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America’s victory in Lebanon

By Mark Perry, Bitterlemons, June 12, 2008
The prime minister of His Majesty’s Government, the rotund Lord North–reputed (falsely) to be the bastard son of George III–once sniffed to his cabinet that if it were not for the interference of France, the American colonists would surely return to the loving arms of their mother country. He […]

Nasrallah’s speech delivered on the 8th anniversary of the Resistance and Liberation Day

The speech of the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Sayyid Hassan Nassrallah, delivered on the 8th anniversary of the Resistance and Liberation Day, Al Raya Playground, Southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, May 26, 2008
First of all, a great greeting is paid to every pure spirit of the resistance and homeland martyrs; especially that of the leader […]

Disarmament vs. Demilitarization

A Conflicts Forum Monograph by Alastair Crooke, and an Interview with Ambassador Chester Crocker, February, 2008
In 2006, the United States Institute of Peace generously provided a grant to Conflicts Forum to conduct a research study on “Disarmament vs. Demilitarization” in the context of the current Lebanese political environment. The goal of the study is to […]

Refusing talk to facilitate talk – the paradox of Islamist dialogue: An overdue task or an exercise in appeasement?

The Bill and Sally Hambrecht Distinguished Peacemakers Lectures at AUB — Lecture by Alastair Crooke, The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut, January 17, 2008
“So, you spoke to the leaders of Hezbollah?”
“Yes”
“And you also speak with the leaders of Hamas?”
“Yes”
“And they told you that they support democracy?”
“Yes”
“And you […]

Nasrallah forecasts the prospect of coming conflict

On January 15, the Secretary General of Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech celebrating the death anniversary of Shi’i Imam Al-Husayn. The following is the text of the speech carried by Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV. The text is reprinted here with permission from and thanks to Mideastwire.
“Esteemed scholars, brothers and sisters…I would like to […]

Engaging Hamas and Hezbollah

By Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, October 29, 2007
Nothing could be easier in the present atmosphere than to accuse anyone who calls for recognition of and dialogue with Hamas, Hezbollah and other Islamist movements of being closet supporters of reactionary “extremism” or naive fellow travelers of “terrorists.” This tactic is not surprising coming from neoconservatives […]