Archive for 'Lebanon'
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 […]
Posted: June 20th, 2008 under ARTICLES, Bush Administration, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Mark Perry.
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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 […]
Posted: May 28th, 2008 under CF REPORTS, Hezbollah, Lebanon.
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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 […]
Posted: February 15th, 2008 under Alastair Crooke, Disarmament, Hezbollah, Lebanon, MONOGRAPHS, Mark Perry.
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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 […]
Posted: January 22nd, 2008 under Bush Administration, CF REPORTS, Gaza, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria.
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Washington in Lebanon and Palestine: fatal manipulation
By Amal Saad-Ghorayeb, openDemocracy*, August 14, 2007
Many parallels are currently being drawn between the crises in Palestine and Lebanon. A number focus on the most visible similarity: the “two-state, two-government” scenario which has become a reality in Palestine (with different authorities in charge in Gaza and the West Bank) and threatens to do the same […]
Posted: August 14th, 2007 under ARTICLES, Bush Administration, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Mecca Agreement, Middle East, Neocons, Palestinians, Political Islam.
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Middle East - behind the conflict (video)
Avi Lewis, from the Canadian television international affairs analysis program, On The Map, recently interviewed Conflicts Forum director, Alastair Crooke. The broadcast aired on CBC, June 14, 2007. To watch the whole interview, click the image below:
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Posted: July 1st, 2007 under Alastair Crooke, CF Interviews, Fatah, Hamas, Lebanon, Palestinians, Syria.
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