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Democracy, Marriage, English Aristocrats, and Faking 'It' in Arabia. Are We All Honduras?
Middle East Potemkin democracies and an English wedding: faking it for king and country? The twenty-some worse-than-Hondurases of Arabia.<< MORE >>
Sarah Palins of the Middle East and the Power Pyramid. Political 'Cling-Free' in Arabia
On Sarah Palin and the geometry of Arab power structure. On political manliness/womanliness, L’Oreal, and Kiwi. The need for 'cling-free' in Arab politics. What takes Allah so long?<< MORE >>
On Hezbullah’s Arsenal, Dissolving a Parliament and Stalag 13, and Filibuster-Proof Royal Sports Awards
Israli Ma'arev on Hezbullah arsenal. Egypt's assembly speaker does Sergeant Schultz of Stalag 13: he knows nothing! Saudi king promises cash for international sports wins: why the opposition can't filibuster.<< MORE >>
Hugo Chaves of Arabia: On Charisma, Corruption, and Popular Adages
Middle East media, dictatorships, and useful adages from America and the Persian Gulf region<< MORE >>
Arlington. Saint Michael Jackson and Islamic Shari’a
Arlington, war, and revolution. Saint Michael Jackson, Shari'a law, and the loss of Jerusalem.<< MORE >>
Iraq in the Gulf Cooperation Council? Message to Secretary Gates: Forget About it.
Does Baghdad threaten Riyadh'a hegemony? Iraqi media quote Defense Secretary Gates as asking the Gulf Cooperation Council to invite Iraq in. A game changer of the Persian Gulf. Reasons why this will never happen.<< MORE >>
Iran, Middle East States Dis-invited to Fourth of July. What About the Chinese?
New embassy policy? A new White House (or is it Foggy Bottom) policy on keeping most Middle East potentates away on Independence Day celebrations. What about the Chinese? Egyptian reflections.<< MORE >>
On Australian Reporters, Amanpour, Hezbullah, a Renewed Iraq War
How locating Michael Ware and Christiane Amanpour can help predict the next war? Iraq's sectarian terror bombings resume, and al-Maliki seems pissed at Arab neighbors. On Hezbullah's genteel manners, Lebanese pawns, Ayad Allawi, and GOP sex sandals. << MORE >>
Iran Trumped by Sex, Death, and Schadenfreude
Is it welcome back to the Middle East? How the Iranian people have had to face not only their own intransigent aging leader Khamenai and his Revolutionary Guard. They have also had to compete with sex scandals, Hollywood tragedies, and a rabid American version of schadenfreude.<< MORE >>
Of Mice, Arabian Women, and Madame Mousavi
Of Mice and Women: why Saudi women prisoners overstay their sentences. They face an absurd near Catch-22 situation. On Dr. Madame Mousavi, Poli Sci, and Econ.<< MORE >>
