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The Meaning of Neda's Martyrdom PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 02 July 2009
 How ironic that a regime that so insistently perpetuated the cult of martyrdom may itself become undone with the aid of an Iranian martyr: a 26-year-old woman named Neda Agha-Solton.    With images of fatally wounded Neda's bloodied face ricocheting around Iran and the world via the Internet, her tragic death exactly a week ago instantly made [...]

Posted originally: 06/27/2009
 
Iran: Careful What You Wish For PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 02 July 2009
A few readers raised the very reasonable complaint that none of us has blogged about the events in Iran. You're right. A few feeble excuses: Andrew was in Saudi, Scott back in the U.S. and I was traveling through Lebanon and Syria.  This may come as something of a shock to a few of the [...]

Posted originally: 06/26/2009
 
What Should Obama Do About Iran? PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 02 July 2009
Republican critics of the Obama Administration are having a field day with the crisis in Iran. To them, Obama's less than forceful criticism of the Iranian government's crackdown on protesters  in Tehran smacks of the lack of resolve typical of Democrats. Some have compared Obama to Jimmy Carter, whose bungled handling of the hostage crisis at [...]

Posted originally: 06/25/2009
 
A Very Dry Town PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 02 July 2009
Arriving in Saudi Arabia for the first time is initially anti-climactic. I guess I was expecting Riyadh, the capital of this fabulously wealthy desert kingdom, to have a little more bling. In reality, Riyadh has just two tall buildings, including the iconic Kingdom Center (pictured left.) Not much to compare with with Dubai's skyscraper alley [...]

Posted originally: 06/17/2009
 
Are Arab Leaders Really So Unhappy to See Ahmadinejad Re-elected? PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 02 July 2009
So far most Arab leaders have reacted to the Iranian electoral crisis in typical Middle Eastern fashion: they haven't. Amir Moussa, the head of the Arab League, took one for the team and made this non-statement statement: "We hope that the next term will witness progress on the relations between Iran and the Arab world [...]

Posted originally: 06/14/2009
 
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