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The Israel Lobby

For many years now the American foreign policy has been characterized by the strong tie between the United States and Israel. Does the United States in fact keep Israel on

The Disastrous Presidency of Mahmoud Abbas

Sitting comfortably in Cairo, it was Abbas who blamed Hamas for Israel’s savage December 2008 assault on Gaza, adopting the Israeli strategy of blaming the victim. In Abbas, Israel found

How I Stopped Hating Thanksgiving and Learned to Be Afraid

Over the past few years a growing number of white people have joined the longstanding indigenous people’s critique of the holocaust denial that is at the heart of the Thanksgiving

State appointments suggest curve turned on democracy?

The Obama administration has come under fire from democracy advocates for failing to match rhetorical commitments with appropriate policies and personnel. The administration has rejected the charge, and some recent

Convicted of Being Muslims at the Wrong Time in America

In an October 22 press release, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced another victory in its Global War on Terrorism, renamed the Overseas Contingency Operation to continue its jihad on

We Need More Erdogans

Turkey’s Ottoman Empire died an unwept death nearly a century ago. But the country continues to enjoy a unique eminence of leadership across the Middle East and in much of

In The Jaws of the Dragon – A Book Review

In The Jaws of the Dragon- America's Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Dominance. Eamonn Fingleton. Thomas Dunne Books (St. Martin's Press), New York, 2008.

Israel’s European Lobby

In their 2006 article 'The Israel Lobby,' John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt famously assert, "Other special-interest groups have managed to skew foreign policy, but no lobby has managed to divert

Tariq Mehanna: Obama’s Latest Muslim Target

Post-9/11, Muslims have been victimized, vilified, and persecuted for their faith, ethnicity, prominence, activism, and charity. They've been targeted, hunted down, rounded up, held in detention, kept in isolation, denied

The Interview: Wael Abbas

The Egyptian journalist on Hosni Mubarak, the Muslim Brotherhood, and why he lost respect for Barack Obama