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Is McCain Building An Iran War Drum?

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ahmadinejad, Mccain, Matthew Plaevksy, Middle East, Senator John McCain, Hezbollah, Aipac, Iran, Hamas, The Real News, Israel, Aijaz Ahmed, Nuclear Bomb, Nie, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

Kowtowing to an Israeli fear of Iran, McCain used the AIPAC forum to reinforce his three most dubious and dangerous policy claims and beat the drums of war.

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Seth Colter Walls

Hezbollah Sides With Iraqi "Resistance"

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

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When Hezbollah reached a power-sharing agreement with Lebanon's U.S.-supported government last week, the State Department called it "a really welcome ...

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Hezbollah Warns Lebanon's New Government: Don't Attempt To Disarm Us

AP | HUSSEIN DAKROUB | Posted 05.26.2008 | Home

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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon's new president got a red carpet welcome Monday, but was quickly thrust into the political thicket as Hezbollah's lead...

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Hezbollah, Lebanese Government Reach Peace Deal Ending 18-Month Political Stalemate

AP | HUSSEIN DAKROUB | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home

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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon's feuding factions reached a breakthrough deal Wednesday that ends the country's 18-month political stalemate, but als...

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Why Republicans Might Attack Iran Before the General Elections

Omid Memarian | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, Sen. Clinton, Democracy, Weapon, Washington, Nuclear Program, Congress, Al-Qaeda, Washington Institute, Hamas, Hezbollah, National Intelligence Estimate, Patrick Clawson, Nie, Muslim World, Lieberman, The White House, Iran, Congressman Henry A. Waxman, Sen. McCain, Adm. Michael Mullen, Tehran, Baghdad, General Election, Foreign Policy, War With Iran, Kyle, Nie Iran Report, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Neo-Conservatives, Politics News
Omid Memarian

One of the strongest scenarios among neo-conservatives is based on the hypothesis that in the case of any military attack against Iran, the greatest beneficiary would be John McCain.

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Hezbollah Now Most Powerful Force In Lebanon

Huffington Post | Posted 05.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Lebanese Government, Beirut, Beirut Peace Talks, Hezbollah, Shiites, Home News

The Washington Post determines that Hezbollah's recent show of force In Beirut has carried the group to the forefront of power in Lebanon: Hezbollah ...

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Iran Wins in Lebanon

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Lebanon, Lebanon Fighting, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Hariri, Hezbollah, Bush, Nasrallah, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

The warring parties in Lebanon agreed to a deal brokered by Arab diplomats, and incoming flights to Beirut's International airport have resumed ending...

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The Case for 'Appeasement'

Lionel Beehner | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Hezbollah, Hamas, Middle East, Terrorism, Appeasement, Osama Bin Laden, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Lionel Beehner

We should not appease, engage, or give shoulder rubs to Islamist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah. But wishing they would go away, while arming their enemies has gotten us nowhere.

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Swift Boating Comes to Jerusalem

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Iran, Barak Obama, John McCain, Lebanon., Jerusalem, Israel, Congress, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Hezbollah, Hamas, Biden, North Korea, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Because Bush has little to offer in the way of a new American Middle East strategy, he preyed on Israelis' worst fears. That's quite a birthday present to a nation that has endured so much.

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Attack Iran? Why Not Just Paint Targets on the Backs of Kids Like Those on PBS's Carrier?

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Carrier, Taliban, Attack Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Hezbollah, War on Iran, Cruise Missiles, Al-Qods, Politics News
Russ Wellen

PBS has been running a series titled Carrier, about life aboard the USS Nimitz. Imagine Iran retaliating to an air strike by blowing this and its crew of over 5,000 up?

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Lebanon's "Future" Media Unplugged by Hezbollah Backers

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.12.2008 | Media

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Magda Abu-Fadil

Lebanese journalists marched in solidarity with Future media whose news channel was unplugged, TV station archives burned and daily newspaper targeted by Hezbollah rockets.

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Hezbollah fighters in Beirut melt away

AP | ZEINA KARAM | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics

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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah gunmen melted off the streets of Beirut Saturday, heeding an army call to pull the fighters out after the Shiite mil...

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Beirut Is Burning

Hooman Majd | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Syria, Iran, President Assad, Condoleezza Rice, Saudi Arabia, Hezbollah, Hamas, Beirut, Sheikh Nasrallah, Politics News
Hooman Majd

If there were ever a perfect example of the Bush administration's utterly bankrupt foreign policy, it would have to be the State Department's reaction to events in Beirut over the last few days.

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Secretary Rice Blames Iran, Syria For Lebanon Violence

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.09.2008 | Home

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WASHINGTON — The Bush administration accused Iran and Syria on Friday of fueling ongoing violence in Lebanon by inciting members of the radical ...

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Civil War in Lebanon?

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hariri, Hezbollah, Nassrallah, Lebanon, Civil War, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Syria, Middle East, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

Today, gun battles have erupted in Beirut following a speech by Hezbollah's Secretary General. Has Lebanon become the new battlefield for Saudi Arabia and Iran, or is it edging closer towards civil war?

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The Clashes in Beirut: Is the Bush Administration Stirring the Pot?

Lysandra Ohrstrom | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lebanon, Hezbollah, Beirut, Fouad Siniora, Politics News
Lysandra Ohrstrom

No one knows if this will be Lebanon's long-awaited second Civil War, but if the US does not stop stirring the pot, Bush is going to have another foreign policy debacle in the Middle East on his conscience.

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Hezbollah, Sunni Groups Battling In Beirut Streets

AP | ZEINA KARAM | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Running gunbattles raged in parts of Beirut on Thursday after the leader of Hezbollah accused Lebanon's Western-backed governm...

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Israel at 60: A Gift That Keeps on Giving

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Syria, Egypt, The Middle East, Iran, Clinton, Ehud Olmert, Pakistan, Condoleeza Rice, Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Obama, Hezbollah, Hamas, Annapolis Summit, Palestinians, Road Map, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Israel deserves and has earned America's continued support, but here again, it, too, must take into account broader American concerns about the future of a stable Middle East.

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Hezbollah Is in Iran, Michael Gordon Says American Officials Say

David Bromwich | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, Lebanon, Bush, Surge, Iran War, New York Times, Hezbollah, Michael Gordon New York Times, Iran, General Petraeus, Obliterate Iran, Michael Gordon, Politics News
David Bromwich

This was perhaps the most opaque, elaborately qualified, antiseptically cleansed and institutionally begged-off story ever published by a major newspaper anywhere.

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Why Being Pro-McCain is Anti-Israel

Dylan Loewe | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Syria, Barack Obama American Jews, Israeli Government Policy, Barack Obama Anti-Israel, John McCain Israel, Barack Obama Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Politics News
Dylan Loewe

Obama's reasoned approach to the Middle East will mean more stability, more accountability, and a policy agenda that will help shield Israel from the brink.

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Carter's Hamas Hallucination

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Syria, Egypt, Mahmoud Abbas, Iran, West Bank, Islamic Radicalism, Jimmy Carter, Israel, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Hezbollah, Hamas, Arab World, Carter Egypt, Jimmy Carter Israel, Camp David Peace Accords, Jimmy Carter Hamas, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

In 1996 I urged Carter to understand that he could make his peace with America's Jews and Israel by having a deeper appreciation of the resentment he engenders when his advocacy on behalf of the Palestinian people seems to be at Israel's expense.

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Honorable Warriors in a Dishonorable War

Deepak Chopra | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, General Petraeus, Hezbollah, John McCain, Petraeus Hearings, Petraeus, Politics News
Deepak Chopra

The honor displayed by Petraeus and, in his own way, John McCain, can't efface the pointlessness of the conflict they keep defending.

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Between the Arab Summit and the End of the Bush Era: Prospects for a Regional Conflict

Raghida Dergham | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

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Raghida Dergham

Nine months stand between the presumed Arab summit in Damascus, scheduled for the end of March, and the end of George W. Bush's term in office, as Ame...

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Meanwhile, South of the Border

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 03.05.2008 | Politics

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Ordinarily, Chavez would not constitute anything more than yet another Latin dictator making hay by tweaking Uncle Sam. But Chavez is more than just an irritant.

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How to Cover a Hijacking: What They Didn't Teach Me in J-School

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 02.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Hezbollah, Hijacking, Imad Mughnieh, Kuwait, Journalism, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

The suspense was nerve-wracking and the seconds felt like years. Lives were at stake and the world was watching and hanging on our (reporters') every word.

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