The Syrian Crisis and the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry
Dr. Benedetta Berti is a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, a lecturer at Tel Aviv University, a Young Atlanticist at the Atlantic Council, and the coauthor of Hamas and Hezbollah:...
Signs of Iraqi Arms Buildup Bedevil U.S. Administration
Washington, Jan. 31 -- Satellite photographs and American intelligence reports have shown that Iraq has in the last year rebuilt military and industrial sites damaged by American and British air strikes in late 1998,...
Richard Perle: Embarrassment White House Waffling on Aid to Libya Rebels
http://www.newsmax.com/KenTimmerman/RichardPerle-Libya-gadhafi-moammar/2011/03/07/id/388649
White House spokesman Jay Carney today brushed aside press reports that the United States had asked Saudi Arabia to arm rebels in Libya so they could battle special forces troops loyal to Col. Moammar...
Canadian Military Launched Investigation Into Summer Riots In Judea
In July, riots were perpetrated by masked men in the Hebron region, located in Area C of Judea, an area under Israeli sovereignty. Were these riots perpetrated by Jews? Was the violence orchestrated by...
Incisive Insight in the News
Posting: October 29, 2008
"Does This Matter?"
To me it matters a lot:
It's being reported that French president Nicholas Sarkozy thinks Obama's position on Iran is "utterly immature" and comprised of "formulations empty of all content."
Sarkozy...
Getting Ready to Take on Iran? Jerusalem Bombing Linked to Iran?
The Israelis are very worried about Iran. And the Israelis are the major force in the U.S. pushing Washington to confront Iran. As was the case with Iraq just a few years ago, partly...
The Palestinian Security Forces and the Second Intifada
Presentation given at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on July 24th, 2003
(Presentation hosted by the Center For Near East Policy Research and the Israel Resource News Agency)
Copyright © Gal Luft
Introduction
In the period...
Washington Institute for Near East Policy : Gap Between U.S., Saudis Widens Over Iran
WASHINGTON -- The gap between Saudi Arabia and the United States has
been widening over policy toward a nuclear Iran, a report said.
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that the Saudis
appear far...
Geneva: A Historic and Dangerous Agreement
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4071/geneva-agreement
In terms of nuclear infrastructure Iran will be as close to getting the bomb in six months as it is today. Geneva leaves Iran with something it was never granted before: the right to...
Sharon’s Statement on Czechoslovakia: Background
On Thursday,German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer telephoned Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Fischer was excited, and told Sharon: "I spoke with Bashar Assad. He told me that Syria has always been against terror. You have...