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On AlterNet: middle east

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "middle east"

An Open Letter to All Feminists: Support Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim Women

An Open Letter to All Feminists: Support Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim Women

Piya Chatterjee, Sunaina Maira, Religion Dispatches. March 20, 2008.
Western feminists talk about honor killings and the misogyny of Islam, but hypocritically ignore the legal violence of military occupation.

GOP: Only Our Pastors Can Say Crazy Sh*t

GOP: Only Our Pastors Can Say Crazy Sh*t

Blue Texan, Firedoglake AlterNet: Election 2008. March 18, 2008.
As the wingnut chorus predictably disses Obama's eloquent speech, it's important to remember how manufactured this whole Wright "controversy" is.

It’s Cheney's Turn to Make Things Worse in the Middle East

It’s Cheney's Turn to Make Things Worse in the Middle East

Trish, Pensito Review AlterNet: Video. March 17, 2008.
Our interest in the Middle East is and always has been, about one thing.

Turkey, Iraq and Syria to Form Collaborative Water Institute

Turkey, Iraq and Syria to Form Collaborative Water Institute

Abigail Brown, Water For The Ages AlterNet: PEEK. March 16, 2008.
Yes, sharing is possible -- even in an area with 1 percent of the world's water.

Reproductive Tourism

Reproductive Tourism

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. March 14, 2008.
I'm not sure that we want to turn reproduction into a service industry.

Israel's Self-Righteous Right Wing

Israel's Self-Righteous Right Wing

Seth Freedman, Comment Is Free. March 5, 2008.
The Israeli Right has convinced itself that they represent the country's best interests and everyone else is beyond salvation.

The Kristol Whose Crystal Ball Never Works

The Kristol Whose Crystal Ball Never Works

Tom Engelhardt, The Nation. February 22, 2008.
The New York Times' right-wing columnist isn't just wrong in his ideology -- he is simply wrong.

Bloody Reality and the Delusions of Bush

Bloody Reality and the Delusions of Bush

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. January 26, 2008.
Is this how lame-duck American presidents are supposed to behave?

Why the Saudis Hate Bush

Why the Saudis Hate Bush

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. January 16, 2008.
Even Osama bin Laden and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad scored higher in a poll last month.

Obama and the Middle East: Will He Bring About

Obama and the Middle East: Will He Bring About "Change?"

Stephen Zunes, Foreign Policy in Focus. January 15, 2008.
Obama's views on foreign policy are a decidedly mixed bag.

Bush Offers Saudis Tongue for Oil

Bush Offers Saudis Tongue for Oil

Attaturk, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. January 15, 2008.
It's always Munich 1938 for Bush and his kind and they are always Churchill and the rest of us are always Chamberlain.

How the World Changed When the U.S. Wasn't Looking [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. January 5, 2008.
From China's investment in Africa to the rise of the left in Latin America. A look at what's happened in the world when we weren't paying attention.

Afghanistan: Still There Between Pakistan and Iran, As Screwed Up As Ever

Afghanistan: Still There Between Pakistan and Iran, As Screwed Up As Ever

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. January 1, 2008.
Almost everyone thought the US invading Afghanistan was a good idea--everyone, that is, except people who know their Afghan history.

Top Ten Middle East Policy Challenges for the US in 2008

Top Ten Middle East Policy Challenges for the US in 2008

Juan Cole, Informed Comment AlterNet: PEEK. December 31, 2007.
The US must insist that the Israeli siege of Gaza must be lifted and more...

Rethinking U.S. Foreign Aid -- Make Iraq a True

Rethinking U.S. Foreign Aid -- Make Iraq a True "Green Zone"

Gregory Wright, Solar Today. December 3, 2007.
Rebuilding with solar electricity may alleviate Iraqis' suffering -- and the climate crisis.

Iran Didn't Spark a Middle East Nuclear Arms Race, It's Joining the One Israel Started

Iran Didn't Spark a Middle East Nuclear Arms Race, It's Joining the One Israel Started

George Monbiot, Comment Is Free. December 1, 2007.
When will the US and the UK tell the truth about Israel's nuclear weapons?

Noam Chomsky on Iran and Palestine [VIDEO]

Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: Video. November 23, 2007.
Chomsky talks with the Real News about the lack of justification for military action against Iran regarding their nuclear program and the accusation that they're fueling the Iraqi insurgency.

How Far Will Bush Let Musharraf Go?

How Far Will Bush Let Musharraf Go?

Paddy, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. November 22, 2007.
Paddy: It's not tyranny, repression or fascism when it's your friends, is it George?

Why Would Wolf Blitzer Want Hillary to Win?

Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: PEEK. November 19, 2007.
Manila Ryce: Blitzer was a propagandist within a powerful pro-Israeli organization before he came to CNN.

Palestinian Hip-Hop Artist Belly Raps About His War-Torn Homeland In "History of Violence" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. November 13, 2007.
Belly says, "If this puts me in the line of fire, then so be it. I felt I had to do this. I represent Arabs who don't want war, who are just like everybody else and that is 99% of us. I want people to see and hear that perspective."

How Bad Is Bush's Failure in Pakistan? It's Absolute

How Bad Is Bush's Failure in Pakistan? It's Absolute

Cliff Schecter, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. November 12, 2007.
Cliff Schecter: This has to be the dumbest foreign policy in Asia since the Chinese figured they could hold Genghis Khan with a big wall.

Bill Moyers: When Are We Going to See Democracy In Pakistan? [VIDEO]

Bill Moyers, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. November 10, 2007.
It's now a contest between guns and power versus people and truth.

Playing at a Theater Near You: Hollywood Does Bush's Middle East Disasters

Playing at a Theater Near You: Hollywood Does Bush's Middle East Disasters

Sari Gelzer, AlterNet. November 8, 2007.
Hollywood is catching up with Bush’s disastrous policies abroad. (Film guide included.)

"U.S. Complicit" in Pakistan Suppression Says Jailed Dissident

Paddy, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. November 6, 2007.
Paddy: "They are backing Musharraf as he could never get his way if they were serious about stopping him," says Imran Khan.

Nuclear Power Pakistan: Musharraf Suspends Constitution; Violence Erupts

Nuclear Power Pakistan: Musharraf Suspends Constitution; Violence Erupts

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend AlterNet: PEEK. November 5, 2007.
Pam Spaulding: Hmmmm...Iran, no nukes, Pakistan, nukes and chaos. What do you think Bush will do about this "situation"?