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International Brotherhood of Loose Pants and the Religious Police
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8/31/2009 2:54 PM
A Hall of Shame of Europe and Middle East? Render unto the Dungeons……..
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8/31/2009 11:54 AM
In Praise of Tribalism: Saudis Doing ‘Honorable Resistance’ in Iraq but ‘Terrorism’ at Home
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8/31/2009 8:02 AM
Iraq is Arab and Most Arabs are North Korean! The Lebanese Syndrome and Hezbullah
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8/31/2009 6:13 AM
More Fog and Confusion in Iraq
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8/30/2009 7:54 PM
Abu Dhabi, We've Got a Problem.......
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8/30/2009 7:19 PM
Gruesome Al-Qaeda: The Intestinal Miracle that Saved a Prince
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8/30/2009 4:56 PM
An Iraqi Communist is Honored, Stalin and Spreading the Bull in Arabia
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8/30/2009 8:59 AM
The Alpine Saga of a Missing Egyptian Refugee
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8/29/2009 7:06 PM
Growing Egyptian Intolerance: Baha’is on the Run
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8/29/2009 1:30 PM
Geobbelses of Arabia: Of Shi’as, Communists, Revolting Regimes, and Revolting State Security Courts
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8/29/2009 10:42 AM
The Human Prince of Darkness: Anatomy of Saudi Anti-Terror Approach
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8/29/2009 7:11 AM
Is al-Qaeda’s Strategy Changing? Of Oligarchies, Baboons, and Art
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8/28/2009 2:32 PM
Eyeless in Gaza: Arab Hypocrisy and the “Israeli” Siege
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8/28/2009 12:07 PM
Politics of Lust in Arabia: Stone of Jehannam, a Rosetta Stone of Marital (and other) Bliss
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8/28/2009 10:53 AM
Iran: Is the Mouse Roaring Again?
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8/28/2009 7:19 AM
Al-Qaeda in Ramadan: Seventy Pieces and Counting
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8/28/2009 6:32 AM
Wages of a "Date": A Seattle Judgment in Qateef
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8/27/2009 8:47 PM
Tale of Two Cities: an Israeli Professor, an Arab Professor
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8/27/2009 7:35 PM
Syria Blames Soros for Iran
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8/27/2009 6:29 PM
Middle East: The Bins are Out in Force in Ramadan
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8/27/2009 4:44 PM
Iraq and the Neighborhood: the Blame Game
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8/27/2009 1:20 PM
Foggy Solutions: On Hezbullah, al-Qaeda, Multinational Terror, and Coming in From the Cold
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8/27/2009 9:51 AM
It’s the Settlements, Stupid: Washington Emulates Saddam Hussein
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8/26/2009 5:27 PM
The New Slavery of the New Middle East in Holy Ramadan
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8/26/2009 1:42 PM
The Good American, the Good Irishman, the Political Iraqi, the Ugly Iraqi, and the Dogcatcher of Baghdad
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8/26/2009 6:58 AM
His Masters’ Voice: Expanding the Security Council
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8/25/2009 5:46 PM
Has Islam Won: Americans Urging Circumcision, Russians Seeking Salafi-Style Polygamy. Will Talk-Radio Secede?
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8/25/2009 10:24 AM
Gulf Noncooperation Council: UAE-Saudi Rift Heats Up, Literally, in Ramadan
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8/24/2009 9:28 PM
War for Iraq: a Battle for Intelligence Services, a Battle of Disinformation
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8/24/2009 4:29 PM
Ramadan Woes: Sheep Up, Petroleum Down, Investments the Decider
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8/24/2009 1:29 PM
Saudis Warn Iraq On Elections and Terrorism
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8/24/2009 9:58 AM
Middle East Flu Scare, the "Party of Nyet", and an Emerging American Fatalism
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8/24/2009 7:22 AM
Iran: Ahmadinejad and his Women
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8/24/2009 6:33 AM
Of Watermelon Sports and Persian Gulf Potentates
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8/23/2009 9:41 PM
Gulf and FIFA Sports: a Potentate’s Sticky Fingers
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8/23/2009 4:56 PM
Also Sprach King Abdul on Diversity, Moderation, and a Jordanian Inquisition
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8/23/2009 3:40 PM
Iranian Rendition of “Don’t Cry for me Argentina”
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8/21/2009 8:22 PM
Lebanese Whiplash: Are the Warlords Kissing and Making Up?
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8/21/2009 11:06 AM
Saudi Arabia and the UAE: The Prince Nayef Doctrine?
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8/21/2009 8:32 AM
Opposite Views on the Iraq Carnage
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8/21/2009 8:02 AM
New Saudi Regime: The Dour Prince Turns Toward the Past
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8/21/2009 6:22 AM
Saudi Shaikhs Ban Same-Sex Kissing and Necking: Swine Flu Impact
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8/20/2009 6:41 PM
Iraq Bombings: Tigris and Euphrates Flowing with Blood, and Nabat Poets Society
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8/20/2009 4:21 PM
Lockerbie in Perspective: Retaliations and "Bribe, Britannia, and Rule the Trade"
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8/20/2009 1:29 PM
Economics of Ramadan and the Church: A Whole Month of Thanksgiving
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8/20/2009 11:26 AM
Of Shorts, Burqas, Clunkers, and Middle East First Ladies
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8/20/2009 8:01 AM
Rebellion or Terrorism: Lost Between Iraq and Yemen
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8/19/2009 7:38 PM
Medeas of the Middle East
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8/19/2009 11:35 AM
This Bloody Conformity: Middle East Oligarchs Coin a Phrase That is Also a Curse
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8/19/2009 7:06 AM
The Kims of the Nile Come to Washington
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8/18/2009 8:57 PM
Bailed-Out US Banks and Iran Policy
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8/18/2009 6:35 PM
Iran Seeks Watermelon Investments
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8/18/2009 6:23 PM
Bin Laden’s Chauffeur, Kidnap Tourism, Healthcare in Havana, And ‘Leaving Home Without It’
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8/18/2009 1:03 PM
Cultural Invasion of Egypt: Nile Brides, Islamic Pleasure Tourism, and Monuments in Danger
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8/18/2009 9:53 AM
Reckless Fatwas and Class Warfare
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8/17/2009 6:33 PM
Who Will rule Egypt: Pinocchio of the Nile?
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8/17/2009 12:44 PM
Saudi Cinema and Family Feud: Hold Them Oscars and Theaters
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8/17/2009 10:08 AM
Are Egyptians Happy Masochists Under Mubarak? Bin Laden, Bush, The NFL, and Microbrews
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8/17/2009 6:58 AM
Watermelon Fatwas: Speaking for God and Martyrdom, and Against Barbie
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8/16/2009 7:15 PM
Kuwait Fire Tragedy Caused by Insecure Males
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8/15/2009 3:38 PM
Troubles in Arabia Felix: Yemen Denies Iranian Claims of Saudi Air Strikes
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8/15/2009 1:07 PM
The Grasshopper, the Ass, and the One-Eyed Jack in Afghan Elections
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8/15/2009 11:51 AM
Strawberry Fields Denizens and Salafis Forever at Gitmo
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8/15/2009 9:35 AM
Jumblatt, Hezbullah, and Hariri's Goatee: Another Political Coup in Lebanon?
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8/15/2009 8:21 AM
Baghdad: How Do You Spell ‘Interference’
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8/14/2009 6:53 PM
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A Salafi Trail into Gaza?
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8/14/2009 6:28 PM
Thanatopsis in Arabia: Of Palin, Grassley, Health Care, Middle East Oligarchs, Term Limits, and Euthanasia
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8/14/2009 2:46 PM
Wilayat al-Faqih: Notes on Iran, a Shi’a 'Leader Cleric', Islamic Caliphate, And Other Things
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8/14/2009 11:26 AM
In Praise of Arab Dogs, a Revolting Writer, and the Worst Persian Gulf Daily
Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at
8/13/2009 4:01 PM
Vietnamization Redux: Taliban, al-Qaeda, Viet Cong, NVA
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8/13/2009 10:11 AM
The New Salafis of Tehran: Ahamadinejad, the Deep South, and Alaska
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8/12/2009 5:57 PM
The Fatah View: Abuse of Women Unacceptable Only In Selective Countries
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8/12/2009 3:09 PM
Of Mosque Closings, Islamic Tabasco, Graham Greene of Arabia, and Lord's Prayer
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8/12/2009 9:24 AM
Down to Earth: Of Gulf Women, Housemaids, and Tribal Newspapers
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8/12/2009 7:18 AM
The Pot and the Kettle of the Middle East: Will Patience Hold in Iraq?
Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at
8/11/2009 10:03 PM
Gulf of Confusion: Plethora of Terrorist Plots, Claims, al-Qaeda, Iraq, Iran, and Watermelon Journalism
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8/11/2009 4:17 PM
Holy Schizophrenia: Of Middle East Unemployment Analysis and Our Own Devil
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8/11/2009 11:19 AM
Arabian Tale of Two Countries: The Princess, the Sardinian Pirates, and the Housemaids
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8/11/2009 9:30 AM
Punch and Counterpunch on the Gulf
Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at
8/10/2009 4:25 PM
Interview with a (Wahhabi) Vampire:a Dichotomy of Terrorism
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8/10/2009 12:11 PM
Despair at Dormant Winds of New Gulf War
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8/9/2009 3:43 PM
How I Discovered Guspazha Orly Taitz the Birther, Serious Infections, Online Come-Ons, and Hefner (Esquire)
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8/9/2009 1:09 PM
Iranian Humor: A Clinton, Forty Goats, Twenty Cows
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8/8/2009 5:56 PM
Iraq Carnage: Sectarian Prisms, Domesticated Muftis
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8/8/2009 8:14 AM
Screwing Up a Country for Dummies: Ahmadinejad’s Blog, Bush’s Half Brain, Axis of Evil
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8/7/2009 4:40 PM
Money Laundering, Property Laundering, Beach Laundering, and Watermelon Laundering on the Gulf
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8/7/2009 12:30 PM
Taliban: An Envied House of God, a Paradise Lost, Ruling ISI
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8/7/2009 7:31 AM
Internet Reaches Seventh Century Arabia
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8/6/2009 5:02 PM
A Fatwa on Swine Flu: A New Path to Martyrdom
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8/6/2009 3:43 PM
Hezbullah Power and Saudi Money: 'Drill Baby, Drill' in Lebanon
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8/5/2009 8:54 PM
Dog Days of Summer in the Middle East: On Bare Chests, Persecuted Churches, Segregated Pupils, and Censorship
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8/5/2009 7:47 PM
Gulf GCC Rift: Saudi Coup Non Denial, Troubled Currency Union
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8/4/2009 4:16 PM
What is in a Name: Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Sea of Salaf, Gulf of Mexico, New Mexico…..
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8/4/2009 11:01 AM
Persian Gulf Diplomatic and Media Wars Escalate
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8/3/2009 6:22 PM
Iran: Will the Mullahs Come Out of the Closet?
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8/3/2009 1:58 PM
On Salafis and Polygamist Textbooks
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8/3/2009 1:56 PM
Legal Troubles of Lieberman (Avigdor, not Joe)
Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at
8/2/2009 8:32 AM
August 2: Rewriting Persian Gulf History the Wikipedia Way
Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at
8/2/2009 6:21 AM
Egypt: Falafel Outsourced to Israel?
Posted by Mohammed Haider Ghuloum PhD at
8/1/2009 2:27 PM
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