There is still doubt in the minds of serious people about Israel’s attack on the Free Gaza flotilla and the events that lead to the death of 9 of the activists aboard. There can be little surprise of…
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President Obama: Why Are We in Afghanistan?
Published: 28/07/2010Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele recently said the unthinkable: Afghanistan is “a war of Obama’s choosing.” Steele’s remarks triggered a verbal slugfest between neocon proponents of endless war, such as William Kristol, and Iraq hawks turned Afghanistan doves, such…
Mullen: U.S.-Afghan Relationship Will Endure (video)
Published: 26/07/201026/07/2010 – In Afghanistan, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says the U.S. is working with Afghanistan to provide a seamless transition when American forces leave the country (AP)
La prosperità della Cisgiordania è un mito
Published: 21/07/201013/07/2010
Original Version: West Bank Prosperity Is a Myth
Negli ultimi mesi, sionisti di primo piano hanno ostentato il loro compiacimento per il cosiddetto miracolo economico attualmente in corso nella Cisgiordania occupata dagli israeliani. Essi affermano con incredibile…
An Attack on Iran: Back on the Table
Published: 18/07/2010In late 2006, George W. Bush met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon and asked if military action against Iran’s nuclear program was feasible. The unanimous answer was no. Air strikes could take out some of Iran’s…
Il mistero dello scienziato iraniano: una scia di indizi… ma poche risposte
Published: 18/07/201018/07/2010
Original Version: A trail of clues …. but few answers
La strana storia dello scienziato nucleare iraniano Shahram Amiri recentemente rientrato in Iran lascia aperti molti interrogativi, ma sembra portare alla conclusione che Amiri fosse un doppio…
Il gruppo militante Jundullah rivendica gli attentati suicidi in Iran
Published: 18/07/201018/07/2010
Original Version: Militant group claims Iran suicide bombings
Il gruppo sunnita Jundullah ha rivendicato il duplice attentato suicida presso una moschea nell’Iran orientale; Teheran però ritiene da tempo che il gruppo sia sostenuto dagli Stati Uniti –…
Fadlallah’s Inspiring Life
Published: 14/07/2010BEIRUT — Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, Lebanon’s most influential Shiite Muslim leader who died in Beirut a few days ago, was a marja or a source of emulation for other Shiites, during his lifetime — just about the highest…
Washington’s state of denial claims yet more casualties
Published: 14/07/2010You’d be surprised how much can be revealed in a 140-character “tweet” on the Twitter social network. Octavia Nasr, a 20-year veteran editor at CNN, has managed through one such mini-message to demonstrate the extent to which the Middle East…
The Crisis In Obama’s Strategy In Afghanistan
Published: 07/07/2010
Almost two weeks after Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s resignation due to his offensive statements against the U.S. Administration published in the press, it is now clear that it was just a symptom of a much deeper crisis that is being…
La crisi della strategia di Obama in Afghanistan
Published: 07/07/2010
A circa due settimane dalle dimissioni del generale Stanley McChrystal, causate dalla pubblicazione di alcune sue dichiarazioni offensive nei confronti dell’amministrazione americana, è ormai evidente che quell’episodio era solo un sintomo di una crisi ben più profonda che ha…
Perché McChrystal lo ha fatto
Published: 07/07/201001/07/2010
Original Version: Why McChrystal Did It
Il generale Stanley McChrystal, il comandante USA in Afghanistan, ha rilasciato un’intervista alla rivista Rolling Stone in cui lui e il suo staff insultano i leader civili del suo paese. E’…
L’Afghanistan, l’Iran, e le reali sfide di Petraeus
Published: 07/07/201028/06/2010
Original Version: Afghanistan, Iran, and Petraeus’ Real Challenge
La determinazione dell’amministrazione Obama a colpire simultaneamente i Talebani e l’Iran per spingere entrambe le parti ad un negoziato in base alle condizioni americane, gli si…
Le dannose scadenze del presidente Obama
Published: 07/07/201029/06/2010
Original Version: President Obama’s detrimental deadlines
Che succede con il presidente Obama e le sue scadenze artificiali? In un primo momento egli ha stabilito una scadenza per la chiusura di Guantanamo entro il gennaio 2010, ma il…
U.S. indirectly paying Afghan warlords as part of security contract
Published: 07/07/2010The U.S. military is funding a massive protection racket in Afghanistan, indirectly paying tens of millions of dollars to warlords, corrupt public officials and the Taliban to ensure safe passage of its supply convoys throughout the country, according to congressional…
The US in Afghanistan – Rifts or policy drift?
Published: 07/07/2010The storm in Washington over General Stanley McChrystal’s egregious conduct culminated in his swift dismissal and replacement. But the reverberations from this expose of the Obama administration’s dysfunctional national security team will haunt its Afghan mission for months to come.…
How lessons in the dark arts of special ops led McChrystal to the edge
Published: 07/07/2010They called it the “Death Star” because according to one source who worked inside it, “you could just reach out with a finger and eliminate” somebody. On the walls were banks of television screens, known by the special forces boys…
Jordan’s New Electoral Law Disappoints Reformers
Published: 02/07/2010After months of civil society advocacy, King Abdullah recently promulgated a new electoral law in preparation for fall elections to replace the parliament dissolved in November 2009. To the dismay of local reformers, the revised law maintains the controversial one-man…
L’Egitto si confronta con il proprio ruolo nell’assedio di Gaza
Published: 30/06/201004/06/2010
Original Version: Egypt confronts its role in the Gaza blockade
L’aspetto positivo nella tragedia della brutale incursione di Israele contro la flottiglia di Gaza è un rinnovato senso di urgenza sulla necessità di togliere l’embargo imposto alla…
Golpe politico? Israele accolta in seno all’OCSE nonostante le critiche sugli insediamenti e su Gaza
Published: 30/06/201027/05/2010
Original Version: Political coup? Israel welcomed into OECD despite criticism over Gaza, settlements
Oggi Israele ha riportato un’importante vittoria simbolica nei confronti dei suoi detrattori internazionali, dal momento che è ufficialmente entrata a far parte dell’Organizzazione per…
Egypt in awkward position on Gaza following Israeli attack on aid flotilla
Published: 30/06/2010GAZA CITY — With pressure building on Israel to lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip, Egypt finds itself in the uncomfortable position of continuing to help enforce the siege while watching Turkey outflank the region’s traditional Sunni Arab heavyweights…
L’apertura nei confronti dei Talebani aggrava le tensioni etniche in Afghanistan
Published: 29/06/201029/06/2010
Original Version: Afghan Overture to Taliban Aggravates Ethnic Tensions
Irritate dalla volontà di Karzai di raggiungere un accordo con i Talebani e con il Pakistan, le comunità minoritarie dell’Afghanistan, tagiki, uzbeki e hazara, si dicono pronte a…
Le macchinazioni degli alleati di Bakiyev e l’inettitudine del governo responsabili delle violenze in Kirghizistan
Published: 26/06/201026/06/2010
Original Version: Both sides in Kyrgyzstan fault government for failing to prevent violence
Secondo numerosi testimoni, sono stati gli alleati di Bakiyev a fomentare ad arte gli scontri ed a farli apparire come il risultato di tensioni…
U.S. General in Afghan War Risks Losing Job (video)
Published: 23/06/201023/06/2010 – The White House summoned Gen. Stanley McChrystal to Washington to explain disparaging comments in a forthcoming Rolling Stone magazine article about his commander in chief and President Barack Obama’s top aides. (AP)
Il disaccordo turco-americano
Published: 23/06/201017/06/2010
Original Version: The Turkish-American Split
I rapporti tra gli Stati Uniti e la Turchia sono caratterizzati da astio e acrimonia. Sono state scambiate parole dure ad alti livelli a proposito di Gaza e dell’Iran. La destra americana…
Ebrei contro ebrei: il conflitto religioso dilania Israele
Published: 19/06/201019/06/2010
Original Version: The Jewish Religious Conflict Tearing at Israel
Decine di migliaia di ebrei ultraortodossi sono scesi in piazza in Israele per protestare contro una sentenza della Corte Suprema, dimostrando come la convivenza tra i gruppi più…
Longevo e vulnerabile: il moderno Stato arabo
Published: 06/06/201006/06/2010
Original Version: Durable and Vulnerable: The Modern Arab State
Esiste un collegamento fra la continuità dei governi, la stabilità dei regimi, e le tensioni e i conflitti che caratterizzano diffusamente il mondo arabo? – si chiede il…
Comprendere il dilemma di Israele
Published: 04/06/201004/06/2010
Original Version: Understanding Israel’s Dilemma
Non si può reclamare il diritto all’autodifesa quando si decide di inviare un’ingente numero di soldati bene armati per assaltare navi in acque internazionali; Israele ha solo due alternative: rappacificarsi con la…
Cina e Stati Uniti si confrontano in Medio Oriente
Published: 02/06/201010/05/2010
Original Version: China, US jostle in Middle East
Questo secolo ha visto emergere la Cina come il principale sfidante allo status di superpotenza degli Stati Uniti. In modo drammatico, la Cina sta cominciando a stabilire la sua…
The Maturing Saudi-China Alliance
Published: 02/06/2010As Washington’s influence in the world and the Middle East wanes, Gulf countries are weaning themselves from their traditional orientation toward and dependence on the United States. America’s post-war political and economic supremacy in the region is now threatened as…
Il premeditato massacro israeliano di attivisti non è stato un errore
Published: 01/06/201001/06/2010
Original Version: Israel’s Premeditated Murder of Activists Was No Mistake
Il massacro di pacifisti in acque internazionali è stato premeditato, forse con l’obiettivo di far fallire l’incontro fra il primo ministro israeliano Netanyahu e il presidente Obama…
Partiti, movimenti, e prospettive per il cambiamento in Egitto
Published: 30/05/201030/05/2010
Original Version: Parties, Movements, and Prospects for Change in Egypt
Il Fronte Nazionale per il Cambiamento fondato da ElBaradei ha certamente rappresentato una novità per la scena politica egiziana, ma non è finora riuscito ad eliminare la…
New steps on nuclear disarmament (video)
Published: 29/05/201029/05/2010 – After a month-long negotiation, 189 members of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) have agreed on new steps towards nuclear disarmament. But not everyone is entirely happy with the final statement. Barack Obama, the US president, says while he welcomes the agreement, Washington is strongly opposed to Israel being singled out. But the US backed the deal anyway, for fear of the NPT collapsing (al-Jazeera English)
Parties, Movements, and Prospects for Change in Egypt
Published: 27/05/2010Among the many ripple effects of the National Front for Change created by Mohamed ElBaradei in February 2010 is that it has made clear that there are at least two visions of political activism in Egypt, one reformist and the…
The Iranian Nuclear Agreement And The Uncertainties Of The Emerging Multipolar World
Published: 26/05/2010
Last week saw a sudden development in the Iranian nuclear crisis when Turkey, Brazil and Iran reached an agreement to transfer abroad a substantial part of Teheran’s uranium. It was followed the day after by the announcement by the…
L’accordo nucleare iraniano e le incertezze del nascente mondo multipolare
Published: 26/05/2010
La scorsa settimana ha registrato un’improvvisa accelerazione nella crisi nucleare iraniana, con il raggiungimento di un accordo fra Turchia, Brasile e Iran per il trasferimento all’estero di una parte consistente dell’uranio arricchito in possesso di Teheran, a cui ha…
Iran: Can Sanctions and Diplomacy Be Combined?
Published: 26/05/2010“The purpose of sanctions is to bring the Iranian side to the negotiating table,” said Li Baodong, China’s U.N. ambassador, this week, explaining how Beijing could simultaneously support a new uranium-swap deal brokered by Brazil and Turkey and endorse new…
Russia: sanctions unlikely to delay Iran nuclear power plant
Published: 26/05/2010Russia may be lining up to support a US-sponsored resolution calling for tougher sanctions against Iran in the United Nations Security Council, but that does not seem likely to interfere with key deals between Iran and Russia. Russian contractors will…
Durable and Vulnerable: The Modern Arab State
Published: 25/05/2010Arabs and foreigners alike constantly discuss why the Arab region reflects such a combination of positive and negative factors. On the positive side, Arab cultures are warm and welcoming, families and communities tend to be close-knit and supportive, and the…
Arrivano i Talebani americani
Published: 20/05/201020/05/2010
Original Version: The American Taliban are coming
Il fallito attentato di Times Square dimostra che è arrivata l’era dei nomadi del jihad virtuale, individui che agiscono per iniziativa personale, e senza una rete organizzata alle spalle –…
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