It was crude stuff. President Trump called on 55 Muslim leaders assembled in Riyadh to drive out terrorism from their countries. He identified Iran as
Day: May 22, 2017
The Macedonian Crisis Isn’t Over, and a Bigger Balkan One is Just Beginning
The US didn’t resolve Macedonia’s crisis, it made it much worse, and the fate of the Balkans is now in jeopardy because of the latest
US Strike on Syrian Forces: The Scramble for Post-Islamic State Syria
The recent strike on a Syrian military convoy within Syrian territory by US military forces represents another incremental escalation by Washington within the region, and
Trump’s Riyadh Speech: Bowing to the Saudi Regime
The bar for Donald Trump’s speech in Riyadh had been set so low that it was scraping the sand. How much could be expected from
Israel Lobby Pays the Political Piper
In this age of rancorous hyper-partisanship, getting members of Congress to agree on anything beyond the naming of a post office is a challenge. Yet
Sorry, Time, But Putin Doesn’t Work in a Cathedral
Russians have long been dismayed at how foreign media characterizes their homeland. This week’s Time cover gaffe, in which the magazine mistakes a cathedral for
Khomeini’s Iran: Israel’s Ally
“How can we tolerate the disgrace of having our Islamic country turned into a base for Israel and Zionism?. . . Israel wants to take
Is Misogyny a Cure for Woman Worship ?
“One need only look at a woman’s shape to discover that she is not intended for either too much mental or too much physical work.
