A BLOODY PERIOD OF RETRIBUTION ON LIBYAN HORIZON The Tunisians are closest to events in the war-torn country on their eastern border. And so it was a clear sign of events to come on Sunday morning when Tunis unexpectedly recognized Libya’s National Transitional Council as the country’s legitimate government. Up until…
Triumphant entry into Tripoli THE noose tightened and tightened and on Saturday night it cinched fast. Through Sunday, August 21st and into early Monday morning, the world watched through scratchy video feeds as Libya’s rebels—now in the heart of Tripoli and with the run of the country—searched for the trap door through…
Israel Starting To Feel A Touch Of Arab Spring? A period of relative calm on the security front has given way to rising frustrations among about long-ignored economic problems. The result has been a series of online – and on the streets – protests. Tel Aviv, Israel TEL AVIV – Along Rothschild Boulevard, the most…
Robert Fisk: Now the Arab Spring becomes an Arab Summer Saturday, 16 July 2011 Rex Features Motorised French troops in Syria, near the border with Palestine, in June 1941. After the Second World War the French were persuaded to abandon their former mandated territories Syrians shot down in the streets across…
The Saudi threat is intended to present U.S. policymakers with a choice between U.S. values and U.S. interests. In his speech last week on the Middle East, President Barack Obama left little doubt that America stands with the people of the region in their demand for change. This puts the U.S. on a collision course…
As evidenced by this year’s “Arab spring,” Osama Bin Laden’s political influence began to wane even before his death.