Israel’s Next War

There’s an interesting article over at the Israeli site +972 about how Benjamin Netanyahu tends to try to increase his domestic popularity when he’s in a jam by engaging in military action. The author makes clear that contrary to the popular mythology, oft repeated by U.S. leaders and the media, Israel has started many of […]

Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm…

So, the U.S. will negotiate with the Taliban, who as we speak are killing U.S. soldiers and civilians, but any mention of peace talks that include Hamas, is verboten? Interesting.

Under the Radar

Here are some news stories that aren’t receiving much coverage in the U.S. media: ~General Petraeus has been less than truthful about the gains made in Afghanistan. I guess that makes him a perfect fit for the CIA? 90% of the people Petraeus claimed were Taliban insurgents were actually civilians who had to be released […]

Will Hamas Become More Moderate?

That remains to be seen. We could look to other groups like the IRA/Sein Fein and even moderate members of the Taliban for examples of how certain political realities cause militant groups to become more moderate over time. Interestingly, once certain conditions were met with the IRA, there wasn’t much controversy in the U.S. about […]

United States Continues to Undermine Mideast Peace by Rejecting French Bid to Host Summit

While the Mideast peace process is in a state of suspended animation, one would think that those interested in moving forward would do almost anything to achieve that goal. If you thought that, you would be wrong. It’s no big secret many European nations are getting frustrated with U.S.-led efforts and it’s also no secret […]