The US initiative on Gaza has only alienated its friends in the region. Secretary of State John Kerry and President Barack Obama's latest foreign policy initiatives have just crashed and burned, in the most easily predictable fashion. After direct … [Read more...] about U.S. Foreign Policy Fails Again
Contributor: Norman A. Bailey*
Hamas, the dying shark*
The current battle between Israel and Hamas in Gaza resembles nothing so much as the violent thrashing-about of a mortally wounded shark leaving a trail of blood in its wake. Nothing remains static for any length of time, especially in the Middle … [Read more...] about Hamas, the dying shark*
From Osama to Obama: The Decline of the Pax Americana
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any path will take you there.” -- Chinese Proverb... It all began in September of 2001. When on January 1, 2000, the United States entered the twenty-first century, it was not only the richest and most … [Read more...] about From Osama to Obama: The Decline of the Pax Americana
Iran Flexes Muscles in the Gulf
The Iranians now feel confident enough to attack Sunnis openly - scary for the Saudis. For the first time, the Iranians are attacking not just the Saudi government, but also the Wahhabi extremist Sunni sect that is the ideological underpinning of … [Read more...] about Iran Flexes Muscles in the Gulf