The Shi’a crescent: myth or reality? By Abigail Fielding-Smith
Open Democracy 28 July 2006 With tensions growing in the middle east, leaders and policymakers have started warning of an increasingly powerful Shi’a crescent, bolstered by Iran. Abigail Fielding-Smith uncovers … Continue reading
Delusional Expectations by John Chuckman
I’d only qualify Chuckman’s contention about moving into a “bad neighbourhood” – Arab hospitality is legendary and an ancient tradition. The region’s positive transformation can only be helped by being … Continue reading
No peace without Hezbollah, says Beirut
SMH Colum Lynch and Glenn Kessler in New York August 4, 2006 LEBANON’S acting Foreign Minister, Tarek Mitri, doubts that his government would agree to a European-led intervention force in … Continue reading
The infrastructural damage
Israel damages $2 bln of Lebanon infrastructure (Reuters) :: 2 August 2006 BEIRUT – Three weeks of Israeli bombardment has so far inflicted $2 billion of damage on Lebanon’s infrastructure, … Continue reading
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