Jun 13 2014
It was better to live in Iraq under Saddam By Chris Maume, Thursday 12 June 2014 News that Islamic extremists have conquered Mosul took me back 30 years, to memories of a weekend in the city when I responded to the latest caesura between me and my then-girlfriend in a sane, mature fashion, by …
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Jun 12 2014
Israelis have become exactly what they fear By Ravit Hecht, Jun. 12, 2014 6:00 AM Most Israelis don’t know what administrative detention is. Why should they? This terrible legal mechanism, by which individuals can be held without trial indefinitely —sometimes for years, in practice — is not used against them. Rather, it is used …
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Jun 06 2014
A History of the First World War in 100 Moments: A desert uprising that began in hope but was doomed to end in betrayal By Robert Fisk, Friday 23 May 2014 The Arab Revolt is all about the Arab Betrayal. The blowing up of Turkish trains, the capture of Aqaba, the camel charges and …
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Jun 04 2014
Obama living up to prediction Dear editor: Some of you might remember that I predicted that Barack Obama would become the absolute worst president in history. With the disgraceful, despicable, arrogant and reckless way he has been operating, he’s certainly right on track in earning that most dishonorable distinction! Many people try to make …
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Apr 10 2014
Remembering Deir Yassin On April 9 1948, fighters from the Irgun Zevai Leumi and Lohamei Herut Israel Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, a Palestinian village of roughly 600 people. Around 107 villagers were killed during and afte…r the battle for the village, including women and children — some were shot, while …
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Mar 23 2014
Despite the cruelties heaped on them, Palestinian refugees’ spirit has not broken By Karma Nabulsi, Friday 21 March 2014 14.17 EDT The only thing heard nowadays about the majority of the Palestinian people – those made refugees in the Nakba of 1948 – is that they must consider themselves and their fate entirely forfeited. …
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Mar 03 2014
Were it not for the French, Hezbollah would all be Syrians fighting on their own government’s side inside their own country By Robert Fisk, Sunday 2 March 2014 Borders are becoming a bit odd in the Middle East. They always have been, of course. Ever since Mark Sykes and François Georges Picot – the …
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