Review of Amin Saikal, “How to Lose a War: The Story of America’s Intervention in Afghanistan” (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2024). Munich, […]
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Syria to Afghanistan: US Military Policy hasn’t Solved the Zone of Crisis & may Enlarge it
By Amin Saikal, author of Zone of Crisis: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq The Middle East and its wider eastern environs are in the grip […]
US strikes ISIL oil fields in Quest to Defund it: But will it Replace oil with Fracking?
By Juan Cole Sawt al-Iraq [Voice of Iraq] reports that during the past two days, Saudi, UAE and American fighter jets attacks small oil refineries […]
Munich aims to get all its Energy from Renewables by 2025
Siemens “From 2015, DanTysk will supply up to 1.3 billion kWh of electricity – and will also help Munich achieve a more sustainable energy supply […]
What Arab partners will get in return for strikes on Syria
By Lars Berger The decision by President Obama to launch missile and air strikes against Islamic State (IS) and the al-Qaeda affiliate “Khorasan” in Syria […]
Israeli forces re-open Holy Aqsa Mosque compound after heavy clashes
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Hundreds of Palestinian Muslim worshipers were allowed to access the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on Wednesday at […]
Hidden Camera Reveals Chilling Life Under ISIS Control
The Young Turks: “”A mother, with an AK-47 slung over her shoulder, walks her child to a playground. A man driving a car orders a […]
Syrian Media Hail America as Damascus Ally, Support UN Ban on Foreign Fighters
by Juan Cole Aljazeera Arabic reports on the reaction in Syria to US air strikes against ISIL, which included attacks on Wednesday on their oil […]
Is this Iranian the most powerful man in Iraq?
BBC “Gabriel Gatehouse reports for BBC Newsnight on the secretive Iranian General described as the most powerful man in Iraq.” BBC Newsnight: “Is this Iranian […]
Apocalypse Now, Iraq Edition
By Peter Van Buren via Tomdispatch.com I wanted to offer a wry chuckle before we headed into the heavy stuff about Iraq, so I tried […]
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