Tag Archives: Middle East

Ron Jacobs : Turkey Plays Chicken for NATO

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Turkish soldiers stand guard in Akcakale by the Turkish-Syria border. Photo by Bulent Kilic / AFP.A page from Washington’s book:Turkey plays chicken for NATO They manipulated an incident into an act of war much like the U.S. used questionable incidents … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : Is Iran Shifting its Message?

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Diplomacy, Murdoch style. Image from Twitchy Media.Is Iran trying to tell ussomething we won’t hear? The rhetoric of the well-orchestrated anti-Iranian crowds outside was even bloodier than the Iranians had ever been… By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : When is a Terrorist No Longer a Terrorist?

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Mujahedin-e-Khalq. Image from Institute for the Study of Violent Groups.Strange story of the Mujahedine-Khalq:When is a terrorist no longer a terrorist? The ‘bad guys’ became ‘good guys’ with the swipe of a pen. By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Jack A. Smith : What’s Really Happening in Syria?

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Free Syrian Army fighter near Idlib, Syria. Photo by Khalil Hamra / AP.What’s really happening in Syria? The principal Obama Administration target in this complex affair is Iran, not Syria. The Syrian government must fall because it is Iran’s main … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Katz : West Bank Diaries

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Shuttered Palestinian shops along Shashuda Street in Hebron, West Bank. Photo by Marilyn Katz.The separation is total:West Bank Diaries More than anything it appears that these fences are cages, locking people in, restricting their movement, and ultimately making them prisoners … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Vijay Prashad on the Arab Spring

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Manipulating the Arab uprising:Rebellious spring, murderous winter By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | April 18, 2012 [Arab Spring, Libyan Winter by Vijay Prashad (2012: AK Press); Paperback;168 pp.; $14.95.] The last 20 or so months have certainly been … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Katz : Israel Needs a New Narrative

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Israeli soldiers guard Palestinians protesting the relocation of an Israeli road gate in Beit Iksa in the occupied West Bank, on March 22, 2012. Photo by Ahmad Gharabli / AFP / Getty Images.Israel needs a new narrative Casting Jews as … Continue reading →

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Jack A. Smith : Will Israel Bomb Iran?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Will Israel strike? Image from Gestetner Updates.Bombing Iran:Will they or won’t they? Iran insists it is not producing or about to produce nuclear weapons… Israel is known to possess at least 200 nuclear weapons and delivery systems. By Jack A. … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Are We Marching to War With Iran?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Dogs of war. Graphic from Press TV.Dogs are barking:Are we marching to war with Iran? By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / January 9, 2012 The animosity between the United States and Iran has a longer history than most … Continue reading →

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Ulysses : The Hip Hop Revolution of the Arab Spring

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

El Général performing at the first meeting of Tunisia’s main PDP opposition party on Jan. 29, 2011 in Tunis. Photo by Fethi Belaid / AFP / Getty.The hip hop revolutionof the Arab Spring By Ulysses / openDemocracy / December 28, … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : Stop the Attack on Iran

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Bumper sticker on a car in Texas. Photo by Zereshk / Wikimedia Commons.Our future depends on stopping an attack on IranBy Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 21, 2011 The global Occupy Movement has come to life just … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : The Power of a Good Example

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

NATO and the old narrative. Photo from AFP. The power of a good example: The Arab Spring and the Libyan Fall By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / September 1, 2011 For many years those of us who followed … Continue reading →

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