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Other ViewsPolitical Islam Studies August 17, 2006

Islamist sunni-shia convergence: Lebanese Ikhwan announces it will join Hezbollah in reconstruction

Many commentators in the West still believe in the fairy tale that Sunni and Shia Islamists are at odds. Though most Sunni jihadis tend to see Shias as heretics and
Other Views August 17, 2006

Bush Mideast Doctrine Seen As ‘Disaster’ For Israel

Emerging critique from pro-Israel analysts hits administration for helping Islamists to power via elections.   President Bush, in the view of many Jews, is the most pro-Israel president ever, and the reasons
Lebanon August 17, 2006

The Israeli debacle will affect the whole region

It is too early to judge how solid is the ceasefire agreed upon in the second Lebanon war. But it is already possible to draw some initial conclusions - the
Iran August 17, 2006

Group Says Iran Is ’Not a Crisis’

Seeking to counter the White House’s depiction of its Middle East policies as crucial to the prevention of terrorist attacks at home, 21 former generals, diplomats and national security officials
Palestine August 17, 2006

PA labor minister admitted to hospital two days after his release from Israeli prison

PA labor minister Mohammed Al-Barghouthi was admitted to hospital on Wednesday two days after his release from an Israeli jail where he had spent 48 days under cruel interrogation rounds
Fanatic Messages August 17, 2006

Somalia: Islamic Courts Council Breaks Up MB Religious Rally

The Somali Islamic Courts Council banned a religious rally organized the Islah( reform) Movement( Muslim Brotherhood) on Thursday August 17, 2006, in the Somali capital Mogadishu, marking its 28th anniversary
Lebanon August 17, 2006

Arab Doctors’ Union Ponders Relief Projects In Lebanon

The Arab Doctors’ Union prepares for a number of relief related activities which start with dispatching a delegation to Lebanon Thursday August 17, 2006, headed by Union Chairman Dr. Abdul
Lebanon August 17, 2006

Bush showered by fiercest criticism from Israeli politician

A top Israeli politician mocked at US President George Bush, considering his leadership to the world "a vacuum leadership". Yossi Sarid, the leader "Meretz" movement, and former Israeli Minister of
Lebanon August 17, 2006

Israeli writer says: Israel’s problem is in its leadership

 After deep crisis and internal ruptures in Israel entailed by the bitter defeat at the hands of Hizbullah fighters in south Lebanon, some Israeli thinkers start to blame Israel’s political
Eye on IOF August 17, 2006

The Day After / How we suffered a knockout

The United States’ defeat in the Vietnam War started becoming evident when Gen. William Westmoreland, commander of the U.S. forces in Vietnam, started using body counts as an alternative to