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Poverty and the Syrian Crisis: Why Violence is Returning to Lebanon

Zak Brophy, Inter Press Service. May 21, 2012.

The recent violence in Lebanon is unsurprising for many residents, who have grown accustomed to violent clashes.

Is War About to Break Out on the Israeli-Lebanese Border?

Conn Hallinan, AlterNet. September 5, 2010.

While the world is riveted by the on-going crisis around Iran's nuclear program, the most immediate danger of a war may be on Israel's border with Lebanon

The Racist Right Is Peddling Inane Conspiracy Theories About Newly Crowned Miss USA Rima Fakih

Khaled Diab, Comment Is Free. May 19, 2010.

The radical right hates the fact that an Arab and Muslim won the pageant, but without a coherent case against her, they have resorted to bizarre conspiracy theories.

Does Israel Seriously Think It Can Convince the World That It's the Underdog?

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. February 16, 2010.

Israel wants the world to recognize its democracy, but it will not join the world when asked to account for its behavior in Gaza.

No Victory for Hezbollah in Lebanon Elections; But No Pro-Western Win Either

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. June 8, 2009.

Lebanon's new government of "national salvation" will be run by an ex-army general-president with ever-increasing powers.

The World Watches as Lebanon Goes to the Polls

Jared Levy, Ali Gharib, IPS News. June 6, 2009.

Many analysts view the elections through the lens of the struggle between U.S. and Iranian regional hegemonic aspirations.

Why Is the U.S. Continuing to Tell the Lebanese How to Vote?

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. May 26, 2009.

Threats by top Obama administration officials have not been well-received by the Lebanese.

The Afghan Surge: Proof the U.S. Has Not Learned From Its Debacle in Iraq

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. February 27, 2009.

More U.S. troops in Afghanistan will spark a backlash in which religion combines with nationalism to oppose foreign intervention.

Christopher Hitchens Catches a Beat Down in Lebanese Street Brawl

Marcus Baram, Huffington Post. February 19, 2009.

Hitchens in a sensationalist situation? Say it ain't so.

Israeli Veteran: Gaza Attacks Marked My Military's Moral Low

Simcha Leventhal, Huffington Post. February 3, 2009.

Israel's government knew that its weapons would kill civilians. Deploying them dragged our military to a new moral low.

Israel's Bombing Campaign Will "Send Gaza Back Decades"

Jonathan Cook, AlterNet. January 22, 2009.

In the last days before declaring a cease-fire, Israel upped its assault. The objective? To destroy Gaza's infrastructure and economy.

Rebuid Gaza? Look at Iraq

AzzamanJanuary 20, 2009.

The world powers and their proxies are masters at destruction, but rebuilding is something they've never learned to do.

Keeping Journalists Out of Gaza is Futile and Counterproductive

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. January 5, 2009.

Israel is ignoring the lessons of history by banning the press from the areas it is bombing.

Introducing Iraqi Refugee Stories: Voices Missing From Media Describe Life in Exile

Iraqi Refugee StoriesSeptember 19, 2008.

Watch "Hiba's Story," one in a powerful new series of video accounts by Iraqis who have had to flee their home.

As Bush's Neoceonservative Approach Crumbles, Allies Step Into the Breach

Jim Lobe, Khody Akhavi, May 26, 2008.

Engagement -- known as "appeasement" in the neo-conservative lexicon -- is bursting out all over the Middle East.

Twelve Years Ago My Children Were Killed in Lebanon

Haidar Bitar, AlterNet. April 18, 2008.

My country, the United States, has never called for justice or pressed for an official inquiry into the massacre at Qana.

Will Petraeus' Imperial Delusions Prolong Iraq's Civil War?

Juan Cole, Informed Comment. April 9, 2008.

Let's look at what transpired in Lebanon.

Iraq Refugee Problem Still a Growing Crisis Despite Denials

Dahr Jamail, Maki al-Nazzal, IPS News. March 3, 2008.

More Iraqis continue to flee their country than the numbers returning, despite official claims to the contrary.

What a War on Iran Might Look Like [photo essay]

Nina Berman, AlterNet. October 4, 2007.

Photos of the aftermath of Israel's air strikes on Lebanon give an idea of what a war on Iran might look like.

A Battle Rages On in Palestinian Refugee Camps

Guest Blogger, June 6, 2007.

Leah Caldwell: After 17 days of internecine fighting between the Lebanese army and armed groups in two Palestinian refugee camps, there is still no resolution in sight.

Israeli PM Olmert Undone by the Militia He Promised to Destroy

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. May 4, 2007.

Ehud Olmert is under intense pressure to step down after a blistering report on his leadership during the "Second Lebanon War."

Rethinking Terrorism: A Jewish American Crosses into Hezbollah Territory

Nathaniel Hoffman, AlterNet. December 5, 2006.

One journalist spends 10 days in Lebanon, sipping coffee and talking politics with members of Hezbollah, the Islamic militant group Americans have branded as terrorists.

The Cut-and-Run of Bombing

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. October 9, 2006.

The Persian road we're traveling looks just like the war path we beat to Iraq.