Archive for January 2nd, 2009

How Israel has made Iran a superpower

How Israel has made Iran a superpower

Israel has made a serious error in policy that may well cost them heavily in the years to come. It is a case of arrogance before a fall.  With its attacks on the Gaza, Israel may have well put its cause back 20 years, and inadvertently pushed Iran  towards Arab superpower status. Prior to the Ga

01.2.2009 | Iran, Israel, Pakistan |

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Egypt and Jordan: Tear gas and batons to stop Gaza protests

Egypt and Jordan: Tear gas and batons to stop Gaza protests

Anger is growing against Egypt and Jordan perceived by many in the Arab world to be tacitly supporting  Israel's attack on the Gaza. Egypt has refused to open the border to allow Palestinians to leave Gaza, met with the Israeli Foreign Minister a day before the attacks, and has blamed Hamas for th

01.2.2009 | Egypt, Israel, Palestine |

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Syria and Iran meeting on response to Gaza attacks

Syria and Iran meeting on response to Gaza attacks

We have been reporting on how Iran may well direct the Arab reaction to the Israeli attacks on the Gaza, and now it appears Syria and Iran are together orchestrating the response. Both Iran and Syria are actively involved in dialog and supplying Hezbollah. Israel needs to be keeping at least one ey

01.2.2009 | Iran, Israel, Palestine, Syria |

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US flip flops on Pakistan extradition demands

US flip flops on Pakistan extradition demands

One has to wonder what is going on at the US State Department. Having earlier called for Pakistan suspects connected with the Mumbai attacks to be extradited to India for trial, now they have reversed their course, and say they should be tried in Pakistan instead. Was this because they failed to re

01.2.2009 | Americas, India, Pakistan |

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