Archive for January, 2012
A mistaken case for Syrian regime change
Aisling Byrne
Article posted on Asia Times Online on 05 January 2012 and republished by Counterpunch in the USA.
“War with Iran is already here,” wrote a leading Israeli commentator recently, describing “the combination of covert warfare and international pressure” being applied to Iran.
Although not mentioned, the “strategic prize” of the first stage of this war on […]
Posted: January 9th, 2012 under ARTICLES, AUTHORS, Democracy, Iran, Syria.
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Tour d’horizon: An Iranian optic on the Middle East and its prospects
Written by Seyed Mohammad Marandi, University of Tehran, exclusively for Conflicts Forum.
Almost a year ago, in a well-remembered Friday prayer sermon delivered on February 4, 2011, Ayatollah Khamenei spoke at length, in Arabic, about the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. At the time, the Egyptian people were on the streets attempting to topple the Western-backed […]
Posted: January 6th, 2012 under Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Obama administration, POLICY PAPERS, Political Islam.
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