empire

The war against the Qaddafi regime that destroyed Libya’s social fabric was enthusiastically endorsed by Secretary of State Clinton. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | March 1, 2016 “I think President Obama made the right decision at the … Continue reading

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Roy Casagranda :
Hey, ISIL! Here’s some unsolicited advice

By Roy Casagranda | The Rag Blog | December 16, 2015 Leer este artículo en español My advice to all the pro-ISIL forces in the United States: Keep bombing Iraq and Syria. This is how ISIL came into being in … Continue reading

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David P. Hamilton :
What is to be done in the Middle East (as soon
as pigs fly)

Creating an actual anti-Islamic State alliance would require thinking entirely outside the currently existing conceptual boxes. By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | November 25, 2015 “In the name of realism, men are quite mad, and precisely what … Continue reading

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Murray Polner :
The Iran deal and the new, U.S.-inspired Middle Eastern arms race

Hey, world, step right up: American weapons are available for (nearly) everyone. By Murray Polner | The Rag Blog | October 8, 2015 So who won the “war” about the Iran Agreement? Millions were spent for a stream of ads … Continue reading

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David P. Hamilton :
Mapping the Middle East mess

The artificial boundaries after the British and French carved up the region are increasingly irrelevant. By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | June 29, 2015 “One day during the [Versailles] Peace Conference [ending WWI], Arnold Toynbee, an adviser … Continue reading

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Ron Jacobs :
BOOKS | The pacification that never ends

Patrick Cockburn looks at the non-state forces in the region, who they are backed by, the motives of those backers. and the sectarian desires of the jihadis. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | August 19, 2014 [The Jihadis … Continue reading

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Larry Ray :
A little bombing quiz for you

In the two photos below please identify which bombing was ordered by Bashar al-Assad and which one by Benjamin Netanyahu. By Larry Ray | The Rag Blog | July 30, 2014, 2014 There are two photos below and both are … Continue reading

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David McReynolds :
In opposition to Israeli actions, and to anti-Semitism

It is a grave error to attack Jews anywhere based on the actions of the Israeli government. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | July 20, 2014 In recent days there has been a flurry of anti-Semitic outbursts in … Continue reading

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Jack A. Smith :
Israel bombs Gaza civilians. Again.

In 2008-2009, Israel virtually crushed the tiny territory and its 1.7 million inhabitants, killing 1,400 Palestinians, while losing only 10 Israeli soldiers. By Jack A. Smith | The Rag Blog | July 16, 2014 Once again, Israel has found a … Continue reading

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Steve Russell :
Stopping an American jihad

It comes down to what Colin Powell used to call ‘the Pottery Barn theory.’ We will own what we break and we don’t want to own the Sunni and Shi’a argument. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | July … Continue reading

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