Entries (RSS)Archive for 'Syria'
Thomas Piketty: A Security-Minded Response Isn’t Enough
“It’s clear: terrorism nourishes itself on the powder keg of inequality in the Middle East that we have contributed a lot to create. … It is through equitable social development that hate will be defeated.”
Posted by eatbees on 02 Dec 2015 at 20:23 under Civil Rights, Economy, Extremism, Guest Post, Politics, Syria, War.
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Get the UN Involved to Fix Syria
The UN needs to intervene to fix the crisis in Syria. Assad needs to go, and all Syria’s neighbors must unite to destroy ISIS. For this to succeed, the US must work with all interested parties through the UN.
Posted by eatbees on 14 Nov 2015 at 19:41 under Extremism, Politics, Syria, War.
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Sincere?
Today I found myself, not for the first time, arguing with a friend whether the U.S. under Bush was “sincere” in its desire to bring democracy to the Middle East. I went back to an April 2003 article by Josh Marshall, in which he lays out the grand vision neoconservatives had at the time, improbable as it was, in the first days of the war in Iraq.
Posted by eatbees on 21 Aug 2013 at 12:21 under Imperialism, Iran, Iraq, Politics, Syria, War.
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For Obama’s New Term, Cascading Crises
President Obama has only been reelected for one week, and already the U.S. and the world seem to be hit with a series of cascading crises. It’s as if the world held its collective breath until after the American elections, and is now vomiting all its accumulated bile at once.
Posted by eatbees on 16 Nov 2012 at 15:06 under Economy, Israel, Politics, Syria, War.
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Was Obama Distracted?
Why did President Obama seem tired and distracted during last night’s debate with Mitt Romney? My theory.
Posted by eatbees on 04 Oct 2012 at 16:18 under Politics, Syria, War.
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Movements Without Leaders
At times the February 20 Movement in Morocco has been criticized for not having a coherent leadership or a clear set of demands. A few observations from Syria may provide some encouragement.
Posted by eatbees on 07 Jun 2011 at 13:15 under Civil Rights, Morocco, Politics, Syria.
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