Day: January 6, 2018

Pakistan’s Asymmetrical Response to Trump Is a Clever Way to Flip the Tables on Afghanistan

January 6, 2018 Opinion

Pakistan’s announcement that it will seek the expulsion of over 1,5 million Afghan refugees in the next 30 days is being tacitly justified by Trump’s tweet and channels his zero-tolerance stance towar…

US Winks, Israel Bites? The Escalation Scenario. The War on Iran is “On Hold”?

January 6, 2018 Opinion

In 2003, the war on Iran project was already Déjà Vu. It had been on the drawing board of the Pentagon since the mid-nineties. Since the launching of the Theater Iran Near Term (TIRANNT) war games sc…

Iran and Myths of Revolution

January 6, 2018 Opinion

In just the past few days during which Iran has seen anti-government protests, much has been written and said about Iranians’ desire for freedom, mixed with speculation about whether or not the ayatol…

Fire Bell in the Night for the Ayatollah

January 6, 2018 Opinion

As tens of thousands marched in the streets of Tehran on Wednesday in support of the regime, the head of the Revolutionary Guard Corps assured Iranians the “sedition” had been defeated. Maj. Gen. Moha…

Two Great Roads: Infrastructure in the USA & China

January 6, 2018 Opinion

As the end of 2017 approached, the Chinese Ministry of Transportation announced its plan for the next year. In 2018, China intends to build over 200,000 kilometers (124274.238 miles) of new roads in r…

‘Considerable Damage’: North Korea Reportedly Hit Own City with Ballistic Missile

January 6, 2018 Military

An allegedly unsuccessful test of a North Korean ballistic missile that exploded over a densely populated area has raised concerns about the possibility of similar accidents happening over the country…

Israel Tells African Migrants They Have 90 Days to Leave or Go to Jail

January 6, 2018 Middle East

Israel will force tens of thousands of African migrants to leave over the next three months by threatening to arrest those who stay, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. Speaking at a …

My Life as a New York Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror

January 6, 2018 Opinion

I was sitting in the nearly empty restaurant of the Westin Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, getting ready for a showdown with the federal government that I had been trying to avoid for more than seven y…