Analysis & Commentary
Hezbollah’s Agenda in Lebanon
In recent years, from the late 1990s until the present, it has become commonplace to read and hear arguments and speculation about what Hezbollah's agenda is in Lebanon.
Are Two States a Solution?
Speaking to the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee the other day, Vice President Joe Biden said: "Israel has to work toward a two-state solution."
Syria’s plan
In an interview with the Emirate daily Al-Khaleej last week, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad once again revealed his intention to dominate Lebanon.
Romancing the Jihad
Ask those on the Left what values they champion, and they will say equality, tolerance, women’s rights, gay rights, workers’ rights, and human rights.
Hezbollah’s al-Manar television glorifies terrorism on Indonesia Telkom television
The Coalition Against Terrorist Media today called on Indonesia Telkom to cease its broadcasts of al-Manar, Hezbollah's television station, widely known for its glorification of suicide bombings and incitement to violence.
Money to Burn?
This month, there was an “International Conference in Support of the People and Economy of Darfur,” and billions of dollars were raised not just from America and Europe but also from Arab and Muslim states concerned over the war crimes — including mass murders and mass rapes — being...
The Syria-Iran Alliance
In recent years, a number of erroneous notions have been re-injected into the policy discourse on the thirty-year old alliance between Syria and Iran.
Which Way Will the Wind Blow From Damascus?
Syrian President Bashar Assad has become the hottest ticket in the world, from Washington to Paris and from Riyadh to Cairo. Everybody wants to meet him, be seen with him and get on his good side. That is an amazing turnaround from three years ago where he was shunned and viewed as a pariah....
Please Squeeze the Mullahs
President Bush was under no illusions about the threat a nuclear-armed, militant Islamist regime in Tehran would pose.
Don’t Let Damascus Out of the Doghouse
For years, the regime in Damascus has been an international pariah, given Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's support for terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah, his family's heavy-handed attempts to dominate Lebanon, his broken promises on domestic reform, and his proxy war against U.S. troops...
Obama The Appeaser?
President Obama's broad scheme for foreign policy has been something of a puzzle, short on specifics and long on talk about forging alliances, extending hands and "engaging."
Peace Processing 101
There’s an old joke about three guys stranded in the desert, dying of thirst.
Jihad TV in Europe
Thanks to Arab satellite companies, Hezbollah's al-Manar and Hamas's al-Aqsa TV stations can still beam their incitement and hatred into European living rooms, radicalizing Muslim immigrants throughout the Continent.
How Iranian Shells Reach the Mideast’s Seashores
The recent assassination of Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai has been described as another episode in an ongoing shadow war between Israel and Islamist groups, particularly Hamas and Hezbollah. However, the Mabhouh incident also shed light on another shadowy enterprise underpinning...
A Third Lebanon War?
While the Gaza war enters its third week, the question of a second front remains very accurate. Even though lots of experts have asserted that Hezbollah would not enter the war at this point, some troubling elements are questioning this assertion. Just last week northern Israel was hit by a...
FDD’s Coalition Against Terrorist Media Calls Hezbollah Al Manar Guilty Plea “Sobering”
The Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM), a project of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), called today's guilty plea by Mr. Javed Iqbal "sobering" and "significant," in what is believed to be the first legal case in the United States involving Hezbollah's Al Manar...
Hezbollah, an Imminent Danger
CIA Director Michael Hayden said last week that al-Qaida was still the largest threat to the United States. He added, "If there is a major strike on this country, it will bear the fingerprints of al-Qaida." But some analysts say that the focus should not go entirely on al-Qaida, stressing...
It is Clutch Time for Syria
Time is running out for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He will have to decide in the next few weeks whether his overture to the West is genuine or not. To Assad's credit a slew of events are pointing to his good faith, but he is still afraid to totally break loose from Iran's grip....
Iran’s War
Twenty-five years ago, several hundred U.S. Marines were stationed in Beirut on a peace-keeping mission.
House Cleaning in Damascus?
If there is one country that has been all over the news lately, it is Syria.
