They still hate us: No one wants to be America, anymore
Forget the standard lunacy that emerging nations “hate our freedoms.” They just don’t want to be Westernized It is common enough, and true, to say that what happens in Egypt as it stumbles through its political dawn or dusk —…
New York Times shocker: The truth about Egypt slips out
In a rare moment of candor, the paper exposes U.S. involvement in the coup — and then seems to promptly forget it Have you noticed the silence, the casual indifference, of the Obama administration since the Egyptian army shoved President…
The Coup in Egypt: A Failure Greater than Morsi
The removal from power of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s duly elected president will never change one irrefutable truth: If you applaud or support military coups in democracies—even young, wrongheaded democracies—you aid in the making of a very messy world. Only a…
As the Middle East Unravels, the US Pulls No Strings
Much of the Middle East is suddenly coming unglued–with it, years of US effort to encourage democratic order in the region will go to waste. It is time for Washington to do something very smart–nearly nothing. Syria and Egypt are…
Iran Sanctions: Another Cuban Missile Crisis?
And two more hotspots: Iraq and Egypt Is 2012 destined to be a year of Middle East challenges—not to say calamities—for the Obama administration? It has certainly started out ominously. The White House already has three fires to put out…
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