ASPIRATIONS FOR INDEPENDENCEINTIFADA BEYOND PALESTINEBy ISMAEL HOSSEIN-ZADEHRemember the neoconservatives’ plan of “domino effect” following the overthrow of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Saddam Hussein in Iraq? It was supposed to be followed by the toppling of other “unfriendly” heads of “rogue states” such as those ruling Iran and Syria who do not cater to the US-Israeli interests in the Middle East. It was not meant to threaten the “friendly” regimes that rule Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain and their cohorts that have...
Friday, 25 February 2011
WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE MAD COLONELBy Eugene RobinsonPresident Obama pledged that “the entire world is watching” the horror in Libya, but watching isn’t nearly enough. There is much more that world leaders—beginning with Obama—urgently must say and do.The world’s censure means nothing to Col. Moammar Gadhafi, the dictator who vows to die rather than surrender the power he has held for four decades. At this point, the long-running debate about whether Gadhafi is mostly diabolical or mostly deranged is irrelevant. Despite his incoherent ramblings, he...
OIL, ARMS AND THE IMPERIAL ENTERPRISE IN NORTH AFRICA
OIL, ARMS AND THE IMPERIAL ENTERPRISE IN NORTH AFRICAOIL, ARMS AND THE IMPERIAL ENTERPRISE IN NORTH AFRICAThe Business of Business in LibyaBy TARECQ AMERAnother North African country is in the throes of revolution, causing yet more confusion and consternation among western leaders. One can only imagine the chagrin these Europeans and U.S. American progenitors of universal morals feel as they woke up only to see another despotic investment (this time...
ANATOMY OF EGYPT'S REVOLUTION (PART THREE)
ANATOMY OF EGYPT'S REVOLUTION (PART THREE)How Democracy Could be HijackedBy Esam Al-Amin “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.” --Nelson MandelaJanuary 25 was the date the Egyptian youth decided to launch their revolution. As the fear barrier was broken, Egyptians throughout the country and from all walks of life joined the protests by the millions. Their main chant for eighteen continuous days was ‘The people want the fall of the regime.’On February 11 that demand was met in a twenty second address...
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