I come not to praise resurgent neoconservative power but to bury Donald Trump’s lurching approach to foreign policy. For many of us who had
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Let’s Move Palestine Out of Palestine because… GOD
Mike Huckabee is a fruit cake but at least he’s an honest one. Speaking to Arutz Sheva TV on Sunday, Huckabee called for the
Continue readingThe USA doesn’t owe its damned allegiance to Israel or Saudi Arabia
In an Economist.com article on a scheduled summit between American and the six members of the Gulf Co-operation Council on May 13th and 14th,
Continue readingAmerican(ized) #Islam
Culture and religion, no matter how universal we may want to view the latter’s principles, are inexorably tied. Islam strives to be a religion
Continue readingIndia’s Pragmatism – Staying the Frak Out of the Middle East
In a provocative essay in Foreign Affairs, Shashank Joshi lays out the reasons why India has, by and large, stayed out of Middle Eastern
Continue readingMaking South America the new Middle East
or… Amurrica, FUCK YEAH! The Middle East is passé. The USA is getting the hillel outta Iraq and Afghanistan and all the better says
Continue readingRedrawing the Middle East
I’ve been trying to get my mind around a 2006 article in the Armed Forces Journal that I recently came across. The post, entitled
Continue readingTurkiye – Day 10
This morning is my 10th day in Istanbul and I’m still having a blast! I’ve been to most of the major sites including the
Continue readingTurkiye – Juxtaposition
I’m having a blast in Istanbul, just taking a break from sightseeing right now. The weather my first two days was really good but
Continue readingTurkiye – Mehraba
It’s about 12.14 pm on my third day in Istanbul. I spent most of my first day walking around the old part of town
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