CNN Middle East News- 'Your days are numbered,' U.S. official tells al-AssadAs violence raged in Syria, U.S. officials made clear Tuesday that the United States has lost patience with President Bashar al-Assad. […]
- Yemeni VP announces he'll run for presidentYemeni Vice President Abdurabu Mansur Hadi kicked off his presidential campaign Tuesday, announcing he will run in the February 21 election. […]
- On the ground in Syria: 'For God's sake, this is too much'A low-slung skyline. A slate gray sky. Rumbling. Close your eyes. It could be the sound of rolling thunder. […]
- Al-Assad hangs on by ruthlessness, reformist imageWhen the Tunisian revolt erupted last year, Tunisia's president fled power in weeks. When Egyptians took to the streets, longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was swiftly ousted as well. […]
- State media: Iran is ready to ban oil exports to EuropeIranian lawmakers appeared ready to impose a ban on oil exports to Europe in retaliation for sanctions put in place by the European Union and the United States in January, state media reported Tuesday. […]
- 'Your days are numbered,' U.S. official tells al-Assad
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New Year’s Resolutions (Part 1)
by Jeff Pozmantier on December 27, 2010 · [singlepic id=444 w=320 h=240 float=right]
It’s resolution time. Time to stop doing something we enjoy and start doing something that we don’t. Time for salad bars and health clubs to reach overcapacity. All in the interest of self improvement. No pain, no gain. Of course, in a month or so everything will slowly get back to normal.
Or in the case of the Middle East, where everyone’s actions eventually return to their permanent state of abnormal, we frequently don’t even have to wait a few days for a new resolution to become a distant memory. Since self-reflection doesn’t appear to be particularly high on many Middle East-related resolution
The New Israeli Political Ploy…. Direct Peace Talks
It seems that Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu thought very well of what kind of statements he should make while visiting the United States. While the [singlepic id=268 w=320 h=240 float=right]Israeli army is marketing a new file that includes several Hezbullah targets on the borders, the Israeli Politicians are trying to fix Israel’s picture around the world. Ben Eliezer’s call for a real Israeli action to stop the damage that is happening to Israel’s reputation because of its ongoing occupation of the Palestinian people was answered by a new Israeli smart plan that would take the Palestinians into another round of fake negotiations.
The Palestinian Case and Neo – Imperialism
The Palestinian authority plan to build new associations in order to empower its control and economy faces a lot of obstacles in its way to [singlepic id=138 w=320 h=240 float=right] success. Not only that some criticize the plan itself because of a lack of political program which should come with it but it faces an anti Israeli plan which tries to prevent any improvement in it.
The economical plan which is supposed to bring the Palestinian authority in two years to
