Monthly Archives: December 2011

Arrest Order for Sunni Leader in Iraq Opens New Rift

Posted on December 19, 2011 by iPouya

Now that the Americans are out of Iraq, Iraqi politicians are wasting no time settling old scores. This singular event could prove disastrous for Iraq’s long-term stabilization: NYT – Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government was thrown into crisis on Monday night as … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul on The Tonight Show

Posted on December 19, 2011 by iPouya

He’s looking really good and it’s not because there’s a low standard amongst the Republican nominees, though they are all very terrible to be sure, but he’s so on point, especially when it comes to foreign policy, I’d seriously consider … Continue reading →

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Repressing Democracy, With American Arms

Posted on December 19, 2011 by iPouya

NYT: When President Obama decides soon whether to approve a $53 million arms sale to our close but despotic ally Bahrain, he must weigh the fact that America has a major naval base here and that Bahrain is a moderate, … Continue reading →

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Time Person of the Year

Posted on December 14, 2011 by iPouya

Watch the video and read about it here.

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Juan Cole on Gringrich’s Palestine Comments

Posted on December 12, 2011 by iPouya

Informed Comment: Newt Gingrich has been trying for the monetary backing and votes of Jewish Americans and Christian Zionists by taking up the positions of the Israeli far Right. He promises to move the US embassy to Jerusalem (disputed territory … Continue reading →

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Amnesty: US arming the counter-revolutionary junta in Egypt

Posted on December 12, 2011 by iPouya

al Jazeera: The US has repeatedly sent ammunition to military-ruled Egypt even as the North African country’s security forces were cracking down on unarmed protesters, human rights organisation Amnesty International reports. Amnesty International on Wednesday criticised the US government for … Continue reading →

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Ashura in Karbala and south Beirut

Posted on December 12, 2011 by iPouya

Ashura was last week and I didn’t get a chance to post it. Here’s to never being too late… a video of Ashura in Karbala, and a video of Sayyid Hassan at a Ashura rally in south Beirut.

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Video: Has War With Iran Already Begun?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by iPouya

See it here.

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Leading Palestinian intellectual: We already have a one-state solution

Posted on December 5, 2011 by iPouya

I’ve read 3 of his books. In other words, when he speaks, I listen. So should you. I’ve highlighted the most pertinent parts of the interview for you. Haaretz: Hamas and the Palestinian Authority should unite, unequivocally renounce violence and … Continue reading →

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The Syrian Uprising, UC Berkeley, and the Struggle to be Consistent

Posted on December 1, 2011 by iPouya

There are a number of issues related to the civil war in Syria that I’d like to address. First, one of the blog’s commenters has suggested that there was an armed insurrection against the Syrian regime from the start of … Continue reading →

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