According to Asharq al-Awsat, 19 Yemeni al-Qaida members originally found in Afghanistan have been turned over to Yemen by a “sister” country (apparently Jordan), and […]

If Hussein is ousted, what next? Bush team wants to set up democracy; critics say forced change will only create instability By Cameron McWhirter / […]

Elections in Pakistan The election process rolls on in Pakistan. General Musharraf has effectively blocked attempts by the two major political dynasties, the Bhuttos and […]

Would the United States Really Like a Democratic Iraq? History News Network http://hnn.us/articles/975.html 9-16-02: News Abroad By Juan Cole One of the justifications U.S. hawks […]

Cole interview on the Todd Mundt Show [NPR] The Cole interview can be listened to at: http://www.toddshow.org/ram/tmshow0911.ram. It requires a Real Audio Player, available free […]

News of the capture of Ramzi bin al-Shibh [b. al-Shaybah] in Karachi is exciting. Also captured, though this point has been litle commented on, was […]

In Defense of our Allies I take strong exception to the following statement [by a participant in H-Diplo]. >”Regional states and our feckless “allies” in […]

Both the European Union and Human Rights Watch have criticized General Pervez Musharraf’s attempts to stifle democracy in Pakistan. His “National Security Council,” very much […]

Yemeni police have discovered a further 300 kg. of plastic explosives in the capital, Sanaa, which belonged to an al-Qaida cell. Two members of the […]